Rigging & Dogging SWMS

Rigging & Dogging SWMS

Check out our Rigging & Dogging SWMS Template for Queensland – You can use this template to create a Rigging & Dogging Safe Work Method Statement (Otherwise known as SWMS) for your workplace!

This Safe Work Method Statement template is suitable for any Rigging & Dogging or crane business in Queensland looking to improve its Work Health & Safety compliance!

Learn More: What Is A Safe Work Method Statement?
Have you ever been asked to provide a “SWMS” or “Safe Work Method Statement” on a project in Queensland? Read our post where we answer the question – What Is A Safe Work Method Statement?

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What Is Covered In Our Rigging & Dogging SWMS?

Our Rigging & Dogging SWMS contains risk assessments and safety controls for Rigging & Dogging Safety.

The following hazards relating to Rigging & Dogging have been addressed in this SWMS:

• Pre-Start Checks
• Unregistered or defective rigging and dogging equipment / lifting equipment 
• Insufficient inspections 
• Incorrect rigging equipment / lifting equipment for the task at hand
• Personnel unfit for work (e.g. fatigued, under the influence of drugs or alcohol)
• Incompetent and unlicensed riggers and doggers
• Missing or incorrect safety equipment and personal protective equipment
• Traffic, vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians,
• Injuries to workers or the public 
• Damage to plant or equipment 
• Workers and client unfamiliar with work procedures, scope of work, SWMS etc.
• Weather; High winds, rain, lighting, heat stress, dehydration, sunburn, UV radiation, skin cancer
• Noise hazards: hearing loss, increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, stress
• Mobile phone usage
• Distracted workers
• Loads not being directed safely loads incorrectly rigged up and secured
• Insufficient lighting 
• Poor visibility
• Uneven ground 
• Hazardous ground conditions
• Underground services
• Overhead services; Powerlines
• Electrocution
• Damage to property or plant 
• Crane / Plant tip over
• Unplanned movement of loads
• Plant or equipment operating outside lifting capacity
• Manual handling
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Crushing and pinching injuries
• Collisions
• Falls from heights
• Work zones
• Lack of communication systems
• Housekeeping
• Slip, trip and fall hazards
• Falling objects
• Cuts, bruises, strains or sprains
• Being struck by objects
• Environmental damage
• Emergency procedures

What Job Steps Are Covered In Our Rigging & Dogging SWMS?

The following job steps relating to Rigging & Dogging have been addressed in this SWMS:

• Pre-Start Checks
• Arrive at work site and conduct site assessment
• Prepare for lift – set up plant and equipment
• Carry out lifting operations
• Slinging / Securing Loads – Lifting General Items
• Lifting Skip Bins, Kibbles, Brick Cages, Synthetic Sandbags
• Slinging / Securing loose items i.e. steel bars, nuts, bolts, scaffold components
• Slinging / Securing Loads – lifting precast concrete 
• Slinging / Securing Loads – Formwork components, Shutters, Columns etc.
• Slinging / Securing Loads – lifting Loose Items / Drums
• Slinging / Securing Loads – lifting Scaffold Components / Man Boxes
• Slinging / Securing Loads – lifting false work frames, plywood
• Chemical Hazards (refuelling, Burst Hydraulic hoses etc.)
• Working at Heights
• Accidents or Incidents