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Trucks and Heavy Vehicles - Skip Bin Lifter SWMS

This SWMS covers skip bin lifter work from job and route review through lifting, transport, placement and inspection.

Activities covered include

  • Review the job, route, bin selection and access requirements
  • Connect the lifter to the bin
  • Complete post-operation inspections and records

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Trucks and Heavy Vehicles - Skip Bin Lifter SWMS
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Product Overview

This SWMS covers skip bin lifter work from job and route review through lifting, transport, placement and inspection. It supports planning and risk management for bin handling, vehicle operation, public interaction and post-operation checks.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Review the job, route, bin selection and access requirements
  • Complete vehicle pre-start checks
  • Assess the site on arrival
  • Establish an exclusion zone around the work area
  • Position the truck for bin lifting
  • Inspect bins, lifting points and waste condition
  • Connect the lifter to the bin
  • Lift and load the bin
  • Secure the bin and load for travel
  • Transport, place or unload the bin
  • Disconnect equipment and leave the site safely
  • Complete post-operation inspections and records

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out skip bin lifting and transport activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Review job and route
  • Incorrect bin selection
  • Overloaded bin
  • Restricted access
  • Fatigue
  • Unauthorised waste
Conduct vehicle pre-start
  • Plant malfunction
  • Hydraulic hose failure
  • Brake failure
  • Uncontrolled movement
  • Fire
Arrive and assess site
  • Pedestrian strike
  • Vehicle collision
  • Poor ground bearing
  • Overhead powerlines
  • Public interference
Establish exclusion zone
  • Crush by bin
  • Struck by vehicle
  • Unauthorised entry
  • Traffic conflict
  • Poor communication
Position truck for lifting
  • Truck roll-away
  • Plant roll-over
  • Ground collapse
  • Collision
  • Manual-task injury
Inspect bin and lifting points
  • Bin structural failure
  • Falling waste
  • Sharp edges
  • Contaminated waste
  • Hook disengagement
Connect lifter to bin
  • Crush points
  • Unexpected movement
  • Caught-in chains
  • Slip and trip
  • Incorrect connection
Lift and load bin
  • Falling bin
  • Crush injury
  • Hydraulic failure
  • Load shift
  • Overhead-line contact
Secure load for travel
  • Bin movement
  • Falling debris
  • Overloaded vehicle
  • Fall from truck
  • Load restraint failure
Transport loaded bin
  • Road collision
  • Load loss
  • Driver fatigue
  • Vehicle rollover
  • Public exposure
Place or unload bin
  • Crush by descending bin
  • Ground failure
  • Property damage
  • Overhead obstruction
  • Public interference
Disconnect and leave site
  • Stored hydraulic energy
  • Unexpected bin movement
  • Pedestrian strike
  • Slips and trips
  • Unsecured work area
Complete post-operation inspection
  • Undetected plant damage
  • Hydraulic contamination
  • Manual-task strain
  • Incomplete records
  • Repeat incident

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Legislation & References

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

  • Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations, including duties to manage risks associated with plant, powered mobile plant, hazardous manual tasks, workplace traffic, electrical risks, hazardous chemicals and worker consultation.
  • Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
  • Collection and transport of waste Code of Practice, including skip-bin delivery and collection controls, lifting-equipment inspection, exclusion zones, ground assessment and load restraint.
  • Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
  • Work near overhead and underground electric lines Code of Practice (guidance; confirm adoption and status in the relevant jurisdiction).
  • AS/NZS 2210.3 Safety, protective and occupational footwear; AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments; AS/NZS 1337.1 Eye and face protection; AS/NZS 2161.1 Occupational protective gloves; AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors; AS 1742.3 Traffic control devices for works on roads; National Heavy Vehicle Regulator National Load Restraint Guide.
  • Model WHS laws and model Codes are guidance unless adopted or otherwise given legal effect in the applicable jurisdiction. Confirm local requirements before work starts.

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 LogisticsWarehousing and DistributionCivil Construction and EarthworksDemolition

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