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1. What is a Safe Work Method Statement?
2. What is high risk construction work?
3. When is a Safe Work Method Statement required?
4. Preparation of a Safe Work Method Statement
5. Implementation of a Safe Work Method Statement
6. Reviewing a Safe Work Method
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3. Presenters
Laurie O’Donoghue
Managing Director, Total Management &
Training
laurie@totalmantra.com.au
Australia
+61 427 100 454
www.totalmantra.com.au
4. Who are we?
Total Management & Training (formerly Queensland Training Services Pty Ltd and Total Safety
Services) is a registered training and consultancy organisation based in Cairns Australia offering
nationally accredited courses, competencies and consulting services across a range of
industries.
TMT has a reputation of providing prompt, professional service, using qualified, experienced
consultants and trainers to deliver up-to-date, industry standard training and advice.
BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
BSB51315 Diploma of Work Health and Safety
Fire Safety Advisor
Health and Safety Representative training
WHS for Managers and Supervisors
WHS for Business Owners & CEO’s
WHS for Committee Members
Risk Management training
Incident Investigation training
Qualifications in Business and Training and Assessment.
Short courses in confined space entry, working at heights, asbestos removal, test and tag,
traffic management, emergency warden, construction induction and many others.
www.totalmantra.com.au
5. Who are we?
Total Management and Training assists clients with compliance through systems, process
development and management, risk audits, site and system audits and training.
Total Management and Training provides clients with professional health and safety
consulting at competitive prices without compromising quality. TMT is able to provide
consultancy services to assist organisations in the management of health and safety
issues.
Development of health and safety procedures and systems
Development of workplace health and safety manuals
Conduct health and safety inspections
Conduct and facilitate risk assessments
System and compliance auditing
General consultancy
Quality systems
Health and safety systems
Integrated management systems
Safe work method statements
WHS Management Systems / Construction Safety Plans
Audits in systems, compliance and general workplace safety
www.totalmantra.com.au
6. Topics
What is a Safe Work Method Statement?
What is high risk construction work?
When is a Safe Work Method Statement
required?
Preparation of a Safe Work Method Statement
Implementing a Safe Work Method Statement
Review a Safe Work Method Statement
7. Legislation
As there are sometimes differences between legislation in the
various jurisdictions the following has been used in the preparation
of this webinar
Model WHS Regulations (Revised 21 March 2016 - Safe Work
Australia)
Model Code of Practice – Construction Work (November 2013 -
Safe Work Australia)
Always refer to jurisdiction legislation specific to the location of
your workplace
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8. What is a Safe Work Method Statement?
A SWMS is a written document that sets out the high risk
construction work activities to be carried out at a workplace, the
hazards and risks arising from these activities and the measures to
be put in place to control the risks.
Its primary purpose is to
help supervisors and workers implement; and
monitor the control measures
established at the workplace to ensure high risk construction
work is carried out safely.
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9. What is a Safe Work Method Statement?
The SWMS:
sets out the work activities in logical sequences
identifies hazards
describes control measures.
Both simple and complex activities can be broken down into a series of
basic steps that will allow for full analysis of each part of the activity
for hazards and potential incidents.
The aim of a SWMS is to:
describe the activity or task to be undertaken
identify the resources, manpower and skills associated with the
task
assess and select control measures (as appropriate)
systematically plan the activity so it can be completed efficiently
and effectively.
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10. What is High Risk Construction Work?
high risk construction work includes work that
involves a risk of a person falling more than 2m; or
is carried out on a telecommunication tower; or
involves demolition of an element of a structure that is load-
bearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the
structure; or
involves, or is likely to involve, the disturbance of asbestos; or
involves structural alterations or repairs that require temporary
support to prevent collapse; or
is carried out in or near a confined space; or
is carried out in or near -
a shaft or trench with an excavated depth greater than 1.5m;
or a tunnel; or
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11. What is High Risk Construction Work (Continued)?
high risk construction work includes work that
involves the use of explosives; or
is carried out on or near pressurised gas distribution mains or
piping; or
is carried out on or near chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines; or
is carried out on or near energised electrical installations or
services; or
is carried out in an area that may have a contaminated or
flammable atmosphere; or
involves tilt-up or precast concrete; or
is carried out on, in or adjacent to a road, railway, shipping lane
or other traffic corridor that is in use by traffic other than
pedestrians; or
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12. What is High Risk Construction Work (Continued)?
high risk construction work includes work that
is carried out in an area at a workplace in which there is any
movement of powered mobile plant; or
is carried out in an area in which there are artificial extremes of
temperature; or
is carried out in or near water or other liquid that involves a risk
of drowning; or
involves diving work.
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13. When is a Safe Work Method Statement required?
Legislation requires that a SWMS is prepared for any of the high
risk construction work activities defined in WHS Regulations.
For all other construction activities a SWMS is not required.
However, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCB) must
manage risks to health and safety by eliminating or minimising risks so
far as is reasonably practicable.
Some PCBU’s (including Principal Contractors) require SWMS’s
for all construction activities.
If this is required by the contract documentation then SWMS’s must be
contractually supplied.
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14. Person Conducting a Business of Undertaking - Duties
A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must
manage risks to health and safety by eliminating or minimising
risks so far as is reasonably practicable
provide relevant information, training, instruction and
supervision to protect all persons from risks to their health and
safety arising from construction work carried out
Prepare and implement SWMS for high risk construction work
activities.
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15. Person Conducting a Business of Undertaking - Duties
Two examples of ways that PCBU’s for construction work can
address these duties are as follows:
Example 1
Conduct a project risk assessment to identify risks
Provide site specific induction (Including confirmation of all
legislative training, licencing and competency requirements)
Require SWMS’s for all construction work.
Example 2
Conduct internal training and assessment for general construction
risks
Conduct a project risk assessment to identify risks
Provide site specific induction (Including risks not addressed by
general training, confirmation of all legislative training, licencing
and competency requirements)
Prepare and implement SWMS for high risk construction work
activities only.
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16. Preparation of a Safe Work Method Statement
When
A PCBU must either:
Prepare a SWMS; or
Ensure a SWMS has been prepared
before the high risk construction work starts
Who
A SWMS can be prepared either by:
The PCBU conducting the work; or
another person (e.g. consultant, Principal Contractor)
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17. Preparation of a Safe Work Method Statement
Content
Legislation requires that a SWMS must
identify the work that is high risk construction work
specify hazards relating to the high risk construction work and
risks to health and safety associated with those hazards
describe the measures to be implemented to control the risks, and
describe how the control measures are to be implemented,
monitored and reviewed.
Code of Practice for Construction Work suggests that a SWMS
may also include
the name of the principal contractor
the address where the high risk construction work will be carried
out
the date the SWMS was prepared and the date it was provided to
the principal contractor
the review date (if any). 16
18. Preparation of a Safe Work Method Statement
Content (Continued)
Principal Contractor (or other PCBU) may require additional
information such as:
Persons who participated in development of SWMs
Management name and position who approved the SWMS
Details of how changes to the SWMS is to be communicated to
workers
Legislation, codes or practice or standards applicable to the SWMS
Risk rating for each step, hazard or risk both before and after
application of controls
Hazardous chemicals
Plant
Maintenance checks
How health issues are to be managed (e.g. manual handling heat
stress)
Emergency procedures
Supervision 17
21. Preparation of a Safe Work Method Statement
Work Health and Safety Management Plan
The SWMS must take into account any WHS Management Plan
prepared by the Principal Contractor
A copy of the SWMS must be provided to the Principal Contractor
before work commences.
Consultation
Workers and their health and safety representatives (if any)
should be consulted
in the preparation of the SWMS
if workers are not available at the planning stage, then when the
SWMS is first made available to workers (e.g. at site specific
induction or at a toolbox talk)
when SWMS is reviewed
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22. Preparation of a Safe Work Method Statement
Workplace specific focus
The SWMS must
Reflect the site where the high risk construction work is being
carried out – the work the workplace and the workers
Reflect the control methodologies to be used on the site.
Generic SWMS
Generic SWMS maybe prepared and used for high risk
construction work conducted on a regular basis, however must
be reviewed to take into account hazards and risks specific to
the site.
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23. Preparation of a Safe Work Method Statement
Be readily understood
The content of a SWMS should provide clear direction on the
control measures to be implemented.
There should be no statements that require a decision to be
made by supervisors or workers in the preparation of the SWMS.
For example “use appropriate PPE” . This does not clearly specify the
type of PPE required.
SWMS should not include the use of additional and extra use of
added, spare, unnecessary, redundant (superfluous or surplus)
unneeded, and uncalled for words in addition to, and on top of,
what is necessary or essential.
Avoid use of acronyms
Remember who will be reading the SWMS.
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27. Implementing a Safe Work Method Statement
Providing information and instruction
All workers who will be involved in high risk construction work
must be provided with information and instruction so they:
understand the hazards and risks arising from the work
understand and implement the risk controls in a SWMS
know what to do if the work is not being conducted in accordance
with the SWMS.
This information and instruction may be provided during
general construction induction training
workplace-specific training or
a toolbox talk
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28. Implementing a Safe Work Method Statement
Compliance with SWMS
SWMS must be available to any person engaged in the high risk
construction work
All PCBU’s (Principal Contractor and contractor) who are
involved in high risk construction work must develop and
implement arrangements to ensure the work is carried out in
accordance with the SWMS. These may include:
a system of routine or random workplace inspections
a system of routine or random task observations
asking workers and supervisors a few questions about the control
measures used in the SWMS to see if they understand what has to
be done.
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29. Implementing a Safe Work Method Statement
Compliance with SWMS
If the work is not being carried out in accordance with the
SWMS:
the work must stop immediately or as soon as it is safe to do so
work must not resume until the work can be carried out in
accordance with the SWMS.
If work is stopped, the work and the SWMS should be reviewed to
identify noncompliance
and ensure the method in the SWMS is the most practical and safest
way of doing the task.
The SWMS should be revised if another method is identified as
being a safer option, before work resumes.
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30. Review Safe Work Method Statement
A SWMS must be reviewed regularly to make sure it remains
effective.
The review process should be carried out in consultation with
workers (including contractors and subcontractors) who may be
affected by the operation of the SWMS.
When a SWMS has been revised the PCBU must ensure:
all persons involved with the high risk construction work are
advised that a revision has been made and how they can access the
revised SWMS.
The principal contractor should be given a copy of the revised SWMS
all persons who will need to change a work procedure or system as
a result of the review are advised of the changes
all workers that will be involved in the high risk construction work
are provided with the relevant information and instruction that will
assist them to understand and implement the revised SWMS.
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31. Summary
An organisation must when deciding on the content of their
SWMS’s consider
The type of high risk construction work they are undertaking;
Their legislative requirements;
The type and level of organisations for whom they will be
carrying out high risk construction work.
Information, instruction and training of their workers.
Their implementation and review processes.
A SWMS is not just a document to satisfy an audit.
It is an effective tool to ensure that high risk
construction work is conducted in a safe way!!!!!