Winter Sports Safety SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, setting up and carrying out winter sports safety activities, including slope access, snow making, grooming, maintenance and emergency response. It supports work planning and risk management for changing weather, icy surfaces, moving plant, pressure systems, cold exposure and public interaction.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan work for weather changes, remote conditions and task coordination
• Set up work areas and manage public, skier and vehicle interaction
• Complete pre-start checks of plant and warning devices
• Access slopes and trails while managing traction, visibility and edge hazards
• Start and adjust snow-making equipment
• Carry out grooming operations and manage collisions, obstacles and fatigue
• Refuel plant and handle fluids
• Perform maintenance and repairs while managing stored energy and pressure
• Undertake manual handling and hose-handling tasks
• Manage cold exposure and weather-related fatigue
• Respond to emergencies and complete clean-up and sign-off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out winter sports operations and related support activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

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

• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, Part 3.1 regs 34-38 for hazard identification, risk management, maintenance and review of controls
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, reg 39 for information, training and instruction
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, regs 40-43 for workplace environment, first aid and emergency plans
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, regs 44-48 for PPE and remote or isolated work
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, regs 49-53 for airborne contaminants, hazardous atmospheres and flammable or combustible substances
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, regs 54-55 for falling objects
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, regs 56-58 for noise management and audiometric testing
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, reg 60 for hazardous manual tasks
• Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks, including application of the hierarchy of controls
• Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace, including mobile plant warning devices, exclusion zones and energy isolation for maintenance
• Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace, including compressed gases, storage, ventilation and leak response
• Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace, including inspection, testing, isolation and use of RCD protection in higher-risk environments
• Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces, where workers access elevated platforms, ladders or slippery raised areas
• Construction Work Code of Practice for SWMS methodology and high risk construction work triggers where applicable

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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