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Boom Lift SWMS

This SWMS covers planning, inspection, operation, emergency response and close-out for boom lift work.

Activities covered include

  • Plan the work and assess site conditions
  • Travel the boom lift safely
  • Lower, park, isolate and clean up the boom lift

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Boom Lift SWMS
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Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, inspection, operation, emergency response and close-out for boom lift work. It supports planning and risk management by addressing ground conditions, overhead hazards, platform access, movement, falling objects, weather and breakdowns.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Plan the work and assess site conditions
  • Establish an exclusion zone around the work area
  • Inspect the ground and position the boom lift
  • Complete boom lift pre-start checks
  • Identify and manage overhead electrical hazards
  • Enter the platform and secure occupants
  • Travel the boom lift safely
  • Articulate and elevate the boom
  • Carry out work from the platform
  • Manage weather and changing site conditions
  • Respond to emergencies or equipment breakdowns
  • Lower, park, isolate and clean up the boom lift

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out work using a boom lift.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Plan work and assess site
  • Incorrect EWP selection
  • Unidentified overhead hazards
  • Unstable ground
  • Unauthorised access
  • Inadequate rescue arrangements
Establish exclusion zone
  • Pedestrian strike
  • Vehicle collision
  • Falling objects
  • Plant slew intrusion
  • Unauthorised operation
Inspect ground and position lift
  • Plant overturn
  • Ground collapse
  • Edge collapse
  • Tyre damage
  • Collision with structures
Complete EWP pre-start checks
  • Hydraulic failure
  • Control malfunction
  • Failed safety interlock
  • Unexpected movement
  • Mechanical breakdown
Check overhead electrical hazards
  • Electric shock
  • Electrical arc flash
  • Boom contact with powerlines
  • Electrocution of ground crew
  • Fire from electrical contact
Enter platform and secure occupants
  • Fall from platform
  • Fall during entry
  • Harness failure
  • Overloading
  • Dropped tools
Travel boom lift safely
  • Plant collision
  • Run-over injury
  • Plant overturn
  • Crush against structures
  • Uncontrolled movement
Articulate and elevate boom
  • Crush against overhead structure
  • Platform entrapment
  • Boom collision
  • Plant instability
  • Falling objects
Perform work from platform
  • Fall from height
  • Dropped objects
  • Manual handling strain
  • Contact with structure
  • Exposure to tools and dust
Manage weather and changing conditions
  • Wind-induced overturn
  • Lightning strike
  • Poor visibility
  • Slippery surfaces
  • Heat stress
Respond to emergency or breakdown
  • Suspended operator
  • Delayed rescue
  • Uncontrolled descent
  • Electrical contact
  • Crush during rescue
Lower, park and isolate lift
  • Crush during descent
  • Collision while parking
  • Unauthorised use
  • Stored energy release
  • Trip hazards
Complete clean-up and sign-off
  • Slips and trips
  • Hydraulic spill
  • Residual plant hazards
  • Unreported defects
  • Unauthorised site entry

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Legislation & References

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

  • Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations.
  • Model Code of Practice: Elevating Work Platforms (guidance only; confirm adoption and legal status in the relevant jurisdiction).
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces (guidance only; confirm adoption and legal status in the relevant jurisdiction).
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace (guidance only; confirm adoption and legal status in the relevant jurisdiction).
  • Model Code of Practice: Construction Work, including SWMS requirements for applicable high risk construction work (guidance only; confirm adoption and legal status in the relevant jurisdiction).
  • AS/NZS 1418.10 Cranes, hoists and winches—Mobile elevating work platforms; AS 2550.10 Cranes, hoists and winches—Safe use—Mobile elevating work platforms; AS 5247 Mobile elevating work platforms.
  • AS/NZS 1891 series Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices; AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 respiratory protective equipment where required; AS/NZS 4602.1 high-visibility safety garments.
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

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