Drill Rig Operation (Including Pre-Operational Inspection and Shutdown Procedure)

The SWMS-DRL-001 document provides a comprehensive safety framework for the operation of drill rigs, outlining key hazards such as service strikes, mechanical failures, and risks associated with manual handling. Essential for operators and site supervisors, this document ensures compliance with relevant workplace health and safety regulations. By using this SWMS, companies can enhance safety practices, reduce accident risks, and promote a culture of safety on-site.

• Service strike; rig topple
• Untrained operation
• Mechanical defect; mast failure
• Mast collapse; rig tip-over
• Powerline contact
• Entanglement in rotary head; struck by tool
• Manual handling; struck-by; pinch
• Chemical exposure; slip on spilled fluid
• Fall from height
• NIHL; HAVS
• Mast fall; inadvertent movement
• Catastrophic
• Explosion / electrocution
• Soil/water; air
• Drift

• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 6.3 Excavation
• AS 3798:2007
• Code of Practice: Excavation work
• AS 5804
• AS 4884
• WHS Reg 2017 Sch 18 (HRCW)
• Code of Practice: Construction work
• AS 4884
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• AS 4884
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• AS 4884
• AS 5804
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.7
• AS/NZS 3000
• AS/NZS 3012
• AS/NZS 3760
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• AS 4884
• WHS Reg 2017 Hazardous Manual Tasks
• AS 4884
• WHS Reg 2017 Ch 7
• AS 1715/1716
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS/NZS 1269
• AS/NZS 1270
• AS/NZS 2763
• WHS Reg 2017 Part 5.1 & 5.3 Plant
• AS 2550.1
• AS 4024 series
• AS 4884
• WHS Act 2011
• WHS Regulation 2017
• AS 4884
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 6.3 Excavation
• AS 3798:2007
• Code of Practice: Excavation work
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.7
• AS/NZS 3000
• AS/NZS 3012
• AS/NZS 3760
• EPA Act
• POEO Act
• WHS Reg 2017 Sch 18 (HRCW)
• Code of Practice: Construction work
• AS 4884