New Safety in Design tool now available to members

24 June 2026

The new Safety in Design (SiD) worksheet has been purpose-built to make SiD documentation as practical and frictionless as possible, particularly for SMEs.

AMCA has built and released a new Safety in Design (SiD) worksheet for member use. The tool is available now through the AMCA member portal and has been purpose-built to make SiD documentation as practical and low-friction as possible, particularly for SMEs who may not have a dedicated safety or design team to draw on.

The core feature of the tool is its library of prepopulated fields and examples. Rather than presenting a blank template that requires users to build their hazard register from the ground up, the worksheet comes loaded with common HVAC scenarios, design decision prompts, and example control measures. The intent is that a contractor can open the document, recognise their project context in the examples already provided, and work through the document efficiently rather than spending time working out what the fields are asking for.

The tool is designed to scale. A smaller operator working on a light commercial project can move through the relevant sections quickly, using the prepopulated examples as a reference to confirm their own thinking. A larger contractor with more complex projects can extend the documentation further without needing to change tools or formats.

The goal is to make good SiD practice the path of least resistance, rather than an additional administrative burden. Feedback from members on the tool is welcome and will inform future iterations.

AMCA members: Download the Safety in Design (SiD) worksheet