Personnel and materials hoist SWMS, drafted for your job
A site hoist puts people and pallets in a cage at open landing edges, where an unlatched gate or a load past the cage lip turns a routine ride into a fall. Describe your work area and method when you start. Your SWMS is drafted for those details, then checked against the site before work begins.
A$39per job
However many high-risk activities it covers.
- However many high-risk activities it covers.
- 3 for A$99
- 10 for A$249
- Yearly A$129 for 120
- Monthly A$60 for 10
You review it on site before work starts.
Your Business
Safe Work Method Statement
Version 1
Draft
Personnel and materials hoist
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
- Work where someone could fall from height
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Inspect hoist and gates | Faulty interlocks and damage | High | Check before first ride; report faults |
| 2 | Call and level the cage | Gap at the landing | Medium | Wait for the level stop before opening the gate |
| 3 | Load people and materials | Overload and protruding items | High | Respect capacity; keep loads inside |
| 4 | Travel to the floor | Crush at interfaces | High | Gates closed; hands and gear inside |
| 5 | Unload and clear the landing | Dropped and shifting materials | Medium | Unload to the landing, not the edge |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your personnel and materials hoist SWMS will contain
An A4 document your crew can read on site, a PDF for the builder and a sign-on register.
- Job and site detailsYour business, the site, the principal contractor, the dates.
- High-risk construction workThe categories your job involves, ticked.
- Step-by-step methodEach step with its hazards, risk rating and controls.
- How controls are checkedWho puts each control in place, monitors and reviews it.
- PPE, plant and permitsEquipment and training the job needs.
- Emergency planAssembly point, first aid, nearest hospital to confirm on site.
- Consultation and reviewWho was consulted, when it is reviewed.
- Sign-on registerYour crew signs by QR or on paper.
High-risk construction work
Categories this task often involves
You tick the ones your job involves. Each ticked category gets its own steps and controls, in your state's wording.
- Work where someone could fall from height
State notes
Rules depend on your state
Pick your state when you start. Your state's regulator publishes the rules and guidance for this work.
Hazards and controls
What goes wrong on a personnel and materials hoist job, and how the SWMS controls it
These rows are written for this task. Your draft adds the ones your site and method need.
- 1
Worker falling through an open landing gate
High- Keep landing gates closed and latched until the cage is level at that floor
- Report faulty gates and interlocks and take the hoist out of use
- 2
Hoist overloaded with workers and materials
High- Load to the posted capacity and count people and weight together
- Run separate trips for people and heavy materials where loads combine
- 3
Materials protruding and catching on ties or landings
High- Keep every load fully inside the cage before travelling
- Restrain loose and long items and send oversize loads another way
- 4
Crush injuries at the cage and landing gap
High- Wait for the cage to level before opening gates and stepping across
- Keep hands and feet out of the gap while the cage settles
- 5
Dropped materials onto workers at the hoist base
High- Barrier the base area and keep loose items inside the cage
- Unload onto the landing floor, never onto an open edge
- 6
Workers trapped mid-travel after power loss
Medium- Stay in the cage and use the emergency call to raise the alarm
- Only trained personnel run the emergency lowering procedure
- 7
Strains loading pallets and materials into the cage
Medium- Roll loads in on trolleys over the landing plate
- Team lift awkward items and stack the cage so nothing shifts
How the job usually runs
- 1Inspect hoist and gatesFaulty interlocks and damage → Check before first ride; report faults
- 2Call and level the cageGap at the landing → Wait for the level stop before opening the gate
- 3Load people and materialsOverload and protruding items → Respect capacity; keep loads inside
- 4Travel to the floorCrush at interfaces → Gates closed; hands and gear inside
- 5Unload and clear the landingDropped and shifting materials → Unload to the landing, not the edge
- 6Respond to a stoppageEntrapment mid-travel → Stay in the cage; use the emergency plan
PPE for this job
- Safety helmet
- Safety boots
- High-visibility clothing
- Work gloves
Your draft lists the PPE your site and method need.
After you finalise
Brief your crew and send it to your builder
Crew signs by QR
Send to my builder
PDF and register
Builder sent it back?
Make their changes and re-issue the same job free. Workers re-sign the new version.
Questions
Personnel and materials hoist SWMS questions
- Last reviewed
- 21 October 2026
- How
- Hazard rows checked against the task; no legal line is stated unless it is logged from primary text.
- Next review
- Every six months, or when the method or rules change
Does it cover carrying people and materials together?
Yes. Describe the loads you run. The draft covers the posted capacity, counting workers and materials together, and running separate trips when combined loads get close to the limit.
What happens if the hoist stops between floors?
A stopped cage is handled through the hoist emergency plan. The draft covers staying inside, calling for help and leaving emergency lowering to personnel trained for that hoist.
Can long materials hang out of the cage?
No. The draft keeps every load inside the cage before travel. Describe oversize items so the draft can address a separate planned lifting method, such as a crane lift.
How much does a personnel and materials hoist SWMS cost?
One job uses 1 SWMS when you finalise: A$39 for one, however many high-risk activities it covers. AI drafting needs a SWMS pack or plan. Packs and Yearly cost less per SWMS.
Is this a template?
No. You describe the job and the site, and the SWMS is drafted for them. You edit anything, then finalise it.
Who checks the SWMS?
You do, with your crew, on site before work starts. The draft gives you a strong starting point; the person running the work makes sure it matches the site.
My builder sent it back. What now?
Open it, make the changes they asked for and re-issue it. Corrections to the same job are free.
How does my crew sign it?
Show the QR code on your phone or print the A4 sign-on sheet. Workers read and sign on their own phones without an account.
Does it work in my state?
Yes. You choose the state before drafting, and the document names the law that applies there. Victoria uses its OHS Regulations.
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