The Environmental Controls - Plant and Vehicles Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) outlines the main hazards and risks associated with the use of mobile plant and heavy vehicles when preparing sites for construction or landscaping work, including risks of damage to vegetation and sedimentation of drains and waterways due to runoff from earthworks and contamination of soil from spills or leaks of fuel, oil, etc.
The Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) provides details of the inspections required to be carried out, and the control measures to be implemented to reduce the likelihood and impact of damage and contamination in workplaces and sites when using plant and vehicles to carry out earthworks for civil engineering and building projects.
