SWMS explained: the 18 high-risk construction work categories and what a good SWMS contains
A safe work method statement is required before high-risk construction work starts. Most builders have plenty of SWMS; far fewer have ones that describe the actual job. Here is what the law requires and how to make a SWMS useful.
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SWMS explained: the 18 high-risk construction work categories and what a good SWMS contains
A safe work method statement is required before high-risk construction work starts. Most builders have plenty of SWMS; far fewer have ones that describe the actual job. Here is what the law requires and how to make a SWMS useful.
7 min read
Falls from height: why they still kill builders, and the controls that actually work on houses
Most falls on residential sites happen from roofs, frames, ladders and unprotected voids, often at modest heights. What the law requires, and the controls that prevent them on real jobs.
9 min read
Drones for builders in Australia: CASA rules, real uses and how to start
Progress photos, roof and gutter checks, site surveys and client updates: what a drone actually does on a residential job, and the CASA rules that apply the moment you fly for work.
9 min read
Roof and edge protection plans for two-storey homes: layout decisions at set-up
On a two-storey house, the edge protection plan is settled long before anyone climbs the trusses. The decisions that matter are perimeter coverage, how the levels connect, and what happens at the openings nobody wants to pay to guard.
11 min read