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Our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template for Site Mobilisation is designed to assist you in ensuring a safe and compliant work environment from the get-go. Whether you’re gearing up for large contracts or navigating the complexities of Tier 1 contractual work, this template offers a structured approach to outlining your site-specific safety protocols.
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: The template comes pre-filled with typical activities and hazards associated with site mobilisation, saving you time and offering a strong starting point for creating your SWMS. It’s broad yet detailed enough to cover what you’d expect on most sites, giving you peace of mind without starting from scratch.
- Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format: Because everyone’s needs are different, our SWMS template is fully editable in Microsoft Word. This means you can tweak, add, or remove details as per your specific requirements with ease, making it a breeze to ensure everything fits just right.
- Includes the scope of the project and the project details: You’ll find dedicated sections for specifying the full scope of your project, including duration, resources required, and any other critical project details that ensure all aspects of the job are considered upfront.
- Includes checklist of any high-risk machinery on site: Easily keep track of machinery that could pose a hazard with our included checklist. It’s designed to help you identify potential risks quickly, ensuring no equipment goes unchecked.
- Includes space for recording any staff training: Because documentation is key, there’s ample space allocated for noting down all the necessary training your team has completed, safeguarding compliance with legal obligations.
- Includes before and after risk ratings: Assessing risk before and after implementing controls is crucial. The template helps you document these insights, making it simpler to demonstrate effective risk management strategies.
- Includes resources for use of legislative references: Don’t worry if you’re not on top of every WHS law; our template includes handy resources that guide you back to relevant Australian legislative standards, keeping you aligned with national safety expectations.
- Includes all PPE required: We’ve got a comprehensive list of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) essentials included, so everyone knows exactly what’s needed for proper safety gear on site.
- Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: Easily perform and record thorough risk assessments using our built-in matrix, providing clarity and structure to the process of evaluating potential issues and how they might be best managed.
- Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: You won’t miss a beat with our exhaustive checklist to ensure each essential requirement is actioned and accounted for during SWMS implementation.
- Includes sign-off page for all workers and responsible persons: Create accountability and foster responsibility with a neatly formatted sign-off section, ensuring all involved parties acknowledge and understand their role in maintaining safety.
- Easy to use, easy to customise: Not only is it user-friendly, but this template is also effortless to adjust – perfect for catering to the unique needs of various worksites.
- Suitable for large contracts and Tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Crafted for robustness, our SWMS accommodates the ever-evolving demands of substantial and more intricate projects, including tier 1 operations.
- Quick delivery by email: We know how fast-paced the industry can be, so we aim to deliver promptly via email once you’ve made a purchase, meaning less downtime and more action.
Every site is a bit different, and while our template doesn’t promise to solve all challenges, it’s a resource created with practicality in mind to support you in managing health and safety effectively.
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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 Site Mobilisation 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.
