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Loading and Unloading Excavators SWMS

Loading and Unloading Excavators SWMS

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Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, loading, transport checks and unloading activities for excavators. It supports work planning and risk management for vehicle movements, ramps, load stability, attachments, restraints and exclusion zones.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Complete pre-start planning
  • Set up and control the loading zone
  • Position and secure the transport vehicle
  • Inspect ramps and the transport deck
  • Carry out excavator pre-start checks
  • Manage excavator attachments
  • Load the excavator onto the transport vehicle
  • Position the excavator on the deck
  • Restrain the excavator for transport
  • Complete final load and travel checks
  • Prepare the unloading area
  • Unload the excavator and complete pack-up

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses loading or unloading excavators.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Pre-start planning
  • Unplanned plant interaction
  • Incorrect loading method
  • Unverified competencies
  • Public traffic exposure
Set up loading zone
  • Pedestrian strike
  • Vehicle collision
  • Unauthorised entry
  • Reversing incidents
Position transport vehicle
  • Trailer instability
  • Ground collapse
  • Runaway vehicle
  • Adjacent object strike
Inspect ramps and deck
  • Ramp failure
  • Ramp disengagement
  • Slip on deck
  • Fall from height
Pre-start excavator checks
  • Mechanical failure
  • Hydraulic leak
  • Brake or travel malfunction
  • Operator ejection
Manage attachments
  • Attachment drop
  • Unstable centre of gravity
  • Crush during changeover
  • Quick hitch failure
Load excavator
  • Plant roll-over
  • Fall from ramps
  • Crush in exclusion zone
  • Trailer overrun
Position on deck
  • Deck overload
  • Trailer instability
  • Contact with headboard
  • Falling from trailer
Restrain excavator
  • Load shift in transit
  • Chain recoil
  • Manual handling strain
  • Pinch from binders
Final load checks
  • Unsecured load
  • Ramp movement
  • People entering departure path
  • Overheight or overwidth transport
Travel and stop checks
  • Restraint loosening
  • Load shift
  • Roadside strike
  • Unauthorised access
Prepare unloading area
  • Public traffic interaction
  • Soft ground
  • Pedestrian intrusion
  • Poor visibility
Unload excavator
  • Plant roll-over
  • Ramp slip
  • Crush injury
  • Collision with objects
Pack up and sign off
  • Residual stored energy
  • Trip hazards
  • Environmental spill
  • Unauthorised plant use

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Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

  • WHS Act s 19 Primary duty of care; s 28 Duties of workers; s 46 Duty to consult
  • WHS Regulations r 34-38 Duty to identify hazards, manage risks and maintain controls
  • WHS Regulations r 39-43 Information, training, instruction and supervision
  • WHS Regulations r 203 Risk management for plant
  • WHS Regulations r 207 Plant not in use
  • WHS Regulations r 208 Guarding and operational controls where relevant
  • WHS Regulations r 210 Operational controls
  • WHS Regulations r 213 Maintenance and inspection of plant
  • WHS Regulations r 214 Powered mobile plant - general control of risk
  • WHS Regulations r 215 Powered mobile plant - specific control measures
  • WHS Regulations r 299 High risk construction work - powered mobile plant movement and work adjacent to traffic corridors where applicable
  • Code of Practice: Moving plant on construction sites - loading/unloading area, ramps, exclusion zones, spotters, competence and traffic control
  • Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace - inspection, suitability, safe working limits, transport, storage and maintenance
  • Code of Practice: Construction work - SWMS and traffic management for deliveries and mobile plant interactions
  • Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces - fall prevention for access to plant and trailer surfaces
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

Suitable for Industries

Transport and LogisticsCivil Construction and Earthworks

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