Not legal advice. No template is compliant out of the box. A SWMS has to be made site-specific with the workers doing the job before work starts. SWMS Kit is not a regulator.

About 10 minutes

Make it site-specific

Step 1 of 7: State. This is the interactive version of the one-page guide in the kit. It does not make the SWMS compliant on its own.

1. State2. The job3. Which SWMS4. Consultation5. The site6. Review7. Check

SafeWork NSW. This job uses the Model WHS documents. Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW), in force from 22 August 2025, when it replaced the 2017 regulation. Section 291 is the 18 model categories, including a fall of more than 2 m. On construction projects worth $250,000 or more, give the SWMS to the principal contractor before the work starts. SafeWork NSW publishes Form 05 as a SWMS template.