Asphalt Milling Machine SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers asphalt milling machine work, including site planning, traffic control, milling, maintenance and demobilisation. It supports planning plant movements, coordinating surrounding activities and managing dust, noise, vibration and work-area hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work sequence and review site conditions
• Install traffic and pedestrian controls around the work zone
• Position the milling machine and complete pre-start checks
• Coordinate trucks and water cart movements
• Start and carry out milling operations
• Manage dust, noise and vibration during milling
• Mill around services and structures
• Clear blockages and change milling teeth
• Refuel equipment and manage spills
• Carry out maintenance, clean up and demobilise

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out asphalt milling machine work.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

• Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations, including duties for risk management, construction work, plant, hazardous chemicals, airborne contaminants, noise, worker consultation and provision of information, training, instruction and supervision.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks (guidance only, as adopted in the applicable jurisdiction). It identifies plant, moving vehicles, noise, silica and manual tasks as hazards requiring risk management.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (guidance only, as adopted in the applicable jurisdiction), including mobile-plant controls and lock-out/tag-out isolation.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work; Model Code of Practice: Traffic management for construction or maintenance work; and Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work (guidance only, as adopted in the applicable jurisdiction).
• Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice 2022 (guidance only, as adopted in the applicable jurisdiction), including water suppression and drum-enclosure ventilation for drivable asphalt milling machines.
• Technical guidance: AS 1742.3 traffic-control devices; AS/NZS 4602.1 high-visibility safety garments; AS/NZS 2210.3 safety footwear; AS/NZS 1270 hearing protectors; AS/NZS 1337.1 eye protectors; AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 60335.2.69 M- and H-Class dust vacuums; and the milling-machine manufacturer operating and maintenance manual.

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Standard SWMS Features (Click to Expand)

• Task-specific job steps, hazards and control measures
• Initial and residual risk ratings
• Assigned responsible persons for each job step
• Plant, equipment and PPE requirements where applicable
• Permits, qualifications and high-risk construction work details where applicable
• Worker consultation, sign-off and review sections