How To Complete a SWP
How To Complete a SWP
A very common search term used to find this website is: “How to complete a SWP”. An SWP or Standard Work Procedure or Safe Work Procedure is a common and necessary requirement on all construction and building sites. Most Principle Contractors will require and approve one of these before work commences.
The may also be known as: Job Safety Analysis (JSA) or Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS). There is a bit of debate about the differences and what these tools should be called but they are all pretty similar tools used to manage risk. They contain the following basic steps
- Step by step tasks or activities
- Identify the hazards or risks
- Rate or score the risk, before controls put in place
- Identify and list the controls or elimination process
- Rate or score the risk after controls are implemented
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Job Safety Analysis
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