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Safe Work Method Statement Template for Electrical Renovations
Diving headfirst into electrical renovations? Our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template is designed to make your job a tad easier and ensure you have the essential paperwork sorted out. Packed with practical features, here’s what makes our template stand out:
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Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Our template comes pre-filled with industry-specific content to save you time and cover essential areas of concern. Think of it as a sturdy framework rather than starting from scratch.
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Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format: Need to tweak things around? No worries, mate! This document is fully editable in Microsoft Word, allowing you the flexibility to alter details and adapt it to suit the specific nuances of your project.
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Includes the scope of the project and the project details: Clearly lay out your project’s roadmap by specifying the scope and relevant details. Whether it’s a small home renovation or a large-scale commercial overhaul, defining these aspects upfront sets the right tone.
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Includes checklist of any high risk machinery on site: Keep your crew safe by acknowledging and listing any high risk machinery on site. Tick it off the checklist and be aware of the potential hazards lurking about.
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Includes space for recording any staff training: Document any staff training to ensure all hands are skilled and certified. It’s not just compliance—it’s peace of mind knowing everyone knows their stuff!
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Includes before and after risk ratings: Evaluate risks both pre- and post-mitigation. This feature helps keep track of how effective your proposed controls are in reducing risks.
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Includes resources for use of legislative references: Stay compliant without having to dig through mountains of legislation. We’ve included handy references to key legislative documents so you can stay informed without getting bogged down.
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Includes all PPE required: Safety gear isn’t something you want to overlook. Our template outlines all necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to bolster safety measures onsite.
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Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: Tackle risks head-on with our built-in risk assessment tools. Evaluate and prioritise risks using our easy-to-understand risk assessment matrix.
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Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: Ensure nothing falls through the cracks with a thorough checklist. Perfect for catching those overlooked details.
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Includes sign off page for all workers and responsible persons: Wrap up the paperwork with a sign-off page, ensuring that everybody on site acknowledges their roles and responsibilities.
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Easy to use, easy to customise: We understand time is of the essence in the trade world. The straightforward design ensures you spend less time at the desk and more time on site.
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Suitable for large contracts and Tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Designed with scalability in mind, this template supports projects big and small, from sizeable tenders to intricate tier 1 construction jobs.
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Quick delivery by email: When you need it fast, we’ve got you covered. Receive your customised SWMS template directly to your inbox shortly after purchase.
Remember, preparation and clarity are integral to ensuring the success of your electrical renovation projects. Our SWMS template is here to assist and guide, putting your team on the path to a safer workplace.
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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 Renovations 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.
