Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                                               SWMS: 33 – Chainsaw
Safe Work Methods
                                                                                H                                                                             Responsible         Residual
                                                                                                            Controls / Work Methods
                                                                                O                                                                             Person/s for          Risk
         Job Steps                    Potential Hazards         L   C      R                        1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer          Monitor &
                                                                                C                                    5. Admin 6. PPE                                          L      C     R
                                                                                                                                                                Review
                                                                                           Ensure knees are bent for horizontal and angle cuts to reduce
                                                                                            load on the back.
                                Kickback                        C   4      H    5          To avoid kickback the tip of the chainsaw should not come         Competent       B      4     M
                                                                           14               into contact with solid wood, or be ‘pinched’ by a log or         Operator                     9
                                                                                            timber item under pressure.
                                                                                           Ensure all cutting occurs with the middle of the blade at ‘full
                                                                                            throttle’


Methods for monitoring and reviewing effectiveness of chosen control measures
Hutchinson Builders & Subcontracted Personnel: Follow procedure and report hazards
Competent Operator:                            Follow procedure and report hazards
Hutchinson Builders Foreman:                   Ensure competent persons only use chainsaw power tools
                                       Monitor SWMS controls on site using the Observation Form

Developed & approved on site by:

Name:                                                          Position:                                                         Date:

Matt Leeke / Terry Strahan / Jesse Joyce                       Site Manager/ Foreman

                                                               Workers Representative




584 Milton Road TOOWONG QLD 4066                          SWMS Developed by:        Jamie Gilbert                                                             VERSION 7 – September 2015
P: (07) 3335 5000 F: (07) 3335 5005                       Position:                 National Health & Safety Co-ordinator                                                       Page 148
ABN: 52 009 778 330