For Safer Work, Not Paperwork Kill The Red Tape Monster The current Work Health and Safety Act 2011 requires SWMS for eighteen specific high-risk construction activities. But SWMS have grown to cover almost all types of trades and contractor work. A combination of factors – being site specific, poor WH&S advice and too-busy SWMS template vendors – has meant that the simple templates have become bloated monsters. At the receiving end, builders and subcontractors are sinking under a mess of incorrect SWMS that take hours to correct and finally approve. Everyone agrees, it is a nightmare that is getting worse. Cut your work by 90% The SWMS Monster can be costing your business $40,000 a year. Cut your costs by 90% While a standard, bloated paperwork SWMS can take 2 hours to complete, an EasySWMS PDF can take 10 minutes. Safe Work Method Statements are compulsory – there’s no escape. But it is estimated the a medium sized builder will spend $40,000 annually, just managing SWMS. All the information and research is embedded into EasySWMS, so all you need do is point and click (or swipe, with the Tablet App). • EasySWMS is an integrated SWMS software solution for 1 tradesman, or 1000. 2 hours Time required to produce SWMS Standard Manual SWMS • It provides a step-by-step process that allows tradesmen, contractors and builders to create a completed SWMS document in around 10 minutes - a massive saving of 90% of the manual process. • Subcontractor and builders can choose the “easyTEAM” version which comes complete with your SWMS already loaded. The team version manages the creation, submission, editting, approval and archiving/retrieval of SWMS from your tradesmen and construction workers. 1 hour EasySWMS www.easySWMS.com Ph: 02 6103 0956 For Safer Work, Not Paperwork “It’s too easy ...” EasySWMS is automatic and electronic – and all done on your tablet – or computer. • EasySWMS is downloaded and installed as an App on your tablet. • Or simply login from your computer. • Do a brief setup, including your business details • Then simply choose your INDUSTRY, then your WORK ACTIVITY • Then EasySWMS does the rest, giving you choices to select - these choices are editable - add your own • 10 minutes later – you have a SWMS PDF ready to submit. EasySWMS even emails it for you. For Tradesmen For Contractors EasySWMS will make your busy life a lot easier. Are you managing the SWMS of your tradesmen? Instead of the bloated, complex SWMS documents you have been creating, EasySWMS lets you create a trimmed down, 10 minute document that meets all your obligations. It can be exhausting work, especially the runaround of getting SWMS approved. You end up doing them yourself, just so they won’t delay job-starts. But it takes hours and hours from your business day. There’s no need for research or looking up old documents, because EasySWMS has all the information you need. And you can simply duplicate and edit an existing SWMS for a job that is similar. EasySWMS cuts your wasted time by 90%. It’s so easy your tradesmen can do it themselves, and all you need is a 5 minute check. If it’s not quite right, it is easy to have it changed and resubmitted. EasySWMS comes as either an Apple or Android App for your Tablet, so you can literally work up a new SWMS while you wait to start work. If you do the SWMS yourself, it will cut a massive amount of dead time from your day. Imagine having an extra 2 hours every day for more important work. For Builders - The “EasyTeam” version SWMS are a serious problem for builders. It is estimated that an average sized builder, doing just four projects a year, will spend around $40,000 on SWMS management. The EasySWMS “EasyTEAM” converts the paper based red tape monster into a collaborative online management system. Creation, submission, approval, editing and then archive and retrieval are all done online. Approval Workflow. The most frustrating part of SWMS management is the approval process - backwards and forwards until it’s right. Your office staff spend their days managing a SWMS paper trail. EasySWMS provides an approval workflow, and can be integrated with your systems management. Your staff will find EasySWMS a joy to work with. For Safer Work, Not Paperwork Organisation Features and Benefits of EasySWMS Preparation Induction High risk work Activity Step-by-step sequence Health and Safety Legislation Hazards Risk Controls Personal Protective Equipment Chemicals Plant and equipment Competencies and qualifications Emergencies Supervision SWMS includes contractor details? (e.g. organisation’s name, address, contact) SWMS identifies who participated in its development? Evidence of workers inducted into the SWMS? SWMS identifies high risk work? Includes description of work addressed by the SWMS? Activity broken into sequence of steps/tasks required to complete the work activity? SWMS details legislation, standards and/or codes relevant to the activity? Relevant hazards are identified for each step/task? Consider the following: • Are workers required to lift heavy or awkward items? • Are workers required to use machinery or equipment? • Are workers required to handle chemicals? • Are workers required to work at height? • Are workers exposed to noisy environments? • Are workers using electrical tools or working on electrical infrastructure? Risks are assessed for each hazard? Control measures are identified for all specified hazards in accordance with the hierarchy of controls? SWMS detail minimum PPE required to complete activity? SWMS document any chemicals (including fuels) required to complete the task? • If chemicals are in use attach a Material Safety Data Sheet SWMS include details of all plant and equipment required to complete the task? SWMS include details of the competencies or licences required to complete the task? SWMS describe plans, equipment and personnel available to manage emergencies? Controls are assigned? (e.g. to workers, management, etc.)
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