Rural & Agricultural Fencing SWMS
Rural and agricultural fencing — post-hole digging with tractor auger, post-driving, barbed wire straining, star picket installation, and electric fence energiser connection.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Rural and agricultural fencing covering tractor auger post-hole digging, post-driving, barbed wire straining, star picket installation and electric fence energiser connection. Remote work, machinery entanglement, and lacerations trigger WHS Regulation 2025 SWMS and risk management duties under sections 19 and 20.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Limb amputation or fatal entanglement
Severe facial and eye lacerations
Envenomation with delayed emergency response
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Fit PTO guards, isolate tractor before clearing auger blockages, never wear loose clothing.
- 2Use mechanical wire strainers with chain dogs, wear face shield and gauntlets, stand clear of strain line.
- 3Carry PLB or satellite communicator, snake bandages, and check-in protocol with base every 2 hours.
Applicable Codes of Practice
PTO and auger guarding requirements for tractor attachments
Roadside fencing requires traffic management plan
High-Risk Construction Work triggered
Tractor with PTO-driven post-hole auger is powered mobile plant under reg 213.
Category 2 offence: $1.5M corporation, $300K individual, no SWMS prosecution.
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS template aligned to WHS Regulation 2025
- ✓State-specific legislation schedule (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, NT, ACT)
- ✓Pre-populated hazard register with risk matrix scoring
- ✓Worker sign-on and daily review register
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011 sections 19, 20
- WHS Regulation 2025 Part 4.5 (Plant) and reg 291 (SWMS)
- Hazardous Work in Agriculture Code of Practice