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Hello, safety champions! Introducing our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template specifically designed for the Screener Mobile. This template is crafted to lend a helpful hand in meeting your workplace health and safety needs while making your life just that little bit easier.
Key Features:
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: We’ve done a lot of the groundwork with a pre-filled SWMS, offering you a solid foundation that covers many areas relevant to screening operations.
- Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format: You’ll find this template super easy to edit. Just open it up in Microsoft Word and make changes as needed to fit your specific project requirements.
- Includes the scope of the project and the project details: Keep everyone on the same page; the template allows you to define the scope clearly, ensuring that every team member understands their role and responsibilities within the context of the screener mobile operation.
- Includes checklist of any high-risk machinery on-site: Safety first! Identify and keep track of high-risk equipment on site to ensure proper handling and maintenance procedures are in place.
- Includes space for recording any staff training: Training is paramount. Use this section to record when and which training sessions have been undertaken, fostering a culture of continuous learning and safety adherence.
- Includes before and after risk ratings: Measure the impact of the control measures implemented by comparing risk levels from start to finish, keeping things transparent and evaluative.
- Includes resources for use of legislative references: When in doubt, consult the law! Our template provides a handy space to record legislative references so you can ensure compliance at all times.
- Includes all PPE required: Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is crucial. The template includes detailed lists of PPE necessary for each task phase, helping to prevent accidents and injuries.
- Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: Tackle those risks head-on! Complete a comprehensive risk assessment and use the built-in matrix to evaluate and prioritise effectively.
- Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: Avoid leaving anything to chance. This checklist ensures that every element of the SWMS implementation is ticked off, so nothing slips through the cracks.
- Includes sign-off page for all workers and responsible persons: Accountability matters. Capture the signatures of everyone involved to confirm they understand and agree to the safety protocols established.
- Easy to use, easy to customise: No one has time for overly complex documents. This template is intuitive and user-friendly, meaning you can hit the ground running without diving deep into edits.
- Suitable for large contracts and tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Whether it’s a small gig or a large-scale contract, this template scales nicely to meet diverse project demands, perfect even for Tier 1 contracts.
- Quick delivery by email: No need to wait on the postman! Your template will be swiftly sent to your inbox, ready for immediate download and use.
This template makes maintaining safety standards straightforward, without the hassle. Designed to be practical and thorough, it’s a great companion for those in the field working hard to keep workplaces safe. Always feel welcome to reach out for more information or assistance – we’re here to help keep everyone safer, smarter and more compliant.
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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 Screener Mobile 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.
