SWMS AUS

Workbox Operations (Working at Height)

Positioning personnel in a crane-suspended workbox to reach work where no safer means of access is reasonably practicable.

Objective

Complete the work safely by controlling falls, ejection, crush and box detachment through a justified rated workbox, a licensed crane and dogger, harness to a box anchor, dead-slow crane movement and an exclusion zone below.

This is the Working at Height version. The hazards and controls are written around working at height work, so it differs from the other 1 trade versions of Workbox Operations. Compare all 2.

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 workbox operations (working at height) 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 Working at Height 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: 9 August 2026

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