AAAA Welding Process Audit

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

General

• Are employees / safety committee consulted on welding activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Risk Assessments

• Are all welding and cutting activities reviewed by documented risk assessments?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the welding risk assessment: identified which workers are at risk of exposure, determined what sources and processes are causing that risk, identified if and what kind of control measures should be implemented, and check the effectiveness of control measures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Training

• Is there evidence that employees are trained in the welding and cutting equipment they use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the evidence that employees who perform welding and cutting activities are trained in the welding products they use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Airborne Contaminants

• Has the airborne concentration been assessed to verify that exposure standards for the welding emissions for the welding products are not exceeded? Exposure standards include 8 hour time weighted average, peak limitation and short term exposure limits.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has airborne sampling been conducted to identify potential inhalation exposure to hazardous chemicals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a review to conducted to verify health monitoring requirements for welding activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Radiation

• Are non-flammable screens and partitions used to restrict radiation exposure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are caution signs displayed to warn others of welding / radiation risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is welding PPE appropriate to minimise radiation exposure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are goggle and face shields filter shades used to minimise radiation exposure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical Hazards

• Do welding procedures restrict operators contacting electrodes or welding wire with their bare hands?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are insulated electrode holders used to minimise electrical shock risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there evidence that welding equipment Inspected prior to use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire and Explosion

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Burns and Exposure to Heat

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Compressed And Liquified Gases

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Noise

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Lead

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Confined Space

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Ventilation

• Are ventilation system in place for welding activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ventilation systems maintained in accordance with the appropriate Australian Standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Personal Protective Equipment

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Maintenance

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Review and Approval

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