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Safe Work Method Statement Template for Wood Joinery Techniques and Timber Jointing
When it comes to wood joinery and timber jointing, safety and efficiency should never be an afterthought. This Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) template is here to lend a helping hand, ensuring all your bases are covered while keeping things as simple as possible. Let’s take a closer look at what makes this template a handy tool for any woodworking professional.
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Pre-filled and Comprehensive: The template comes loaded with relevant information, giving you a leg-up in crafting a thorough SWMS. You’ll find that it covers various scenarios typically encountered in wood joinery, making it easier to adapt to your specific needs.
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Fully Editable and Customisable in Microsoft Word Format: Change up the details or add your own flair without breaking a sweat. This template comes in a Microsoft Word format, allowing you a fuss-free editing experience right on the computer.
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Includes the Scope of the Project and the Project Details: Clearly outline what your project covers with spaces provided to detail tasks, timelines, and other essential elements, setting a clear direction from the get-go.
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Includes Checklist of High Risk Machinery On-Site: Safety first! The checklist helps ensure no piece of high-risk machinery is overlooked, aiding in minimising risks associated with powered equipment.
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Includes Space for Recording Any Staff Training: Training records can be neatly documented within the template, so everyone knows who is qualified for what task, adding to the clarity and safety measures.
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Before and After Risk Ratings: Evaluate and document risk levels before starting and after implementing control measures to understand and communicate how safety steps affect risk reduction.
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Resources for Use of Legislative References: Keep compliant by easily accessing legislative references, guiding your method statements in alignment with current legal requirements.
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Includes All PPE Required: Lay out what’s needed for personnel protection clearly and concisely, promoting a safe work environment by not leaving PPE considerations to chance.
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Includes Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment Matrix: Spot risks quickly and put them into perspective with the included matrix, paving the way for safer decision-making throughout the project.
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Checklist to Ensure All Requirements Have Been Covered: Tick off boxes as you go to make sure nothing critical was missed when bringing your SWMS to life.
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Sign Off Page for All Workers and Responsible Persons: Everyone involved can acknowledge they’ve read and agreed to the SWMS using the sign-off page, providing transparency and accountability.
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Easy to Use, Easy to Customise: Whether it’s for a small gig or a big contract, this user-friendly template adapts to meet your project’s particulars without unnecessary hassle.
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Suitable for Large Contracts and Tenders, Including Tier 1 Contractual Work: It scales beautifully for larger jobs, fitting seamlessly into the requirements often found in large contracts and tenders without losing its effectiveness.
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Quick Delivery by Email: No waiting around; receive your template swiftly via email, so you’re ready to tackle tasks head-on without delay.
Embarking on a wood joinery project? Make sure safety measures are set up right from the start. This SWMS template aims to simplify documentation and offer guidance without overcomplicating your workflow. Grab your copy today and keep those sawdust dreams well-grounded and secure!
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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 Wood Joinery Techniques and Timber Jointing Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) references:
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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.
