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Introducing our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template for Cleaning (General), designed with the Aussie workforce in mind. This template is your trusty companion for ensuring a safe working environment while undertaking cleaning projects. Here’s why it stands out:
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Our SWMS template comes pre-filled with essential information, reducing the time you need to spend starting from scratch. It’s thorough yet clear, making sure no stone is left unturned when it comes to safety.
- Fully Editable and Customisable: Provided in a Microsoft Word format, this template is a breeze to edit. Tailor it to meet the specific needs of your project or organisation without any fuss. Simply click, edit, and save.
- Includes the Scope of the Project and Project Details: Define what you’re tackling with clearly laid out sections for project scope and details. Whether you’re handling an office block or an industrial site, this space allows you to articulate the specifics effortlessly.
- Checklist of Any High-Risk Machinery on Site: Using machinery? No worries. We’ve included a checklist to make sure all high-risk equipment is noted, monitored, and managed effectively.
- Space for Recording Any Staff Training: Keep a log of who’s trained on what with designated space to jot down training details. It’s a seamless way to track skills and compliance.
- Before and After Risk Ratings: Document risk levels before and after implementing safety measures, making it easier to assess the effectiveness of your actions.
- Resources for Use of Legislative References: Stay informed with resources that reference key legislation. While we can’t guarantee exhaustive coverage, these are handy pointers to keep your operation within legal parameters.
- Includes All PPE Required: Know exactly what protective gear is needed for each task. The template has an inclusive list, helping ensure everyone is geared up properly.
- Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment Matrix: Assess potential hazards confidently with our intuitive risk assessment tool and matrix, aiding in prioritising tasks based on their risk level.
- Checklist to Ensure All Requirements Have Been Covered: Implementing a SWMS can be complex. Our checklist helps simplify the process by ensuring you don’t miss any critical steps along the way.
- Sign-off Page for All Workers and Responsible Persons: Accountability is crucial. A dedicated sign-off page helps document agreement and responsibility taken by each worker involved in the project.
- Easy to Use, Easy to Customise: Designed to be user-friendly for tradespeople, adapting it to fit various situations and complexities is uncomplicated.
- Suitable for Large Contracts and Tenders, Including Tier 1 Contractual Work: It’s not just for small jobs – this template scales well to accommodate larger projects and can be used in high-tier contracts and tenders.
- Quick Delivery by Email: Get started as soon as possible with prompt email delivery upon purchase. No delays, just efficiency.
This SWMS template offers a reliable framework to promote workplace safety in cleaning operations, encouraging conscientious practices without overcomplicating processes. Feel free to customise where necessary, and always prioritise safety!
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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 Cleaning (General) 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.
