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  • This Safe Work Method Statement is to be completed prior to conducting any High Risk Construction type works that include:
    - Risk of falls from greater than 2 metres;
    - Work on a telecommunications tower;
    - Demolition of load-bearing structure;
    - Likely to involve disturbing asbestos;
    - Temporary load-bearing support structures;
    - Work in confined spaces;
    - Work in or near shaft or trench with an excavated depth greater than 1.5m or a in tunnel;
    - Involves the use of explosives (Explosive Powered Tools do not fall under this category);
    - Carried out on or near pressurised gas mains or piping;
    - Carried out on or near chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines;
    - Carried out on or near energised electrical installations or services;
    - Carried out in an area that may have contaminated or flammable atmosphere;
    - Involves tilt up or Pre Cast Concrete;
    - Carried out on, in or adjacent to a road, railway, shipping lane or other traffic corridor that is in use by traffic other than pedestrians;
    - Carried out in an area at a workplace in which there is any movement of powered mobile plant;
    - Carried out in an area in which there are artificial extremes of temperature;
    - Carried out in or near water or other liquid that involves a risk of drowning;
    - Involves diving work.

  • PCBU Name, Address and ABN

  • Who is responsible for implementation and monitoring of this SWMS?

  • Principal Contractor (Name, ABN, Office Address)

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Worksite Name

  • Work Activity (What is being done at the site that requires this SWMS)

Safe Work Method Statements

  • Select the appropriate High Risk Construction Work being undertaken

  • What is the work being being conducted?

  • All workers that have been inducted onto this SWMS need to sign the last page as evidence of this induction.

Principal Contractor (PC)

  • Safe Work Method Statement supplied to Principal Contractor(PC)?

  • Who received/ accepted the SWMS?

  • Last PC review date of SWMS?

High Risk Works (HRW) Controls

    Controls
  • Which HRW are you addressing?

  • What are the levels of CONTROL currently in place?

  • What is the UNCONTROLLED Risk Rating?

  • What are the CONTROLS being put in place?

  • What is the ADMIN CONTROL being put in place?

  • What is the CONTROLLED Risk Rating?

  • What is the ENGINERING CONTROL being put in place?

  • What is the ISOLATION CONTROL being put in place?

  • What is the SUBSTITUTION CONTROL being put in place?

  • What is the ELIMINATION CONTROL being put in place?

  • What is the CONTROLLED Risk Rating?

  • What is the HIGHEST CONTROLLED Risk Rating for this SWMS?

  • Ensure that all personnel working to this SWMS have been consulted and have signed off on this prior to commencing any work.

  • Consultation and Sign off
  • Issues raised by workers?

  • Add signature

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