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Free SWMS, Take 5s and plant prestart checklists written for Australian trades. Every template is ready to fill in, sign and print. No sign-up.
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How it works
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Pick the job
Find the SWMS or checklist for the work in front of you, sorted by trade and task.
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Fill in your site
Download it as PDF or Excel and add your site address, supervisor, plant and anything specific to the job.
14 Hume St, Goulburn
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Run it with the crew
Talk it through before work starts and get everyone to sign. Review it when the job changes.
Signed ×4, 6:45am
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What's in every SWMS
Each template is written against the model WHS Regulations and Safe Work Australia codes of practice. They are a starting point: you still need to check them against your site and your state or territory regulator.
Browse the SWMS- Job steps
- The work broken into the steps your crew actually does, in order.
- Hazards and risk ratings
- Each hazard rated before and after controls, from catastrophic to low.
- Control measures
- Specific controls with distances, intervals and who is responsible.
- HRCW and licences
- Which high risk construction work categories apply under WHS Regulation 291.
- PPE and codes of practice
- The gear for the task and links to the relevant Safe Work Australia codes.
- Sign-on sheet
- A worker acknowledgement section ready for signatures on site.