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Pre-filled Safe Work Method Statements you can edit and send today.
Each SWMS has the job steps, hazards, controls and risk ratings already written. Add your business details, check it against the job and site, and it's ready to hand over. Buy a single SWMS, or save with a bundle for your industry.
Aligned to Australian legislation
100% editable Word documents
Hazards and controls already written
30-day money back guarantee
Suitable for all states and territories
Including Victoria
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When the SWMS isn't ready, the job doesn't start
Getting on site
A client or principal contractor wants your SWMS before you start, and nothing goes ahead until it's sent.
Tenders and prequalification
A tender, Avetta or Cm3 submission asks for SWMS for the work you do, and you need them ready to upload.
A new type of job
You've quoted work you haven't done before, and there's no SWMS for it in your folder.
Starting from a blank page
Writing out the steps, hazards and controls for every task takes hours you would rather spend on the job.
Old or borrowed SWMS
SWMS written years ago or copied from someone else, with old logos, old dates and steps that no longer match the work.
It's not even construction
You clean, cater, deliver or maintain grounds, and a client still asks for a SWMS before you can start.
Every Australian business has a legal duty to manage the risks in its work. A SWMS is a clear, written way to show how you're managing them, task by task.
WHAT YOU NEED
What is a SWMS, and do you need one?
A Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) sets out a task step by step, the hazards in each step, and the controls that keep people safe. Under WHS laws, a SWMS is only legally required for high risk construction work. Outside construction, it's still one of the most common ways to write down a task risk assessment. It's the same thinking as a JSA, JSEA or safe work procedure, and clients, head contractors and prequalification portals often ask for “a SWMS” whatever the work is.
When you'll be asked for one
Before high risk construction work starts on site
Applying for a tender or government contract
Prequalification on Avetta, Cm3 or a similar platform
A client or principal contractor asking for your documents before work starts
Inducting a new worker into a task
Who uses our SWMS
Trades and contractors doing high risk construction work
Builders and principal contractors who supervise the work
Hazards & Controls
Worker Sign-off
Risk Ratings
Training & Inductions
Cleaning, hospitality, transport and grounds businesses whose clients ask for a SWMS
Incident Response
Businesses tendering for council, government and commercial work
Emergency Procedures
Prefer a JSA format? Our Risk Assessments/JSA cover the same tasks in a simpler layout, for work that isn't high risk construction.
WHY OUR SWMS
Skip the blank page and get on site sooner
Every SWMS, single or in a bundle, comes with the same benefits.
Aligned to Australian legislation
Written to the WHS Act, WHS Regulations and codes of practice, using the hierarchy of controls.
Fully editable in Microsoft Word
Add your logo and business details, and change anything to suit the job and site.
Ready to use
Job steps, hazards, controls and risk ratings already written for the task.
Instant download
Download straight after you order, plus an email with your link.
Pay once, no ongoing fees
No subscription. Use your SWMS on every job.
Implementation guide provided
Step-by-step help to fill in, explain and sign off your SWMS with your team.
WHERE TO BUY
Buying SWMS templates in Australia
Everything OHS sells ready-made SWMS templates for Australian trades and contractors, with the job steps, hazards, controls and risk ratings already written for each task. More than 15,000 Australian businesses have used our safety documents.
Every state and territory. Written to the model WHS laws, and suitable for Victoria's OHS framework.
Editable Microsoft Word. Add your logo, business details and site information, and change anything to suit the job.
Single SWMS or industry bundles. Buy one SWMS for one task, or every SWMS your trade does or supervises in one download.
Pay once. No subscription or ongoing fees, with 12 months of free support and updates included.
Acceptance Guarantee. If a client, head contractor, Avetta or Cm3 asks for changes within 12 months, we revise your documents free until they're accepted.
30-day money back guarantee. A 100% refund if it isn't fit for purpose.
Instant download. Your SWMS arrive straight after checkout, with an email copy of your download link.
INDUSTRY BUNDLES
Get every SWMS your industry needs in one download
Each bundle has the SWMS for the work your trade does or supervises, for about the cost of a few single SWMS. Click a bundle to see the full list.
Work across several trades? The Ultimate SWMS Bundle has every SWMS in our range, so you're covered whatever the next job is.
SINGLE SWMS
Need a SWMS for one task?
Filter by category or search for the task. Click a SWMS to see what it covers.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
What's in every SWMS
Every SWMS follows the same layout, so your crew knows where to look and your client gets what they expect.
Job steps, hazards and controls
The task broken into steps, with the hazards and control measures for each one.
Risk ratings
Each hazard rated before and after controls, using the risk matrix included.
Hierarchy of controls
Controls listed from elimination down to PPE, the order the regulations expect.
High risk construction work
A checklist to mark which high risk construction work categories apply.
PPE requirements
The personal protective equipment needed for the task, ready to tick.
Plant, materials and SDS
Plant and equipment checks, materials used, and whether a safety data sheet is needed.
Training and responsibilities
Who monitors the work, and the qualifications and inductions workers need.
Worker sign-off
A sign-on section for workers to confirm the SWMS was explained and understood.
WHICH OPTION?
Single SWMS, industry bundle or full system?
Start with the job in front of you, or sort every document in one go.
What's included
Single SWMS
Industry SWMS Bundle
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WHS Management System
SWMS for one task
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Fully editable Word documents
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WHS manual and policies
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Safe operating procedures (SOPs)
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Toolbox talks and induction handbook
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You need a SWMS for one task, today.
You want a SWMS ready for every type of job you quote.
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You want your manual, SWMS, SOPs and toolbox talks sorted in one go.
THE COMPLETE PACKAGE
Need your WHS manual, SOPs and toolbox talks too?
The WHS Management System for your industry includes the full SWMS bundle for your trade, plus your WHS manual, safe operating procedures, toolbox talks and induction handbook, all written in the same format.
WHS Management Systems
Your WHS manual plus the SWMS, SOPs, toolbox talks and induction handbook for your industry, all written in the same format.
The full SWMS bundle for your industry
Your industry WHS manual and Victorian OHS edition
SOPs, toolbox talks and induction handbook
Free personalisation with your logo and business details
Pay once. No subscription and no ongoing fees.
THE DIFFERENCE
What changes when your SWMS are sorted
The work is the same. What changes is how ready you are when someone asks.
Without ready-made SWMS
Can't start the job until the SWMS is sorted
Hours spent writing hazards and controls from scratch
Old SWMS that no longer match the work
Back and forth with Avetta, Cm3 and other portals
A different format for every SWMS in the folder
Hoping an inspector doesn't ask to see anything
With Everything OHS
SWMS ready to send the day you're asked
Hazards, controls and risk ratings already written
Edit to suit the job and site in minutes
SWMS ready to upload when the portal asks
One consistent, professional format for every task
Signed SWMS ready to show on site
Stop rewriting the same SWMS for every job. Edit, sign and get to work.
OUR PROMISE
Buy with confidence
One payment, help when you need it, and a guarantee if it isn't right for your business.
Pay once
No subscription, no ongoing fees
12 months free support and updates
Phone and email help included
Acceptance guarantee
If a client, head contractor, Avetta or Cm3 asks for changes within 12 months of purchase, we revise your documents free until they're accepted
30-day money back guarantee
100% refund if it isn't fit for purpose
FAQS
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What Our Clients Are Saying
FD
Well within budget
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With a busy builder and trying to stay on top of all safety requirements. Everything OHS was well within budget and quick and easy to fit our business.
Fida Desmond
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Delivered exceptional service for our WHS document needs. The documents were highly professional, delivered promptly, and their customer service was excellent. They exceeded our expectations, making the process stress-free and efficient. We highly recommend Everything OHS and will definitely return for future needs. Thank you!
Luisa Cubito
Urban Demolition
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Very helpful and an impressively quick turnaround for a customised OHS manual. The interaction was seamless, and the provided document is aligned with the current regulations. Very happy, would highly recommend.
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CombiTel
Templates written by WHS specialists. Edit them to suit your business before use. Last updated November 2026.