Safe Work Procedure Template (SOP Template)
Editable Word safe work procedure template for Queensland: a blank SWP with instructions, a fully written bench grinder procedure, and when a SWMS is needed instead under WHS Regulation s 299.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
For businesses that want an SOP or safe work procedure template for routine tasks and machines. It shows how to write, approve, train and review a procedure, with a finished one to copy from, and states when a SWMS must be used instead.
What Is Included In Our Safe Work Procedure?
- Blank safe work procedure with a heading-by-heading guide
- One fully worked procedure for a bench grinder
- How to decide between a safe work procedure and a SWMS
- High risk construction work triggers in WHS Regulation s 291
- SWMS requirement in WHS Regulation s 299
- Steps, hazards and controls in the order of the hierarchy
- Stop-work conditions and emergency steps
- Training, sign-on sheet and records
- Review triggers under WHS Regulation s 38
- Responsibilities and references
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), s 28 (duties of workers), ss 47 to 49 (consultation), s 84 (right to cease unsafe work)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 34 to 38 (risk management and review of control measures), s 39 (information, training and instruction), s 44 (personal protective equipment), ss 206 to 208 and 213 (plant), s 291 (meaning of high risk construction work), s 299 (SWMS required), ss 300 to 303 (compliance, copy to principal contractor, review and keeping)
- Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): ss 199 and 200 (risk assessment and electrical safe work method statement for energised electrical work)
- Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021 (Qld) and the First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld), as approved codes of practice, for manual tasks and first aid in a procedure. Under s 26A of the WHS Act a business must follow an approved code or manage the risk in a way that gives an equivalent or higher standard
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (8 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
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How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you. Links work for 3 months, so save your copies.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word. Edit it in Word, or free in Word for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, tell us and we'll fix it. If you're still not happy, we'll refund you or give you store credit, your choice. Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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