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Introducing our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template specifically designed for Chain Blocks, Hoists, and Winches. Tailored to help you address workplace health and safety challenges, this template is a must-have for tradespeople seeking to maintain a safe work environment.
Key Features:
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: The SWMS template comes pre-filled with essential information catered to the common processes involved in using chain blocks, hoists, and winches. While it’s comprehensive to start with, it covers typical practices which can serve as a robust starting point, easing the burden on your time.
- Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format: We’ve made this template fully editable in Microsoft Word to allow easy customisation. Adjust any part of the document to suit the specific needs of your project without the hassle of complex software or locked PDFs.
- Includes the scope of the project and the project details: Clearly defined sections are available for you to outline the scope and critical details of your project. This ensures that everyone involved has a clear understanding of project requirements from the get-go.
- Includes checklist of any high risk machinery on site: Use this handy checklist to identify and log any high-risk machinery you’ll be working with on-site. Keeping track helps manage risks better and keeps everyone alert to potential hazards.
- Includes space for recording any staff training: Documenting staff training is crucial. Our template provides dedicated space for you to note down training specifics, ensuring everyone is up to date with their skills and knowledge about equipment handling.
- Includes before and after risk ratings: Analyse the effectiveness of your safety measures using the before and after risk ratings sections. Compare initial risk levels with post-action outcomes to understand how well risks are mitigated.
- Includes resources for use of legislative references: Keep compliant with legislation using our built-in resources. They’re there to guide you in understanding applicable laws so your operation remains within legal bounds.
- Includes all PPE required: Safety comes first. This template gives an itemised listing of the necessary Personal Protective Equipment relevant for tasks involving chain blocks, hoists, and winches.
- Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: Conduct thorough risk assessments using our detailed templates and matrices. They help break down the risk process into understandable steps ensuring nothing gets missed.
- Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: Never leave anything to chance with our implementation checklist. It ensures every essential piece is ticked off before moving forward with your work method statement.
- Includes sign off page for all workers and responsible persons: Accountability is key. With our sign-off page, confirm that team members and responsible parties acknowledge their roles and the safety procedures set out in the SWMS.
- Easy to use, easy to customise: Designed with tradespeople in mind, our template is straightforward and user-friendly. You’ll find no unnecessary jargon—just practical, solid content ready for your adjustments.
- Suitable for large contracts and Tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Whether you’re dealing with smaller projects or major tenders, even including tier 1 contracts, this SWMS template caters to various client demands at any scale.
- Quick delivery by email: Once you’ve secured the template, it’s sent directly to your inbox swiftly, reducing waiting times and letting you dive straight into ensuring workplace safety.
Our carefully thought-out template aims to assist, offering guidance and structure for your safety planning around the heavy-duty tasks involving chain blocks, hoists, and winches. Remember, safety starts with preparation, and we’ve got the tools to help you manage risks effectively!
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Each Safe Work Method Statement has specific content that is referenced to, but not limited to a number of authorities such as Codes of Practice, Regulations, Australian Standards or the Act.
The Chain Blocks Hoists and Winches Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) references:
Ordering only takes a few minutes. Upon ordering completion, a link will be sent to your email address to download your documents, then add your company logo to the top of the header and you’re finished.
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Frequent Questions
Safe Work Method Statement Template FAQ’s
What format is a BlueSafe Australia Safe Work Method Statement Template delivered in?
Because every SWMS needs to be edited to suit on-site specifics, it makes sense to deliver our Safe Work Method Statements in Microsoft Word Format for easy editing.
How many pages long is each Safe Work Method Statement Template?
It depends entirely on the nature of the risks associated with the SWMS Template, however on average the documents are between 7-15 pages in length. Each Safe Work Method Statement is comprehensive in nature and is easy to use.
What are before and after risk ratings?
Before and after risk ratings are simply this: When you initially start to do a job, like say drill a hole in a wall, there will be a level of risk, which for this example let's just say is a level 2 (before). The idea is that then you would implement some type of control measure to reduce the risk, and in this case we would implement the control measure of wearing safety glasses to protect the eyes. This now would bring the risk of an injury down to a level 1 (after). Here you can see how the SWMS has a before and after risk rating for each step of a job, task or process.
Why do the Safe Work Method Statement Templates have before and after risk ratings?
Before and after risk ratings are a simple and effective way to clearly show how, and how much a certain level of risk has been brought down for a certain step in a job task or process. Another reason also is that many larger contractors now like to see before and after risk ratings, so it makes sense to include them in our Templates.
Are the SWMS Templates pre-filled?
Absolutely. Every Safe Work Method Statement Template is pre-filled, high quality and comprehensive in order to help save you as much time, and deliver as much quality information as possible when conducting your own on site safety.
Do the Safe Work Method Statement Templates come with a Risk Assessment?
Yes. Each Safe Work Method Statement comes with it's own built in Risk Assessment which is part of the working document. The SWMS is straightforward, easy to use and has a risk calculator to work out the risk level and likelihood of the risk occurring.
Does each SWMS Template have the required PPE already suggested?
Yes, each SWMS Template has a range of PPE recorded, as well as picture icons of different PPE items that you can add/remove as you need to for the requirements of the job task.
What Should be Included in a Safe Work Method Statement?
If you're going to be doing any high risk construction work, you'll most likely not only need a Safe Work Method Statement, but you'll also need to make sure your SWMS has a number of checks and balances in order for the document to be accepted in your construction site safety. Purchasing a safe work method statement template can help save you quite a lot of time rather than starting from scratch. Also, just remember that even though every BlueSafe Template is highly comprehensive and pre-filled, your SWMS Template should be adjusted to suit any noticeable risks that are specific to the task you are performing.
Your Safe Work Method Statement must:
- List or show the different types of construction work that is high risk
- Clearly explain the workplace health and safety hazards as well as the risks that arise from the works
- Explain in detail how each risk will be managed, maintained and controlled
- Explain how each control measure will be implemented in order to reduce each risk
- Describe how each control measure will be monitored an how often the control measures will be reviewed
- Consider any additional factors that may impact the level of risk involved with the safety of the construction site such as weather, wind etc.
- Be made available and accessible to read by employees and applicable personnel at any time.
- Every SWMS should be easy to understand and written in plain language
- Every BlueSafe Australia Safe Work Method Statement Template is straightforward and easy to use. They also have what's called 'before and after risk ratings', which basically means there's a built in risk assessment that is used in the process of using the document. This allows you to asses the initial risks and give them a score, and then assess the risk and give an 'after score' once the listed control measures are implemented. All our documents are comprehensive, pre-filled and easy to use. You can even download a sample below and see an example.
