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View full detailsIf you’re the principal contractor, the most important SWMS on your site probably isn’t one you wrote. It’s the one a subcontractor hands you the morning they start, that you’re expected to have read, understood and judged adequate before their crew steps past the gate. That’s a different job from documenting your own work.
Let’s be straight about this collection. The reality is you may need all these SWMS, or you might need one or two. You only need SWMS covering the work your own people do plus the site wide activities that you’re responsible for. And that can vary dramatically from one principal contractor business to another. Some principal contractors employ trades, and some will only use subcontractors.
Your direct labour is the obvious part. Site establishment, hoarding, demolition of existing structures, excavation and trenching, work near live traffic, plant movements, anything at height off an EWP. If your own workers do it and it falls inside the High-Risk Construction Work (HRCW) definition, the SWMS goes in your name, not a subcontractor’s.
Then there’s the shared ground. Traffic management on and around the site is usually yours, because no single subcontractor controls it. Same with site access, exclusion zones around lifting operations, and confined spaces that several trades enter across a job.
The harder duty is verification. Collecting SWMS is easy. Reading them properly takes an afternoon, and a document listing “wear PPE” against a five metre fall isn’t adequate no matter how neatly it’s formatted. You also have to make sure the work happens the way the SWMS says, which means walking the job rather than filing the paperwork and hoping.
The Principal Contractor SWMS collection carries 29 documents which can all be viewed above and in the Principal Contractor SWMS Pack. The bulk of it splits three ways. Site wide activities you own outright, such as site establishment, traffic management and demolition. The high risk work your own labour performs, being excavation, height access, plant movements and confined spaces. Then the tool, chemical and vehicle documents. Worth noting here: SWMS are really a starting point, not a finished compliance position. They cover the work. They don’t cover your duty to consult, to verify a subcontractor’s SWMS, or to run the site the way those documents say it will run.
For a construction project valued above $250K, you need a written WHS Management Plan as well, and a SWMS pack won’t stand in for one. That plan covers responsibilities, consultation, incident reporting, emergency arrangements, site induction and how you handle subcontractor documents.
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The projects you manage may also require a WHS Management System in accordance with ISO 45001. This system is for your overall operations rather than a site-specific management plan.
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If you aren’t sure, give us a call on 1800 304 336 for free and honest advice.
You can purchase individual SWMS templates if that’s all you need. If you are responsible for most of the activities listed in the pack then the Principal Contractor SWMS Pack is the most cost-effective option: all 29 documents and a saving of over 60% Off the individual prices, bought once, used on unlimited jobs.
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We understand every business is different. If you need more than a handful of SWMS but not the full 29, we can put together a custom pack at a discounted price based on the number of SWMS you need. Download the Principal Contractor SWMS Selection List and email us for a custom quote — or call 1800 304 336 and we'll sort it out with you directly.
If you employ multiple trades and need SWMS in other SWMS Template Packs, please Contact us and we can tailor a discounted solution to suit your business needs.
Ring 1800 304 336, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm. Tell us the project value, what you’re building, and who does what, and we’ll tell you whether SWMS alone gets you there. Often the answer is no, and it’s better to hear it now than from a regulator.
15+ years and 15,000+ customers → We've been helping small and medium construction and trade businesses get their SWMS sorted since 2010. Our templates reflect real-world experience across the trades we serve - not generic documents assembled at a desk.
Pre-written and ready to use → Every SWMS template comes pre-filled with the hazards, risks, and control measures typical for that task and trade. You're not starting from a blank page - the hard work is already done. In most cases it's far quicker to delete what doesn't apply to your specific site than to research and write it yourself.
Legally compliant → Our SWMS templates are prepared in accordance with the Model WHS Regulations (Schedule 3), Safe Work Australia Codes of Practice and relevant Australian Standards. They're structured to meet all the requirements of a compliant SWMS - so you can use them with confidence on site, in tenders, and in audits.
Fully editable in Microsoft Word → Everything is supplied in .docx format. Add your company and site details, adjust the control measures to reflect your specific conditions if required, and you're done. No software subscriptions, no locked PDFs.
Pay once, use on every job → No ongoing fees, no per-project charges. Purchase a template once and use it across unlimited sites, projects, and tenders. When we update documents, existing customers receive discounts on revised versions.
Free phone and email support → When you purchase from us you get access to the same people who built the documents - not a call centre, not a chatbot. If you're unsure how to customise a SWMS for your specific site conditions, or a principal contractor is asking questions you can't answer, call 1800 304 336 and we'll help you work through it.
Honest advice → If you need one SWMS, we'll sell you one SWMS. If an industry pack makes more sense for your situation, we'll tell you that too. We're not here to push you toward the most expensive option - we're here to help you end up with the right documents for your actual needs.
RNL Constructions decided to purchase a Construction WHS Management System from Occupational Safety Solutions to help grow our business. The boys at Occupational Safety Solutions were straight to the point and made this process very easy for us. The templates were easy to use and simple to alter to suit our business needs. As a result of the professional package we received from Occupational Safety Solutions we were able to secure a large tender within our line of work.
We recommend Occupational Safety Solutions to anyone, not only for their quality products but also for the customer service you receive as we have received from the director Andrew. This process was cost effective and well worth the money. Cheers guys!
Roman Purnell
RNL Constructions
Occupational Safety Solutions have taken all of the hard work out of WHS Management System documentation. The knowledge and support of the staff is amazing and the templates are so user friendly, they have made completing this paperwork stress-less!
We are honestly so impressed by the coverage and depth that each document goes into. The "how to roll it out" document has been so helpful in making this daunting task seem achievable. We couldn't be happier!
Thank you to Andrew and team for all of your support, highly recommended!
Prue and Tom Plummer
Plumm Landscapes Pty Ltd
As a small-medium business, we recently went through a period of accelerated growth and along with that came the need to update our existing WHS system to something much more robust.
Occupational Safety Solutions helped bring our documentation up to speed and provided guidance to ensure we are aligned with best practice for all of our WHS processes and procedures. Andrew has come to the rescue more than once when we needed new or refined documents for specific tenders and updated Safe Work Method Statements.
OSS are reasonably priced and responsive with fast turn around times. Honestly, we couldn't be happier with the service provided by OSS and would highly recommend to any organisation looking to update their WHS systems.
Monique Swallow
Ben’s Waste Management
