Safety docs for cleaning businesses
Do cleaning businesses need a SWMS?
Usually not. A SWMS is required before high risk construction work, and routine house, office and commercial cleaning is not listed as construction work. You still have to manage the risks in your business, and written procedures and a proper induction are a good way to show you do.
What cleaning businesses usually need instead
- A WHS Starter Kit: safety policy, risk register, incident forms and a toolbox talk template
- SOPs for each type of clean, chemical handling and key and alarm procedures
- An induction pack and staff handbook for new cleaners
Worth knowing
Builders cleans and work at height are different. If your team works on an active building site, the builder may ask for a SWMS. If you clean at height on a building, check with your state regulator whether that work counts as construction work.
Prices
| Doc | Ready to Go | Fully Custom |
|---|---|---|
| WHS Starter Kit: Safety policy, risk register, incident forms, toolbox talk template | $299 | $895 |
| Single SOP: One process, step by step | $59 | $95 |
| SOP Manual: Up to 10 SOPs: quoting, onboarding, equipment checks and more | $449 | $995 |
| Induction Pack: Induction checklist, sign-off sheet and site rules | $59 | $195 |
| Staff Handbook: Policies, expectations and the way you do things | $359 | $495 |
| Safety Checklist Pack: Site inspection, vehicle and plant pre-start and end-of-day pack-up checklists | $49 | $195 |
| Onsite Safety Audit: We look at how the work is done, check it against your paperwork and give you a written list of what to fix | Not offered | $495 |
Prices include GST.
Other trades
Builders and carpenters, Electricians, Plumbers and gasfitters, Painters, Landscapers, Roofers, Concreters