Product Overview

This Amusement Ride Maintenance Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is designed to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement controls for the safe inspection, servicing, and repair of amusement rides and associated equipment. It is a comprehensive document that covers multiple aspects of amusement ride maintenance to support WHS compliance across a wide range of devices and activities.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes specific risk controls for:

• Inspection, inflation, deflation, and securing of inflatable amusement devices, including anchoring and weather monitoring
• Safe setup, positioning, and dismantling of inflatable rides to prevent collapse, movement, or unauthorised access
• Cleaning, inspection, and maintenance of inflatable surfaces, seams, fans, and blowers to minimise tear and entrapment risks
• Safe isolation, resetting, and clearing of reset pins at bowling lanes, including lock-out/tag-out of machinery
• Management of pinch points, moving parts, and automated mechanisms within bowling lane equipment and amusement devices
• General inspection and functional testing of mechanical amusement ride components prior to and after maintenance
• Electrical safety when working on powered amusement equipment, including use of RCDs, testing, and tagging
• Working at height on ride structures using appropriate access equipment, fall protection, and exclusion zones
• Manual handling of ride components, inflatable units, and maintenance tools to reduce strain and musculoskeletal injuries
• Traffic and pedestrian management around maintenance work areas in public or high-traffic entertainment venues
• Emergency response procedures for ride malfunction, power failure, structural failure, or patron injury during maintenance activities
• Documentation, pre-start checks, and communication with operators, venue management, and other contractors on site

Who is this for?

This SWMS is designed for amusement ride technicians, inflatable amusement device operators, bowling alley maintenance staff, venue managers, and site supervisors responsible for the safe maintenance of amusement equipment.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

This document was researched and developed to align with:

• Safe Work Australia – Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice: Guidance on managing risks associated with amusement devices and mechanical plant.
• Safe Work Australia – Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace Code of Practice: Requirements for electrical safety when maintaining powered amusement equipment.
• Safe Work Australia – Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice: Controls for lifting, carrying, and handling inflatable units and ride components.
• Safe Work Australia – Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice: Requirements for safe access, egress, and amenities around maintenance areas.
• Safe Work Australia – How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice: Framework for hazard identification, risk assessment, and control implementation.
• AS 3533 Amusement Rides and Devices (series): Australian Standards for the design, operation, and maintenance of amusement rides and devices.
• AS/NZS 3000 Electrical Installations (Wiring Rules): Requirements for electrical work and safety on amusement ride installations and associated equipment.
• Work Health and Safety Act 2011
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2017