Working near mobile plant SWMS, drafted for your job
Working around mobile plant means loaders, trucks and excavators can move into a worker’s space before the operator sees them. 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
Working near mobile plant
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
- Work where powered mobile plant is moving
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Map plant and pedestrian routes | Shared access and reversing paths | High | Set barriers, crossing points and the plant movement plan |
| 2 | Brief operators and ground crew | Unclear signals and blind spots | High | Agree approach points, radio calls and stop signals |
| 3 | Enter a plant work area | Unacknowledged pedestrian approach | Extreme | Get operator acknowledgement and wait for stopped plant |
| 4 | Work beside attachments | Bucket movement and trapped energy | High | Lower attachments and isolate before close work |
| 5 | Change routes or restart work | People hidden in operating areas | High | Account for workers and reset barriers before plant moves |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your working near mobile plant 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
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 working near mobile plant 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
Workers crossing behind reversing loaders and site trucks
Extreme- Separate pedestrian paths from reversing areas with physical barriers
- Hold plant movements while people cross and use a spotter where the route needs one
- 2
Crushing between an excavator counterweight and a fixed wall
Extreme- Barrier the full swing area including clearance to walls and stockpiles
- Keep ground crews outside the barrier until the operator stops and acknowledges entry
- 3
Ground workers approaching the blind side of a plant cab
High- Provide a designated approach point visible from the operating position
- Get operator acknowledgement and wait for plant to stop before approaching
- 4
Ground crew struck by a lowered bucket or moving attachment
High- Lower attachments onto stable ground before workers enter the work area
- Isolate stored energy before anyone works beneath or around attachments
- 5
Plant restarting after contact with the ground crew is lost
High- Agree radio calls and a stop signal before shared work begins
- Stop movements when communication is lost and account for ground workers before restarting
- 6
Pedestrians hidden by dust along the plant haul route
High- Suppress dust and separate walking access from the haul road
- Stop plant when the operator cannot see the route and pedestrian access points
How the job usually runs
- 1Map plant and pedestrian routesShared access and reversing paths → Set barriers, crossing points and the plant movement plan
- 2Brief operators and ground crewUnclear signals and blind spots → Agree approach points, radio calls and stop signals
- 3Enter a plant work areaUnacknowledged pedestrian approach → Get operator acknowledgement and wait for stopped plant
- 4Work beside attachmentsBucket movement and trapped energy → Lower attachments and isolate before close work
- 5Change routes or restart workPeople hidden in operating areas → Account for workers and reset barriers before plant moves
PPE for this job
- High-visibility clothing
- Safety boots
- Hard hat near operating plant
- Safety glasses
- Hearing protection around noisy plant
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
Working near mobile plant 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 this cover ground workers beside excavators and loaders?
Yes. Describe the plant and what the ground crew will do. The draft covers barriers, swing areas, designated approach points and stopping plant before workers enter.
What happens if the operator cannot see the spotter?
Stop plant movements and restore contact before restarting. The draft includes agreed stop signals, radio checks and accounting for the ground crew before the operator moves again.
How much does a working near mobile plant 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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