NDIS & In-Home Disability Support Worker SWMS
WHS management for NDIS and in-home disability support workers — in-home risk assessment, manual handling, client aggression, lone worker safety, infection control.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
NDIS and in-home disability support workers deliver personal care, mobility assistance and community access in private residences. Lone work, manual handling of clients, exposure to bodily fluids and occupational violence trigger PCBU duties under WHS Act 2011 s19 and NDIS Practice Standards.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Musculoskeletal injury, sprains, chronic back damage
Physical injury, psychological harm, PTSD
Infection transmission, hepatitis, gastroenteritis
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Conduct documented in-home risk assessment before first visit; reassess on environmental or behavioural change.
- 2Implement lone worker check-in system with GPS duress and scheduled welfare calls per shift.
- 3Use mechanical hoists for transfers over 16kg; apply standard precautions PPE for body fluids.
- 4Document RUOK shift kickoff.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Mandatory controls for client transfers and personal care tasks
Manages occupational violence and lone worker psychosocial risk
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS customisable to client and residence
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule (all 8 jurisdictions)
- ✓Hazard register covering manual handling, violence and biological risks
- ✓Worker sign-on register for SWMS acknowledgement
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011 s19 — primary duty of care
- NDIS Act 2013 and NDIS Practice Standards
- WHS Regulation 2017 Ch3 Pt3.1 — psychosocial and manual task risk