Heavy Vehicle Reversing and Marshalling Safe Work Procedure Template
Editable Word heavy vehicle reversing and marshalling safe work procedure for Queensland sites and yards: avoid reversing, spotters, agreed signals, warning devices, exclusion zones and stopping if sight is lost.
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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 transport, civil, building, landscaping and yard businesses where trucks and plant reverse near people. It starts with avoiding reversing and sets clear rules for spotters, drivers and visitors where it cannot be avoided.
What Is Included In Our Heavy Vehicle Reversing and Marshalling Safe Work Procedure?
- Safe work procedure with an approval sign-off
- Plain definitions of marshalling, spotter, blind spot and exclusion zone
- Avoiding reversing through layout, routes and delivery scheduling
- Pedestrian and vehicle separation
- Spotter selection, positioning and agreed signals
- Reversing alarms, cameras and sensors
- A fill-in exclusion zone set by the site’s own risk assessment
- Stopping if the driver loses sight of the spotter
- Briefing visiting drivers
- Records, training and review
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty), s 20 (workplaces), s 21 (plant), s 16 and s 46 (more than one duty holder, consultation and coordination)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 39 (information, training and instruction), s 213 (maintenance and inspection of plant), s 214 (powered mobile plant, general control of risk), s 215 (powered mobile plant, specific control measures)
- Managing risks of plant in the workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- Concrete pumping Code of Practice 2019 (Qld): section 4.3.1 (concrete delivery)
- Onsite traffic management guidance published by the regulator
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (5 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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