High-risk work
Safe work method statements for high risk construction work and everyday tasks — critical controls, hold points, risk-rated job steps and worker sign-on.
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A blank, professionally structured safe work method statement template with the high risk construction work tick list, risk-rated job steps, controls, emergency steps and worker sign-on.
Also included in: Medium Business WHS Management System, Plant Operations SWMS Pack
A detailed Excavator Operations SWMS with the high risk construction work tick list, job steps with risk ratings, controls, emergency steps and worker sign-on. Ready to adapt to your machines and sites.
Also included in: Medium Business WHS Management System, Plant Operations SWMS Pack
A detailed Skid Steer Loader Operations SWMS with the high risk construction work tick list, job steps with risk ratings, controls, emergency steps and worker sign-on. Ready to adapt to your machines and sites.
Also included in: Medium Business WHS Management System, Plant Operations SWMS Pack
A detailed Roller Compaction Operations SWMS with the high risk construction work tick list, job steps with risk ratings, controls, emergency steps and worker sign-on. Ready to adapt to your machines and sites.
Also included in: Medium Business WHS Management System, Plant Operations SWMS Pack
A detailed Grader Operations SWMS with the high risk construction work tick list, job steps with risk ratings, controls, emergency steps and worker sign-on. Ready to adapt to your machines and sites.
Also included in: Medium Business WHS Management System, Plant Operations SWMS Pack
A detailed Dozer Operations SWMS with the high risk construction work tick list, job steps with risk ratings, controls, emergency steps and worker sign-on. Ready to adapt to your machines and sites.
Also included in: Medium Business WHS Management System, Plant Operations SWMS Pack
A detailed, ready-to-adapt SWMS for excavation and trenching — from locating services and installing ground support to backfilling and leaving excavations open. Written for the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA), including the 1.5 m trench requirements and underground services checks.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
A practical SWMS for construction work with a risk of falling more than 2 metres — ladders, scaffolds, roofs, open edges and harness systems. Built around the regulation 79 fall-control order that now applies in full in WA from 1 October 2026.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
A thorough SWMS for entering and working in confined spaces — entry permits, isolation, atmosphere testing, standby person and planned rescue. Aligned to Part 4.3 of the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) and the Confined spaces code of practice.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
A clear SWMS for scissor lifts, vertical lifts and boom-type EWPs, covering set-up, crush protection, powerlines, harness use and emergency lowering. Includes WA licensing (WP for booms 11 m or more) and plant requirements.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
A SWMS for working near powerlines, gas mains, fuel lines and other buried services — information gathering, locating, potholing, approach distances, spotters and strike response. Treat every service as live.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for construction work on or next to roads, footpaths and public areas. Built around six critical controls including approved traffic management plan, accredited traffic management, separate workers from traffic. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for working on foot or in light vehicles where powered mobile plant is operating. Built around six critical controls including separate people and plant, exclusion zones, positive communication. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for lifting with mobile cranes and with excavators configured for lifting. Built around six critical controls including lift plan, licensed and competent people, right machine, rated for the lift. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for handling, using and storing hazardous chemicals, including cleaning chemicals and corrosives. Built around six critical controls including current sds for every chemical, register and labels, substitute or reduce. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for containing and cleaning up spills and leaks of chemicals, fuels and oils. Built around six critical controls including assess before you act, make it safe, protect drains. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for storing, decanting and refuelling with flammable and combustible liquids, fuel and LPG. Built around six critical controls including store correctly, no ignition sources, control static and vapour. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for storing, moving, using and transporting compressed gas cylinders. Built around six critical controls including upright and restrained, segregate oxidisers and flammables, protect valves. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for brush, roller and spray application of paints and coatings. Built around six critical controls including choose safer products, ventilation and spray booth, respiratory protection. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for abrasive blasting in enclosures and in the open. Built around six critical controls including no crystalline silica media, test the coating first, enclose the blasting. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for welding, cutting, grinding and other hot work outside a designated workshop area. Built around six critical controls including hot work permit, combustibles cleared, fire watch. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for isolating plant and machinery before maintenance, cleaning or repair. Built around six critical controls including identify every energy source, personal lock for every worker, dissipate stored energy. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling and other hazardous manual tasks. Built around six critical controls including assess the task, mechanical aids first, redesign the job. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for housekeeping and preventing same-level slips, trips and falls. Built around six critical controls including clean as you go, clean up spills immediately, walkways marked and clear. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for managing heat stress and ultraviolet (UV) radiation when working outdoors. Built around six critical controls including plan for the conditions, hydrate, rest and shade. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for outdoor work in cold, wet, windy and stormy conditions. Built around six critical controls including check the forecast, stay dry and warm, lightning — stop work. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for working alone and working in remote or isolated locations. Built around six critical controls including avoid lone work for high-risk tasks, reliable communication, check-in schedule. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for using portable electrical equipment, extension leads and temporary power supplies. Built around six critical controls including rcd protection on every circuit, inspected and tagged, check before every use. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for storing and stacking materials and using pallet racking. Built around six critical controls including load signs on every rack, damage reported immediately, inspect regularly. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for collecting, segregating, storing and disposing of general and hazardous waste. Built around six critical controls including segregate at the source, hazardous waste identified, sharps in sharps containers. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for using recycled, bore and other non-potable water at work. Built around six critical controls including not for drinking, signs and labels, prevent cross-connection. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for installing, servicing and repairing air-conditioning and refrigeration systems. Built around six critical controls including arc licence holders only, electrical isolation, recover — never vent. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for office, site office and administration work. Built around six critical controls including workstation set up properly, regular breaks and posture change, lift safely. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for customer-facing work and managing aggressive or violent behaviour. Built around six critical controls including design for safety, de-escalate early, leave if unsafe. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for recovering bogged light vehicles, trucks and mobile plant. Built around six critical controls including rated recovery points only, rated, inspected gear, snatch straps are dangerous. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for changing wheels and tyres on cars, utes and light four-wheel drives. Built around six critical controls including safe location first, never under a jacked vehicle, chock and secure. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for heavy vehicle, agricultural and off-the-road tyre and rim work. Built around six critical controls including deflate fully before loosening, inflate in a cage or remotely, never heat a tyre/rim assembly. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for loading, restraining and unloading goods on trucks and trailers. Built around six critical controls including exclusion zones during loading, work from the ground, fall protection on trays. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for loading, restraining, floating and unloading mobile plant. Built around six critical controls including firm level loading area, ramps rated and secured, one spotter, clear signals. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for transporting fuel and refuelling plant and equipment on site. Built around six critical controls including engines off, no ignition, static and earthing, approach plant safely. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for draining, moving, cleaning and repairing fuel tanks. Built around six critical controls including no hot work until gas-free, drain, clean, purge or inert, test before and during. Written for high risk construction work under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA).
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for workshop and field servicing of earthmoving and mobile plant. Built around six critical controls including isolate and lock out, articulation and frame locks, support raised parts mechanically. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for bucket changes, pin removal and replacing teeth and cutting edges. Built around six critical controls including bucket on the ground or in a cradle, machine isolated, rated lifting gear. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
Safe work method statement for charging, jump-starting, removing and handling lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. Built around six critical controls including ventilate — no sparks or flames, correct connection sequence, isolate before removing. A best-practice task method for work that is not usually high risk construction work.
Also included in: SWMS Library — Complete
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A complete library of 38 detailed safe work method statements for WA — high risk construction work plus task SWMS for chemicals, hot work, isolation, vehicles, fuel, maintenance and more.
38 SWMS in one download.
Five detailed plant SWMS plus a blank SWMS template — excavator, skid steer, roller, grader and dozer — ready to adapt to your machines and sites.
Five plant SWMS plus a blank SWMS template.
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