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SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT (SWMS)
Organisation Details
Organisation Name: Contact Name:
ABN: Contact Position:
Address: Contact Phone No.:
Project Details
Project: Area:
Activity: Client:
SWMS prepared by:
This SWMS makes mandatory:
Name Signature Date
Hazard identification and risk assessment:
• Class 1 (high risk): the hazard has the potential to kill or disable permanently;
• Class 2 (medium risk): the hazard has the potential to cause serious injury or illness, which will temporarily
cause a disability;
• Class 3 (low risk): the hazard has the potential to cause a minor injury which will not cause a disability.
• The use of UV protection, including long pants, long sleeve shirts, wide brim sun hat and sunscreen while working under exposed sunlight;
• Seat belts to be worn when operating all vehicles;
• Prohibition of alcohol/non-prescription drug use at work site; •
Resources/Trades involved:
Plant and equipment used:
Maintenance checks:
Occupational Health and Safety or • Codes or Standards Applicable to • Environmental Legislation: the Works:
Safe Work Methods Statement (SWMS) 1
members, required diver qualifications and diver’s rights. Legislation might also specify what type of equipment can be used. In many countries the work that archaeologists perform under water is subject to the same regulations as work that is carried out for other reasons. In other countries, there are specific regulations or exemptions for diving at work with a scientific purpose.
The British Diving at Work Regulations 1997, for instance, include exemptions and codes of practice specific to scientific and archaeological diving pro- jects. A code of practice is a set of recommended or preferred processes, actions or organizational struc- tures to be applied in a given setting. These can provide practical information and outline safety procedures for team welfare. They are general as a rule, but can serve as a guideline to a project and can be annotated to fit a project more accurately. Codes of practice are also useful for projects with mixed teams, in which people with professional and recreational qualifications operate in tandem (discussed in qualification of personnel, below).
© Comber Consultants. Examples of Risk Assessment used at Comber Consultants, Australia.
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