Bus Safety SWMS
This SWMS covers bus safety activities, including planning, depot controls, passenger boarding, driving, refuelling, maintenance, testing and close-out.
Activities covered include
- Plan work and brief the crew
- Refuel and manage fluids
- Lower, test and release the bus
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Product Overview
This SWMS covers bus safety activities, including planning, depot controls, passenger boarding, driving, refuelling, maintenance, testing and close-out. It supports planning work controls and managing hazards from vehicle movements, passengers, fatigue, fuels, stored energy and workshop tasks.
Activities & Specific Tasks Covered
This document includes task-specific risk controls for:
- Plan work and brief the crew
- Set depot traffic controls
- Complete bus pre-start inspections
- Board passengers safely
- Drive routes and manage fatigue
- Manage roadside stops
- Refuel and manage fluids
- Prepare the maintenance area
- Lift and support the bus
- Conduct under-bus inspections
- Repair and replace components
- Lower, test and release the bus
Who is this for?
For workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out bus operations, servicing or maintenance activities.
Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered
| Job Step / Activity | Potential Hazards |
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| Plan work and brief crew |
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| Set depot traffic controls |
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| Complete bus pre-start inspection |
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| Board passengers safely |
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| Drive route and manage fatigue |
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| Manage roadside stops |
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| Refuel and manage fluids |
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| Prepare maintenance area |
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| Lift and support bus |
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| Conduct under-bus inspection |
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| Repair and replace components |
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| Lower, test and release bus |
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| Clean up and close out |
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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, including duties to provide and maintain a safe workplace, manage risks, consult workers, provide information/training/supervision, and ensure plant is inspected, maintained and used safely.
- Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
- Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
- Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
- Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
- Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
- Safe Work Australia workplace traffic-management guidance and applicable road authority traffic-control requirements.
- AS 1418.9 Cranes, hoists and winches—Vehicle hoists; AS/NZS 4024 Safety of machinery series; AS/NZS 2210.3 safety footwear; AS/NZS 4602.1 high-visibility garments; AS/NZS 1337.1 eye protection; AS/NZS 2161.1 protective gloves; AS/NZS 1270 hearing protectors; AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 respiratory protection.
- Guidance basis: current WHS materials emphasise separating pedestrians and vehicles with barriers, markings and planned traffic routes, and avoiding reversing where practicable.
- Guidance basis: electrical isolation should identify the correct isolation point, lock and tag it, test for de-energisation and prevent inadvertent re-energisation.
- Guidance basis: maintenance and inspection should follow manufacturer instructions, be undertaken by qualified or licensed workers where required, and be recorded.
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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