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Safe Work Method Statement Template for Construction Site Visitor
Welcome to our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) template, specifically designed with construction site visitors in mind. Our goal is to make your site visits not only as safe as possible but also compliant with occupational health and safety requirements. Here’s a comprehensive look at what our template offers:
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Our SWMS template comes pre-filled with the necessary details you’ll need, saving you time. It aims to cover various aspects of site safety comprehensively. However, it should always be tailored to suit the specific needs of your project.
- Fully Editable and Customisable in Microsoft Word: The template is provided in an editable Microsoft Word format. This makes it easy to adjust content quickly to fit the unique conditions and requirements of your site visit.
- Includes the Scope of the Project and the Project Details: The template provides space to clearly outline the specifics of the project. Adequate detail here helps everyone on site understand their roles and responsibilities better.
- Includes Checklist of Any High-Risk Machinery on Site: A ready-to-use checklist is included for identifying and acknowledging all high-risk machinery. Recognising these risks can significantly help in implementing effective control measures.
- Includes Space for Recording Any Staff Training: Documenting staff training is critical. Our template allocates space for recording the details of any inductions or training sessions undertaken by employees, ensuring compliance and awareness are up to scratch.
- Includes Before and After Risk Ratings: Understand the effectiveness of your risk control measures by utilising our before and after risk ratings calculator. This feature helps gauge the impact of safety interventions.
- Includes Resources for Use of Legislative References: We provide links and references to relevant legislation, assisting you in staying informed and compliant with current Australian workplace safety laws.
- Includes All PPE Required: Keep track of personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements with ease. Our template lists out what’s needed, helping ensure everyone is properly equipped during site visits.
- Includes Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment Matrix: The included risk assessment matrix provides a clear framework for evaluating hazards, a crucial step to reducing injuries and incidents on site.
- Includes a Checklist to Ensure All Requirements Have Been Covered When Implementing the SWMS: This checklist acts as a handy final review tool, allowing you to confirm that all necessary safety steps have been considered and implemented.
- Includes Sign Off Page for All Workers and Responsible Persons: Accountability matters. We include sign off pages where all parties involved can acknowledge their understanding and acceptance of the safety procedures.
- Easy to Use, Easy to Customise: Simplicity reigns. We’ve structured the SWMS to be straightforward, which allows for quick modifications without hassle.
- Suitable for Large Contracts and Tenders, Including Tier 1 Contractual Work: Whether you’re dealing with major contracts or taking part in bids, this SWMS template is suitable for industry use at all levels, including tier 1 work environments.
- Quick Delivery by Email: Once you’ve made a purchase, expect a swift email delivery. No delays, just prompt service so you can get started straight away.
Remember, while our SWMS template is a helpful guide, it’s crucial to adapt it specifically for your site’s requirements to enhance safety effectively. With thoughtful preparations and a focus on continuous improvement, safer workplaces are within reach.
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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 Site Visitor 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.
