Water Tanker Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)

$96.80

The Water Tanker Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) features:

  1. Instant download
  2. Acceptance Guaranteed
  3. Easy to edit Microsoft Word format so you can add your logo and site specific details
  4. Complies with latest legislation

Specifically, the Water Tanker Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) covers:

  1. Operational guidelines, with a step by step approach to safe work
  2. Possible hazards that may be encountered
  3. Step by step safety procedures to follow
  4. Before work starts – Guidelines and Checks
  5. And more. Please check details below
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Presenting our Safe Work Method Statement Template for Water Tanks, designed with the needs of trade professionals in mind. This comprehensive template is thoughtfully pre-filled and made capacious to encapsulate all essential points.

  • Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Our template arrives pre-filled to minimize your labor. It provides a detailed outline, making it a thorough guide for water tank procedures meeting the Australian Workplace Health and Safety requirements.
  • Fully Editable and Customisable: Designed in Microsoft Word format, the template allows you to adapt it as per project specifics without any hindrance. Sky’s the limit when it comes to editing and customising!
  • Includes Project Specifics: This template incorporates easiness by including sections detailing the project scope and other vital particulars. Goodbye confusion, hello clarity!
  • Checklist for High-risk Machinery: We believe in being vigilant. Therefore, a checklist is integrated that accounts for any high-risk machinery on site. Proactive steps towards safety, indeed!
  • Space for Staff Training Records: A dedicated space awaits your staff training records. Ensures no important training updates go unnoticed, fostering a consistently informed crew.
  • Incorporates before and after risk ratings: Before-after risk ratings are incorporated to allow an at-a-glance comparison of the risk levels associated with each task. How better could risk measurement get?
  • Legislative References at hand: Feel free to consult legislative references included in our resources. No more hunting down legislations when time is of essence!
  • Clear PPE Guidelines: All Personal Protective Equipment requirements are clearly specified in the template. Keeping safety paramount just got easier!
  • Risk Assessment and Matrix: Includes a detailed risk assessment and an understandable matrix for evaluating hazards. Aiding you in perceiving risks and strategising to keep it minimal.
  • Comprehensive Requirement Checklist: Never miss out on vital steps with our comprehensive SWMS implementation checklist. Preparedness just got a new ally!
  • Sign-off Page Available: Making sure that all involved are accounted for, our template features a sign-off page that captures approval from workers and responsible persons.
  • User-friendly Customisation: Emphasised on simplicity, this template is easy to use and custom fit. Changing your work style is a thing of the past!
  • Suitability Extended: While it’s great for everyday usage, this template is also apt for large contracts and tenders, including tier 1 contractual work. Simply efficient for all sizes and shapes of work!
  • Email Delivery: Swiftly delivered via email because your time is precious and we understand!

Please note, while we aim to help you create safer workplaces, there are no absolute guarantees. Safety always stems from ongoing vigilance and continual following of safety practices. Let’s together move towards making workplaces safer!


The Water Tanker Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:

  • 1. Preparation
    • Improper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • Inadequate training
  • 2. Arrival at Site
    • Traffic hazards
    • Slip/Trip/Fall hazards
  • 3. Equipment Unloading
    • Manual handling injuries
    • Collision with other vehicles or pedestrians
  • 4. Set-up Area Assessment
    • Unexpected site conditions
    • Exposure to weather elements
  • 5. Water Tanker Connection
    • Injury from incorrect usage of tools
    • Exposure to contaminated water
  • 6. Filling the Tanker
    • Overfilling and spillage
    • High pressure spray
  • 7. Transporting the Tanker
    • Traffic accidents
    • Load shift causing vehicle instability
  • 8. At Delivery Site
    • Entry into unauthorised areas
    • Damage to third-party property
  • 9. Unhooking the Tanker
    • Pinch points injury
    • Slips/Trips/Falls
  • 10. Emptying the Tanker
    • Splashes leading to skin irritations
    • Uncontrolled discharge
  • 11. Clean Up Procedure
    • Improper waste disposal
    • Exposure to chemicals during cleaning
  • 12. Returning Equipment to Storage
    • Manual handling injuries
    • Loose equipment causing trip hazards
  • 13. Post-job Documentation
    • Inaccurate or incomplete documentation leading to misinformation in future tasks
  • 14. Vehicle Maintenance
    • Injury due to ineffective lockout procedures
    • Exposure to hazardous substances
  • 15. Safety Training
    • Incomplete or inadequate safety training leading to unsafe practices

Each Safe Work Method Statement has specific content that is referenced to, but not limited to a number of authorities such as Codes of Practice, Regulations, Australian Standards or the Act.

The Water Tanker Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) references:

Ordering only takes a few minutes. Upon ordering completion, a link will be sent to your email address to download your documents, then add your company logo to the top of the header and you’re finished.

Your document will be delivered in editable Microsoft Word format. This PDF sample is just for preview

Frequent Questions

Safe Work Method Statement Template FAQ’s

What format is a BlueSafe Australia Safe Work Method Statement Template delivered in?

Because every SWMS needs to be edited to suit on-site specifics, it makes sense to deliver our Safe Work Method Statements in Microsoft Word Format for easy editing.

How many pages long is each Safe Work Method Statement Template?

It depends entirely on the nature of the risks associated with the SWMS Template, however on average the documents are between 7-15 pages in length. Each Safe Work Method Statement is comprehensive in nature and is easy to use.

What are before and after risk ratings?

Before and after risk ratings are simply this: When you initially start to do a job, like say drill a hole in a wall, there will be a level of risk, which for this example let's just say is a level 2 (before). The idea is that then you would implement some type of control measure to reduce the risk, and in this case we would implement the control measure of wearing safety glasses to protect the eyes. This now would bring the risk of an injury down to a level 1 (after). Here you can see how the SWMS has a before and after risk rating for each step of a job, task or process.

Why do the Safe Work Method Statement Templates have before and after risk ratings?

Before and after risk ratings are a simple and effective way to clearly show how, and how much a certain level of risk has been brought down for a certain step in a job task or process. Another reason also is that many larger contractors now like to see before and after risk ratings, so it makes sense to include them in our Templates.

Are the SWMS Templates pre-filled?

Absolutely. Every Safe Work Method Statement Template is pre-filled, high quality and comprehensive in order to help save you as much time, and deliver as much quality information as possible when conducting your own on site safety.

Do the Safe Work Method Statement Templates come with a Risk Assessment?

Yes. Each Safe Work Method Statement comes with it's own built in Risk Assessment which is part of the working document. The SWMS is straightforward, easy to use and has a risk calculator to work out the risk level and likelihood of the risk occurring.

Does each SWMS Template have the required PPE already suggested?

Yes, each SWMS Template has a range of PPE recorded, as well as picture icons of different PPE items that you can add/remove as you need to for the requirements of the job task.

What Should be Included in a Safe Work Method Statement?

If you're going to be doing any high risk construction work, you'll most likely not only need a Safe Work Method Statement, but you'll also need to make sure your SWMS has a number of checks and balances in order for the document to be accepted in your construction site safety. Purchasing a safe work method statement template can help save you quite a lot of time rather than starting from scratch. Also, just remember that even though every BlueSafe Template is highly comprehensive and pre-filled, your SWMS Template should be adjusted to suit any noticeable risks that are specific to the task you are performing.

Your Safe Work Method Statement must:
  • List or show the different types of construction work that is high risk
  • Clearly explain the workplace health and safety hazards as well as the risks that arise from the works
  • Explain in detail how each risk will be managed, maintained and controlled
  • Explain how each control measure will be implemented in order to reduce each risk
  • Describe how each control measure will be monitored an how often the control measures will be reviewed
  • Consider any additional factors that may impact the level of risk involved with the safety of the construction site such as weather, wind etc.
  • Be made available and accessible to read by employees and applicable personnel at any time.
  • Every SWMS should be easy to understand and written in plain language
  • Every BlueSafe Australia Safe Work Method Statement Template is straightforward and easy to use. They also have what's called 'before and after risk ratings', which basically means there's a built in risk assessment that is used in the process of using the document. This allows you to asses the initial risks and give them a score, and then assess the risk and give an 'after score' once the listed control measures are implemented. All our documents are comprehensive, pre-filled and easy to use. You can even download a sample below and see an example.
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