Stabilising road pavement SWMS, drafted for your job
Spreading binder and mixing a road pavement puts crews beside moving stabilisers, airborne cement or lime, and hot reacting material. Tell us the job and the site: your SWMS is drafted around them, and you check it on site before work starts.
A$39per job
However many high-risk activities it covers.
- However many high-risk activities it covers.
- 3 for A$99
- 10 for A$249
- Yearly A$129 for 120
- Monthly A$60 for 10
You review it on site before work starts.
Your Business
Safe Work Method Statement
Version 1
Draft
Stabilising road pavement
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
- Work where powered mobile plant is moving
- Work next to a road, railway or other traffic corridor in use
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Inspect the pavement route | Weak edges and buried assets | High | Mark pits and weak ground before plant enters |
| 2 | Establish the treatment lane | Vehicles entering the work lane | High | Set traffic separation and plant routes before deliveries |
| 3 | Spread the binder | Airborne lime or cement | High | Use enclosed transfer; stop when dust leaves the work area |
| 4 | Mix and add water | Rotor contact and reacting lime | High | Keep crews clear; isolate before clearing the rotor |
| 5 | Compact and reopen pavement | Roller movements and soft edges | High | Separate the roller route and inspect the treated surface |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your stabilising road pavement SWMS will contain
An A4 document your crew can read on site, a PDF for the builder and a sign-on register.
- Job and site detailsYour business, the site, the principal contractor, the dates.
- High-risk construction workThe categories your job involves, ticked.
- Step-by-step methodEach step with its hazards, risk rating and controls.
- How controls are checkedWho puts each control in place, monitors and reviews it.
- PPE, plant and permitsEquipment and training the job needs.
- Emergency planAssembly point, first aid, nearest hospital to confirm on site.
- Consultation and reviewWho was consulted, when it is reviewed.
- Sign-on registerYour crew signs by QR or on paper.
High-risk construction work
Categories this task often involves
You tick the ones your job involves. Each ticked category gets its own steps and controls, in your state's wording.
- Work where powered mobile plant is moving
- Work next to a road, railway or other traffic corridor in use
State notes
Rules depend on your state
Pick your state when you start. Your state's regulator publishes the rules and guidance for this work.
Hazards and controls
What goes wrong on a stabilising road pavement job, and how the SWMS controls it
These rows are written for this task. Your draft adds the ones your site and method need.
- 1
Binder dust drifting from the spreader across the road crew
High- Use enclosed binder transfer and working dust suppression on the spreader
- Stop spreading when wind carries binder towards people or neighbouring properties
- Keep workers out of the plume and wear respiratory protection selected for the binder
- 2
Burns from wet lime reacting in the pavement mix
High- Keep people clear while lime and water mix in the pavement
- Use tools to handle reacting material and keep wash water ready for skin splashes
- 3
Entanglement at the stabiliser rotor during blockage clearing
Extreme- Shut down and isolate the stabiliser before opening rotor covers
- Wait for moving parts to stop and secure attachments before clearing material
- 4
Crushing between the spreader, stabiliser and water cart
High- Separate walking routes from the stabilising plant train with barriers
- Use a shared movement plan and stop plant before anyone enters the work lane
- 5
Passing vehicles entering the partially treated pavement lane
High- Set up traffic separation before binder delivery or spreading begins
- Keep treatment plant inside the protected work area and check barriers as the work advances
- 6
Stabiliser sinking near wet pavement edges and buried pits
High- Check pavement support and identify pits before selecting the mixing route
- Keep plant off weak edges and stop if the surface starts to give way
How the job usually runs
- 1Inspect the pavement routeWeak edges and buried assets → Mark pits and weak ground before plant enters
- 2Establish the treatment laneVehicles entering the work lane → Set traffic separation and plant routes before deliveries
- 3Spread the binderAirborne lime or cement → Use enclosed transfer; stop when dust leaves the work area
- 4Mix and add waterRotor contact and reacting lime → Keep crews clear; isolate before clearing the rotor
- 5Compact and reopen pavementRoller movements and soft edges → Separate the roller route and inspect the treated surface
PPE for this job
- Safety boots
- Eye protection
- Binder-resistant gloves
- Long sleeves and trousers
- Respiratory protection selected for binder
- High-visibility clothing
Your draft lists the PPE your site and method need.
After you finalise
Brief your crew and send it to your builder
Crew signs by QR
Send to my builder
PDF and register
Builder sent it back?
Make their changes and re-issue the same job free. Workers re-sign the new version.
Questions
Stabilising road pavement SWMS questions
- Last reviewed
- 21 October 2026
- How
- Hazard rows checked against the task; no legal line is stated unless it is logged from primary text.
- Next review
- Every six months, or when the method or rules change
Does the draft cover lime and cement stabilising?
Yes. Describe the binder and spreading method. The draft covers enclosed transfer, dust control, contact with wet binder and keeping crews clear while the pavement is mixed.
What if the stabiliser hits a soft pavement edge?
Stop the plant and keep the crew clear. The draft includes checking pavement support, identifying weak edges and changing the plant route before mixing resumes.
How much does a stabilising road pavement SWMS cost?
One job uses 1 SWMS when you finalise: A$39 for one, however many high-risk activities it covers. AI drafting needs a SWMS pack or plan. Packs and Yearly cost less per SWMS.
Is this a template?
No. You describe the job and the site, and the SWMS is drafted for them. You edit anything, then finalise it.
Who checks the SWMS?
You do, with your crew, on site before work starts. The draft gives you a strong starting point; the person running the work makes sure it matches the site.
My builder sent it back. What now?
Open it, make the changes they asked for and re-issue it. Corrections to the same job are free.
How does my crew sign it?
Show the QR code on your phone or print the A4 sign-on sheet. Workers read and sign on their own phones without an account.
Does it work in my state?
Yes. You choose the state before drafting, and the document names the law that applies there. Victoria uses its OHS Regulations.
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