SiteWrite

A Safe Work Method Statement for one task, drafted from the WHS law and codes of practice of the state the job is in. Your business reviews it, consults the workers and approves it. How it works and pricing

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Company profile

Enter once. It is saved on this device and filled in for every statement. Every SWMS you download carries this business name and ABN, with a SiteWrite reference in its footer. The name and ABN are fixed once the first SWMS is downloaded.

Company name

ABN Your 11 digit ABN. Needed to save or download a SWMS. One free trial per ABN.

Address

Phone

Logo PNG or JPEG. It is made smaller to fit the page header.

Company

Subcontractor Your company, doing this work.

Project details

Job address Where the work is done. The state, and its law, are set from this address. Needed before download.

State

Principal contractor The main contractor (MC) running the site. Needed before download. Write Not applicable only if no principal contractor is appointed for this work.

Site manager The main contractor's site manager, not your own supervisor.

Works manager Your own person in charge of this work, such as your supervisor or foreman. Needed before download.

Works manager phone Their mobile, so the site can reach them. It prints as the contact phone. Needed before download.

Person who makes sure the SWMS is followed Who makes sure the crew follows this SWMS on site, usually your supervisor or leading hand. Needed before download.

Person who reviews the controls Who checks the controls are working and updates this SWMS if the job changes. Needed before download.

Review date When this SWMS is next checked. Filled in for three months from today, as My SWMS shows it. Change it if the job ends sooner, and check it again if the work changes.

Hospital or medical centre The nearest hospital or medical centre with an emergency department. Needed before download.

First aider A trained first aider on site, yours or the main contractor's. Needed before download.

Muster point Where everyone meets in an emergency. Ask the main contractor. Needed before download.

Date of the draft

Prepared by Name and position. Printed in the Prepared by section.

SWMS reference number Optional. Your own number for this SWMS. Left empty, its SiteWrite reference prints here when you download it.

Start from a scope of works or a quote· or write the work in the Task box below

Attach the scope of works or your quote, or copy and paste the wording in the below box. The AI reads every word and lists the work packages in it that need a SWMS, and then you decide which ones you need. Sign in, or start the free trial, to have a scope read. Your free trial has ended. Subscribe to have a scope read. For one task, write the work in the Task box below instead.

Scope of works or quote file Word (.docx), PDF or text. Attach the scope or quote only, not the whole contract. Prices are ignored.

or drag the file here

Or paste the scope or quote

Task

Trade Pick a trade and a task to fill in the task and its job steps, then change it to suit your job. Or write your own.

Task One task. Write what the work is.

Your trade Optional. For a task you write, job steps for other trades' work are not suggested. You can still add them.

Is a crane used, and who operates it? No crane A crane company Our company

Could a person fall more than 2 metres during this task? Yes No

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Project details

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Personal protective equipment

Site-specific

Designs this work relies on

Written methodologies and sequences of works

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From main contractors

My SWMS

Sites

Add a site

Team

Company

Project details

Task

Job steps

Facts

Personal protective equipment

Site-specific

Designs this work relies on

Written methodologies and sequences of works