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Our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template for Portable Circular Saw is designed to assist Australian tradespeople and contractors in establishing a solid framework for safety compliance on site. Developed with practicality and ease of use in mind, this template provides a foundation upon which safety protocols can be efficiently structured, keeping your team safe and operations compliant.
Key Features:
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Our SWMS template comes pre-loaded with detailed information relevant to the use of portable circular saws. It’s like having a safety adviser ready to guide you through the necessary steps involved in promoting a safe work environment.
- Fully Editable and Customisable: Available in Microsoft Word format, the template allows users to easily tweak and adjust as needed. Modify sections to better fit the unique requirements of your specific project or job site.
- Includes the Scope of the Project and Project Details: We’ve built in sections where you can detail project-specific information, helping keep everyone on the same page regarding scope, objectives, and responsibilities.
- Includes Checklist of Any High-Risk Machinery on Site: Identify and document high-risk machinery beyond the circular saw, providing a clear reminder of what needs extra attention on site.
- Space for Recording Staff Training: Ensure all staff members are properly trained by documenting their credentials and training dates, fostering accountability and readiness.
- Before and After Risk Ratings: Evaluate and record risk levels before and after implementing control measures. This can aid in assessing the effectiveness of your interventions.
- Resources for Legislative References: Our template includes helpful pointers for looking up relevant legislative references to support alignment with current regulations. A handy tool for ensuring you’re always in the know.
- Includes All PPE Required: Stay equipped by detailing all necessary Personal Protective Equipment right in the SWMS. From safety glasses to ear protection, nothing gets overlooked.
- Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment Matrix: Conduct thorough risk assessments and utilise our matrix to categorise and prioritise risks appropriately, helping ensure that you focus on what’s most important.
- Checklist to Ensure All Requirements Have Been Covered: Use our built-in checklist to review and confirm that all necessary steps and considerations have been addressed when implementing the SWMS.
- Sign-Off Page for All Workers and Responsible Persons: A designated space for signatures ensures that everyone involved acknowledges understanding and commits to following the prescribed safety practices.
- Easy to Use, Easy to Customise: We’ve made the template user-friendly so that even those who aren’t tech-savvy will find it straightforward to use and modify.
- Suitable for Large Contracts and Tenders, Including Tier 1 Contractual Work: Whether you’re engaging in small jobs or big contracts, including high-level negotiations, this template maintains its relevance and utility.
- Quick Delivery by Email: Get started fast – we deliver your template straight to your inbox without delay, so you can begin tailoring your SWMS immediately.
Using our SWMS template for a portable circular saw equips your team with clarity and direction, setting the stage for enhanced safety practices. While tools and templates help pave the way, remember that effective implementation relies on people engaging actively and responsibly.
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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 Circular Saw – Portable Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) references:
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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.
