Bobcat Operation (Including Pre-Operational Inspection and Shutdown Procedure)

The SWMS-EAR-BC1 Bobcat outlines crucial safety measures for bobcat operations, focusing on hazards such as underground service strikes and mechanical defects. This document is vital for construction teams and operators to mitigate risks associated with bobcat usage. It ensures compliance with WHS regulations, promotes workplace safety, and helps prevent accidents, injuries, and equipment damage.

• Underground service strike
• Mechanical defect
• Bobcat tip-over; pedestrian struck-by
• Strike on underground services; bucket / blade misuse
• Struck-by swinging bucket / blade; tip-over with load
• Crush by lifted boom; trapped between boom and frame
• Roll-over; collision; haul-road incident
• Inadvertent movement
• Crush; explosion; electrocution
• Air; spill; runoff
• Drift

• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 6.3 Excavation
• AS 3798:2007
• Code of Practice: Excavation work
• AS 5804
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 6.3 Excavation
• AS 3798:2007
• Code of Practice: Excavation work
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 6.3 Excavation
• AS 3798:2007
• Code of Practice: Excavation work
• AS 5101
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• AS 4024
• AS 4772
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• AS 2890.6
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• WHS Reg 2017 Sch 18 (HRCW)
• Code of Practice: Construction work
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 6.3 Excavation
• AS 3798:2007
• Code of Practice: Excavation work
• EPA Act
• AS 1940
• POEO Act
• WHS Reg 2017 Sch 18 (HRCW)
• Code of Practice: Construction work