Working in Private Residences (Miscellaneous and Specialist)
Carrying out construction and maintenance work in occupied private homes, managing occupants, children and pets, concealed services, daily make-safe and presumed asbestos in older homes.
Objective
Complete the work safely by controlling the hazards of occupants, children and pets, concealed services, structural alterations and presumed asbestos through area separation, a services scan, daily make-safe, do-not-disturb of pre-1990 asbestos and management of occupational violence and lone work.
This is the Miscellaneous and Specialist version. The hazards and controls are written around miscellaneous and specialist work, so it differs from the other 30 trade versions of Working in Private Residences. Compare all 31.
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Every document is built by WHS professionals. Each state version references the Act, regulator, and requirements for the state you select. Victoria gets the OHS Act and WorkSafe Victoria, NSW gets the WHS Act and SafeWork NSW.
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When you'd use this SWMS
If working in private residences (miscellaneous and specialist) is part of your job, the builder or head contractor will usually want a SWMS for it before you start on site. This one's editable in Word. Add your company and site details, check the hazards and controls against the actual job, and get your crew to sign on before work starts.
Doing the whole trade? The Miscellaneous and Specialist pack bundles this with the rest and works out cheaper. New to it? Here's what goes in a SWMS.
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Last review: 9 August 2026
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