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Safe Work Method Statement Template for Construction Night Works
Navigating the complexities of construction night works can be daunting, but with our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template, you’re better equipped to handle it efficiently. Designed specifically for those working under the stars—when visibility and conditions are less predictable—our template aims to make your paperwork straightforward and manageable while maintaining high safety standards.
Key Features:
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Pre-filled and Comprehensive: We’ve done the groundwork for you by pre-filling extensive sections based on industry standards, allowing you to hit the ground running and focus more on the specifics rather than starting from scratch.
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Fully Editable and Customisable in Microsoft Word: Enjoy the flexibility of MS Word format, which means you get an adaptable document to tweak and tailor, ensuring it fits like a glove with your project’s requirements.
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Includes the Scope of the Project and the Project Details: Set clear boundaries and expectations by outlining everything pertinent to your project from the get-go, minimising misunderstandings and enhancing communication.
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Includes Checklist of Any High Risk Machinery on Site: Keep safety top-of-mind with a handy checklist that ensures all high-risk machinery is accounted for and managed, reducing the chance of costly mishaps.
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Includes Space for Recording any Staff Training: Training is paramount, especially with high-risk night work. Our template provides a dedicated space to log all staff training activities to keep everyone informed and compliant.
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Includes Before and After Risk Ratings: Assess risk levels before diving into the task and after completion to ensure continuous improvement and a safer working environment.
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Includes Resources for Use of Legislative References: Easily access legislative references so you’re never in the dark about legal obligations, helping to avoid compliance headaches down the line.
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Includes All PPE Required: A comprehensive list to remind everyone of personal protective equipment requirements, keeping both employers and employees shielded from hazards present during night works.
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Includes Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment Matrix: Break down potential risks with a detailed assessment tool tailored to highlight each site’s unique challenges and help develop targeted mitigation strategies.
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Includes a Checklist to Ensure All Requirements Have Been Covered When Implementing the SWMS: Avoid missing crucial details with a handy checklist that covers every facet of your SWMS implementation, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.
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Includes Sign Off Page for All Workers and Responsible Persons: Tighten accountability with a sign-off page. It assures every team member and supervisor acknowledges their understanding and participation in achieving a safe workplace.
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Easy to Use, Easy to Customise: Despite its depth, navigating this template is straightforward and user-friendly, making customisation a breeze even for those less familiar with paperwork.
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Suitable for Large Contracts and Tenders, Including Tier 1 Contractual Work: Whether you’re tackling mid-sized projects or massive Tier 1 tenders, this template scales seamlessly, offering the flexibility to adapt as needed.
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Quick Delivery by Email: No waiting around; receive your template quickly via email, ready for immediate download and use.
Our template offers structure and guidance, reducing stress and freeing you to concentrate on where you excel—getting the job done safely and effectively. It’s not just about ticking boxes; it’s about creating a safer job site one step at a time.
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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 Construction Night Works 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.
