Healthcare SWMS Templates
Safe Work Method Statements and safe work procedures are essential for managing high-risk activities in healthcare settings under the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025. Healthcare operations involve patient manual handling that causes more injuries than any other single task category, sharps with bloodborne pathogen risks, aggressive patients and visitors, hazardous chemicals including disinfectants and cytotoxic drugs, and radiation sources. All EHS Atlas templates include psychosocial hazard controls mandated from 1 April 2023, Healthcare Code of Practice mapping effective February 2026, and Section 26A binding code compliance effective 1 July 2026.
18 SWMS in this category
18 ready-to-buy editable DOCXs · 8 state variants per product · delivered within 24 hours of payment.
🚨Aggressive Patient SWMS
De-escalation of verbal and physical aggression from patients, relatives, and visitors in acute, sub-acute, and community clinical settings.…
💨Anaesthetic Gas SWMS
Waste anaesthetic gas (WAG) management in operating theatres, recovery rooms, procedure suites, and dental surgeries. Covers scavenging syst…
🦠Biohazard Waste Transport SWMS
SWMS template for biohazard waste transport. Covers Sharps + clinical waste collection, ADG 6.2.. 8-state AU coverage, CIH-reviewed editable…
🧴Chemical Disinfection SWMS
Surface and instrument disinfection using hospital-grade disinfectants — exposure to glutaraldehyde, chlorine compounds, peracetic acid, and…
💊Chemotherapy Handling SWMS
Cytotoxic drug preparation and administration — Class II Type B biological safety cabinet operation, closed-system transfer device use, spil…
☢️Radiation Safety SWMS
Diagnostic radiology (x-ray), fluoroscopy, CT, mobile imaging, dental imaging — lead PPE, dose monitoring (OSL badge), time/distance/shieldi…
🧪Clinical Sterilisation SWMS
Central sterile services department (CSSD) reprocessing operations — manual pre-clean, ultrasonic and washer-disinfector operation, steam au…
🪑Healthcare Ergonomics SWMS
MSD risk controls for clinical and administrative healthcare roles — nursing station workstation design, medication trolley push-pull force …
🧫Infection Control SWMS
Clinical infection-prevention controls. Covers standard precautions (hand hygiene, PPE, respiratory etiquette, safe injection), contact / dr…
👤Lone Worker Healthcare SWMS
Community nursing, after-hours solo clinical shifts, rural outreach, and home-visit healthcare settings. Covers communication protocols (GPS…
🏥Patient Manual Handling SWMS
Patient transfer, repositioning, toileting assistance, hoist operation, lateral transfer board use, team-lift protocols, and patient behavio…
💊Medication Handling SWMS
Ordering, receipt, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, and waste handling of hazardous drugs (cytotoxics, monoclonal antibodie…
🧪Mortuary Operations SWMS
Mortuary post-mortem and specimen preparation — formalin exposure management, tuberculin/hepatic body handling precautions, bone-saw aerosol…
🏥NDIS Support Worker SWMS
WHS management for NDIS and in-home disability support workers — in-home risk assessment, manual handling, client aggression, lone worker sa…
🦠Needle / Sharps Roadside Cleanup SWMS
SWMS template for needle / sharps roadside cleanup. Covers Council/parks, tongs, sharps containers.. 8-state AU coverage, CIH-reviewed edita…
🏥Operating Theatre SWMS
Operating-theatre clinical-staff safety — scavenging of waste anaesthetic gases, surgical-plume evacuation, sharps passing protocol, radiati…
🔬Pathology Lab SWMS
Diagnostic pathology laboratory operations — histology solvent exposure (xylene, formaldehyde), cryostat microtome operation, microbiology P…
💉Sharps Management SWMS
Safe use, transport, and disposal of needles, lancets, scalpels, trocars, and other healthcare sharps. Covers retractable and safety-enginee…
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