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Tyre Changing - Tractor and Off-Road SWMS

This Tyre Changing - Tractor and Off-Road SWMS covers servicing and changing tyre assemblies on tractor and off-road plant.

Activities covered include

  • Plan tyre servicing and establish the work area
  • Dismount tyre components
  • Test and inspect plant, then clean up and sign off

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Tyre Changing - Tractor and Off-Road SWMS
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Product Overview

This Tyre Changing - Tractor and Off-Road SWMS covers servicing and changing tyre assemblies on tractor and off-road plant. It supports planning and risk management for uneven ground, plant stability, stored pressure, rim components and wheel refitting.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Plan tyre servicing and establish the work area
  • Inspect tyre and rim condition
  • Immobilise, lift and support plant safely
  • Deflate the tyre assembly
  • Remove the wheel assembly
  • Dismount tyre components
  • Prepare replacement tyre and rim components
  • Mount the tyre and rim
  • Inflate the tyre safely
  • Refit the wheel assembly
  • Test and inspect plant, then clean up and sign off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out tractor and off-road tyre-changing work.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Plan tyre servicing
  • Incorrect tyre procedure
  • Incompatible tyre and rim
  • Untrained worker
  • Remote-work delay
  • Weather exposure
Establish work area
  • Unauthorised entry
  • Passing mobile plant
  • Slips and trips
  • Uneven ground
  • Vehicle strike
Inspect tyre and rim
  • Tyre burst
  • Corroded rim
  • Damaged locking ring
  • Stored pressure
  • Ballast-fluid exposure
Immobilise plant safely
  • Plant movement
  • Plant roll-away
  • Attachment descent
  • Crush injury
  • Unexpected energy release
Lift and support plant
  • Plant collapse
  • Jack failure
  • Crush injury
  • Unstable ground
  • Falling wheel
Deflate tyre assembly
  • Stored pneumatic pressure
  • Valve-core ejection
  • Ballast discharge
  • Flying debris
  • Noise exposure
Remove wheel assembly
  • Wheel drop
  • Crush injury
  • Musculoskeletal strain
  • Wheel-nut failure
  • Hand injuries
Dismount tyre components
  • Locking-ring release
  • Tyre lever strike
  • Pinch points
  • Manual handling strain
  • Damaged rim components
Prepare replacement components
  • Incorrect component fitment
  • Chemical skin contact
  • Tyre bead damage
  • Foreign material in tyre
  • Manual handling strain
Mount tyre and rim
  • Pinch points
  • Tyre lever ejection
  • Incorrect lock-ring seating
  • Rim-component mismatch
  • Manual handling strain
Inflate tyre safely
  • Tyre explosion
  • Rim-component ejection
  • High-pressure hose whip
  • Flying debris
  • Hearing damage
  • Eye injury
Refit wheel assembly
  • Wheel drop
  • Crush injury
  • Incorrect wheel-nut torque
  • Plant instability
  • Hand injuries
Test and inspect plant
  • Wheel detachment
  • Tyre failure
  • Unexpected plant movement
  • Nearby person strike
Clean up and sign off
  • Slips and trips
  • Chemical spill
  • Unsecured tools
  • Waste contamination
  • Incomplete maintenance record

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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.
  • Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks — guidance on identifying hazards, eliminating risks where reasonably practicable, applying the hierarchy of controls and reviewing controls.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace — guidance for plant inspection, maintenance, isolation, instruction, training and supervision.
  • Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks — guidance for controlling high-force lifting, pushing, pulling and awkward postures.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work — guidance for managing compressor, impact-tool and plant noise.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace — guidance for tyre lubricants, ballast fluids, fuels and safety data sheets.
  • Rural Plant Code of Practice 2024 — guidance recommends qualified tyre professionals; where tyre work is necessary, remove valve cores before removal, stand to the side during inflation, confirm locking-ring seating and use an inflation cage.
  • AS 4457 series, Earth-moving machinery — tyres and rims; use applicable tyre/rim selection, maintenance and repair requirements as technical guidance.
  • AS/NZS 1337.1, Personal eye protection; AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716, respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1801 and AS/NZS 1800, occupational protective helmets; AS/NZS 2161, occupational protective gloves; AS/NZS 2210.3, safety footwear; AS/NZS 4602.1, high-visibility safety garments; AS/NZS 1270, hearing protectors.

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

Farming and AgricultureCivil Construction and EarthworksAutomotive and MechanicalMining and Resources

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