Tilt tray truck SWMS, drafted for your job
A tray tilted to the ground puts a heavy load, a live winch line and often moving traffic into the same small workspace. Tell us what you are carrying and where you are loading: 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
Tilt tray truck
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
- Work next to a road, railway or other traffic corridor in use
- Work where powered mobile plant is moving
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Pre-start truck and tray | Hydraulic faults; worn cable | Medium | Walk the hoses, pins and winch line first |
| 2 | Position and set up | Soft ground; traffic | High | Firm flat spot; cones and beacons out |
| 3 | Tilt tray and rig up | Load rolling early | High | Tray down slow; winch on before release |
| 4 | Winch the load aboard | Cable snap; runaway load | High | Damper on the line; everyone clear |
| 5 | Chain down and level tray | Load shift on the move | High | Chains crossed and tight; tray locked flat |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your tilt tray truck 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 next to a road, railway or other traffic corridor in use
- 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 tilt tray truck 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
Vehicle or machine rolling off the tilted tray
High- Keep the winch line attached and under tension until the load is chained
- Chock the load's wheels before the tray tilts
- Nobody stands downhill or beside the tray while it tilts
- 2
Winch cable snapping or recoiling while pulling a load on
Medium- Hang a damper on the line and keep everyone out of its path
- Inspect the cable, hook and drum before every pull
- Winch slow and steady; never shock-load the line
- 3
Tray sliding or dropping from a hydraulic fault
High- Check hoses, rams and pins on the pre-start walk-around
- Prop or pin the tray before anyone reaches underneath it
- 4
Passing traffic while loading on the roadside
Extreme- Cones, beacons and high-vis go out before the tray goes down
- Set the tray angled away from the lane with a spotter watching traffic
- Pick pickup points away from corners and crests where you can
- 5
Load shifting on the road from poor restraint
High- Chain or strap down over every axle or corner before rolling
- Run chains as the restraint; the winch line is not a tiedown
- Re-check tension after the first stretch of the trip
- 6
Slips and falls climbing on a wet or greasy tray
Medium- Clean oil, mud and water off the deck before walking the load
- Keep three points of contact on the tray and its steps
- 7
Truck or load unstable on soft or sloping ground
High- Park on firm, level ground and put pads under stabilisers
- If the ground will not hold, winch the load to firmer ground first
How the job usually runs
- 1Pre-start truck and trayHydraulic faults; worn cable → Walk the hoses, pins and winch line first
- 2Position and set upSoft ground; traffic → Firm flat spot; cones and beacons out
- 3Tilt tray and rig upLoad rolling early → Tray down slow; winch on before release
- 4Winch the load aboardCable snap; runaway load → Damper on the line; everyone clear
- 5Chain down and level trayLoad shift on the move → Chains crossed and tight; tray locked flat
- 6Unload at deliveryRunaway off the tray → Same controls in reverse; nobody downhill
PPE for this job
- High-vis shirt or vest
- Steel cap boots
- Work gloves
- Safety glasses
- Hard hat for roadside work
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
Tilt tray truck 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 roadside recoveries?
Yes. Say the pickup is roadside and the draft puts traffic setup first — cones, beacons, high-vis and a spotter — before the tray goes down. Yard and depot pickups get the lighter version.
Does it cover plant and machinery, not just cars?
Yes. Describe what you are carrying — car, roller, excavator or container — and the restraint steps adapt. Machines get chain-down points and attachment lowering called out.
What about winching dead vehicles onto the tray?
That is the core of the task. The steps cover checking the line and anchor points, damping the cable, keeping everyone out of its path and controlling the load until it is chained down.
How much does a tilt tray truck 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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