Road Profiler Machine Safe Work Method Statement

Road Profiler Machine Safe Work Method Statement

This Road Profiler Machine Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) covers hazards and controls associated with the operation of a Road Profiler Machine.

This SWMS covers High-Risk Construction Work (HRCW) controls related to:

• Mobile plant movement
• Pressurised gas distribution mains or piping chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines energised electrical installations or services
• Work in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere
• Work carried out adjacent to a road, railway or shipping lane, traffic corridor

Additional controls are included for Elevated Levels, Slips, Trips & Falls, Hazardous Substances, Out-of-Hours/Night Work, Hazardous Manual Tasks, Outdoor Work, Remotely &/or Isolated Work, Silica Dust & Environmental Considerations.

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Job Steps Covered in Scraper-Dozer-Grader SWMS:

(includes potential hazards and control measures)

1. Training
2. Working Alone
3. Planning
4. Working outdoors
5. Machine transport on a float
6. Profiler self-transport
7. Arrival On-site & Assess On-site Conditions
8. Work Area Set-up
9. Environment
10. Housekeeping
11. Manual Tasks
12. Delivery, Set-up & Removal of the Machine
13. Establish a Communication System with Ground Workers
14. Operating Profiler
15. Conveyor Operation
16. Controlling Silica Dust
17. Operation on Slopes or Piles
18. Working Outside the Cabin near the Powered Mobile Plant
19. Working Near Overhead Electric Lines
20. Operation Near/Over Underground Services
21. Changing Attachments
22. Operations with Hydraulic Attachments
23. Fuelling on-site
24. On Completion
25. Emergency Response

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