The Safe Work Method Statement Template for Metal Wire Drawing Machine is designed to be an advantageous tool in helping you meet your workplace health and safety obligations in a practical and effective way. But, let’s break it down a bit:
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: This is one robust document, folks! It contains pre-filled information that covers all essential areas of Work Health And Safety (WHS), ensuring nothing critical is left out.
- Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format for easy editing: Worried about pesky PDFs? Don’t sweat it; the template is in easy-to-edit Word format. You can adapt or refine the content as per your specific site and task requirements.
- Includes the scope of the project and the project details: The where, what, why and when – this template makes sure you’ve got all your project specifics clearly defined.
- Includes checklist of any high risk machinery on site: We don’t muck around with high-risk equipment. You’ll find a handy list for identifying and assessing any hazardous machinery involved.
- Includes space for recording any staff training: There’s room to note down any necessary training sessions given to workers because we know good safety practices start with solid education.
- Includes before and after risk ratings: Keep track of your safety growth! This feature lets you record risk levels both pre- and post-control measures.
- Includes resources for use of legislative references: Touch base with the legal stuff. It’s important stuff but don’t worry; we make it easy by providing references to applicable legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Includes all PPE required: Encouraging a strong PPE game, we’ve covered mandatory personal protective equipment. No second guessing on this.
- Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: The template features a practical tool for conducting systematic risk assessments. It’s all about helping you identify, evaluate, and prioritise potential hazards, folks!
- Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: Tick off your progress! The included checklist supports you in ensuring that no stone is left unturned in your safe work method statement process.
- Includes sign off page for all workers and responsible persons: Because accountability matters! This feature provides space for all pertinent individuals to acknowledge their understanding and acceptance of the WHS controls.
- Easy to use, easy to customise: We don’t expect you to be tech wizards. That’s why we’ve designed it to be straightforward and user-friendly. If you can handle a drill, you can handle this template!
- Suitable for large contracts and Tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Big or small, this template works for all – ideal for any job, even those hefty contracts and tenders.
- Quick delivery by email: No waiting weeks for postal delivery. We’ll ping it straight to your inbox so you can get cracking straight away.
In a nutshell, our goal here is to provide you with a handy tool that aids in boosting the health and safety of your workplace without becoming a logistical nightmare. Remember, we’re in this together!
Please note, this template is purely a helpful resource and should not be solely relied upon. Always seek additional professional advice on your workplace health and safety needs.
The Metal Wire Drawing Machine Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Electric shock
- Hardware malfunction
- 2. Loading coils
- Physical injury from lifting
- Muscular strain
- 3. Coil feed control
- Wire entanglement
- Machine overload
- 4. Wire straightening
- Pinching hazard
- Abrasive injuries
- 5. Wire cleaning
- Rust exposure
- chemical burns
- 6. Wire drawing
- Excessive heat
- rapid wire movement
- 7. Lubrication application
- Lubricant exposure
- inhalation hazards
- 8. Utilising dies
- Die breakage
- abrasive injuries
- 9. Wire coiling/recoiling
- Entanglement risk
- physical exertion
- 10. Quality Inspection
- Defective product exposure
- repetitive strain
- 11. Maintenance
- Electric shock
- equipment malfunction
- 12. Dismantling
- Physical injury from lifting
- tripping hazards
- 13. Troubleshooting
- Electric shock
- hardware failure
- 14. Cleaning the machine
- Chemical exposure
- slips and falls
- 15. Emergency shut down
- Generic hazards depending on emergency
- 16. Storage of wires and raw material
- Hazardous stacking
- falling objects
- 17. Machine transportation
- Heavy object movement
- tripping
- 18. Waste management
- Improper waste disposal
- chemical exposure
- 19. Testing and calibration
- Inaccurate results
- equipment failure
- 20. Final inspection
- Rigorous repetition
- defective product exposure
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 Metal Wire Drawing Machine Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) references:
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