Scaffoldless lift installation SWMS, drafted for your job
Scaffoldless lift installation uses a moving platform inside an open shaft, where guide rails, lifting gear and the developing lift system can put crews above one another. 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
Scaffoldless lift installation
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
- Work where someone could fall from height
- Work on or near energised electrical installations
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Inspect shaft and installation sequence | Open landings and overlapping crews | Extreme | Secure openings and separate work above and below |
| 2 | Set platform, hoist and rescue arrangements | Platform support failure | Extreme | Check the designed system and planned rescue before boarding |
| 3 | Lift and fix guide rails | Dropped rails and suspended loads | Extreme | Keep people below clear and restrain sections before release |
| 4 | Install machinery and controls | Counterweight movement and electrical energy | Extreme | Isolate energy and secure moving components before adjustment |
| 5 | Commission and hand over the lift | Unexpected travel and landing access | High | Control the test area and confirm protections before releasing the system |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your scaffoldless lift 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
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
- Work on or near energised electrical installations
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 scaffoldless lift 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
Falls through unprotected lift landings during scaffoldless installation
Extreme- Secure shaft openings on every affected floor before platform work starts
- Control landing access and maintain protection as rails and doors are installed
- 2
Temporary lift installation platform falling after support or hoist failure
Extreme- Use the installation system’s designed platform, supports and lifting arrangement
- Inspect and check the system before boarding and after changes
- 3
Installers crushed between the moving platform and lift shaft projections
Extreme- Plan the travel envelope and keep people clear of counterweights and moving equipment
- Use agreed controls and stop movement when clearances or communication are lost
- 4
Guide rails or lift components falling onto workers lower in the shaft
Extreme- Separate work levels and use the planned lifting and temporary restraint arrangement
- Keep people out beneath suspended components and secure rails progressively
- 5
Unexpected lift or counterweight movement during wiring and adjustment
Extreme- Isolate electrical, mechanical and stored energy before adjustment or connection work
- Secure suspended parts and prevent remote starting before access
- 6
Workers stranded on the installation platform after hoist or power failure
High- Set and practise a rescue and lowering plan suited to the shaft system
- Keep communications and ground support available throughout platform work
How the job usually runs
- 1Inspect shaft and installation sequenceOpen landings and overlapping crews → Secure openings and separate work above and below
- 2Set platform, hoist and rescue arrangementsPlatform support failure → Check the designed system and planned rescue before boarding
- 3Lift and fix guide railsDropped rails and suspended loads → Keep people below clear and restrain sections before release
- 4Install machinery and controlsCounterweight movement and electrical energy → Isolate energy and secure moving components before adjustment
- 5Commission and hand over the liftUnexpected travel and landing access → Control the test area and confirm protections before releasing the system
PPE for this job
- Safety boots
- Head protection with chin strap
- Safety glasses
- Handling gloves
- System-specific fall protection equipment
- Hearing 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
Scaffoldless lift 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 scaffoldless lift work mean there is no working platform?
No. The draft covers the installation system’s temporary or developing lift platform, its supports and hoist. Describe that system so the access, load handling and rescue sequence fit the shaft.
Can several crews work above and below in the lift shaft?
Separate work levels before lifting or platform travel. The draft includes closing affected landings and keeping people out below suspended components, with movement coordinated through agreed controls and communications.
How much does a scaffoldless lift 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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