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Landscaping

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  • 22 for the price of 15
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A set of 22 SWMS for landscaping contractors: retaining walls, paving, decking, turf laying, tree felling and fencing.

Each SWMS is the same one sold on its own, so you get every update to it. Together they cost 15 template credits instead of 22.

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Mobile Plant Working Near-Around

SWMSVersion 8
Company doing the work
[Company]
Business contact
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Phone #
—
Responsible person (for monitoring SWMS and work)
—
Signature
—
Date
—
Contact phone #
—
Principal contractor (PC)
[Principal contractor]
PC address
—
PC phone #
[PC phone]
Date SWMS provided to PC
—
Job site address
[Site address]
Part of a construction project
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Site management plan

If the work is part of a construction project, this SWMS must align with requirements of the Site Management Plan in place for the Construction Project.

High-risk construction work

This work activity involves the following “High-Risk Construction Work” (HRCW – identified in the Job Task column)

  • Mobile Plant

Planning and preparation

Planning/preparation

  • Liaise with Principal Contractor to identify on-site safety systems and procedures

  • Establish supervisory and communication arrangements

  • Principal contractor to confirm emergency response procedures are in place.

Hold points

  • Hold points identified and signed off before continuing work. (specify the hold points)

Training/licence

  • All workers to have a General Construction Induction Card

  • Relevant workers have relevant certificates of competency, licenses, and training. Specify on the SWMS Sign-off for each worker.

  • Trained First Aider on site

  • All workers trained in site-specific emergency and evacuation procedures, SWMS, safe work procedures, and safety data sheets.

Worker duties and responsibilities

  • Fit condition for work, i.e., no signs of fatigue, alcohol or drugs

  • Attend all site inductions/briefings

  • Comply with all site requirements, e.g. PPE, Traffic Management Plans (TMP)

  • Only carry out work related to the contract

  • Inspect completed work and report possible safety, environmental and quality matters to the supervisor.

Monitor/review

  • All people involved in the task must have this SWMS communicated to them before work commences

  • SWMS to be reviewed and amended if necessary, in consultation with relevant people after any near miss or incident

  • If additional site hazards identified, review this SWMS and amend control measures to suit

  • People, including workers, contractors and sub-contractors, affected by the revisions to this SWMS, must be informed ASAP

  • Give the principal contractor a copy of the revised SWMS

  • The site supervisor to monitor works against the controls stated in this SWMS

  • SWMS must be kept on-site and made available for inspection or review

  • Keep a record of this SWMS until the job is complete or for two years if involved in a notifiable incident

  • Regardless of any other factor, the person in control of the workplace must review this SWMS at least annually.

Site-specific notes

Legislation and codes of practice

None listed.

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

  • Foot Protection
  • Hearing Protection
  • High Visibility
  • Sun Protection

Do not wear rings, watches or jewellery that may become entangled. Long and loose hair must be tied back.

Job steps, hazards and controls

  • Work activity

    Arrival on-site & assess onsite conditions

    • Hazard

      Personal injury, property damage &/or environmental incident

      Before controls3 High
      Controls

      • The vehicle should be positioned in a safe location, clear of traffic/vehicles/pedestrians during equipment delivery and materials removal (deploy physical barriers, caution signs as necessary)

      • Do not park illegally

      • Identify and obey all safety-related signage (check site entry requirements)

      • Report to Site Supervisor

      • Undertake a site-specific induction, including training in communication with plant operators:

        • Groundworkers instructed on:

          • The UHF channel to communicate with plant operators

          • Not to approach mobile plant until the operator has agreed to their request to approach

          • On set distances to maintain from the mobile plant while in operation

          • Groundworkers and mobile plant operators are aware of any traffic management plan and no go zones

          • Are made familiar with the blind spots of the mobile plant

      • Assess mobile phone reception

      • The worksite is exactly as detailed in Terms of Agreement or contract

      • Complete a JSA specifying the control measures unanticipated hazards.

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisorto check the site and conduct JSA where necessary

IR before controls · RR after controls1 LLow2 MModerate3 HHigh4 AAcute

Overall risk after controls2 MModeratethe highest rating after controls

7 more job steps, from Housekeeping to Emergency response

Each with its hazards, risk ratings and controls, plus your crew's sign-on.

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What's included

  1. Mobile Plant Working Near-Around

    SWMS · 8 job steps

    SWMS for people working near powered mobile plant on construction sites: traffic management, pedestrian rules, passengers, noise, lasers and emergency response.

    Also sold on its own
  2. Retaining Wall

    SWMS · 19 job steps

    SWMS for building retaining walls: post and sleeper, masonry block and rock walls, from design and excavation to completion and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  3. Tree Felling - Manual

    SWMS · 15 job steps

    SWMS for manual tree felling: training, power line permits, traffic, chainsaw use, cross-cutting, moving felled trees, fuelling and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  4. Landscape Planting

    SWMS · 18 job steps

    SWMS for landscape planting on roadsides and public sites: traffic, mobile plant, tools, soil and mulch, slopes, weather and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  5. Tipper and Dog

    SWMS · 16 job steps

    Hazards and controls for operating a tip truck and dog trailer, including side tippers, from coupling trailers to tipping, refuelling and emergency response.

    Also sold on its own
  6. Paving

    SWMS · 19 job steps

    Paving SWMS: 19 job steps covering subgrade preparation, cutting and laying pavers, silica dust, cement, acid washing and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  7. Decking

    SWMS · 19 job steps

    SWMS for building a timber deck: falls from height, mobile plant, post footings, silica dust, wet cement and deck finishes.

    Also sold on its own
  8. Turf Laying

    SWMS · 13 job steps

    Turf Laying SWMS: thirteen job steps covering the hazards and controls for preparing the site and laying turf, from delivery to emergency response.

    Also sold on its own
  9. Lasers

    SWMS · 9 job steps

    Lasers SWMS: 9 job steps covering Class 1, 2 and 3R construction lasers, beam set-up, eye injury, mobile plant, roadside work and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  10. Bark Blower Truck

    SWMS · 13 job steps

    SWMS for bark blower truck work: trailer coupling, travel between sites, loading and spreading soil, mulch and bark, traffic, refuelling and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  11. Bites and Stings Prevention and Treatment

    SWMS · 9 job steps

    Bites and Stings SWMS: nine job steps covering snake, spider, bee, wasp, tick and mosquito bite prevention, first aid and emergency response outdoors.

    Also sold on its own
  12. Fencing

    SWMS · 16 job steps

    Fencing SWMS: 16 job steps for wire, timber, steel panel, pool and glass panel fences, from planning to post holes, gates and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  13. Earthmoving Equipment

    SWMS · 23 job steps

    Earthmoving Equipment SWMS: 23 job steps covering machine operation, silica dust, slopes, trenching, power lines, fuelling and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  14. Powered Non-powered Tools

    SWMS · 12 job steps

    Hazards and controls for hand-held power tools and non-powered tools, from site set-up and pre-start checks to emergency response.

    Also sold on its own
  15. Wood Chipper

    SWMS · 14 job steps

    Wood Chipper SWMS: fourteen job steps covering delivery, set-up, operation, refuelling and emergency response for roadside wood chipping.

    Also sold on its own
  16. Manual Handling

    SWMS · 18 job steps

    Manual Handling SWMS: 18 job steps covering lifting and carrying, team lifts, lifting aids, sustained postures, ergonomics, driving, and people and animal handling.

    Also sold on its own
  17. Landscaping Irrigation

    SWMS · 15 job steps

    SWMS for landscaping irrigation installation: trenching, excavation, pipework, controller wiring, services, site set-up and emergency response.

    Also sold on its own
  18. Concrete Slab on Ground

    SWMS · 17 job steps

    Safe work method statement for concrete slab on ground work, covering formwork, fill and steel reinforcement placement, with the hazards and controls for each job step.

    Also sold on its own
  19. Water Features

    SWMS · 18 job steps

    Water Features SWMS: 18 job steps for installing water features and garden ponds, from excavation and liners to pumps and emergency response.

    Also sold on its own
  20. Stump Grinder

    SWMS · 14 job steps

    SWMS for stump grinder work: delivery and coupling, traffic, set-up, operation, refuelling and emergency response.

    Also sold on its own
  21. Soft-fall Surface Removal and Installation

    SWMS · 14 job steps

    SWMS for removing and installing soft-fall surfacing: site set-up, removal, wet pour rubber mixing and laying, refuelling and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own
  22. Synthetic Grass Laying

    SWMS · 17 job steps

    Synthetic Grass Laying SWMS: 17 job steps from turf removal and subgrade preparation to grass laying, seaming, re-fuelling and emergencies.

    Also sold on its own

What it covers

Hazards it covers

Legislation and standards it references

Every SWMS comes with our legislation and codes of practice reference list.

What you save

TemplateJob stepsOn its own
Mobile Plant Working Near-Around8$89.95 · 1 credit
Retaining Wall19$89.95 · 1 credit
Tree Felling - Manual15$89.95 · 1 credit
Landscape Planting18$89.95 · 1 credit
Tipper and Dog16$89.95 · 1 credit
Paving19$89.95 · 1 credit
Decking19$89.95 · 1 credit
Turf Laying13$89.95 · 1 credit
Lasers9$89.95 · 1 credit
Bark Blower Truck13$89.95 · 1 credit
Bites and Stings Prevention and Treatment9$89.95 · 1 credit
Fencing16$89.95 · 1 credit
Earthmoving Equipment23$89.95 · 1 credit
Powered Non-powered Tools12$89.95 · 1 credit
Wood Chipper14$89.95 · 1 credit
Manual Handling18$89.95 · 1 credit
Landscaping Irrigation15$89.95 · 1 credit
Concrete Slab on Ground17$89.95 · 1 credit
Water Features18$89.95 · 1 credit
Stump Grinder14$89.95 · 1 credit
Soft-fall Surface Removal and Installation14$89.95 · 1 credit
Synthetic Grass Laying17$89.95 · 1 credit
Bought one by one$1,978.90 · 22 credits
In this pack$1,349.25 · 15 credits You save $629.65

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