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Introducing the Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template for Concrete Waffle Pod Raft System, your go-to framework for maintaining safety and compliance on your worksite. Designed with practicality and flexibility in mind, this template aims to assist tradespeople in managing site-specific risks effectively while aligning with Australia’s workplace health and safety standards.
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Our SWMS template comes pre-filled with general details to give you a solid starting point. It’s designed to be thorough yet straightforward, capturing essential safety aspects associated with concrete waffle pod raft systems.
- Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format for easy editing: Modify the content to suit your specific project’s needs with ease. The Word format means it’s user-friendly and simple to update, even if you’re not a tech wiz.
- Includes the scope of the project and the project details: Clearly outline what your project entails. This section helps everyone involved understand the nature and extent of the work being undertaken.
- Includes checklist of any high-risk machinery on site: We know the importance of keeping track of potentially hazardous equipment. This checklist ensures you’re mindful of all high-risk machinery present, helping maintain a safer working environment.
- Includes space for recording any staff training: Properly documented training sessions are key to ensuring that all workers are well-prepared. This segment lets you keep tabs on who has received training, fostering accountability and competence.
- Includes before and after risk ratings: Assess the effectiveness of your safety measures by noting how risks decrease as controls are put into place. It’s a practical way to track the improvement in safety over time.
- Includes resources for use of legislative references: Be confident that your SWMS aligns with current legal requirements. This feature incorporates references to relevant legislation so you’re always up-to-date.
- Includes all PPE required: Ensure that all necessary Personal Protective Equipment is accounted for, promoting the welfare of every individual on site.
- Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: Evaluate potential hazards and their impact with a structured risk assessment matrix. Identifying risks thoughtfully can dramatically enhance onsite safety practices.
- Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: This final check step serves as a safeguard, confirming that all facets of the SWMS have been fully addressed before commencing work.
- Includes sign-off page for all workers and responsible persons: Capture the commitment and awareness of all personnel through a convenient signing process, establishing clarity and agreement among team members.
- Easy to use, easy to customise: You don’t need a PhD in paperwork management to navigate this template. Its simplicity is its strength, making it accessible for everyone from apprentices to experienced project managers.
- Suitable for large contracts and tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Whether it’s a small job or a major contract, our SWMS template adjusts to fit the bill, offering the reliability needed for significant projects.
- Quick delivery by email: We aim to reduce downtime by getting your SWMS template to you fast, straight to your inbox, allowing you to start planning without hesitation.
Crafted with the realities of the worksite in mind, this template strikes the right balance between detail and usability. Keep your operations safe and sound with a tool that’s made not just for compliance, but for real-world practicality and peace of mind.
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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 Concrete Waffle Pod Raft System 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.
