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Excavator Use — Plumbing Trenches SWMS

Operating an excavator for plumbing trenches, with exclusion zones, spotters and services controls.

✓ Editable Microsoft Word✓ Instant download after payment✓ State-specific WHS Regulation

What this SWMS covers

  • Exclusion zones and spotter arrangements
  • Underground service location before breaking ground
  • Plant set-up, ground conditions and slew radius
  • Working alongside crew on foot in the trench

How it works

  1. Pick your state — the document is written to the WHS Regulation in force there.
  2. Pay once — card checkout, no account, no subscription.
  3. Download & edit — the Word file is emailed and downloadable straight away. Add your ABN, site and crew, brief the team, and you’re ready.

What you get

A complete, editable Safe Work Method Statement for excavator use — plumbing trenches, in Microsoft Word — not a locked PDF. It sets out the activity, its hazards and the control measures, ready for you to add your site-specific detail before work starts. Available for all 8 states you can select at checkout. It remains a template until you complete it and consult your workers, as the WHS Regulation requires.