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SWMS Review Checklist

For checking a SWMS you have been handed before work starts. Pick the trade, work through the checks, add your project details and export the review as a PDF to keep on file.

No signup, and nothing you type is sent to us. Entries stay in this browser so you can come back to a half-finished review, and Clear removes them. On a shared computer, clear the form when you are done.

This records what you found in a document you were given. It does not assess the work itself, and completing it does not make a SWMS adequate for a particular site. Requirements differ by state and territory, and the business carrying out the work remains responsible for its own SWMS.

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What the document has to cover

What a SWMS must contain is set out in the {REGS}.

Identifies the work being carried out that is high risk construction work

States the hazards arising from that high risk construction work

States the risks to health and safety associated with those hazards

Describes the control measures that will be used

Describes how the control measures will be implemented

Describes how the control measures will be monitored and reviewed

Sets out the work in a logical sequence of steps

Written for this job, not a generic file

A SWMS that could be handed to any site on any job is the most common problem in a review.

Names this project, site or address

Reflects the actual site conditions, access and surrounding work

Matches the plant, equipment and materials that will actually be used

Matches the scope this contractor was engaged to do

References the correct legislation for where the work is ({ACT})

Who wrote it and who has seen it

Identifies the business ({DUTY}) carrying out the work, with ABN and contact

Names the person who prepared it and the date it was prepared

Shows it was prepared in consultation with the workers doing the work

Has a sign-on sheet for every worker on the task

Names a person responsible for each step or control

Records the licences, tickets or competencies the work requires

Risk assessment quality

You are checking that the reasoning is visible and consistent, not re-doing the assessment yourself.

Shows a risk rating before controls and after controls

Where a rating stays the same after controls, the reason is clear

Any hazard left at an extreme rating is explained and justified

Controls follow the hierarchy rather than relying only on PPE and training

More than one control where a single failure would be serious

Keeping it current on site

States when it will be reviewed, and what triggers a review

Has a section for recording changes to the work or conditions

Is available at the workplace for the duration of the work

Emergency arrangements, first aid and incident reporting are covered

Version or revision number is visible and current

Overall assessment

Outcome of this review

Sign-off

NameRoleSignatureDate
Reviewer
Subcontractor Representative

Export this review

Produces a PDF laid out as FOR-P07, ready to file or send back to the contractor.

This checklist records what was found in a document provided for review. It does not assess the work itself, and completing it does not make a SWMS adequate for a particular site. Requirements differ by state and territory, and the business carrying out the work remains responsible for its own SWMS.