Principal Contractor Safety Management Policy & Procedure Template
Editable Word principal contractor safety management policy and procedure for Queensland construction projects: the $250,000 test, WHS management plan, signs, site security, SWMS, inductions and records.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits builders and head contractors who run construction projects and need a clear process for their principal contractor duties. It follows the Regulation’s chapter on construction work and pairs with the Site Safety Management Plan and SWMS registers.
What Is Included In Our Principal Contractor Safety Management Policy & Procedure?
- Policy statement with an approval sign-off
- When a project has a principal contractor
- Appointing the principal contractor in writing
- WHS management plan contents and review
- Signage and site security
- Amenities, traffic, materials, waste and essential services
- Collecting and checking subcontractor SWMS
- General construction induction and site induction
- Coordination meetings and site inspections
- Incident response and notification prompts
- Records, retention and review
- Related documents and legislation references
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 16 (multiple duty holders), s 19 (primary duty), s 20 (management or control of a workplace), ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents), ss 46 to 49 (consultation)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 291 to 296 (construction project, principal contractor, design and commissioning), ss 297 to 304 (construction risks, security, SWMS, excavation information), ss 308 to 315A (principal contractor duties, WHS management plan, signs, amenities), ss 316 to 319 (general construction induction training), Schedule 5A (amenities), Schedule 19 (dictionary)
- WHS Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (6 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.
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.
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 (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel 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, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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