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Workplace health & safety in Queensland, explained

Free, plain-English guides and toolbox talk ideas covering SWMS, risk assessments, incident reporting, plant, heat and more. Written by people who run jobs, for people who run jobs.

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The parts of a Safe Work Method Statement

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What is a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)?

What a SWMS is, when Queensland law requires one, what it has to include and how to write one your crew will actually follow.

Ryan Graham, WHS Officer · 4 min read

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The essentials

Queensland WHS basics, in one place

Who's responsible for safety?

PCBUs, principal contractors, supervisors and workers: who owes which duty on a construction site.

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SWMS vs JSA

When you need a SWMS, when a JSA is enough, and how the two fit together.

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Risk assessments

When to carry one out, and how to score likelihood and consequence.

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The hierarchy of controls

Eliminate, substitute, isolate, engineer, administer, PPE: with real examples.

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Reporting incidents

What to report, what to record, and the free forms and registers to do it.

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101 toolbox talk ideas

A year's worth of toolbox topics, plus a free toolbox meeting template.

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