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Scrap recycling SWMS and WHS templates
SWMS, policies, forms and registers for scrap recycling work in Queensland. Every template is an editable Word or Excel file you can brand as your own.
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Safety documents for waste and recycling work in Queensland
Collecting waste, sorting recyclables, servicing septic tanks and running a scrap yard are not usually construction work, so a safe work method statement (SWMS) is only legally required for high risk construction work (ss 291 and 299 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)), such as dismantling a structure (s 289). Otherwise you still have to manage the risks, and a written SWMS or safe work procedure is a practical way to control hopper, compactor, tanker and sorting line hazards.
Rules that come up in waste and recycling
Mobile plant: manage the risks of powered mobile plant, including collisions with pedestrians (s 214), and use a warning device where plant could collide with pedestrians or other plant (s 215).Confined spaces: tanks, pits and similar spaces can be confined spaces. A worker must not enter one until the confined space division has been complied with (s 65), and entry in or near a confined space is high risk construction work if it is also construction work (s 291(f)).Guarding: where guarding controls plant risks, it must generally be a permanently fixed barrier, or an interlocked barrier if access is needed during operation, maintenance or cleaning (s 208). That matters for balers, compactors and sorting lines.Heavy vehicles: each party in the chain of responsibility for a heavy vehicle must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of its transport activities (s 26C of the Heavy Vehicle National Law).
Popular waste and recycling templates
Waste Truck Hopper and Compactor Isolation SWMSRear Loader Waste Truck SWMSMaterial Recovery Facility Sorting Line SWMSSeptic Tank Pump-Out SWMSScrap Material Handler SWMSSafe Operation of Bale Press SWMS
The Waste and Recycling SWMS Bundle covers the main collection and processing jobs in one download. Read our guides to machine guarding and working safely near mobile equipment. Every template is an editable Word or Excel file you can brand with your logo, and you download it straight after checkout. Once filled in for your job, the documents help you meet your duties. This is general information, not legal advice.