Earthmover Tyre Fitting SWMS

Suits tyre fitters, plant workshops, depots and civil contractors who change large earthmover tyres at workplaces under the WHS Act. It follows the work from planning and isolating the machine through deflation, wheel removal, tyre handler use, rim checks, inflation and wheel refit. Mines and quarries covered by the mining safety Acts are outside it.

Earthmover tyre fitting is not high risk construction work by itself, so a SWMS is legally required under WHS Regulation s 299 only when a high risk construction work item in s 291 applies; otherwise it works as a written safe work procedure or task risk assessment. If the work is part of high risk construction work, tick the reg 291 items that apply; the document has none pre-ticked.

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What Is Covered In Our Earthmover Tyre Fitting SWMS?

After the standard pre-start checks, the job steps run from “Plan the job and set up the work area” to “Pack up, remove locks and return the machine to service”. The hazards and controls include:

• Explosive separation of rim and lock ring
• Tyre blowout and overinflation
• Machine falling from a jack or stands
• Unexpected machine movement or start-up
• Tyre handler tip-over and dropped tyres
• Crush between tyre, handler and machine
• Heavy rim components and manual handling
• Cuts and pinch from rim parts and lock rings
• Damaged or mismatched rim parts
• Hearing damage from air release and impact tools
• Wheel loosening after refit
• Other plant entering the work area

High Risk Construction Work

None of the high risk construction work items (WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 291) are pre-ticked, because this job is not high risk construction work by itself. Tick any that apply on your site.

Licences, Training and Competency

• Training and competence in earthmover tyre fitting, including inflation and rim assembly, from the tyre or machine maker or a registered training provider
• Tyre handler operator trained and assessed as competent on the machine type and attachments used
• Site induction and the site’s permit and lockout procedures
• Spotter briefed on hand signals, exclusion zones and the line of the tyre rim
• No high risk work licence class applies to tyre fitting or tyre handlers; a crane or hoist lift (a separate SWMS) needs the Schedule 3 class for that crane or hoist

Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)
• Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021
• Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021
• Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2021
• How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021
• Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• Mining safety Acts: the WHS Act does not apply to a coal mine to which the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 applies, or to a mine to which the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 applies (WHS Act schedule 1, part 2, division 1, section 2(1)(a) and (b)); a quarry is a mine unless a regulation declares otherwise (Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 s 9(1)(f) and (4))

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Word document (13 A4 landscape pages). Type your business, client and job details once and they fill in on every page, with a space for your logo
• 10 job steps for this work, each with its hazards, controls, initial and residual risk scores and the person responsible
• PPE listed for this job: steel-capped boots; safety glasses or face shield; hearing protection; cut-resistant gloves
• Emergency arrangements for: crush under the machine and rim or tyre failure
• Plus the parts every Work Safety QLD SWMS shares, from the s 291 checklist to the worker sign-on sheet (see the layout in our free SWMS template)

Adjust it for your site, plant and crew, and talk it through with your workers before work starts. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading this SWMS.

Checked against the Queensland laws and codes of practice listed above. Last reviewed November 2026.