Mobile Tyre Service SWMS

Suits mobile tyre fitters and service vans that change tyres at the roadside, on farms, depots and work sites. It follows the job in order: planning, traffic set-up, securing the vehicle and checking the ground, wheel removal, deflation and handling, bead breaking and fitting, inflation, refit and torque, noise and chemicals, weather and lone work, and pack-up. Workshop tyre fitting needs a separate SWMS.

Mobile tyre service is not high risk construction work, so no item is pre-ticked and a SWMS is required by law only for high risk construction work (WHS Regulation s 299). If the work is part of construction work, such as on a road or traffic corridor in use, tick the reg 291 items that apply. Otherwise the document works as a written safe work procedure and task risk assessment that you tailor to your service.

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What Is Covered In Our Mobile Tyre Service SWMS?

The job steps run in the order the work is done, from pre-start checks to finishing up. The hazards and controls include:

• Being struck by passing traffic
• Service vehicle parked in a traffic lane
• Vehicle falling from the jack
• Soft or sloping ground
• Heavy wheel handling and back injury
• Tyre and rim explosion during inflation
• Bead breaker and tyre lever crush injuries
• Wheel nuts not torqued correctly
• Noise from compressors and impact guns
• Tyre lubricant, sealant and fuel
• Heat, rain and night work
• Working alone at remote jobs

High Risk Construction Work

No high risk construction work items (WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 291) are pre-ticked, because this work is not high risk construction work by itself. Tick the items that apply to your job, such as a fall risk of more than 2 metres or work where powered mobile plant is moving.

Licences, Training and Competency

• Tyre fitter trained and assessed as competent in changing and inflating the tyre types serviced (passenger, light truck, truck and, if offered, earthmover), including split and multi-piece rims where applicable
• Training in the service vehicle’s tyre machine, balancer, compressor and any crane or lifting aid fitted
• Training in safe roadside and on-site working, including temporary traffic control as the site or road manager requires
• Driver licence for the class of service vehicle, and the road rules for stopping and working beside a road
• Trained first aider available, with first aid provided as s 42 of the WHS Regulation requires, and a first aid kit in the vehicle
• Site induction on each client site (mine and quarry sites have their own rules: see the mining laws)
• Training in the hazardous chemicals carried (tyre lubricant, sealant, fuel for the generator: SDS read)

Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)
• WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) ss 205 to 213: plant (proper use s 206, guarding s 208, maintenance and inspection s 213)
• WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) ss 214 and 215: powered mobile plant (collision, overturning and operator protection)
• WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) ss 36 and 44: hierarchy of control measures and personal protective equipment
• WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) ss 56 and 57: noise exposure standard and managing the risk of hearing loss
• WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 60: managing risks of hazardous manual tasks
• WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 48: remote or isolated work
• WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 351: managing risks of hazardous chemicals
• Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021
• Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2021
• Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021
• First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021
• Traffic Management for Construction or Maintenance Work Code of Practice 2008 (guidance only: the code applies to construction or maintenance work on or beside a road, which tyre service is not)
• Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (for work on a mine or quarry site: this SWMS is written for non-mine sites)

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Word document (14 pages), laid out on A4 landscape pages
• Business, client, job and document details typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
• The high risk construction work checklist, worded as WHS Regulation s 291, and the construction project question (s 292)
• A worker and health and safety representative consultation record
• Qualifications, plant, PPE, hazardous chemicals, safety equipment, permits, references and emergency arrangements filled in for this work
• A 5 x 5 risk matrix, and job steps with initial and residual risk scores and the people responsible
• Implementing, monitoring and review requirements, an additional controls log, revision history and a worker sign-on sheet

Review and adjust it for your site, your plant and the way your crew does the job, and talk it through with your workers before work starts. If you have any trouble downloading this SWMS, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading this SWMS.