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Introducing our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template for Electrical Mains Installation – a thoughtfully designed tool aimed at guiding your workplace to adhere to safe work standards with ease and clarity. This SWMS template isn’t just a document; it’s an essential part of creating a safe working environment on site. Explore below the features that make this template both practical and indispensable:
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Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Our SWMS template comes pre-filled with industry-standard content, making sure you start with a professionally guided base. It saves time by covering general provisions and details specific to electrical mains installation work.
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Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format for easy editing: Built for flexibility, this template is made available in a Microsoft Word format, ensuring you can tweak, adjust, and tailor each section to perfectly fit the unique needs of your project without any hassle.
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Includes the scope of the project and the project details: Clearly defined sections allow you to input specific details about the scope and nature of your project, helping stakeholders quickly understand the task at hand, responsibilities, and objectives.
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Includes checklist of any high risk machinery on site: Identify high-risk machinery directly within the template. This checklist serves as a crucial reminder to maintain vigilance around these hazards and keep safety first and foremost.
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Includes space for recording any staff training: Training records are vital for compliance and accountability. With dedicated fields for documenting staff training curricula, keep all pertinent information together in one organised spot.
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Includes before and after risk ratings: Conduct effective risk assessments with areas designated for before and after risk ratings. This feature allows you to appraise potential hazards initially and reassess them post-mitigations to ensure workplace safety improvements.
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Includes resources for use of legislative references: Navigate legal requirements confidently with embedded resources providing references to relevant legislation. Keep informed and stay compliant effortlessly.
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Includes all PPE required: A comprehensive list of personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary for the job, contributing to preparedness and worker protection on site.
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Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: Provides a streamlined process for evaluating risks through a structured risk assessment matrix, guiding you in identifying, analysing, and assessing potential workplace hazards effectively.
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Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: Dedicated checklist ensures no stone is left unturned. This helps verify that each aspect has been considered during SWMS implementation, minimising overlooked details.
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Includes sign off page for all workers and responsible persons: Compliance checks end with confirmation. The template includes a sign-off page where all workers and the responsible person can acknowledge they’ve understood and agreed to abide by the method statement.
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Easy to use, easy to customise: User-friendly design keeps functionality straightforward while maintaining professionalism, making customisation intuitive so that nothing gets in your way.
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Suitable for large contracts and Tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Tailored for versatility, this template accommodates small tasks to expansive projects, meeting the demands of even the most substantial tenders and tier 1 contracts.
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Quick delivery by email: We understand the timeliness required in project management, thus ensuring fast delivery right to your inbox, ready to deploy into your procedures immediately upon receipt.
Embrace workplace safety and submit your projects with confidence. This adaptable, efficient SWMS Template not only supports adherence to safety protocols but also demonstrates a responsible approach to occupational health and 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 Electrical Mains Installation 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.
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.
