Professional Safety Documents Tailored For Landscapers And Garden Maintenance Crews - Ready To Use & Fully Editable. Compliance Made Easy.
 
Whether you're maintaining gardens, building retaining walls, or running a landscaping crew across multiple sites, OHS compliance is a must - especially when working with power tools, chemicals, or on client properties. Our Gardening & Landscaping OHS Management System gives you all the documentation you need to help put in place safety systems to protect your workers, meet your legal obligations, and win more jobs with confidence.
 
Designed by OHS experts for Australian gardeners and landscapers, this system is practical, easy to edit, and job-ready - no expensive subscriptions or consultants required.
 
Package Includes:
1️⃣ Gardening & landscaping OHS Manual (252 pages, including 41 forms & registers)
2️⃣ Managing Psychological Hazards in the Workplace Manual (37 pages)
3️⃣ x20 Gardening & Landscaping Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)
4️⃣ x74 Toolbox Talks
5️⃣ Staff Induction Handbook
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1️⃣ OHS Manual 
 
Step up your safety game with our Gardening & Landscaping OHS Manual Template for businesses in Victoria. Designed to help you set up a comprehensive OHS management system quickly, this template aligns with Australian regulations and ISO45001 standards, making documentation easier. Ideal for gardening and landscaping businesses, this fully editable manual allows you to customise it with your company details. It also includes a full range of OHS form templates to support your documentation needs.
 
OHS Manual Key Sections
The manual includes detailed sections to help manage and improve safety in your workplace:
Overview
References
Definitions
Our Organisation
Leadership and Worker Participation
Planning
Support
Operation
Performance Evaluation
Improvement
Drugs and Alcohol
Smoking in the Workplace
Sun Safety
Hazardous Manual Handling
Traffic Control
Fit for Work
COVID-19 in the Workplace
Health and Safety Plan
Risk Management
Hazard & Opportunity Reporting
Legal Requirements and Other Requirements Register
Objectives and Outcomes Procedure
Induction
Training and Qualifications
Injury/Incident Management
Return to Work
Consultation & Communication Procedure
Health and Safety Representatives and Committees
Documentation and Data Control
OHS Audit
Issue Resolution
Emergency Procedures
Workplace Inspection Procedures Review
Stop Work Authority
Office Safety
Ergonomics
Fatigue Management
Health Surveillance
First Aid
Personal Protective Equipment
Plant and Equipment
Powered Mobile Plant
Electrical Safety
Tools – Hand and Power Operated
Chemical Management Procedure
Trenching and Excavation
Ladder Safety
Working in Remote and Rural Locations
Site Safety
Work at Client Premises
Heat Management
Hearing Conservation (Noise)
Safe Driving
Vehicle Accident Procedure
Subcontractor Management
Working Near Water
Working with Animals
Spiders, Insects, Rats, and Snakes
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2️⃣ Managing Psychological Hazards in the Workplace Manual:
 
Included as an add-on to the main OHS Manual, this 37-page guide helps you identify and manage common psychosocial risks like stress, bullying, fatigue, and poor communication. It supports your legal obligations under updated OHS laws and gives you practical, easy-to-follow procedures to help create a safer, healthier workplace - both mentally and physically.
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3️⃣ Safe Work Method Statements
 
The package includes 20 pre-filled, ready-to-use Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) covering the most common high-risk tasks in gardening & landscaping. Each SWMS helps you identify key hazards associated with the task and outlines commonly used control measures to reduce risk and keep your team safe - making it easy to train staff and stay on top of your site safety obligations.
 
SWMS's Included:
Chemical Spraying (Weeds)
Chainsaw
Chemicals
Driving a Vehicle
Fuel Storage, Refuelling, and Decanting
Gutter Cleaning
Hand, Air & Power Tools
High Pressure Cleaning
Ladders
Landscaping Activities
Manual Handling
Paving
Power Tools
Push Mower
Rubbish Removal
Use of Ride On Mower
Working Around The Public
Working Outdoors
Working in Private Residences
Working Near Water
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4️⃣ Training/Toolbox Talks:
 
The package includes 74 ready-to-use training sessions/Toolbox Talks designed to kickstart meaningful safety conversations with your team. Each short, practical talk focuses on a specific topic - helping your team understand common hazards, how to control them, and what to do if things go wrong, while also documenting your commitment to ongoing safety training and compliance.
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5️⃣ Staff Induction Handbook:
 
The Staff Induction Handbook makes it easy to onboard workers, contractors, and visitors with a clear, no-fuss summary of your safety expectations. It saves you time, helps protect your business from liability, and ensures everyone understands their responsibilities - without needing to hand over the full OHS Manual.