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SWMS

Safe Work Method Statements for the work we perform

Each SWMS below documents how a task is done safely: the hazards, the hierarchy of control applied to them, a step-by-step risk assessment and control plan, emergency response, and the training and supervision required. Download them for contractor onboarding, tender submissions or your site’s WHS records. A SWMS must be communicated to, and signed by, the work team before work starts — and it supports, never replaces, your site-specific requirements.

Hazardous Manual Handling

Document CCS-OP-HS-SWMS-004-V2 · Version 2.0 · Authorised 24 Sep 2026

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A Safe Work Method Statement for manual handling of materials, equipment and waste — lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying and restraining — focused on the tasks that create a risk of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD). Controls are built from task design, load characteristics, force, posture, repetition and mechanical assistance rather than fixed weight limits: the hierarchy of control is applied first, and team handling plus technique training are used only where higher-order controls aren’t reasonably practicable.

What the SWMS covers

  • Task risk plan: planning, work area layout, lifting and lowering, trolleys, postures, team handling, mechanical aids and set-down
  • Risk scored on a 5×5 likelihood × consequence matrix — High or Extreme residual risk stops the work
  • No nominated weight decides a safe lift; all task and load risk factors are controlled
  • Consulted and authorised by the National Safety, Risk and Compliance Manager

Battery Operated Power Tools

Document CCS-OP-HS-SWMS-014-V2 · Version 2.0 · Authorised 24 Sep 2026

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Selection, inspection, use, charging, transport and storage of portable battery-operated power tools — drills, impact drivers, saws, sanders and manufacturer-approved grinders. The statement controls cutting, entanglement, kickback, projectile, dust, noise and vibration hazards through pre-use inspection, secured workpieces, exclusion zones and correct guards, and treats lithium-ion battery fire as a hazard in its own right: packs are inspected for damage or swelling, charged only on approved chargers in a dedicated, ventilated area away from exits and combustibles, and removed before every adjustment, jam clearance or maintenance task.

What the SWMS covers

  • Pre-use inspection of tool, guards and accessories; tag out damaged tools and batteries
  • Lithium-ion fire controls: approved chargers only, dedicated ventilated charging area, safe transport and storage
  • Hidden services checked and workpieces clamped before drilling or cutting; bystanders kept out of the line of fire
  • Battery-fire emergency response — evacuate, raise the alarm, do not handle the pack

Site Safety and PreStart

Document CCS-OP-HS-SWMS-018-V2 · Version 2.0 · Authorised 24 Sep 2026

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The pre-start process every job runs on: pre-work planning, site arrival and induction, workplace inspection, hazard identification, confirmation of permits, isolations and task-specific SWMS, equipment and PPE checks, worker consultation and controlled commencement of work. It sets the stop-work triggers — HRCW identified, permit missing, critical controls absent — and carries the job through the pre-start briefing, monitoring for changed conditions, incident and emergency response, and completion close-out with records. It establishes the pre-start process and does not replace the task-specific SWMS required for the work itself.

What the SWMS covers

  • Planning to close-out: induction, inspection, permits and isolations, equipment checks, briefing and controlled start
  • HRCW test: identify high-risk construction work and confirm the task-specific SWMS before it starts
  • Briefing verifies understanding — not just signatures — with stop-work authority for every worker
  • Incident response and close-out: report, preserve the scene, review controls before work resumes

Need a SWMS for a task that isn’t listed?

Tell us the task, the site and the equipment involved. Our National Safety, Risk and Compliance team can supply the current version, confirm which SWMS applies to your scope of work, or help you adapt one for your site — usually the same business day.

Ask our team

A SWMS must be communicated to, and signed by, the work team before work starts, and is reviewed whenever the task, equipment, personnel or site conditions change. Where work falls within a prescribed high-risk construction work (HRCW) category, a task-specific SWMS must be prepared and implemented before that work starts. Downloaded copies are uncontrolled — confirm the current version with our team before relying on one for compliance purposes.