Are you looking for a free SWMS template? We got you. You can download one on our resources page. This is the template that is found on page 42 of the Construction Work Code of Practice that was published by Safe Work Australia. So, this template is correct and will help with your safety in the work place, as it comes from the horses mouth.

Now that you have a safe work method statement template free to download you are going to have to fill it out. The purpose of a SWMS is a set of work safety instructions that construction workers use for their personal safety at work. Traditionally this has been a paper-based process that workers are not particularly good at filling out. They could for example, fill them out after the job or even worse not at all. This is a huge contributor to health and safety problems in the workplace. Firstly, the construction worker is risking their own lives by not refreshing themselves with safety work instructions. Secondly, if an incident does occur the business is in a huge hole that they don’t want to be in. The good news is that there is a way to help with this process!

The solution is to tech-up! At SafeWorkPro we believe in getting workers on the job quicker, safer and compliant. By using technology a construction sites safety can be streamlined and construction work hazards can be reduced. The construction industry has been using tools for hundreds of years and the modern era has bought us yet another powerful tool, yup its in your pocket and everyone has got one … your mobile phone. So you can use this tool to deliver SWMS’s and safety work instructions to your workers and use dashboards to to see how your team in performing. Why wouldn’t you?