Tyre Changing- Truck and Bus SWMS

Product Overview

This Tyre Changing- Truck and Bus SWMS covers removing, servicing, inflating and refitting truck and bus tyre assemblies. It supports planning and risk management for vehicle support, stored pressure, rim components, wheel handling and work-area close-out.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the job and tyre assembly
• Establish and control the work area
• Secure the vehicle and isolate energy
• Lift and support the vehicle
• Remove the wheel assembly
• Deflate and dismantle the tyre
• Inspect and prepare tyre and rim components
• Fit tyre and rim components
• Inflate the tyre in a restraint
• Refit the wheel, lower the vehicle and complete checks
• Clean up and complete sign-off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out truck and bus tyre-changing work.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

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.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace.
• AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye-protection equipment.
• AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics—Hearing protectors.
• AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.
• AS/NZS 2161.1 Occupational protective gloves.
• AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective equipment, where respiratory protection is required by the SDS or risk assessment.
• AS 4457.1 Earth-moving machinery—Off-the-road wheels, rims and tyres—Maintenance and repair, where applicable to the wheel/rim assembly.
• Manufacturer's current vehicle, tyre, wheel/rim, jack, hoist, tyre changer and inflation-restraint instructions.

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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