Your safety team spends 20+ minutes reviewing a single Safe Work Method Statement. Multiply that across 200+ documents annually, and you’re looking at a massive productivity drain – time that could be spent on site, observing actual work practices, and engaging with workers. This session explores how AI-powered document automation is transforming compliance workflows in Australian workplaces right now. Sam Bourne will walk you through real use cases: SWMS reviews completed in seconds with 99% accuracy, certification verification that never misses an expiry date, and insurance validation that eliminates manual data entry. But he’ll also address the elephant in the room: Does automation mean losing the understanding of what’s actually in these documents? The answer lies in the “human in the loop” approach – using AI to handle routine checking so your experts can focus on strategic safety decisions. Leave with a practical framework for evaluating AI document tools, understanding their limitations, and calculating the genuine ROI for your organisation.