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Wood Chipper

SWMS · SWMS-10305

  • 14 job steps
  • Version 10

This SWMS covers the hazards and controls for operating a wood chipper, from towing and positioning it to feeding, refuelling, moving and securing it.

It takes your crew through fourteen job steps: training, planning, delivery and removal of the chipper, arrival on site, work area set-up, environment, housekeeping, manual tasks, pre-start check, operation, moving the chipper on site, fuelling, completion and emergency response.

It suits landscaping, tree care and roadside vegetation crews, and any business that works a wood chipper beside traffic or on a client's site.

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Wood Chipper

SWMSVersion 10
Company doing the work
[Company]
Business contact
—
Phone #
—
Responsible person (for monitoring SWMS and work)
—
Responsible person's phone
—
Responsible person's signature
—
Date signed
—
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
—

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 PlantMobile plant movement
  • Traffic CorridorsWork carried out adjacent to a road, railway or shipping lane, traffic corridor
  • Hazardous AtmosphereWork in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere

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.

Monitoring and 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

  • Foot Protection
  • Hearing Protection
  • High Visibility
  • Head Protection
  • Eye Protection
  • Hand Protection
  • Protective Clothing
  • Breathing 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

    Training

    • Hazard

      Roadside work

      Before controls4 Acute
      Controls

      • All people working adjacent to traffic must be appropriately trained and have accreditation.

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisor

IR before controls · RR after controls1 LLow2 MModerate3 HHigh4 AAcute

Overall risk after controls2 MModeratethe highest rating after controls

13 more job steps, from Planning to Emergency response

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

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What it covers

14 job steps

  1. TrainingTrain and accredit everyone working beside traffic
  2. PlanningGet road authority consent and plan for bites, stings and weather
  3. Delivery and removal of the ChipperCouple, uncouple and chock the chipper safely
  4. Arrival on-site & assess onsite conditionsPark safely, report in and check the site
  5. Work area set-upSet up traffic management, barriers and signs
  6. EnvironmentControl noise, waste, fuel and other environmental impacts
  7. HousekeepingKeep the work area clean and clear of trip hazards
  8. Manual tasksLift and handle loads safely
  9. Pre-start checkCheck the chipper and its guards before use
  10. Woodchipper operationFeed the chipper from the side and keep clear of the infeed
  11. Moving the chipper on-siteShut down and secure the chipper before moving it
  12. Fuelling on-siteRefuel safely and handle fuel with care
  13. On completionPark the chipper, secure the key and sign out
  14. Emergency responseCall for help, make the area safe and report the incident

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