Product Description: Safe Work Method Statement Template for Wheel Alignment
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: No need to start from scratch! This template comes readily filled with essential information, offering a detailed and exhaustive approach towards workplace safety for your wheel alignment tasks.
- Fully editable in Microsoft Word format: Make changes with ease! The template is provided in a flexible Microsoft Word format allowing simple and intuitive editing to suit your specific project needs.
- Scope of the Project and Project Details included: Clearly state what’s involved! An explicit section dedicated to providing an overview of the project, including all necessary details pertaining to the undertaking.
- Checklist of High-risk Machinery: Don’t miss a thing! A meticulous checklist is included to account for any high-risk machinery present on-site, ensuring nothing gets overlooked in your safety considerations.
- Space for Staff Training Records: Keep track of training! Ample space is allocated to record any staff training conducted, ensuring all team members are adequately trained and compliant.
- Before and After Risk Ratings: Assess your control measures! Our template provides a before and after risk assessment, helping you understand the effectiveness of your hazard controls.
- Inclusion of Legislative References: Stay informed and compliant! The template incorporates valuable resources regarding relevant legislation, promoting adherence to Australia’s WH&S regulations.
- PPE Requirements: Ensure protection! A comprehensive list of all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is included to preserve the health and safety of all workers engaged.
- Risk Assessment Matrix: Evaluate risks like a pro! It features a risk assessment matrix that helps in identifying, analysing, and prioritising the risks involved in the project.
- Comprehensive Checklist: Keep your safety measures in check! A thorough checklist is featured to ensure all necessary SWMS requirements have been adequately covered.
- Sign-off Page: Confirm participation and understanding! Everyone involved signs off to acknowledge their understanding of the safety procedures, affirming a collective commitment to workplace safety.
- Easy to Use and Customise: Cut out the complexity! Designed with usability in mind, this simple-to-navigate template can be customised to align with your needs without any fuss.
- Suits Large Contracts and Tenders: Regardless of the job size! From tier 1 contractual work to comprehensive tenders, our template can be adapted for any scale of project.
- Quick Delivery by Email: No waiting around! Upon purchase, this template will be rapidly dispatched to your designated email address, so you can get started ASAP!
Keep in mind, while we’re here to help make your tasks safer and easier, it’s ultimately your responsibility to utilise these resources correctly. Make sure you apply due diligence and adhere to all the relevant legislative requirements.
The Wheel Alignment Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Incorrect manual handling
- 2. Approach the Vehicle
- Moving traffic
- Falls from height
- 3. Operate Lifting Equipment
- Incorrect operation
- equipment breakage
- 4. Positioning Vehicle on Hoist
- Moving vehicle
- trapped fingers/limbs
- 5. Raise Vehicle
- Falling object
- moving traffic
- 6. Remove Wheels
- Heavy lifting
- sharp objects
- 7. Inspect Tyres
- Sharp objects
- incorrect manual handling
- 8. Check Alignment
- Eye strain
- gravity-related injuries
- 9. Make Adjustments
- Incorrect adjustments
- trapped fingers/limbs
- 10. Replace Wheels
- Heavy lifting
- sharp objects
- 11. Lower Vehicle
- Moving traffic
- falling object
- 12. Test Drive
- Traffic accidents
- unexpected vehicle movement
- 13. Document Results
- Miscommunication
- incorrect documentation
- 14. Clean Up Work Area
- Trip hazards
- clutter buildup
- 15. Disposal of Waste Materials
- Improper disposal
- chemical hazards
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 Wheel Alignment 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.
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.
