Construction Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)

JSEA/ SWMS Example

Below is an example of templates you may insert into your site-specific SWMS for a project to construct a new entrance into an existing building:

1. Site Orientation/ Induction
2. Claim Work Area
3. Inspect and drive truck
4. Delivery of Skip bin
5. Demolition/ Removal of existing floor tiles Using an electric Jack Hammer/ Demolition Hammer
6. Cleanup work area
7. Move debris by hand using a shovel
8. Push Wheelbarrow on site
9. Sweep Floor
10. Demolition of existing plasterboard lined partition stud wall
11. Cut masonry wall with a Quick Cut Diamond blade saw
12. Part demolition of existing brick wall to form new opening
13. Install Acro prop
14. Knock out bricks
15. Cleaning up work area
16. Push Wheelbarrow on site
17. Sweep Floor
18. Installation of Hold Down bolts into existing Concrete
19. Acceptance of delivery to site for materials via Crane Truck
20. Carrying materials from storage area to work area
21. Land structural steel columns into position by Hand
22. Tension nuts using a battery powered rattle gun
23. Lift new steel lintel into position using duct lifters
24. Connect steel members
25. Tension nuts using a battery powered rattle gun
26. Acceptance of delivery to site for materials by hand
27. Installation of plasterboard linings
28. Prepare for Floor tiling, connect hose to existing water supply tap
29. Mixing cement with a portable electric mixer
30. Wash out mixer
31. Placing a cement screed
32. Mix adhesive in a bucket using an electric drill
33. Laying floor tiles
34. Cutting tiles using an angle grinder
35. Mix grout in a bucket using an electric drill
36. Grout tiles
37. Wash out bucket
38. Cleaning up tiling work area
39. Painting of Walls
40. Cleaning up work area
41. Monitoring and Review of SWMS

Automating the process

When you insert a template, it automatically brings with it:

1. The main process step
2. The sub process steps associated in undertaking the task
   1. The potential hazards associated with undertaking the task (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   2. The Risk Rating for undertaking the task (You can also change this if you want to)
   3. The Hazard Control measure (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   4. The revised risk rating after applying the control (You can also change this if you want to)
   5. Any required PPE (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   6. Any applicable licences or qualifications required (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   7. Any preoperational inspections required (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   8. Any applicable legislation or codes of practice (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)