Pressure Washer Safe Operating Procedure
Editable Word SOP for pressure washers in Queensland workplaces: a one-page poster, injection injury rules, trigger lock and hose checks, safety switch, pre-start record and a training sign-off.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
A SOP for the pressure washer or high pressure water cleaner: the injection injury hazard, the trigger lock, hose and fitting ratings, depressurising before changes, electrical safety and engine exhaust are written into the steps, with the working pressure left as a field. It is a different document from a SWMS, which is for high risk construction work under WHS Regulation s 299.
What Is Included In Our Pressure Washer Safe Operating Procedure?
- One-page poster of rules at the washer
- Machine details with working pressure and rating fields
- Hazards and controls: injection, hose burst, shock, hot water
- Injection injury emergency wording
- Trigger lock and depressurising rules
- Pre-start check record with Pass and Fail
- Safety switch and lead rules
- Engine-driven washer and exhaust rules
- Faults, tag-out, isolation and maintenance
- Notifiable injury and incident steps
- Training record and sign-off sheet
- Why an SOP is not a SWMS
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), s 28 (duties of workers), ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents and preserving the site), ss 47 to 49 (consultation), s 273 (no levy on workers)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 36 (hierarchy of control), s 38 (review), s 39 (information, training and instruction), ss 44 and 46 (personal protective equipment), s 56 (noise), ss 203 to 213 (plant), ss 289, 291 and 299 (construction work, high risk construction work and SWMS)
- Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): s 17 (unsafe electrical equipment), s 18 (cord extension sets and flexible cables), ss 136 and 139 (safety switches, including portable safety switches, for manufacturing work and for service or office work)
- Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2021: Managing electrical risks in the workplace (Qld)
- Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld) and Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2021 (Qld), as approved codes of practice. Under s 26A of the WHS Act a business must follow an approved code or manage the risk in a way that gives an equivalent or higher standard
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (8 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
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How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you. Links work for 3 months, so save your copies.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word. Edit it in Word, or free in Word for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
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