Hi-Rail Plant Operations SWMS
Hi-rail vehicle operation on track — wheel deployment/retraction, on-tracking procedure, fellow worker exclusion zones, network operator approval.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Hi-rail vehicle operations involve deploying rail wheels, on-tracking, and operating powered mobile plant within the rail corridor under network operator authority. This SWMS addresses WHS Regulation 2025 and Rail Safety National Law obligations for high-risk construction work in road/railway corridors near energised overhead traction.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Fatal collision with train
Electrocution or arc flash fatality
Plant rollover, crush injury
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Obtain network operator track possession/protection authority before on-tracking; confirm via Protection Officer.
- 2Maintain 3m exclusion from live OHLE; isolate and earth where breach unavoidable.
- 3Competent operator performs daily hi-rail wheel alignment, gauge and locking pin inspection pre-deployment.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Hi-rail vehicle design, inspection and operating standard
Operator and Protection Officer competency requirements
High-Risk Construction Work triggered
Hi-rail operates directly within the rail corridor on live or possessed track.
Operations occur beneath 1500V/25kV traction overhead line equipment.
SWMS mandatory before work starts; PCBU penalties to $30,000 individual.
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS template
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule
- ✓Project hazard register
- ✓Worker sign-on register
Related legislation
- WHS Regulation 2025 Schedule 3 (HRCW)
- Rail Safety National Law Act 2012
- ONRSR Rail Safety Worker Drug & Alcohol Code