Cash in Transit Armoured Vehicle Operations SWMS

For cash-in-transit operators, security firms and their crews. It covers collecting and delivering cash, including armed robbery risk, manual handling of cash bags, vehicle security and public interaction. General driving is covered by the Driving Vehicles SWMS.

Cash in transit work is not high risk construction work by itself. A SWMS is legally required only for high risk construction work (WHS Regulation s 299); otherwise this document works as a written safe work procedure or task risk assessment. Security licensing and weapons rules sit outside this template: check the current Queensland requirements. If the work is part of high risk construction work, tick the reg 291 items that apply; none is pre-ticked.

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What Is Covered In Our Cash in Transit Armoured Vehicle Operations SWMS?

After the standard pre-start checks, the job steps run from “Plan the run and brief the crew” to “Return to the depot, hand over and end the shift”. The hazards and controls include:

• Armed robbery and hold-up
• Predictable routes and times
• Attack on arrival and on foot at client sites
• Manual handling of cash bags and cassettes
• ATM servicing risks
• Vehicle security and breakdowns
• Aggression and threats from the public
• Psychosocial harm after violent incidents
• Post hold-up first aid and reporting
• Depot loading and unloading
• Fatigue on long runs

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

• Security licences and any firearm or weapons authority required under Queensland law for each crew member and the firm; the Cash in Transit Code of Practice 2011 lists the Security Providers Act 1993 and the Weapons Act 1990 (check the current class and conditions)
• Induction and training in the firm’s cash in transit operations manual, run procedures and the health and safety management plan
• Training and refreshers in hold-up prevention and response, duress and communication procedures, and the correct use of any weapons and personal protective equipment
• Hazardous manual task training for handling cash bags, cassettes and trolleys
• Driver licence for the class of vehicle, and any training the firm sets for armoured vehicles (use the Driving Vehicles SWMS for road driving)
• Debrief and post-incident support arrangements known to every crew member
• First aid arrangements for crews and depot (WHS Regulation s 42)

Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)
• Cash in Transit Code of Practice 2011
• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) ss 35, 38 and 39: notifiable incidents, notifying the regulator and preserving the site
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) ss 55C and 55D: managing psychosocial risks
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 60: managing hazardous manual task risks
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 41: facilities for workers
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 42: first aid
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 43: emergency plans
• Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022
• Hazardous Manual Tasks 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
• Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of fatigue at work (model code, not approved in Queensland; guidance only)

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Word document (14 A4 landscape pages). Type your business, client and job details once and they fill in on every page, with a space for your logo
• 11 job steps for this work, each with its hazards, controls, initial and residual risk scores and the person responsible
• PPE listed for this job: protective equipment issued under the firm’s procedures, such as a body armour vest, where the risk assessment calls for it; safety boots with non-slip soles
• Emergency arrangements for: armed hold-up, after a hold-up and vehicle breakdown or suspicious approach
• 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.