Roofing and Cladding Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)

People often ask, "Can I have a Safe Work Method Statement for Roofing?" "A document that covers everything?"  The answer is not really. 

A Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) needs to document step by step how you are going to do a particular job. Not all jobs are the same!

For starters how are you going to access the roof? Are you going to access the roof via a ladder or via a Scaffold?
Maybe you are going to access the roof via a fixed roof access ladder or from a scissor lift?

The steps in accessing  a roof via a ladder are very different from the steps to access a roof via a scissor lift. Not only are the steps different, but the potential hazards and the hazard control measures are very different as well.

Download an example of a  SWMS generated from the JSEAsy software.

The JSEAsy software comes preloaded with hundreds of templates (job steps) to build your site specific SWMS with.

Safe Operating Procedures (SOP). are also included in all versions

The JSEAsy Premium software is your total WHS management system.

The JSEAsy software comes preloaded with hundreds of templates (job steps).

Below is an example of templates you may insert into your site specific SWMS for typical commercial roof project:

1. Site Orientation/ Induction
2. Claim Work Area
3. Acceptance of delivery to site for materials via Crane Truck
4. Safety Check And Use Of Scissor Lift
5. Safety Check And Use Of Boom Lift
6. Install Temporary Edge Protection
7. Erection and use of mobile scaffold
8. Install Box Gutter with saddles straps and gutter board
9. Installation of Rain Water Head
10. Installing External/ Internal Downpipes
11. Installation of UPVC Pipe
12. Installation of Safety Mesh to roof area - From EWP
13. Access Roof via scaffold stair access
14. Crane Set Up
15. Loading Roof Sheets and/or materials with Crane
16. Installation of insulation to roof
17. Installing Roof Sheets – To Flat Roof Area
18. Form and Flash Roof Penetrations
19. Installation of Flashings
20. Cleaning up work area

When you insert a template it automatically brings with it:

1. The main process step
2. The sub process steps associated in undertaking the task
   1. The potential hazards associated with undertaking the task (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   2. The Risk Rating for undertaking the task (You can also change this if you want to)
   3. The Hazard Control measure (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   4. The revised risk rating after applying the control (You can also change this if you want to)
   5. Any required PPE (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   6. Any applicable licences or qualifications required (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   7. Any pre operational inspections required (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
   8. Any applicable legislation or codes of practice (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)

When you buy or Rent JSEAsy v4.3 you have access to all of the SWMS templates, for all trades and industries.
 
Roofing, Guttering and Cladding Templates Pre-Loaded and ready for use are shown below: