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What are SWMS Templates?
When you join HazardCo, you gain access to a set of SWMS templates created by our team of expert health and safety advisors. These templates cover many different types of work that need extra safety attention, such as:
Brick and other rendering
Bricklaying and Blocklaying
Concrete placement, formwork and reinforcement installation
Demolition
Drainage, trenching and general excavation
Electrical Installation
Elevated Work Platform (EWP) operation
Erection of roof truss
Fascia and gutter installation
Floor and wall tiling
Framing
Insulation (handling & installation of glass and rock wool)
Joinery & cabinetry installation
Landscaping work
Locate and clear choke using water jet
Painting work
Plastering
Plumbing work
Pool Building (Trenching, Heights, Mobile Plant)
Powered Mobile Plant
Roof installation - metal deck domestic work
Roof tiling
Roof work- installation of air conditioners, solar panels, skylights and similar work
Scaffolding erection work
Stairway installation work
Wall cladding (external)
Window installation (glazing) work
Working at Heights
Working near overhead and underground power and other essential service lines work
How to Use a SWMS Template
Open the HazardCo App
Tap "SWMS" on the home screen
Scroll through the list of SWMS templates or use the search bar to find the right template for your work. Handy tip: You can favourite the templates that you use the most by clicking on the star icon, this will make them appear at the top of the templates list for you.
Tap to select it and follow the guided SWMS creation form to complete the report
Key things to update in your SWMS
Where you're working
What kind of work you're doing
Hazards of the work
Equipment and tools you’ll be using
Controls you’ll be implementing to stay safe
Safety gear (PPE) you'll be using
Step-by-step instructions for how the work will be completed safely
Important Note: Not all jobs need a safety plan. Ask if you're not sure!
Tips:
Review everything carefully
Save your plan as a new template so it’s even faster to create a SWMS for the same sort of work next time. You can save a template:
On the success page directly after creating your SWMS
From My Reports, find the SWMS you want to reuse, open the Options menu, and tap ‘Save as Template’.
