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Safety paperwork

SWMS app: tick the hazards, sign on site, file the PDF

Build the SWMS from a hazard library for your trade, have the crew sign on their phones before work starts, and finalise it into a dated, signed PDF in your document vault. On every plan, including free.

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Key takeaways

Tick hazards from a library for your trade; each comes with its controls and a risk rating before and after.
High-risk construction work is flagged on the hazard and listed on the PDF.
Your team signs under their own logins; a labourer or subbie signs on your device with a typed name.
Finalising locks it into a dated, signed PDF stored unaltered in your vault.
Included on every plan, free included, with no limit on how many you make.
Prefer paper? The free blank SWMS template below is the same document, as a fillable PDF or a Word file.

Free SWMS template#

A blank Safe Work Method Statement to fill in on screen or print for the crew, free and with no account: fillable PDF or Word. It is the same document Chippie produces: the job, site, date and responsible person; all 18 categories of high-risk construction work to tick; rows for each hazard, its risk, the controls and the risk left after them; how the controls are monitored; and a sign-on sheet for the crew.

A template is a starting point, not a compliance check. Choose the hazards and controls that fit the job and your state's rules.

How a SWMS gets done in Chippie#

Start from the job

Link the job and the title and site fill in. A SWMS without a job works too.
Tick the hazards

The library opens on hazards for your trade, each with its risk, controls and a rating before and after. Star the ones you use and they stay at the top.
Sign before work starts

The crew signs on site. Anyone viewing it sees each signature land as it happens.
Finalise and file

One press produces the dated PDF and stores it unaltered in your vault, where you can open it next time someone asks.

What the signed PDF records#

The finalised SWMS PDF
	What it shows
The work	Title, date of the work, site, who prepared it and who is responsible for the controls
High-risk work	Any high-risk construction work found among the hazards, listed in its own box
Hazards	Each hazard with its risk, controls and the rating left after controls
Monitoring	How the controls are checked and reviewed
Signatures	Every signer with name, role, signature and the time they signed

Who can sign, and how#

Signing a SWMS in Chippie
	How they sign	On the PDF
Someone on your team	Under their own Chippie login, on their own phone	Name and role from their account
A labourer or subbie on the day	On your phone, with a typed name and role	Marked as a non-member signature
A required signer	Gets a notification; the SWMS cannot be finalised until they sign	As a team member

Where it stops#

Common questions#

Is there an app for doing a SWMS on site?

Yes. In Chippie you tick the hazards for the job from a library for your trade, the crew signs on their phones, and the SWMS is finalised into a signed PDF kept in your document vault. It works in the iPhone and Android apps and in a browser.

Is the SWMS feature free?

Yes. SWMS is on every Chippie plan, including the free plan, with no limit on how many you create.

How does the crew sign?

Everyone on your Chippie team signs under their own login with a finger. Someone not on your team, such as a labourer on the day, signs on your phone with a typed name, and the PDF marks it as a non-member signature. You can require named team members to sign before it can be finalised.

Does Chippie write the controls for me?

Each hazard in the library comes with standard controls, and you can add your own hazards with your own controls. Chippie does not generate controls and does not check your SWMS against your state rules. You decide what fits the job.

Can I change a SWMS after it is signed?

No. A finalised SWMS is locked so the PDF always matches what people signed. If the work changes, create a new one.

Does it work without signal?

Not yet. Creating, signing and finalising a SWMS need a connection.

Is there a free SWMS template I can download?

Yes. The blank SWMS template on this page is free with no account, as a fillable PDF or a Word document. It has the job details, all 18 categories of high-risk construction work to tick, rows for hazards, risks, controls and residual risk, a monitoring statement and a crew sign-on sheet.

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