EWP & working-at-heights SWMS

When you need this form

Commercial cleaning runs into height work constantly: atrium glass, high level dusting, light fittings, roof gutters, awnings and anything reached from a scissor lift or a ladder. This method covers the fall risk, the equipment chosen, edge protection, anchor points and who is competent to do it. Clients now ask for the SWMS before a cleaner is allowed to start.

A Word template with a blank signature block loses tenders. What buyers want is evidence the method was consulted on with the crew who did the job, on the day, at that address. Live sign-on, photos of the anchor and edge setup, and a supervisor closing it out give a procurement team something they can actually verify.

What good looks like

• Fall distance and hazard identified per task, not one blanket heights entry.
• Equipment chosen and justified: EWP, platform ladder or anchored rope access.
• Anchor points, harnesses and lanyards recorded with inspection dates.
• Crew competency and licences listed against the people actually on site.
• Every worker signed on before work, and again when the method changes.