SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENTS
SWP
SWP’s – Do you have them in your workplace? What is a Safe Work Procedure?
A Safe Work Procedure (SWP) or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents the risks associated with a work task, and lists the appropriate risk control measures into a sequence of steps.
Our Process
Talking About Your Needs
Initial phone conversation about your company's WHS requirements to get to know your sector and any relevant laws, norms, and standards. We ask that you give us any existing documents for a desktop review during the conversation.
Initial Review
After carefully considering all the details you gave and the particular requirements, our consultant will draft a proposal for your approval.
Engagement
You examine the submitted plan, make any necessary adjustment requests, and then accept the proposal.
Working on it
The process will continue and be finished by our WHS consultant by the predetermined deadline. If necessary, draft documents may be made available for review.
Deliverables
The final documentation will be sent in an electronic copy that has been finalised in compliance with the project's specifications and scope of work.
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A safe work procedure (SWP) is a written document that provides step-by-step instructions on how to safely perform a task or activity in the workplace. It can also be referred to as a standard operating procedure (SOP), or a safe work instruction (SWI).
The main purpose is to standardise a production or work task. By doing so employers can improve efficiency, quality, and prevent safety incidents.
Safe work procedures are a practical and consistent way for everyone to commit to safety.
They clearly:
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document the sequence of steps for doing the task safely;
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incorporate the appropriate risk control measures into those steps.
Procedures provide workers, supervisors, and officers with steps that they must follow in specific environments or situations, or when utilising pieces of equipment for work tasks.
When trained on how to use a safe work procedure, everyone in the workplace will know the safe way to do their job and will work the same way.
They won’t need to guess or make things up as they go along.
Connexus will consult with your business and workers and draft Safe Work Procedures for your employees work tasks.