WNSW CAS - Review SWMS - duplicate

Project Details

• Project Name:

• Name of Principal Contractor:

Details of Work covered in this Safe Work Method Statement

• Title of SWMS reviewed:

• SWMS document number:

• Revision number and date of SWMS reviewed:

• Location of work activity:

• Add location
  Address

• Name of business / PCBU who will perform this work activity:

Details of SWMS review:

• Conducted on:

  Date

• Reviewed by:

Hazard identification, risk assessment and control:

• check box to see definition of "high risk construction work"

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW] Chapter 6 Part 6.1
  291 Meaning of “high risk construction work”
  
  "high risk construction work" means construction work that:
  (a) involves a risk of a person falling more than 2 metres, or
  (b) is carried out on a telecommunication tower, or
  (c) involves demolition of an element of a structure that is load-bearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the structure, or
  (d) involves, or is likely to involve, the disturbance of asbestos, or
  (e) involves structural alterations or repairs that require temporary support to prevent collapse, or
  (f) is carried out in or near a confined space, or
  (g) is carried out in or near:
  (i) a shaft or trench with an excavated depth greater than 1.5 metres, or
  (ii) a tunnel, or
  (h) involves the use of explosives, or
  (i) is carried out on or near pressurised gas distribution mains or piping, or
  (j) is carried out on or near chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines, or
  (k) is carried out on or near energised electrical installations or services, or
  (l) is carried out in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere, or
  (m) involves tilt-up or precast concrete, or
  (n) is 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, or
  (o) is carried out in an area at a workplace in which there is any movement of powered mobile plant, or
  (p) is carried out in an area in which there are artificial extremes of temperature, or
  (q) is carried out in or near water or other liquid that involves a risk of drowning, or
  (r) involves diving work.

• Does this activity include any "high risk construction work"?

  Yes

  N/A

• Does the SWMS identify the work that is "high risk construction work"?

  Yes

  No

• This is a mandatory requirement
  Ref:
  Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW]
  Chapter 6 Construction work
  299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
  
  (2) A safe work method statement must:
  (a) identify the work that is high risk construction work
  
  This SWMS is not yet suitable for use and must be revised, then re-submitted for further review

  

• What types of high risk construction work are involved in this activity? (select relevant check boxes)

• involves a risk of a person falling more than 2 metres

• is carried out on a telecommunication tower

• involves demolition of an element of a structure that is load-bearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the structure

• involves, or is likely to involve, the disturbance of asbestos

• involves structural alterations or repairs that require temporary support to prevent collapse

• is carried out in or near a confined space

• is carried out in or near a shaft or trench with an excavated depth greater than 1.5 metres

• is carried out in or near a tunnel

• involves the use of explosives

• is carried out on or near pressurised gas distribution mains or piping

• is carried out on or near chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines

• is carried out on or near energised electrical installations or services

• is carried out in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere

• involves tilt-up or precast concrete

• is 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

• is carried out in an area at a workplace in which there is any movement of powered mobile plant

• is carried out in an area in which there are artificial extremes of temperature

• is carried out in or near water or other liquid that involves a risk of drowning

• involves diving work

• Does the SWMS (or supporting methodology documentation) list the steps that will be followed to complete the work activity, in a logical order?

  Yes

  No

• Is the description of the work specific to the site? <br>(If a generic SWMS is used, it must be reviewed and revised as necessary to reflect the specific circumstances of the site)

  Yes

  No

• For each work step, does the SWMS identify the hazards and risks that may cause harm to workers or to the public?

  Yes

  No

• This is a mandatory requirement.
  Ref:
  Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW]
  Chapter 6 Construction work
  299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
  
  (2) A safe work method statement must:
  (b) specify hazards relating to the high risk construction work and risks to health and safety associated with those hazards
  
  This SWMS is not yet suitable for use and must be revised, then re-submitted for further review

  

• For each hazard, does the SWMS describe what will be done to control the risk?

  Yes

  No

• This is a mandatory requirement.
  Ref:
  Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW]
  Chapter 6 Construction work
  299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
  
  (2) A safe work method statement must:
  (c) describe the measures to be implemented to control the risks
  
  This SWMS is not yet suitable for use and must be revised, then re-submitted for further review

  

• 

• Do the selected risk control measures follow the hierarchy of control, with the highest level of control adopted wherever practicable?

  Yes

  No

• Does the SWMS describe how the control measures will be implemented, and identify who is responsible for doing this?

  Yes

  No

• This is a mandatory requirement.
  Ref:
  Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW]
  Chapter 6 Construction work
  299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
  
  (2) A safe work method statement must:
  (d) describe how the control measures are to be implemented, monitored and reviewed.
  
  This SWMS is not yet suitable for use and must be revised, then re-submitted for further review

  

• Does the SWMS describe how the control measures will be monitored and reviewed, and identify who is responsible for doing this?

  Yes

  No

• This is a mandatory requirement.
  Ref:
  Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW]
  Chapter 6 Construction work
  299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
  
  (2) A safe work method statement must:
  (d) describe how the control measures are to be implemented, monitored and reviewed.
  
  This SWMS is not yet suitable for use and must be revised, then re-submitted for further review

  

• Does the SWMS take into account circumstances at the site which may affect the work, including coordination with other activities that will be occurring at the work site?

  Yes

  No

• This is a mandatory requirement
  Ref:
  Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW]
  Chapter 6 Construction work
  299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
  
  (3) A safe work method statement must:
  (a) be prepared taking into account all relevant matters, including:
  (i) circumstances at the workplace that may affect the way in which the high risk construction work is carried out
  
  This SWMS is not yet suitable for use and must be revised, then re-submitted for further review

  

• Does the SWMS take into account the requirements of the project Work Health & Safety Management Plan?

  Yes

  No

• This is a mandatory requirement
  Ref:
  Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW]
  Chapter 6 Construction work
  299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
  
  (3) A safe work method statement must:
  (a) be prepared taking into account all relevant matters, including:
  (ii) if the high risk construction work is carried out in connection with a construction project - the WHS management plan that has been prepared for the workplace
  
  This SWMS is not yet suitable for use and must be revised, then re-submitted for further review

  

• Is the SWMS presented in a form that is accessible and understandable to the workers who will do this work?

  Yes

  No

• This is a mandatory requirement
  Ref:
  Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 [NSW]
  Chapter 6 Construction work
  299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
  
  (3) A safe work method statement must:
  (b) be set out and expressed in a way that is readily accessible and understandable to persons who use it
  
  This SWMS is not yet suitable for use and must be revised, then re-submitted for further review

  

• Is there provision for consultation about this Safe Work Method Statement with the workers who will do this work?

  Yes

  No

Recommendation:

• I have reviewed this Safe Work Method Statement and recommend that it:

  Select Is suitable and acceptable and can be adopted without change Is generally suitable but requires minor additions or revisions as described in this review. It should be amended and re-submitted for further review Is not suitable or acceptable and requires significant amendment as described in this review. It must be amended and re-submitted for further review

  • Is suitable and acceptable and can be adopted without change
  • Is generally suitable but requires minor additions or revisions as described in this review. It should be amended and re-submitted for further review
  • Is not suitable or acceptable and requires significant amendment as described in this review. It must be amended and re-submitted for further review