Agricultural Operations SWMS
General agricultural operations — tractor use, machinery maintenance, chemical application, grain handling, and irrigation. Rollover protection, PTO safety, and agrochemical controls.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Agricultural operations covering tractor use, machinery maintenance, chemical application, grain handling, and irrigation. Work involves rollover risk, PTO entanglement, agrochemical exposure, and remote isolation, triggering WHS Regulation 2025 duties and Safe Work Australia's Hazardous Work in Agriculture Code of Practice obligations for primary producers.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Crush fatality without ROPS protection
Severe limb amputation or death
Acute poisoning and chronic respiratory illness
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Operate only tractors fitted with compliant ROPS and seatbelts per AS 1636.
- 2Guard all PTO shafts; isolate and lockout before maintenance per WHS Reg 2025.
- 3Apply chemicals using calibrated equipment, licensed operators, and SDS-specified PPE in suitable weather.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Primary code for agricultural plant, chemical, and isolation risks
Mandatory rollover protective structure design and testing standard
High-Risk Construction Work triggered
Tractors and self-propelled harvesters are powered mobile plant under WHS Reg 2025.
Solo paddock and irrigation tasks beyond communication or rescue range.
HRCW SWMS mandatory before work; non-compliance breaches WHS Reg s291.
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS template
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule
- ✓Hazard register
- ✓Worker sign-on register
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011
- WHS Regulation 2025
- Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994