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Get started with example hazards, controls and risk ratings for your trade. Pick a template, customise for your site, review and download. $29/month, unlimited.

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How it works

Hours of paperwork?
Done in minutes

Here’s how makeswms works — it’s simple enough to do from the ute.

Four simple steps
1
Pick your trade
68+ ready-built templates
2
Add your site details
Address, contractor, dates
3
Review the hazards
Example controls to review
4
Download the PDF
Yours to review & download
Riverside LandscapingSAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT
Retaining Wall Construction
SWMS-RE-001 · Prepared 26 Jan 2026 · Updated 8 Feb 2026
1SITE DETAILS
SITE ADDRESS
17 Clifford St
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR
John Elliot
PC CONTACT PHONE
0400 000 000
EXPECTED DATE
1 January 2026
5HAZARDS & CONTROLS
H9
Slips, Trips & Falls
Engineering: Provide stable access paths to work areas
Administrative: Keep work areas tidy, clear paths of obstacles
PPE: Safety boots with non-slip soles
HIGH RISK↓MED RISK
+ 9 more hazards, full risk matrix & worker sign-on
RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX
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An example finished SWMS — suggested hazards, draft risk ratings and worker sign-on, yours to review and download.

5 minutes, start to finish. Ready for you to review.
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Simple pricing

One plan. Everything included.

No hidden fees. No per-document charges. Just unlimited SWMS for $29 a month.

Every template is a starting point — you review, edit and complete each SWMS for your own site.

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Unlimited SWMS documents
As many as you need — no per-document fees.
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Suggested hazards & controls
Common hazards for your trade, each with a suggested control.
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68+ ready-built templates
Concrete cutting, scaffolding, excavation and dozens more.
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Draft risk ratings
A starting likelihood × consequence score for each hazard.
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Suggested PPE for your trade
Common PPE picks, referenced to AS/NZS standards.
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Worker consultation & sign-off
Built-in section for your crew to sign on.
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Reusable business & crew details
Enter once, reuse on every SWMS.
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Professional PDF downloads
Clean formatting that looks sharp on any site.
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✓ Unlimited SWMS documents
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Trades we cover

68+ trades.
One simple tool.

Whatever you’re on the tools doing, there’s a template to get you started — with suggested hazards and controls for your trade.

Carpentry
11 templates
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Plumbing
11 templates
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Gardening
9 templates
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Roofing
6 templates
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Electrical
6 templates
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Concreting
4 templates
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Landscaping
4 templates
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Earthworks
3 templates
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Painting
3 templates
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Maintenance
3 templates
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Tiling
2 templates
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Plastering
2 templates
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+ plenty more — if your trade isn’t listed, just ask and we’ll build it.
68+
Trade templates
5 min
Start to print
$29
Per month, unlimited
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Why we built this

Built to take the pain out of the paperwork.

makeswms started with a simple frustration: building safety paperwork by hand takes hours — the same hazards and controls, re-typed for every new job.

So we built a tool to take that work off your plate: it gives you a head start instead of a blank page, then keeps you in control to customise, review and make every SWMS your own. We work closely with the tradies using it to make it better, and your feedback shapes what comes next.

— The makeswms team
Using makeswms? We’d love your feedback —[email protected]
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Common Questions

Everything you need to know before you sign up.

Yes, genuinely unlimited. Make 1 SWMS or 100 in a month for the same price. No per-document fees, no hidden charges, no usage limits. Create as many as the job needs.
68+ trades and counting, including concreting, roofing, scaffolding, demolition, excavation, electrical, carpentry, plumbing and painting. If your trade is not listed yet, tell us and we will build it.
Every template is designed to help you meet WHS requirements — it follows WHS methodology, references AS/NZS standards, and includes suggested hazards, controls and risk ratings as a starting point. You review, adjust and complete each SWMS for your actual job, so the final document reflects your site and your work.
Anytime, in a couple of clicks. No lock-in contracts and no cancellation fees. Your documents stay yours.
Not at all. If you can fill in a form on your phone, you can make a SWMS. Pick your trade, add your site details, review the hazards and download. That is it.
Please do — we actively encourage it. Every template is a set of examples and suggestions to start from, not a finished SWMS. Add your own hazards and controls, edit for your own needs, and tailor the document to your site and the way you work.
Yes. Start your first SWMS free with no credit card required. You only subscribe when you are ready to download unlimited documents.
A small team that saw tradies losing hours to safety paperwork — the same hazards and controls re-typed for every new job — so we built a tool to take that work off their plate while keeping them in control. makeswms is a document generation tool for tradies, independent and not affiliated with any government safety regulator.
Still have questions? We’re here to help.
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