General Maintenance Hydraulic Services SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers general maintenance of hydraulic services, including isolation, pressure release, component repair, testing and return to service. It supports planning and risk management by addressing stored pressure, hydraulic oil, plant movement, electrical hazards, spills and equipment condition.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the scope and site
• Establish a work exclusion zone
• Inspect and position the hydraulic power pack
• Isolate energy sources
• Release stored hydraulic pressure
• Disconnect hydraulic components
• Repair hoses and fittings
• Reassemble the hydraulic system
• Pressure test the system
• Return the power pack to service
• Manage spills and waste
• Demobilise and sign off

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out general hydraulic maintenance 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.
• Applicable duties for risk management, consultation, plant safety, hazardous chemicals, electrical safety, workplace facilities, PPE, training, supervision and incident notification under the relevant jurisdictional WHS/OHS framework.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace — guidance for plant isolation requires shutdown, identification and isolation of all energy sources, release of stored energy, locking, tagging and safe try-out; tags alone are not an isolation device.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace — guidance for electrical isolation, prevention of inadvertent re-energisation, barriers, RCDs and competent electrical work.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work, where the scope is construction work or includes high risk construction work.
• AS 2671, Hydraulic fluid power — General rules and safety requirements for systems and components, as applicable.
• AS 4024.1 series, Safety of machinery, as applicable to guarding, isolation, emergency stops and maintenance access.
• AS/NZS 3760, In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716, selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment, where respiratory protection is required.
• AS/NZS 1337.1, personal eye and face protection.
• AS/NZS 2210.3, personal protective equipment — safety footwear.
• AS/NZS 1270, acoustics — hearing protectors.

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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