General Workshop Tasks SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers workshop preparation, vehicle positioning, servicing, repairs, testing, cleaning and handover. It supports work planning and risk management by addressing vehicle movement, lifting, elevated access, isolation, component handling, chemicals and workshop housekeeping.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Prepare the workshop work area
• Receive and position vehicles
• Raise and support vehicles
• Access elevated vehicle areas
• Isolate and diagnose vehicle systems
• Service engine compartments
• Tilt heavy vehicle cabs
• Remove engines, transmissions and components
• Repair interior components and mechanical assemblies
• Clean vehicles and components
• Service golf carts
• Complete testing, clean up and sign off

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out general workshop tasks.

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.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace. The Code identifies plant as including vehicles, tools, machinery and equipment, and supports plant inspection, maintenance and safe operating procedures.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks. This guidance addresses identification and control of musculoskeletal risks from hazardous manual tasks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace, including SDS access, storage, ventilation and maintenance of controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace. Electrical installation work must be undertaken by a licensed or otherwise legally permitted competent person.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work.
• Model Code of Practice: First Aid in the Workplace.
• AS/NZS 1418.9 Cranes, Part 9: Vehicle hoists; AS 2538 Vehicle support stands; AS/NZS 1891 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices; AS/NZS 2550 Cranes, hoists and winches—Safe use; AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• AS 1940 The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids; AS 3780 The storage and handling of corrosive substances; AS 4332 The storage and handling of gases in cylinders; AS/NZS 1596 The storage and handling of LP Gas.
• Model WHS laws and model Codes of Practice are guidance only unless adopted or approved in the relevant Commonwealth, state or territory jurisdiction.

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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