Create an Australian SWMS from your job details
Riskora builds a Safe Work Method Statement with high-risk work activities, controls, monitoring, review and worker sign-off — structured for Australian PCBU and principal contractor review. 100+ industries supported.
Australia (SWMS) example document — Tenancy 3 Commercial Fit-Out — 88 Latrobe Street, Melbourne. Client: Latrobe Holdings Pty Ltd. Site: 88 Latrobe Street, Tenancy 3, Melbourne, VIC 3000. Scope: Cat-B fit-out of an existing 220 m² ground-floor tenancy: demolition of partitions, new steel-stud partitioning, suspended grid ceiling, joinery, electrical and data first/second fix, painting and floor coverings. Works occur during occupied-building hours under a building-manager permit. SWMS prepared because HRCW (work > 2 m on scissor lifts and powered mobile plant) is involved.
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- Principal contractor asked for a SWMS before site start
- Generic PDF template doesn't cover HRCW properly
- UK RAMS being reused — wrong terminology and structure
- No worker consultation evidence on the last SWMS
- Principal contractor's email asking for a SWMS
- Scope of works for the high-risk activity
- Tender / pre-start pack notes
- WhatsApp from the site supervisor
- A previous SWMS to update for this job
What a Riskora SWMS includes
Every section a principal contractor expects on a structured Australian SWMS — built around the actual work.
PCBU & contractor details
Business, contact, ABN and responsible person details.
Principal contractor & site
Site address, project details and principal contractor information.
HRCW identification
Identify which high-risk construction work categories apply to the job.
Activity → hazard → control
Each activity with the hazards it introduces and the controls applied.
Monitoring & review
How controls will be monitored, by whom and how often.
Worker consultation
Sign-on register, briefing record and worker acknowledgement.
Emergency arrangements
First aid, fire, rescue and incident escalation appropriate to the work.
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Clean Australian SWMS PDF ready for site folders and PC review.
See what your finished SWMS can look like
A SWMS for high-risk construction work needs to be specific, monitored and consulted on with workers. Preview a structured Australian SWMS before you create an account.
Not a blank template. Not a generic AI text wall.
Generic templates dump headings on you. Generic AI chats write paragraphs. A real SWMS is centred on HRCW identification, activity-level hazards and controls, monitoring arrangements and documented worker consultation — in Australian terminology.
What your SWMS actually contains
Riskora builds a structured, client-facing document — not a generic AI paragraph. Every section is shaped around your job, your site and your team.
Hazards
Task-specific hazards for the job, captured row by row — not a generic list pulled from an old SWMS.
Controls
Control measures mapped to each hazard with residual risk scoring after controls are applied.
PPE
PPE requirements tied to the activity and site, ready to brief to the team.
Method steps
Step-by-step method statement structured around how the work is actually sequenced on site.
Emergency arrangements
First aid, rescue plan, emergency contacts and site-specific escalation routes.
COSHH prompts
Substance prompts when the work involves chemicals, dusts, fumes or sealants — flagged early, not missed at review.
Sign-off
Operative sign-off captured against the document — names, dates and acknowledgement of the brief.
Version history
Every change tracked so you can show what was issued, when, and which version the team signed.
Approval status
Clear approval state on every document — draft, in review, approved, issued — visible across the team.
Audit trail
Who created it, who reviewed it, who signed it. A complete trail you can hand to a principal contractor or auditor.
From copied-and-pasted to site-specific
The reason SWMS get rejected is rarely the format — it's that the document is obviously generic. Riskora rebuilds it around this job, this site and this task.
Generic template copied from an old job.
- • Hazards and controls that don't match this site or task.
- • Method steps written for a different sequence of work.
- • No emergency arrangements specific to the location.
- • Client flags it as generic and asks for a rewrite.
Site-specific document structured around this job, site and task.
- • Hazards captured from the actual scope you pasted in.
- • Method steps sequenced for how the work runs on site.
- • Emergency arrangements and rescue plan tied to the location.
- • Approved internally, briefed to the team, signed off and stored.
From job details to signed-off document
A four-step workflow used by contractors, consultants and safety teams to turn informal job details into client-ready safety paperwork.
- 1Paste job details
Drop in a client email, a WhatsApp from the site manager, a scope of works or a tender note. Anything that describes the job.
- 2Riskora structures the document
Riskora turns your brief into hazards, controls, method steps, PPE, emergency arrangements and COSHH prompts.
- 3Review, edit and download
You stay in control of every section. Tweak anything, then download a clean PDF or share a link.
- 4Brief the team and record sign-off
Brief operatives, capture their sign-off and keep a full audit trail of who signed which version.
Built by people who've written this paperwork on real sites
Riskora is built by a founder with hands-on site and document experience — designed for contractors, consultants and safety teams who need to issue, brief and prove safety paperwork without losing a day to admin.
- Built for contractors, consultants and teams
Solo trades, principal contractors and in-house safety teams all run on the same workflow. - Supports multiple countries
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, US and Canada — wording and document types match the local standard. - Not just documents
Sign-off, approvals, version history and an audit trail — the management workflow around the paperwork.
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Describe the job, the principal contractor's email or your scope. Riskora structures the SWMS around the HRCW categories that apply.
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Questions for this exact situation
Riskora helps structure a site-specific safety document. It does not replace competent review, site supervision, client requirements or legal duties. Always check the final document before issue.