Drone Operations Policy & Procedure Template
Editable Word drone operations policy and procedure for Queensland businesses: licensing checks, site risk assessment, flight rules, emergencies, incident reporting, batteries, privacy and records.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits Queensland businesses that fly drones for survey, inspection, photography and mapping work. It covers the work health and safety side of drone work and sits beside your CASA documents. It is not a CASA operations manual or ReOC documentation and does not replace them.
What Is Included In Our Drone Operations Policy & Procedure?
- Short policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Plain-English definitions of RPA classes, excluded RPA and standard operating conditions
- Roles for managers, the chief remote pilot or lead pilot, pilots, observers and contractors
- A 24-step procedure from taking a job to maintenance and change
- Licensing, registration and approval checks before each job
- Site risk assessment, airspace and weather checks
- People, power line and privacy controls during the flight
- Emergency steps for lost link, crash, fire, injury and line strike
- Which reports apply: WorkSafe Queensland, the Electrical Safety Office and the ATSB
- Records, training, review and a plain note on how it sits beside CASA documents
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): ss 16, 19 to 21, 28, 29, 35 to 39 and 46 to 49
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 34 to 39, 42, 43, 48, 213, 291 and 299 to 303
- Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld): ss 11 and 12; Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): ss 10, 11, 13, 292 and sch 2
- Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Cth): s 20A; Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (Cth): Parts 47 and 101
- Part 101 (Unmanned Aircraft and Rockets) Manual of Standards 2019 (Cth)
- Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (Cth): ss 18 and 19; Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2021 (Cth): ss 7, 11B and 11D
- Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld), Schedule 1 (the Criminal Code): s 227A; Invasion of Privacy Act 1971 (Qld): s 43; Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
- How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021; Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021; First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021; Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021; Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020 – Working near overhead and underground electric lines
- CASA Advisory Circular 101-01 and the CASA Part 101 plain English guide for micro and excluded RPA operations (guidance, not law). Aviation rules are made by CASA and change often: check CASA’s website before relying on any detail
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.
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.
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 (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel 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?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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