📄 Safe Work Method Statements

Safe Work Method Statements

Site-Specific. Compliant. Actually Used. Professional SWMS development, review and management for high-risk construction work across Queensland and Australia.

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Why Businesses Choose Overwatch

If your business performs high-risk construction work, the WHS Regulation requires a Safe Work Method Statement before the work starts - site-specific, developed in consultation with workers, and followed on the job. A generic template with your logo on it doesn't meet that standard. And when an inspector, principal contractor or investigator reads your SWMS, the difference is obvious in seconds.

We've Read SWMS From The Other Side Of The Desk

✅ Written By Practitioners

SWMS written by practitioners who understand the work - not template resellers.

✅ Queensland Government Experience

We know exactly what inspectors look for, because we've assessed safety documentation from inside the Queensland Government.

✅ Site-Specific & Task-Specific

Built for your job, your plant, your crew - not a copied list of everything that could theoretically exist on a construction site.

✅ Current Legislation & Codes

Current legislation, codes of practice and standards - correctly referenced, with no withdrawn codes or expired citations.

✅ Concise Documents Workers Actually Read

Short enough to read at the toolbox, detailed enough to control the risk - written in the language of the trade.

✅ Digital Signing & Full Audit Trail

Digital signing and storage with a full audit trail - accessible from site, impossible to lose.

Understand. Build. Roll It Out.

1

Understand the Work

We talk to the people doing the job - the task, the plant, the site conditions and the real hazards.

2

Build the SWMS

Clear steps, real hazards, practical controls - referenced to current legislation and codes.

3

Roll It Out

Consultation, sign-off and toolbox delivery - so the SWMS works on site, not just on paper.

One SWMS Or A Complete Library

Developed, reviewed and kept current - whatever your business needs.

SWMS Development
SWMS Libraries
SWMS Review & Compliance Check
Site-Specific Tailoring
Worker Consultation & Rollout
Subcontractor SWMS Review
Digital SWMS Implementation
Review & Update Programs

High-Risk Construction Work Categories

The WHS Regulation defines the categories of high-risk construction work that require a SWMS before work starts. If your crews do any of the following, this applies to you.

Heights & Structures

Risk of a fall of more than 2 metres, work on telecommunication towers, demolition of load-bearing structures, tilt-up & precast concrete elements, temporary load-bearing support work, and structural alterations requiring support.

Plant, Energy & Ground

Work near energised electrical installations, trenches or shafts deeper than 1.5 metres, tunnels & excavation work, powered mobile plant movement areas, pressurised gas & chemical/fuel lines, and work near roads & traffic corridors.

Environment & Specialist

Confined spaces, asbestos disturbance or removal, contaminated or flammable atmospheres, artificial extremes of temperature, work over or near water, and diving work & use of explosives.

Need a SWMS Done Right?

Call today - tell us the job, and we'll tell you exactly what you need. Based in Rockhampton & Brisbane - servicing Queensland and Australia.

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