2013 Encore Excavating Formal Start-Up Site Safety and Environment Checklist and Audit Report

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Site entry / boundaries

• Are project signs displayed and secured to the gate and at regular intervals along the fence line?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the site evacuation sign displayed and secured at the evacuation point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the evacuation point appropriate for the site and the number of workers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are site boundary fences maintained and appropriate / adequate for the site location?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is site vehicle and plant movement controlled and speed limit signs posted as necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the location of the site office identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is visitor and site parking adequately located and identified to minimize interaction with site plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are overhead services identified as necessary? (tiger tails, exclusion zones, signage)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Traffic management

• Is the TMP current, signed and filed in the PMP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Council road closure permits current and cover areas of works and available on site for review?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are police road closure permits current and cover areas of works and available on site for review?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are footpaths clear and pedestrian warns signage placed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are holes / excavations appropriately barracaded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are materials placed away from walk paths and barracaded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the site signage record (PF-03-09) been completed and filed as required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are traffic barricades erected in accordance with the TMP and not posing a risk to traffic, pedestrians and workers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are qualified traffic controllers on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazardous Substances / Dangerous Goods

• Has a M.S.D.S register been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all chemicals on site on the register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an M.S.D.S been provided for all chemicals on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all chemicals stored as defined in the M.S.D.S?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all chemicals stored in the an appropriate container, which is labelled correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate signage displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has worker training been provided and documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate P.P.E available and used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a well stocked spill kit available for use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has bundling been provided for bulk storage tanks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Excavations and Trenches

• Are permits to excavate in place for the works being performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are unattended excavations / holes barricaded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the required signage being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is benching and battering as per requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is shoring being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If shoring is being used, is it as per the requirements defined in WMS 07?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a geo-technical engineer reviewed and excavations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Will geo-technical review be required for future works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is access into excavations adequate and safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders provided, in good order and rated over 120kgs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is spoil adequately removed from the edges of the trench?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety pins being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the plant being used appropriate for the task being performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is dewatering required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Overhead services

• Are overhead services present on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a risk assessment been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is work being conducted within 3mtrs of overhead services or will it in the future?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the relevant body been notified in writing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are "Danger overhead services" in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an appropriately qualified spotter on site controlling these works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exclusion zones marked appropriately for the site conditions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Power tools / Electrical

• Are safe techniques being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are guards fitted as required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all electrical equipment tagged and tested (within current date) and in safe working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety switches (RCD's) fitted to power supplies, tagged and tested (within current date)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have relevant workers been trained in the correct use of tools?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is correct P.P.E being worn as required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are generators being operated safely and as intended?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are extension leads not more than 25 mtrs long and off the ground where possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Lifting equipment

• Equipment tested and current tags in place (12 monthly)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Chains cleaned before storage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Equipment stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Slings free from cuts and tears?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Equipment in good condition free of damage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Monthly checks completed and sent to Safety Manager? (PF-06-10)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Plant and equipment (including hired equipment)

• Operators licensed to operate mobile equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Burst valves fitted to excavators / backhoes used for lifting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant fitted with flashing lights?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spotters or traffic controllers used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe refueling practices used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe servicing practices used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hire equipment covered by appropriate insurance? (trailer mounted with ergo plate notified)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hired equipment stored correctly to ensure insurance cover?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Working at heights - 2mtrs and above

• Have all working at heights risks been addressed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Risk assessment completed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Works covered under an approved WMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladders rated at 120kg or higher?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is work being performed off ladders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders extended at least 1mtr past the work level and secured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Edge protection provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hand rails provided if required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has scaffolding been installed and checked by an appropriate qualified person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffold certificates and plans current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the scaffolding installed as per the plans?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffolding suitable for the works being performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fall restraint devices being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have workers using fall restraint devices been trained in the fitment and use of the equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Confined space

• Is confined space work being performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the permit, risk assessment and sign off been completed correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all relevant workers trained and certified in confined space works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all the equipment available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all the appropriate equipment being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the rescue plan completed and reviewed by the relevant workers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sub-contractors

• Are all sub- contractors required to take and orientation before working on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all sub-contractors on site sign into the daily per-start?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the sub-contractors working under an approved WMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all sub-contractors licensed for the works they are performing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there proof of current sub-contractor insurance and Workcover on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Environmental

• Approved plans and environmental controls defined by the site Managment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Erosion and sediment control plans reviewed and implemented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Toolbox sessions appropriate and recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Removal of waste or surplus materials managed as defined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the standard of housekeeping acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are silt fences and silt traps in place and working as expected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there no signs of sediment or dirt in waterways or on adjacent roadways?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are dust levels acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are noise levels acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is noise monitoring required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are vibration levels acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cultural heritage constraints identified and managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is recycled water being used on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Waste Water Management Plan required and defined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are protected trees adequately identified and protected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General / Site compound

• Is there a medical facility on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency procedures completed and displayed with muster points?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the project hazard identification and risk assessment been completed and displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire extinguishers located in the site office, smoke room and site container?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire extinguishers tagged every 6 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the appropriate fire extinguisher signage in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a first aid kit available and well stocked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all workers wearing appropriate P.P.E?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a site safety notice board?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency information displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the site accommodation clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is drinking water provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are toilets provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are washing facilities provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is access to and from site accommodation safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are material storage areas clearly defined and tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are designated smoking area assigned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sign Off

• Additional comments

• Follow up actions required

• Safety Managers signature

  Sign

• Foreman's signature

  Sign

• Engineers signature

  Sign

• Have all the follow up actions been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety Managers signature

  Sign

• Construction Managers signature

  Sign