Floor Maintenance and Cleaning Machinery SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers the use of machinery for floor maintenance and cleaning, from work-area review through to cleaning, waste handling and handover. It supports planning for machinery movement, electrical supply, chemicals, wet surfaces, debris and residual hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the work area and manage pedestrian access, public interaction and unexpected site hazards.
• Select, position and inspect machinery, equipment and electrical supply.
• Prepare chemicals and water while managing vapours, spills and incompatible products.
• Vacuum dry and wet debris and manage wet-floor and electrical risks.
• Operate pedestrian scrubbers and manage brushes, pedestrians, chemicals and wet surfaces.
• Operate ride-on machines and manage collisions, reversing, roll-over and battery hazards.
• Scrub, buff and polish floors while managing rotating parts, debris, noise and dust.
• Remove grease and contaminants, then apply wax or floor finish.
• Operate cleaning robots and manage movement, docking and charging hazards.
• Empty tanks and waste, clean down and secure plant, then complete inspection and handover.

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out floor maintenance and cleaning machinery 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 identify hazards, manage risks using the hierarchy of controls, provide safe plant, manage hazardous chemicals, electrical risks, manual tasks, workplace traffic and PPE.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks (guidance only; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace (guidance only; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace (guidance only; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace (guidance only; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks (guidance only; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities (guidance only; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
• AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• AS/NZS 4024 series Safety of machinery.
• AS/NZS 60335.2.69 Household and similar electrical appliances—Particular requirements for wet and dry vacuum cleaners, including power brush, for commercial use.
• AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.
• AS/NZS 2161.1 Occupational protective gloves.
• AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics—Hearing protectors.
• AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye-protection.
• AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment, and respiratory protective devices.

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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