Domestic Violence Workplace Safety Plan SWMS
Workplace safety planning for employees experiencing domestic and family violence — disclosure procedures, safety planning, flexible working, resource referral, and confidentiality.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Workplace safety planning for employees experiencing domestic and family violence, covering disclosure procedures, individual safety plans, flexible work arrangements, confidentiality protocols and external service referrals. Required under WHS Act 2011 s.19 primary duty of care for psychosocial risk and worker physical safety at the workplace.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Physical assault, hostage situation, worker fatality
Trauma, depression, suicide risk, productivity loss
Escalated violence, retaliation, loss of trust
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Develop individual safety plan: parking, escort, screened calls, photo alerts to reception and security.
- 2Provide paid family violence leave, flexible hours, relocation of workstation and confidential EAP referral.
- 3Restrict disclosure to nominated contact only; document consent; brief security without identifying perpetrator unnecessarily.
- 4Train managers in trauma-informed response and CARE model recognition indicators.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Domestic violence listed psychosocial hazard requiring control
10 days paid family and domestic violence leave entitlement
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS with safety plan template and disclosure flowchart
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule including Comcare and territory variants
- ✓Psychosocial hazard register with risk ratings and control assignments
- ✓Worker sign-on register with confidentiality acknowledgement
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011 s.19 primary duty of care
- Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2-2 Division 7
- Privacy Act 1988 APP 6 disclosure limits