How we write and check our guides
Every example and toolbox talk on Safety Paperwork is written from the official guidance of each country's safety regulator, listed below. Job steps and controls follow the hierarchy of control: remove the hazard first, then substitute, isolate, engineer, use procedures, and PPE last.
How these examples are made
The job steps, hazards and controls are drafted with the help of AI writing tools, then checked line by line against the official sources listed below: the legislation and the regulator's own guidance for each country, state and province. Facts that could not be confirmed from an official source are left out rather than guessed. Every example is a starting point: the person running the work adds the site, crew and conditions before it is used.
We review the guides against current regulator guidance and update the "Last reviewed" date only when a review has actually been done. If you spot something out of date or wrong, tell us through the contact page and we will check it.
Who reviews them
Pages show a "Reviewed by" line, with the reviewer's name, credentials and the review date, only once a qualified safety professional has checked that page. When a reviewed page changes materially, the line comes off until it is reviewed again.
Sources we use
Australia
- Safe Work Australia: Construction work and SWMS
- Safe Work Australia: Model WHS laws
- WorkSafe Victoria: Safe work method statements
United Kingdom
- HSE: Managing risks and risk assessment at work
- HSE: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- legislation.gov.uk: The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
United States
- OSHA 3071: Job Hazard Analysis
- eCFR: 29 CFR Part 1926, Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
- OSHA: Construction industry