Vehicle Loading Crane SWMS

Product Overview

This Vehicle Loading Crane SWMS covers planning, setting up and completing vehicle-mounted crane lifting activities. It supports risk management for traffic, ground conditions, suspended loads, crane operation and close-out.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the task, lift plan and load information
• Manage vehicle arrival, traffic and pedestrian interaction
• Assess the crane setup area and vehicle stability
• Complete crane pre-start checks
• Set up a lift exclusion zone
• Inspect and rig loads before lifting
• Lift and transfer loads to the required location
• Land loads and release lifting gear
• Load and restrain items on the vehicle
• Respond to abnormal lifting conditions
• Stow the crane and equipment, then remove controls and sign off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses using a vehicle loading crane.

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, including duties to provide safe plant, manage risks, maintain plant, control powered mobile plant and manage lifting and suspended-load risks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.
• Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2024, as guidance where adopted or otherwise applicable; it identifies vehicle loading cranes as mobile cranes and provides guidance on exclusion zones, suspended loads and safe lifting.
• Managing Risks in Stevedoring Code of Practice 2023, as relevant guidance for loading and unloading, suspended loads, communications and dogging.
• AS 1418.11 Cranes—Vehicle loading cranes.
• AS 2550.11 Cranes—Safe use—Vehicle loading cranes.
• AS 2550.1 Cranes—Safe use—General requirements.
• AS 1418.1 Cranes, hoists and winches—General requirements.
• AS 4991 Lifting devices.
• AS 3775 Chain slings—Grade T.
• AS 1353 Flat synthetic-webbing slings.
• AS/NZS 1891 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, where fall protection is required.
• AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments for professional use.
• AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.

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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