Earthmoving and Mobile Plant SWMS Pack

Bulk earthworks and excavation using mobile plant to cut and fill large volumes of soil, including set-up, excavation, haulage and reinstatement.

Operation of a chain trencher (walk-behind or ride-on) to cut trenches for services and drainage, including set-up, trenching and shutdown.

Operation of earthmoving equipment (excavators, loaders, dozers, backhoes) for cut, fill, loading and levelling tasks, including pre-start, operation among workers, attachments and shutdown.

Operation of counterbalance forklifts for loading, unloading and moving materials on site and in yards.

Servicing and maintenance of heavy vehicles and mobile plant, including isolation, raised components, stored energy, hot fluids and tyre work.

Operation of stand-on/walk-behind mini loaders (Dingo/Kanga type) and attachments for landscaping and light civil works.

Work by trades and labourers in areas where mobile plant (excavators, loaders, rollers, trucks, telehandlers) is operating.

Locating and marking underground services using electromagnetic (EML) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) methods prior to excavation.

Operation of a remote-controlled articulated trench roller for compaction in trenches and confined areas.

Operation of road-rail (hi-rail) excavators within and adjacent to rail corridors, including on/off tracking and working under rail safeworking protections.

Operation of smooth drum, padfoot and multi-tyre rollers for soil and pavement compaction, including travel, compaction passes and parking.

Operation of scrapers, dozers and graders for bulk earthmoving, stripping, spreading and trimming, including haul circuits and shared work areas.

Operation of a mobile screening plant to grade and separate soils, aggregates and recycled materials, including set-up, loading, blockage clearing and clean-down.

Operation of side-lifter container trailers and articulated trucks for container and bulk haulage, including lifting containers on/off the trailer.

Operation of pedestrian plate compactors, upright (trench) rammers and remote/ride-on compaction equipment for soil and pavement compaction.

Operation of tipper and dog trailer combinations for haulage and tipping of bulk materials, including loading, highway travel, site tipping and trailer coupling.

Removal, fitting and inflation of heavy vehicle and plant tyres, including split-rim and multi-piece wheel assemblies.