Product Overview

This Crusher Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is a comprehensive safety management document designed to identify hazards, assess risks and implement controls for all types of crushing and screening activities on Australian worksites. It provides detailed, practical guidance to support WHS compliance and safe operation of fixed and mobile crushing plant, covering multiple aspects of High Risk Construction Work involving crushers, screens and associated plant.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes specific risk controls for:

• Planning and set-up of crushing and screening work areas, exclusion zones and traffic management
• Safe operation of fixed and mobile crushing plant during routine crushing operations
• Crushing and screening of rock, aggregates and recycled materials to specified sizes
• Use of mobile concrete crushers for on-site processing of demolition and construction waste
• Operation of mobile crushers, including start-up, shut-down and emergency stop procedures
• Safe use of mobile crushing plants, including positioning, stabilising and relocation on site
• Rock crushing activities including feeding, primary and secondary crushing and stockpiling
• Operation of screener crushers and screening equipment for separation and sizing of materials
• Selection, inspection and maintenance of conveyors, hoppers, chutes and guarding systems
• Control of dust, noise and flying particles associated with crushing and screening operations
• Isolation, lock-out/tag-out and verification of zero energy prior to maintenance or blockage clearing
• Management of mobile plant interactions, spotters and pedestrian separation around crushers
• Manual handling risk controls for handling wear parts, screens, crusher jaws and ancillary equipment
• Emergency response procedures for entanglement, crush injuries, fire, spills and plant failures

Who is this for?

This SWMS is designed for quarry operators, civil contractors, demolition contractors, recycling facilities, mobile crushing and screening contractors, and site supervisors responsible for managing crusher and screening plant operations.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

This document was researched and developed to align with:

• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace – guidance on the safe use and maintenance of crushers, screens and associated plant
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work – controls for high-noise crushing and screening environments
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks – risk management for handling crusher components and materials
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces – working around elevated platforms, walkways and access ways on crushing plants
• Model Code of Practice: Confined Spaces – where applicable to entry into hoppers, chutes or crusher chambers for maintenance
• AS/NZS 4024 Safety of Machinery (series) – principles for guarding, emergency stops and safe control systems on crushing equipment
• AS 1755 Conveyors – Safety Requirements – safety measures for conveyors associated with crushing and screening plant
• Work Health and Safety Act 2011
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2017