Floor Scrubber SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers floor scrubbing and washing work, including preparation, machine operation, cleaning and storage. It supports work planning and risk management by addressing wet floors, chemicals, electricity, pedestrian interactions, batteries and defects.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the work area and task, including access, lighting and nearby people
• Establish exclusion and warning controls for wet floors, pedestrians and vehicles
• Inspect the scrubber, Rotowash and associated electrical components
• Prepare chemicals and water while managing splashes, incompatibility, spills and handling strain
• Fill, position and connect equipment while managing rolling, crush, lead and electrical hazards
• Operate walk-behind scrubbers while managing wet-floor, door, brush and collision hazards
• Operate the Rotowash floor washer while managing electrical, brush, kickback and lead-trip hazards
• Clean near traffic areas and doorways while managing mobile plant, door and pedestrian risks
• Drain and clean machines while managing wastewater, chemical, biological and electrical exposure
• Charge and maintain batteries while managing explosion, acid, electrical and fire hazards
• Store equipment, report defects and manage residual wet surfaces before sign-off

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out floor scrubbing and floor washing 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 provide safe plant, safe systems of work, information, training, instruction, supervision, consultation and risk controls so far as reasonably practicable.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• AS/NZS 3760: In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• AS/NZS 3012: Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites, where applicable.
• AS/NZS 2210.3: Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.
• AS/NZS 1337.1: Personal eye-protection for occupational applications.
• AS/NZS 2161 series: Occupational protective gloves.
• AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716: Respiratory protective equipment, where respiratory protection is required by the SDS or risk assessment.

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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