Street sweeping SWMS, drafted for your job
A sweeper works slowly in live traffic and around pedestrians, with brushes turning at the kerb and a hopper that dumps dust when it tips. 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
Street sweeping
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 | Pre-start the sweeper | Worn brushes; low water | Low | Check brushes, water and beacons |
| 2 | Set up signs and zones | Traffic and pedestrians unaware | High | Beacons on; cones and signs out |
| 3 | Sweep the route | Debris flick; brush strikes | High | Skirts down; spotter where tight |
| 4 | Reverse and turn around | Reversing into people | High | Spotter has eyes on before moving |
| 5 | Tip the hopper | Dust cloud; struck-by | Medium | Tip downwind and clear of people |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your street sweeping 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 street sweeping 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
Pedestrians or cyclists near the brushes while sweeping
High- Exclusion zone around the machine and a spotter in tight areas
- Brushes stay up until the path ahead is clear
- 2
Reversing into people, plant or parked gear
High- Spotter or camera checks before every reverse
- Move only while the spotter has eyes on the back
- 3
Slow-moving sweeper struck by passing traffic on live roads
High- Beacons, signs and an escort where the road stays live
- Work with the traffic direction and keep out of live lanes
- 4
Hands or clothing caught clearing a blocked brush
High- Shut down and isolate before touching any brush or belt
- Clear blockages with a tool, not fingers
- 5
Dust cloud when the hopper tips its load
Medium- Tip downwind and away from people and traffic
- P2 respirator on the operator while dumping dry loads
- 6
Stones and debris flung out by the main broom
Medium- Brush skirts and flaps kept down while sweeping
- Ease broom pressure off on loose gravel
- 7
Hydraulic oil injection from a burst brush hose
Medium- Check hoses at pre-start and keep hands off suspected leaks
- Depressurise the system before cracking a fitting
How the job usually runs
- 1Pre-start the sweeperWorn brushes; low water → Check brushes, water and beacons
- 2Set up signs and zonesTraffic and pedestrians unaware → Beacons on; cones and signs out
- 3Sweep the routeDebris flick; brush strikes → Skirts down; spotter where tight
- 4Reverse and turn aroundReversing into people → Spotter has eyes on before moving
- 5Tip the hopperDust cloud; struck-by → Tip downwind and clear of people
- 6Wash down and park upSlips; stored pressure → Depressurise; hose off brushes
PPE for this job
- High-vis clothing
- Safety boots
- Hearing protection
- P2 respirator
- Safety glasses
- Work gloves
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
Street sweeping 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 SWMS cover sweeping on a live road?
Yes. Say the road is live when you start and the draft adds beacons, signs, an escort where needed and working with the traffic direction.
How does the SWMS handle a blocked brush?
Clearing a blockage is a shut-down step: stop the sweeper, isolate it, then clear the brush with a tool, never with the brushes turning or by hand near the bristles.
Does it cover tipping the hopper on site?
Yes. There is a step for tipping downwind, away from people and traffic, with a respirator for the operator on dry loads.
How much does a street sweeping 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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