Concrete Floor Grinding Template (SWMS)

✅Product Description: Concrete Floor Grinding SWMS (2026)

Grind safely. Control silica dust. Protect workers. Stay compliant.
This SWMS for Concrete Floor Grinding Operations is designed to manage the high-risk hazards associated with grinding, smoothing, preparing, and modifying concrete floor surfaces.
With a strong focus on respirable crystalline silica (RCS), this template provides detailed control measures for dust exposure, grinder safety, electrical hazards, manual handling, noise, vibration, and slurry management—helping your business meet its WHS obligations on Queensland worksites.
Suitable for concrete grinders, builders, flooring contractors, surface-preparation specialists, and construction trades, this SWMS is practical, comprehensive, and ready for immediate use.

✅ What This SWMS Covers
- Planning and assessing concrete and floor coatings
- Crystalline-silica risk assessments and control plans
- Work-area setup, barricades, exclusion zones, and public safety
- Inspection of grinders, guards, shrouds, tooling, leads, and extraction equipment
- Selection and use of effective silica engineering controls
- Integrated water-suppression and on-tool dust-extraction systems
- M-Class and H-Class dust extractors and vacuums
- Respiratory protective equipment and fit-testing requirements
- Moving and positioning floor-grinding equipment
- Safe operation of walk-behind floor grinders
- Edge grinding and work in restricted areas
- Electrical safety, RCD protection, and isolation procedures
- Water, slurry, drainage, and environmental controls
- Noise, vibration, fatigue, and hearing protection
- Silica-contaminated waste and housekeeping procedures
- Air monitoring, health monitoring, and control reviews
- Shutdown, maintenance, emergency response, and exposure incidents
Includes a detailed, step-by-step task breakdown with initial and residual risk ratings, control measures, and assigned responsibilities for practical site use.

✅ Compliance and Legislation
Aligned with relevant Queensland requirements and guidance, including:
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, including Chapter 8A—Crystalline Silica
- Construction Work Code of Practice 2021
- How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021
- Managing Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction and Manufacturing of Construction Elements Code of Practice 2022
- Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
- Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
- Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021
Also includes requirements for general construction induction, recorded crystalline-silica training, respirator fit testing, equipment competency, electrical safety, and relevant high-risk work licences where applicable.

✅ Key Features
- Strong focus on respirable crystalline silica risk management
- Covers the complete workflow from planning through to cleanup and handover
- Includes wet-grinding and on-tool dust-extraction controls
- Addresses walk-behind grinders, hand grinders, and edge grinding
- Includes PPE, training, competency, and licensing requirements
- Covers electrical hazards, manual handling, noise, vibration, and slurry
- Includes monitoring, authorisation, worker sign-off, and revision sections
- Suitable for residential, commercial, industrial, and general construction work
- Supplied in editable Word format and locked PDF format

✅ Download Format
- Microsoft Word—editable for your business and job site
- PDF—locked for issuing to clients, workers, or contractors

✅ Perfect For
- Concrete grinding and surface-preparation contractors
- Builders and principal contractors
- Flooring installers and coating-removal specialists
- Concrete cutting and modification businesses
- Residential, commercial, and industrial construction teams
- Site supervisors and project managers
- WHS officers managing silica, plant, electrical, noise, and exposure risks