Inadequate planning and design

How to control inadequate planning and design

1. Consider safety in design before work starts, and ask designers and engineers to remove or reduce hazards at source.
2. Plan the job in steps before starting, including access, equipment, sequence, emergency arrangements and who does what.
3. Assess the risks for the task and site conditions, and review the assessment when conditions or the scope of work change.
4. Consult workers, other contractors and the person in control of the site, and share the plan with everyone who is affected.
5. Do a pre-start walk-through and update the hazards at the start of each shift, noting anything that has changed.
6. Monitor hazards throughout the job, and stop work to reassess if something unexpected comes up.

Typical controls, most effective first. Your SWMS sets the controls for your own job and site.

SWMS by trade

• Concreting9 templates
• Earthmoving & Mobile Plant8 templates
• Electrical - HVAC - Solar8 templates
• Working at Height8 templates
• Working at Height8 templates
• Civil Works7 templates
• Civil Works6 templates
• Concreting6 templates

Hazards that come up alongside it

• Manual tasks75 templates
• Adverse weather74 templates
• Electricity74 templates
• Emergencies74 templates
• Hazardous chemicals74 templates
• Heat stress74 templates
• Slips, trips and falls74 templates
• Environmental contamination73 templates

Legislation these templates cite

• OHS Act 2004 (Vic)60 templates
• OHS Regulations 2017 (Vic)60 templates
• WHS Act 201160 templates
• WHS Regulations 201160 templates
• Code of Practice: Construction work56 templates
• Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace56 templates
• Code of Practice: How to manage WHS risks56 templates
• Code of Practice: Work environment and facilities56 templates