Information

  • Company

  • Date

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

1.0 Work Environment

  • 1.1. Adequate wash areas for workers?

  • 1.2. Adequate number of toilets (1:20 for males)?

  • 1.3. Adequate amount of lunch rooms provided for number of workers on site?

  • 1.4 Toilets and lunch rooms are clean?

  • 1.5 lighting adequate?

  • 1.6 Inadequate housekeeping? (site has clear pathways and rubbish managed).

  • 1.7 Bins provided for food scraps and regularly cleaned?

  • 1.8 Other

2.0 Plant and Equipment

  • 2.1 Plant/equipment is safe / undamaged? (i.e. missing or damaged guards)

  • 2.2. Plant /equipment correct for job? (e.g. grinding discs for cutting)

  • 2.4. High Risk Work Licences for relevant workers?

  • 2.5. Pre-operational inspection performed by operator.

  • 2.7 Other

3.0 Working at Heights

  • 3.1 Work at heights (including voids, pits, and trenches) are fenced or secured with scaffold or handrail protection?

  • 3.2 Safe access is maintained to different levels?

  • 3.3 Penetrations are covered, secured (bolted) and labelled (penetration below)

  • 3.4 Edge protection is secured adequately with top and mid rail?

  • 3.5 Other?

4.0 Lifting Equipment (cranes & hoists)

  • 4.1. Crane or hoist is safe for use?

  • 4.2. Loads lifted are safe (i.e. not over persons, or in close proximity to obstacles incl. overhead power lines)?

  • 4.3. Maintenance, testing and inspection is undertaken?

  • 4.4. SWL information displayed?

  • 4.5. Lifting equipment, including ropes, slings, chains, hooks is safe for use?

  • 4.6. Lifting equipment labelled, meet Australian Standards, has SWL displayed?

  • 4.7 Other

5.0 Excavations

  • 5.1. Service drawing attached and readable (DBYD)

  • 5.2. Barricade & signage erected at least 1m from edge of excavation. Correct type selected and maintained.

  • 5.3. Excavation/s correctly benched/battered/shored where excavation is 1.5m or more in depth

  • 5.4. Adequate access/egress provided. Ladders secured where applicable

  • 5.5. Spoil kept from edge of excavation (zone of influence depending on depth)

  • 5.6. Plant & equipment kept safe distance from excavation edge (consider zone of influence)

  • 5.7 Other

6.0 Ladders

  • 6.1. Ladders are undamaged?

  • 6.2. Positioning of step ladder safe and stable?

  • 6.3. Ladder properly secured?

  • 6.4 Ladder complies with AS (has sticker on ladder)

  • 6.5 Ladder unsuitable for job? (e.g. metal ladder used for electrical work) and being use properly (3 points of contact).

  • 6.6 Other?

7.0 Hazardous Manual Tasks

  • 7.1. Hazardous manual tasks are risk assessed?

  • 7.2 Adequate risk controls? (examples: no job rotation, lighter loads, trolleys, lifting equipment, etc)

  • 7.3 Other details

8.0 Hazardous Chemical (including fuel and oil)

  • 8.1. Fuels and chemicals are stored to prevent risk of spillage.

  • 8.2. Incompatible chemicals not stored near each other?

  • 8.3. Adequate spill containment equipment?

  • 8.4. Safety Data Sheets accessible on site?

  • 8.5 Emergency procedures for injury/spills/fire etc?

  • 8.6 Correct PPE being used?

  • 8.7 Other?

9.0 Emergency Response

  • 9.1. Emergency plans prepared for site?

  • 9.2. Emergency procedures displayed at site?

  • 9.3. Evacuation drills conducted yearly?

  • 9.4 Adequate first aid equipment on site?

  • 9.5 First Aiders are available and trained for all shifts?

  • 9.6. Fire extinguishers are provided and maintained (i.e. adequate numbers, correct type, tested, tagged & unobstructed)?

  • 9.7 Other?

10.0 Traffic Management

  • 10.1 Traffic Management Plan (TMP) are in place?

  • 10.2. Traffic controllers trained?

  • 10.3 Adequate controls for TMP? (physical barriers, bollards, speed limits, flashing lights, spotters, etc)

  • 10.4 Other?

11.0 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • 11.1. Mandatory Site PPE being worn (safety helmet, steel cap footwear and hi-vis)?

  • 11.2 Task specific PPE being worn (glasses, gloves, face shields, hearing protection)?

12.0 Electrical Hazards

  • 12.1 Electrical leads and equipment safe for use? (damaged, out of test date or untested)

  • 12.2 RCD protection provided?

  • 12.3 Temporary supply is adequate ( i.e. SWB on each level, leads not required to run 30m, number of SWB and GPO is suitable for contractors numbers)?

  • 12.4 Work near overhead electrical lines maintains safe distances or is isolated?

  • 12.5 Switchboards are installed correctly ( i.e. separate isolations switch, locked cover over RCD, no gaps & space for leads at base).

  • 12.6 Leads are protected against mechanical damage (i.e. off the ground or on insulated hooks or stands)?

  • 12.7 Electrical equipment are not in damp operating conditions.

  • 12.8 Temp. power boards (SWB) unobstructed and secured upright.

  • 12.9 Other?

13.0 Scaffolding

  • 13.1. Licensed persons erecting scaffold above 4m?

  • 13.2. Scaffold components are in good condition?

  • 13.3. Scaffolders Hand over certificate provided.

  • 13.4. Scaffold complies with AS1576 i.e. not overloaded, hand rails, stairs/ladder access, fully decked, gaps less than 230mm from working edges

  • 13.5. Scaffold over 4m high is inspected very 30 days

  • 13.6 Other?

14.0 Environmental Hazards

  • 14.1 Systems to prevent contaminants entering stormwater drains are implemented ?

  • 14.2. Adequate dust suppression systems (water)

  • 14.3. Silt control fencing adequately installed

  • 14.4 Other

15.0 Administrative Procedures

  • 15.1. Site specific Site Safety Plan on site?

  • 15.2. Permits (Council, EPA, Cranes, Hot Works, Confined Space) are on site?

  • 15.3. Induction for workers, contractors, visitors undertaken?

  • 15.4. Supervisory arrangements suitable for project?

  • 15.5 Safe Work Method Statements (SWSM) for high- risk work are on site?

  • 15.6 Review SWMS undertaken to to start work.

  • 15.7 Routine safety inspections, monitoring, audits undertaken on site by project staff?

16.0 Other Issues

  • 16.1 Other Issues

  • 16.2 Other Issues

  • 16.3 Other Issues

  • 16.4 Other Issues

  • 16.5 Other Issues

Sign Off

  • On site representative

  • Auditor's signature

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