EWP boom, cherry picker and scissor lift SWMS, drafted for your job
A boom or scissor lift puts a worker high off the ground on a machine that can tip, drop a hydraulic line or push the basket into a structure. Tell us the machine and where it is working: 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
EWP boom, cherry picker and scissor lift
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
- Work where someone could fall from height
- Work on or near energised electrical installations
- Work where powered mobile plant is moving
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Pre-start and test machine | Faults hidden until aloft | Medium | Walk-around; test both control stations |
| 2 | Check ground and overhead | Tip-over; lines in reach | Extreme | Firm level setup; lines spotted; spotter on |
| 3 | Harness on, load basket | Falls; dropped tools | High | Clip to the anchor; tools bagged; gate shut |
| 4 | Position and do the work | Crush points; tipping | High | Creep near structures; stay inside limits |
| 5 | Lower and pack up | Stranded aloft; site traffic | Medium | Ground crew know the descent; park secured |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your ewp boom, cherry picker and scissor lift 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 someone could fall from height
- Work on or near energised electrical installations
- 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 ewp boom, cherry picker and scissor lift 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
Boom or scissor lift tipping on soft, sloping or broken ground
Extreme- Walk the setup area for soft spots, slopes and pits before the basket rises
- Spread pads under outriggers or wheels where the ground needs it
- Keep the machine inside the slope and load limits on its data plate
- 2
Basket or boom reaching into overhead powerlines
Extreme- Spot the lines from the ground before the machine comes off the trailer
- Hold the clearance the site sets and put a dedicated spotter on
- Lower and reposition rather than reaching over or past conductors
- 3
Operator or passenger falling out of the basket
Extreme- Harness clipped to the anchor point before the platform leaves the ground
- Gate or chain shut and both feet on the deck while it moves
- No climbing on the rails or leaning out past the guardrail
- 4
Crushing between the basket and an overhead structure
High- Creep the basket near structures and use the slowest drive setting
- Spotter where the approach is blind; stop on any doubt
- Keep head, hands and tools inside the rails in tight spots
- 5
Machine fault or power loss stranding workers at height
High- Pre-start checks and test both control stations each day
- Ground crew briefed on the emergency descent before work
- Tag the machine out for faults instead of working around them
- 6
Tools and materials falling from the basket
Medium- Lanyard or bag hand tools and keep loose gear off the deck edge
- Barrier the area under the work so nobody walks underneath
- 7
People or plant struck while the machine slews or drives
Medium- Keep the swing path clear and warn before moving the machine
- Spotter wherever the operator cannot see the whole path
How the job usually runs
- 1Pre-start and test machineFaults hidden until aloft → Walk-around; test both control stations
- 2Check ground and overheadTip-over; lines in reach → Firm level setup; lines spotted; spotter on
- 3Harness on, load basketFalls; dropped tools → Clip to the anchor; tools bagged; gate shut
- 4Position and do the workCrush points; tipping → Creep near structures; stay inside limits
- 5Lower and pack upStranded aloft; site traffic → Ground crew know the descent; park secured
PPE for this job
- Fall arrest harness with lanyard
- Hard hat with chin strap
- High-vis shirt or vest
- Steel cap boots
- 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
EWP boom, cherry picker and scissor lift 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 both boom lifts and scissor lifts?
Yes. Tell us which machines are on the job and the draft picks up the differences — harness and wind limits on booms, slab setup and rail systems on scissors — in the one document.
What if someone gets stranded in the basket?
The draft includes a rescue step: ground crew are briefed on the emergency descent controls before the basket goes up, so nobody is left stuck at height waiting for help if the machine faults.
Does it cover working near powerlines?
Yes. Say the work is near conductors and the draft adds the overhead line check, holding the site's clearance with a dedicated spotter, and repositioning rather than reaching past the lines.
How much does a ewp boom, cherry picker and scissor lift 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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