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Product Description for Safe Work Method Statement Template
Introducing our meticulously crafted Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template specially designed for Slasher and Brushcutter operations. This essential tool aims to assist Australian trade professionals in ensuring workplace health and safety with clarity and ease.
Key Features:
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Kickstart your safety planning with content that’s already laid out. With detailed sections covering common risks and standard procedures, you’ll save time and effort while maintaining high standards of safety at work.
- Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format for easy editing: We understand that every job has its unique aspects. That’s why our template is fully editable in Microsoft Word. Tailor it to your specific project needs with just a few clicks.
- Includes the scope of the project and the project details: Define what the project entails and ensure everyone knows what’s involved. Clear delineation of project scope helps in managing expectations and responsibilities.
- Includes checklist of any high-risk machinery on site: Keep track of potentially hazardous machinery with a handy checklist. Being aware and organised minimises the risk of accidents and promotes a culture of safety.
- Includes space for recording any staff training: A dedicated section for logging staff training ensures everyone is adequately prepared and their skills are up to date. Because trained staff are safer staff!
- Includes before and after risk ratings: Evaluate and compare risk levels pre- and post-intervention. It’s all about reducing risks, and these metrics will keep you informed.
- Includes resources for use of legislative references: Stay compliant with relevant legislation with handy links and references. It’s about making sure you’re not just doing it right, but legally right.
- Includes all PPE required: Know exactly what personal protective equipment is needed for each task. Safety starts with having the right gear!
- Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: Identify, assess, and manage risks effectively using our structured approach. A systematic review process helps pinpoint areas needing attention.
- Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: Don’t leave stones unturned. This checklist ensures you’ve comprehensively addressed all aspects of safety.
- Includes sign off page for all workers and responsible persons: Ensure accountability with a final sign-off from all involved parties. Everyone’s on the same page, literally.
- Easy to use, easy to customise: Time-saving and efficient – professional safety documentation doesn’t have to be complex!
- Suitable for large contracts and Tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Whether it’s a major industry contract or smaller jobs, this template meets the rigorous demands of all types of projects.
- Quick delivery by email: Once ordered, the SWMS template will swiftly arrive in your inbox, allowing you to get to work straight away.
Our SWMS Template for Slasher and Brushcutter is here to help guide you through managing safety considerations thoughtfully. While we’ve packed it with useful information and checks, remember it’s about being a helpful assistant in enhancing safety practices. Reach out and let’s support your safety journey together!
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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 Slasher and Brushcutter 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.
