Safe Operating Procedures (SOP)

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A Safe Operating Procedures (SOP) or Safe Work Procedures (SWP) sometimes also known as a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) should be developed and used to instruct people on how operate machinery or equipment safely. SOPs should also be placed on or near the machine for People to refer to when using the equipment.

Why do you need safe work procedures?

Safe Operating or work procedures make workers aware of risks in their work tasks and tell them how to avoid injury or illness while doing those tasks.

Safe operating procedures briefly document the risks associated with a work task and list the appropriate risk control measures into a sequence of steps for doing the task safely. 

It should identify the PPE required, Pre-operational safety checks, Operational safety procedures, housekeeping and outline potential hazards and forbidden activities.

When using machinery, make sure you know how to operate it safely. If you have not been trained or instructed in how machinery operates do not use it.

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SOPs included in v4.5:


1 Portable Electric Drill
2 Drill Press
3 Fixed Air Compressor
4 Portable Air Compressor
5 Oxy . Acetylene Equipment
6 Bench Grinder
7 Fork Lift
8 Electric Welder
9 Electric Mig or Tig Welder
10 Bandsaw
11 Universal Cropper and press
12 Portable Grinder
13 Abrasive Cut Off Saw
14 Radial Arm Drill
15 Lock out/ Tag out – Isolation
16 Metal Cutting Guillotine
17 Horizontal Bending Machine
18 Pipe Bender
19 Panbrake
20 Plasma Cutter
21 Spray Painting Equipment
22 Cold Saw
23 Overhead (Gantry) Crane
24 Compound Mitre Saw
25 Circular Saw
26 Quick Cut Saw
27 Rotary Hammer Drill
28 Reciprocating Saw
29 Power Blower . Petrol Operated
30 Pressure Cleaner
31 Acrow Prop
32 Vehicle Hoist
33 TTX Hydraulic Torque Wrench
34 Hydraulic Pump – HYFLOW 230-2
35 HYFLOW Air Pump
36 TTL Hydraulic Torque Wrench
37 TTZ Hydraulic Torque Wrench
38 TTP pneumatic single speed torque gun
39 TTP pneumatic Dual speed torque gun
40 Tractor
41 PANEL SAW (table saw)
42 Backpack Vacuum Cleaning
43 Angle Grinder (cordless)
44 Belt – Disc Sander (wood combination)
45 Buffing Machine
46 Blow Moulder
47 Chainsaw – Petrol/ Gasoline Powered
48 Street Sweeper
SOP RevDescription
0480Street Sweeper
0490BS KGRP-9 900mm Griddle with Stand
0500Pan Gas Fryer
0510Burner Cook Top with Stand
0520Basket Pasta Cooker
0530Pan Chip Fryer – Gas
0540Warewashing Machine
0550Sandwich Press
0560Kebab Machine
0570Kebab Meat Slicer
0580Cake Display Fridge
0591Working in a commercial kitchen
0600Bandsaw – Wood cutting
0610CNC Machine
0620Excavator Operation
0640Tipper/ Dump Truck operation
0650Excavator Auger Attachment
0660Excavator Rock breaker Operation
0670Front End Loader Operation
0680Grader Operation
0690Road roller (roller-compactor) Operation
0700Skid Steer Operation
0710Soil Compactor Operations Cat 815 816 and 825 models
0720Tracked Loader Operation
0730Tracked Loader/Skid Steer Profiler Attachment Operation
0740Tracked Loader/Skid Steer Broom Attachment Operation
0750Water Truck Operation
0760Backhoe Operation
0770Dozer Operation
0780Scraper Operation
0790Flocon (Asphalt) Truck Operation
0800Road Profiler Operation
0810Road Stabiliser Operation
0820Asphalt Paver Operation
0830Jet Patcher Operation
0840Concrete Boom Pump (Mobile) Operation
0850DPU Compactor Operation
0860Vibration Plate Operation
0870Portable Generator Operation
0880Furphy (Water Tank with Petrol Pump Trailer)
0890Leg Rammer compactor Operation
0900Impact Driver (Battery Powered) Operation
0910Diesel walk-behind floor saw Operation
0920Quick fill water Pump Operation
0930Petrol Transfer Pump Operation
0940Electric Jackhammer Operation
0950Portable Traffic light (diesel-powered ) Operation
0960Concrete Vibrator (Petrol-powered) Operation
0970Post Hole Digger hand held (Petrol-powered) Operation
0980Pressure Washer (Petrol-powered) Operation
0990Concrete Mixer (Petrol-powered) Operation
1000Concrete Mixer (Electric) Operation
1010Telehandler
1020Tender Vessel (boat)