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This pre-written Blower Vac SWMS template gives you a compliant, ready-to-use document you can put to work today. Supplied as an instant download i...
View full detailsThis pre-written Chainsaw SWMS template gives you a compliant, ready-to-use document you can put to work today. Supplied as an instant download in ...
View full detailsThis pre-written Chippers and Shredders SWMS template gives you a compliant, ready-to-use document you can put to work today. Supplied as an instan...
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View full detailsThis pre-written Garden Maintenance SWMS template gives you a compliant, ready-to-use document you can put to work today. Supplied as an instant do...
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View full detailsAsk ten garden maintenance crews whether they need a SWMS and you’ll get ten different answers. The honest one is that it depends on where the job is, and who the work is for.
Mowing a lawn or trimming a hedge on a residential property isn’t construction work, so the WHS Regulations don’t force a SWMS on you. Change the setting and it changes. Clearing a block before earthworks, tree work off a ladder or an elevating work platform above two metres, or anything near live overhead powerlines puts you into High-Risk Construction Work (HRCW) with a SWMS required before you start. Councils, strata managers, schools and facilities teams also ask for one as a condition of the contract, so plenty of crews carry one regardless. That’s a commercial reason rather than a legal one, and it’s worth knowing the difference when a client tells you it’s mandatory.
Powerlines are the one that turns a routine prune into a fatality. Pole pruners are conductive, branches fall in directions nobody predicted, and the approach distances in your state are not negotiable. If the tree is inside those distances, the job belongs to an accredited crew.
Chainsaws bring kickback, the bar pinching in a stressed limb, and the drop zone that assumes a branch falls where you cut it. Chippers are worse in one particular way. The feed roller doesn’t distinguish between a branch and the sleeve of the person holding it, so feed technique and the emergency bar belong in writing.
Ride-on mowers roll over on slopes and near retaining walls, drainage swales and pool edges. Brushcutters throw stones and wire hard enough to blind someone twenty metres away, so the exclusion distance matters as much as the visor.
Herbicides need their own treatment. Read the label rate, keep the SDS, and think about drift onto a neighbour’s property or a waterway. Add the heat, snakes, hidden star pickets and the vibration of a full day on a two stroke.
The Garden Maintenance SWMS collection carries 28 documents which can all be viewed above and in the Garden Maintenance SWMS Pack. One grouping is the cutting gear: chainsaws, hedgers, brushcutters, edgers, chippers and shredders. Another is ground and turf work, from ride-on and push mowers through to rotary hoes and stump grinding. The rest are the jobs that take you off the ground or into chemicals, such as tree removal, gutter cleaning and handling hazardous substances. Every SWMS is fully editable, so the controls can be modified if required to suit unique sites or varying client requirements.
If a council contract asks for a SWMS on chainsaw work, buy the chainsaw template (and perhaps the tree removal SWMS), and you’re done. Crews running mowing, pruning and green waste across multiple sites and contracts will find the Garden Maintenance SWMS Pack much better value: all 28 documents and a saving of 62% Off the individual prices, bought once, used on unlimited jobs, no subscription.
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If you need more than a handful of SWMS but not the full 28, we can put together a custom pack at a discounted price based on the number of SWMS you need. Download the Garden Maintenance SWMS Selection List and email us for a custom quote — or call 1800 304 336 and we'll sort it out with you directly.
If you are multi-trade and need SWMS in other SWMS Template Packs, please Contact us and we can tailor a discounted solution to suit your business needs.
Call 1800 304 336, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm. Read us the information or email us the checklist your client sent, and someone will tell you honestly whether it’s a SWMS you need or just a risk assessment. They wrote the documents, so they know what’s in them.
15+ years and 15,000+ customers → We've been helping small and medium construction and trade businesses get their SWMS sorted since 2010. Our templates reflect real-world experience across the trades we serve - not generic documents assembled at a desk.
Pre-written and ready to use → Every SWMS template comes pre-filled with the hazards, risks, and control measures typical for that task and trade. You're not starting from a blank page - the hard work is already done. In most cases it's far quicker to delete what doesn't apply to your specific site than to research and write it yourself.
Legally compliant → Our SWMS templates are prepared in accordance with the Model WHS Regulations (Schedule 3), Safe Work Australia Codes of Practice and relevant Australian Standards. They're structured to meet all the requirements of a compliant SWMS - so you can use them with confidence on site, in tenders, and in audits.
Fully editable in Microsoft Word → Everything is supplied in .docx format. Add your company and site details, adjust the control measures to reflect your specific conditions if required, and you're done. No software subscriptions, no locked PDFs.
Pay once, use on every job → No ongoing fees, no per-project charges. Purchase a template once and use it across unlimited sites, projects, and tenders. When we update documents, existing customers receive discounts on revised versions.
Free phone and email support → When you purchase from us you get access to the same people who built the documents - not a call centre, not a chatbot. If you're unsure how to customise a SWMS for your specific site conditions, or a principal contractor is asking questions you can't answer, call 1800 304 336 and we'll help you work through it.
Honest advice → If you need one SWMS, we'll sell you one SWMS. If an industry pack makes more sense for your situation, we'll tell you that too. We're not here to push you toward the most expensive option - we're here to help you end up with the right documents for your actual needs.
I had planned to set up my own system but never seemed to get around to doing it. I also procrastinated for some time about purchasing an WHS system and as our company grew and the number of employees increased we realised it was becoming more and more important to have our WHS procedures in place. The cost seemed less important than getting a system in place. I now can sleep at night without worrying about the burden of creating all the documents myself.
Occupational Safety Solutions were so easy to deal with. The thorough documentation, especially the ready made Safe Work Method Statements have saved me so much time. The system is easy to edit and the ability to create multiple copies of documents for all of our vehicles is great. I now have peace of mind knowing we are compliant. I would not hesitate to recommend Occupational Safety Solutions and their products to other landscapers.
Michelle Nicholson
Gumnut Landscapes
Occupational Safety Solutions have taken all of the hard work out of WHS Management System documentation. The knowledge and support of the staff is amazing and the templates are so user friendly, they have made completing this paperwork stress-less!
We are honestly so impressed by the coverage and depth that each document goes into. The "how to roll it out" document has been so helpful in making this daunting task seem achievable. We couldn't be happier!
Thank you to Andrew and team for all of your support, highly recommended!
Prue and Tom Plummer
Plumm Landscapes Pty Ltd
As a small-medium business, we recently went through a period of accelerated growth and along with that came the need to update our existing WHS system to something much more robust.
Occupational Safety Solutions helped bring our documentation up to speed and provided guidance to ensure we are aligned with best practice for all of our WHS processes and procedures. Andrew has come to the rescue more than once when we needed new or refined documents for specific tenders and updated Safe Work Method Statements.
OSS are reasonably priced and responsive with fast turn around times. Honestly, we couldn't be happier with the service provided by OSS and would highly recommend to any organisation looking to update their WHS systems.
Monique Swallow
Ben’s Waste Management
