SWMS AUS

Timber & Sleeper Handling

Receiving, storing, handling and cutting timber, sleepers and treated timber products - pack handling and stacking, manual handling, treated timber precautions and docking to length.

Objective

Handle timber without falling packs or preservative exposure - secured packs, stable stacks, team lifts, gloves and washing for treated timber, and a barricaded cutting station.

Built by WHS professionals, written for your state

Every document is built by WHS professionals. Each state version references the Act, regulator, and requirements for the state you select. Victoria gets the OHS Act and WorkSafe Victoria, NSW gets the WHS Act and SafeWork NSW.

NSW WHS Act 2011 VIC OHS Act 2004 QLD WHS Act 2011 SA WHS Act 2012 WA WHS Act 2020 TAS WHS Act 2012 NT WHS (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 ACT WHS Act 2011 National Model WHS Act (national)

When you'd use this SWMS

If timber & sleeper handling is part of your job, the builder or head contractor will usually want a SWMS for it before you start on site. This one's editable in Word. Add your company and site details, check the hazards and controls against the actual job, and get your crew to sign on before work starts.

Doing the whole trade? The Garden and Building Supplies Yard pack bundles this with the rest and works out cheaper. New to it? Here's what goes in a SWMS.

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Last review: 13 August 2026

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