Mobile food and beverage service SWMS, drafted for your job
A mobile food service brings gas, electrical appliances and hot cooking into a compact vehicle, with customers gathering beside its service hatch and delivery route. Tell us the job and the site: your SWMS is drafted around them, and you check it with the crew 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
Mobile food and beverage service
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Position and secure the food vehicle | Vehicle movement near customers | High | Separate trading from traffic and close access during setup |
| 2 | Connect gas, power and water | Gas leaks and exhaust entry | Extreme | Inspect connections and position generators clear of occupied areas |
| 3 | Prepare food and service utensils | Raw food cross-contamination | High | Separate preparation zones and complete the planned storage checks |
| 4 | Cook and serve customers | Hot food and crowded hatch access | High | Keep hot handling separate from queues and payment activity |
| 5 | Close, clean and disconnect services | Residual heat and wet electrical equipment | High | Shut down appliances and isolate services before cleaning and movement |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your mobile food and beverage service 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
High-risk work on this job
This task is not usually high-risk construction work. If your job involves any category, tick it when you start and the SWMS covers it.
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 mobile food and beverage service 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
Customers struck while the mobile food vehicle is positioned or moved
High- Set the vehicle in a separated trading area before opening the service hatch
- Close customer access and check the surroundings before moving the vehicle
- 2
Gas leaking from mobile kitchen cylinders and appliance hoses
Extreme- Secure cylinders in the intended ventilated storage and isolate them before connection changes
- Check hoses and joints with the planned leak test before lighting appliances
- 3
Generator exhaust entering the mobile food vehicle or customer queue
Extreme- Place generators outside occupied spaces with exhaust clear of doors and air intakes
- Stop operation if fumes enter the vehicle or trading area
- 4
Burns carrying hot drinks and pans across the mobile serving hatch
High- Separate cooking and customer handover positions and keep the route clear
- Use suitable containers and heat protection for hot handling
- 5
Raw food residues reaching ready-to-eat meals in the mobile kitchen
High- Provide separate preparation areas and utensils for raw and ready-to-eat food
- Maintain the planned food storage checks and wash hands between tasks
- 6
Shock from wet power connections beneath the mobile service bench
Extreme- Protect power connections from water, weather and vehicle movement
- Disconnect appliances before cleaning and remove damaged leads from use
How the job usually runs
- 1Position and secure the food vehicleVehicle movement near customers → Separate trading from traffic and close access during setup
- 2Connect gas, power and waterGas leaks and exhaust entry → Inspect connections and position generators clear of occupied areas
- 3Prepare food and service utensilsRaw food cross-contamination → Separate preparation zones and complete the planned storage checks
- 4Cook and serve customersHot food and crowded hatch access → Keep hot handling separate from queues and payment activity
- 5Close, clean and disconnect servicesResidual heat and wet electrical equipment → Shut down appliances and isolate services before cleaning and movement
PPE for this job
- Slip resistant enclosed footwear
- Protective apron
- Heat resistant gloves
- Product-matched cleaning gloves
- Eye protection for chemical cleaning
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
Mobile food and beverage service 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 it cover a food truck serving workers at a construction site?
Yes. Describe the vehicle, menu, appliances and site position. The draft includes separating customers from vehicle routes, checking service connections and coordinating food preparation and hot handover in the available space.
Can a generator run inside the food trailer during service?
No. The draft includes keeping generators outside occupied spaces, with exhaust directed clear of openings and air intakes. It also covers protected power connections and stopping if fumes enter the trading area.
How much does a mobile food and beverage service 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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