Dogging Slinging and Rigging SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, preparing, directing and completing lifting activities involving dogging, slinging and rigging. It supports risk management by addressing work zones, lifting plant, lifting gear, load control, communication and pack-up.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the lift scope and establish the work zone
• Position lifting plant and assess ground conditions
• Inspect lifting gear before use
• Calculate and plan the lift
• Prepare, sling and connect the load
• Conduct a test lift
• Direct crane movements and maintain communication
• Lift and control the load
• Land and disconnect the load
• Pack up equipment and sign off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out dogging, slinging and rigging activities.

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 to manage risks, provide safe plant, prevent falling objects, and ensure lifting and suspending occur within the plant's safe working limits.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace, as adopted or applied in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Construction Work, as adopted or applied in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Tower Cranes (2023), as guidance only; it identifies selection of slinging methods, lifting-gear inspection and out-of-view load direction as dogging work requiring a high risk work licence.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks in Stevedoring (2023), as guidance only; it requires load weight and safe working limits to be established, and supports licensed dogging where judgement is required or the load is out of the operator's view.
• AS 1418 series Cranes, hoists and winches; AS 2550 series Cranes—Safe use; AS 4991 Lifting devices.
• AS 2759 Steel wire rope—Use, operation and maintenance; AS 3775.2 Chain slings—Grade T—Care and use; AS 4497.2 Round slings—Synthetic fibre—Care and use; AS 1353.2 Flat synthetic-webbing slings—Care and use.
• AS 2359 series Powered industrial trucks, where forklifts or forklift attachments are used.
• AS/NZS 1891 series Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, where fall-arrest equipment is used.

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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