Geofabric installation SWMS, drafted for your job
Geofabric rolls can run downhill or hide holes as they unroll, leaving the crew handling awkward loads and sharp knives on ground that has just been disturbed. Tell us the job and the site: your SWMS is drafted around them, and you check it with the crew before work starts.
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
Geofabric installation
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Inspect ground and locate services | Hidden holes and buried assets | High | Prove service positions and prepare a stable laying route |
| 2 | Deliver and restrain geofabric rolls | Rolling loads on slopes | High | Use handling aids and secure rolls beside their starting points |
| 3 | Unroll and position fabric | Wind loading and obscured ground | High | Work in manageable sections from stable ground |
| 4 | Trim and anchor the sheets | Blade cuts and exposed pins | Medium | Support cuts and keep spare pins contained |
| 5 | Inspect overlaps and cover fabric | Loose sheets and people near plant | High | Secure fabric and separate covering plant from the laying crew |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your geofabric installation 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
High-risk work on this job
This task is not usually high-risk construction work. If your job involves any category, tick it when you start and the SWMS covers it.
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 geofabric installation 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
Geofabric rolls running downhill during unloading and positioning
High- Stage rolls on firm ground with restraints suited to the slope
- Use a roll carrier or lifting aid and keep workers out of the roll path
- 2
Ground preparation or geofabric pins striking shallow buried services
Extreme- Locate and prove services before grading, trenching or driving fixing pins
- Change the preparation or anchoring method where services conflict
- 3
Cuts trimming geofabric around pits and drainage outlets
Medium- Use a supported cutting surface and a suitable guarded or retractable knife
- Keep the free hand away from the cut and sheath blades before moving
- 4
Falls into hollows covered by newly unrolled geofabric
High- Inspect and prepare the base before laying fabric over it
- Mark unresolved holes and provide walking routes beside the laid sheets
- 5
Loose geofabric sheets pulling workers off balance on exposed slopes
High- Unroll manageable sections and anchor each section before opening the next
- Stop unrolling when wind prevents control and secure loose fabric
- 6
Punctures from geofabric fixing pins scattered along the laying edge
Medium- Keep unused pins in a container and seat fixings progressively
- Collect loose fixings and offcuts before aggregate or soil covers the area
How the job usually runs
- 1Inspect ground and locate servicesHidden holes and buried assets → Prove service positions and prepare a stable laying route
- 2Deliver and restrain geofabric rollsRolling loads on slopes → Use handling aids and secure rolls beside their starting points
- 3Unroll and position fabricWind loading and obscured ground → Work in manageable sections from stable ground
- 4Trim and anchor the sheetsBlade cuts and exposed pins → Support cuts and keep spare pins contained
- 5Inspect overlaps and cover fabricLoose sheets and people near plant → Secure fabric and separate covering plant from the laying crew
PPE for this job
- Safety boots
- Handling gloves
- Safety glasses
- High visibility clothing
- Sun protective clothing
- Knee protection
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
Geofabric installation 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 geofabric for drainage and erosion control?
Yes. Describe the fabric, ground and covering material. The draft includes roll handling, anchoring and keeping access stable while sheets are laid around drains or across disturbed ground.
Can geofabric be unrolled straight over holes in the base?
No. The draft includes inspecting and preparing the ground first. Holes and unresolved soft areas are marked and kept outside walking routes so the fabric does not conceal unsafe footing.
How much does a geofabric installation 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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