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If you’ve ever found yourself knee-deep in the nitty-gritty of managing soft-fall surface projects, you’ll know how crucial it is to start off on the right foot. That’s where our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template for Soft-fall Surface Removal and Installation comes in handy. Tailored for tradespeople and contractors across Australia, it aims to make your planning process a little less chaotic and a lot more streamlined.
Key Features:
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: We’ve done the heavy lifting by providing a template that’s already packed with essential details specific to soft-fall surface projects. But don’t fret, you won’t find it overloaded with jargon—simply the essential bits that’ll guide you in preparing your work method statement.
- Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format: Sometimes, you just need to put your personal touch on things. Our template is user-friendly and adaptable, allowing you to tweak every element in Microsoft Word with ease.
- Includes the scope of the project and the project details: Right from the specifics of location to key stakeholders involved, this section helps paint a clear picture of what the project entails, keeping everyone on the same page.
- Includes checklist of any high risk machinery on site: Safety first, always! This checklist ensures that all potentially hazardous equipment is accounted for, aiding in preventive measures against accidents.
- Includes space for recording any staff training: It’s important to keep track of who knows what. With ample room to log training records, you can ensure that everyone is up to scratch with safety protocols and procedures.
- Includes before and after risk ratings: Risk assessment doesn’t stop at identifying hazards; reducing them is the goal. These sections enable you to gauge improvements in safety over time.
- Includes resources for use of legislative references: Stay compliant with industry standards by leveraging these valuable references, helping you navigate complex regulations without the headache.
- Includes all PPE required: The SWMS template neatly outlines necessary Personal Protective Equipment, ensuring that every team member is shielded from potential hazards during operations.
- Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: No need to visit multiple sources—get a thorough risk assessment right here, complete with a matrix to simplify the evaluation process.
- Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: Leaving no stone unturned, this checklist acts as a final review to help you tick off all the must-have elements before kicking-off the project.
- Includes sign off page for all workers and responsible persons: Accountability matters. This sign-off page assures you that everyone involved acknowledges their roles and responsibilities, thus fostering a safer workplace culture.
- Easy to use, easy to customise: Even if tech isn’t quite your forte, the intuitive layout and simple editing options make it a breeze to update and adjust, saving you precious time.
- Suitable for large contracts and Tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: From small gigs to larger scale operations, its adaptability makes it suitable for diverse project sizes and complexities.
- Quick delivery by email: Start planning sooner rather than later with prompt email delivery of your template—getting you all set up for success in no time.
We’re here to support you in crafting an effective and thought-out SWMS that aids both compliance and safety. Begin with this template as your trusty guide through the project landscape!
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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 Soft-fall Surface Removal and Installation 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.
