Water Truck SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers water truck work from site assessment and vehicle checks through to filling, watering, hose delivery, refuelling and demobilisation. It supports planning and risk management for traffic, vehicle movement, water surge, hoses, slopes, spills and site conditions.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work and assess site conditions
• Complete vehicle pre-start checks
• Establish traffic controls and exclusion zones
• Travel to the work location
• Position the truck for filling
• Fill the water tank
• Undertake spray-bar watering
• Deliver water by hose
• Operate near slopes and edges
• Refuel and manage spills
• Respond to faults and emergencies
• Clean up and demobilise the vehicle and equipment

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses operating or working around a water truck.

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 manage risks, provide safe plant, maintain plant, provide information, training, instruction, supervision, consultation and emergency arrangements.
• Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory road transport, heavy vehicle, road rules, fatigue-management and vehicle-registration requirements.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — use the hierarchy of controls, maintain controls and review them when conditions change.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — use plant only for its intended purpose, maintain safety features and ensure competent operation.
• Model Code of Practice: Moving plant on construction sites — separate pedestrians and plant using planned travel paths, barriers, exclusion zones, visibility aids, speed controls and competent spotters.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work — prepare and implement a SWMS where the water truck work involves high risk construction work, including powered mobile plant movement or work adjacent to a traffic corridor.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — manage overhead and underground electrical risks and ensure damaged electrical equipment is removed from service.
• Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — applies if entry into a water tank, pit or other enclosed space is proposed; this activity requires separate assessment, permit and rescue arrangements.
• Guidance standards: AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments; AS/NZS 1906.4 High visibility materials; AS/NZS 2210.3 Safety footwear; AS/NZS 1801 Occupational protective helmets; AS/NZS 1337.1 Eye and face protection; AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors; AS 1742.3 Traffic control devices for works on roads; AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.

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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