Free tool · Australia
SWMS template builder
Build a Safe Work Method Statement for high-risk construction work, then print it or save as PDF. Free, editable, no account needed.
Activity · hazard · control measures · PPE
Prepared / authorised
Name
Review
Review if the work method, plant or site conditions change. All workers to sign on before work.
When do you need a SWMS?
Under the model WHS Regulations, a SWMS must be prepared before any high-risk construction work starts — there are 18 categories, including work at heights over 2m, work near powerlines, work in trenches deeper than 1.5m, demolition, asbestos, and work involving mobile plant. The SWMS must identify the hazards, describe the control measures, and be understood by everyone doing the work. It must be kept on site and reviewed if the work changes.
Keep every SWMS in one place
Complys stores each SWMS against the job, tracks worker sign-ons and White Cards, and flags anything out of date — so a principal contractor review is never a scramble.