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Working on Large Vehicles - Trailers SWMS

This SWMS covers planning, accessing and carrying out work on large vehicles and trailers.

Activities covered include

  • Plan the work and coordinate the site
  • Work on top of loads and manage load movement
  • Respond to emergencies, clean up and sign off

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Working on Large Vehicles - Trailers SWMS
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Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, accessing and carrying out work on large vehicles and trailers. It supports managing falls, vehicle movement, load-related hazards and changing conditions during the work.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Plan the work and coordinate the site
  • Set exclusion zones around the vehicle and trailer
  • Stabilise the vehicle and trailer
  • Inspect access equipment before use
  • Access trailer decks and work on trailer tops
  • Work on top of loads and manage load movement
  • Use mobile plant access
  • Adjust load restraints
  • Carry out maintenance and inspections
  • Monitor weather and environmental conditions
  • Respond to emergencies, clean up and sign off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out work on large vehicles or trailers.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Pre-start planning
  • Unplanned fall exposure
  • Incorrect method selection
  • Untrained workers
  • Site coordination failure
Set up exclusion zone
  • Vehicle strike
  • Unauthorised entry
  • Reversing plant
  • Pedestrian interaction
Stabilise vehicle and trailer
  • Trailer movement
  • Trailer collapse
  • Roll-away
  • Crush at coupling
Inspect access equipment
  • Equipment failure
  • Fall from defective gear
  • Incorrect anchor use
  • Dropped equipment
Access trailer deck
  • Fall from trailer edge
  • Slip on deck surface
  • Misstep during transition
  • Three-point contact loss
Work on trailer top
  • Fall from height
  • Fragile or slippery surface
  • Loss of balance
  • No edge protection
Work on top of loads
  • Fall from unstable load
  • Load shift
  • Foot penetration between items
  • Crush from collapse
Use mobile plant access
  • EWP overturn
  • Plant collision
  • Entrapment
  • Fall from platform
Adjust load restraints
  • Stored tension release
  • Struck by recoil
  • Fall while reaching
  • Manual handling strain
Maintenance and inspection
  • Unexpected energisation
  • Pinch points
  • Sharp edges
  • Chemical exposure
Weather and environment
  • Wind gusts
  • Wet surfaces
  • Heat stress
  • Poor visibility
Emergency rescue response
  • Suspension trauma
  • Delayed rescue
  • Uncontrolled descent
  • Panic response
Clean-up and sign-off
  • Residual trip hazards
  • Falling objects
  • Premature vehicle movement
  • Unreported defects

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Acceptance Guaranteed: If your client or principal requests changes during document review, BlueSafe will help revise the document at no extra cost and support resubmission until it is accepted.

Legislation & References

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

  • WHS Act s19 Primary duty of care
  • WHS Act s28 Duties of workers
  • WHS Regulations rr34-38 Hazard identification, risk management, hierarchy of control, maintenance and review of controls
  • WHS Regulation r39 Provision of information, training and instruction
  • WHS Regulations rr78-80 Management of falls
  • WHS Regulations rr213-214 Safe design and guarding of plant
  • WHS Regulations rr299-301 Safe Work Method Statements for high risk construction work
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace
  • Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace
  • AS/NZS 1891 series Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices
  • AS/NZS 5532 Manufacturing requirements for single-point anchor device used for harness-based work at height
  • AS/NZS 4994 series Temporary edge protection
  • AS/NZS 2210.3 Safety footwear
  • AS/NZS 1337.1 Eye and face protection
  • AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors
  • AS/NZS 1801 Occupational protective helmets
  • AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments
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 DistributionAutomotive and MechanicalMining and Resources

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