Title Page

  • Site conducted

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
    Executive Summary
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Introduction

Scope of Work

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Method of Assessment

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  • Client/s

  • Building/s

  • Contract Type

  • Contractor

  • Date and Time

  • Auditee Name

  • Auditee Job Title

  • Assessor Name

  • Asser Job Title

Roles & Responsibilities

  • AP Appointed Person In Place?

  • RP Responsible Person Identified and appointed?

  • DRP Deputy Responsible person identified and appointed?

  • CP Competent Persons Identified

  • Skilled Persons Register available and up to date?

Work Permit General

Do you want to answer these questions?

  • Was the scope of the work correctly described indicating location, risks, equipment to be used?

  • Was /Were the correct permit(s) specified?

  • Were hazardous materials or equipment identified

  • Are the team aware of any hazardous materials or situations which they may be exposed to?

  • Was the correct PPE specified?

  • Was the correct PPE worn?

  • Did the area of work require barriers putting place?

  • Was the work area segregated with suitable barriers/fencing?

  • Was consideration given to surrounding equipment/operations for potential impacts to the task?

  • Were the appropriate gas tests specified

  • Were the appropriate gas tests performed and results entered on permit or gas related certificate?

  • Was the gas monitor within calibration date

  • Was the correct types of tools specified? (nonsparking intrinsically safe, pneumatic, etc.)?

  • Were the correct types of tools being used?

  • Were the tools used in good safe condition?

  • Was contractor training verified?

  • Were the appropriate authorisation or approval signatures in place?

  • Was the completed permit completed by a competent/authorised person?

  • Was the permit correctly signed off by the issuer?

  • Was the permit correctly closed off by the issuing department?

Lockout/Tagout Electrical

Do you want to answer these questions?

  • Was the AP Electrical in possession of a current authorised persons certificate of appointment?

  • Was the certificate of appointment appropriate for the equipment being worked on?

  • Were area specific safety procedures identified prior to works and communicated to the workforce?

  • Was a safety plan in place for the works?

  • Was the lock out tag out procedure followed?

  • Was the location of the lock out tagout equipment known and readily available?

  • Were the correct isolation points identified?

  • Have Lockout Tag off processes involved more than one person

  • if yes has the lock off been completed so the neither can activate without the others padlock being removed

  • Was isolated points clearly tagged out with ownership of system/circuits identified by person?

  • Were the keys for anyone working on the system on their person / or securely stored if long term is location in place

Work At Height permit?

Do you want to answer these questions?

  • Contractor Inducted?

  • Have there been clear details of the activity recorded?

  • Have the work team reviewed and signed off the RAMs for the task?

  • Are relevant training records present?

  • Has the location of works been clearly identified?

  • Is all equipment within inspection date?

  • Have any special safety conditions been identified?

  • Is there a working at heights register or restricted high places register available?

  • Rescue plan in place?

  • Rescue plan suitable and sufficient?

  • All parties involved in rescue plan understand what to do and how to respond to complete the approved safety plan

  • Permit signed off as applicable?

  • Safety Checklist completed in line with task?

Confined Space Entry

Do you want to answer these questions?

  • Contractor Inducted?

  • Have there been clear details of the activity been recorded?

  • Have the work team reviewed and signed off the RAMs for the task?

  • Was the type of hazard identified for making the area a confined space?

  • provide details of hazard?

  • Are relevant training records present?

  • Is a rescue plan in place

  • Did the gas monitor pass a functional field or bump test at the time of the audit?

  • Have the persons using the monitors been shown how to use them?

  • Have prestart checks such as gas checks been completed and recorded before commencing the entry

  • What pre-start checks are carried out?

  • Were followup or continuous monitoring requirements met and documented?

  • Was the correct type of ventilation equipment specified?

  • Was the specified ventilation equipment installed correctly?

  • Are special tools required such as Intrinsically safe electrical equipment

  • What tools?

  • Were all confined space entrants’ names listed on the entry permit?

  • Was the confined space attendant’s name listed on the entry permit?

  • Were confined space entrants wearing the required retrieval equipment?

  • Why was there no retrieval equipment worn?

  • Who made the decision the retrieval equipment was not worn/required?

  • Was the decision not to wear retrieval equipment documented formally on the confined spaces permit or method statement and associated risk assessment?

  • Could the confined space 2nd person describe how to call for help?

  • Could rescue team describe/demonstrate the rescue plans?

  • Was the permit opened and closed correctly and signed off by the same personnel?

Hot Works Permit

Do you want to answer these questions?

  • Were the correct fire precautions specified?

  • Was there a need to cover or protect any combustibles?

  • Was the correct fire extinguisher(s) specified?

  • Have operatives been fire trained?

  • Was the correct fire extinguisher(s) readily available?

  • Was a fire watch identified?

  • Was the fire watch present?

  • Could the fire watch accurately describe his/her duties?

  • Was the fire watch aware of the specified fire watch time to have the area monitored?

  • Was the fire watch trained in the use of fire extinguishers?

  • Has operative ever been trained?

  • Was the fire alarm system identified as needing Isolation of the task?

  • Was the fire alarm system detector heads protected from unwanted activations?

  • Was it clearly identified who the fire responsible person was and that the point of works had the necessary isolations?

Permit to Excavate/Dig

Do you want to answer these questions?

  • Contractor inducted?

  • Operatives named on permit

  • Supervisor named on permit

  • site utility plans available and in date?

  • Are there drawings on site which show underground utilities

  • What assurance is there that there was/are no services as per original build in order for works to commence?

  • If a CAT and Genny was to be used was the calibration details recorded?

  • Was the competent person identified to complete a survey of buried utilities?

  • Were all buried utilities identified and marked?

  • What further actions were carried out?

  • Was the safe place to break ground identified?

  • How was the safe break ground point decided and by who?

  • Was the work areas securely barriered off before breaking ground

  • Was there a valid risk and method statement in place?

  • Had the risk and method statement been briefed to the workforce and signed off by all parties?

  • Did RAMs state flame retardant PPE and long sleeves?

  • Did the method of work consider environmental impacts and that it did not pose any significant concerns?

  • Were suitable controls put in place to prevent impacts on the environment and the workforce briefed on these?

  • Were all hand tools in good condition and insulated?

  • Where mechanical plant was used was the operator trained in the use of the plant and familiar with safe excavation practices?

  • Was the depth of intended excavation known?

  • Had the ground conditions been considered and prevention of land slip considered with shoring up for excavations beyond 1.2 meters in depth?

  • Any temporary works Benching/Battering back identified and carried out?

  • What was required?

  • What depth was the excavation?

  • Any additional designs or calculations required identified and records within works package?

  • Permit opened and signed off by Supervisor?

  • Permit opened and signed off by Appointed Person?

  • PTW issuer have valid certification

  • PTW receiver have valid certification

  • Joint site inspection conducted

  • PTW heading completed fully

  • Tools & Equipment to be used complete

  • Additional Precautions complete

  • Gas testing information complete and proper where appropriate

  • Gas testing conducted prior to and during the work

  • Why was this not carried out?

  • Issuer and Receiver signatures present?

  • If PTW is extended, are/were signatures and extension details correct?

  • PTW properly closed out at end of job?

  • PTW available at site

  • Receiver/delegate available at site

  • Work scope defined properly

  • Equipment properly identified

  • Was equipment defined correctly within RAMs and were they suitably reviewed?

  • Hazard properly identified

  • What actions were carried out to identify these?

  • Receiver following PTW instructions

  • Barricade/warning signs adequate

  • PPE adequate

  • Rescue man available

  • Was rescue person able to demonstrate how to raise the alarm and instigate the rescue plan?

  • Tools in acceptable condition

  • Are periodic PUWER inspections carried out?

  • Date of last PUWER inspection if there has ever been one?

  • Arrange for inspections to be completed

  • Overall acceptable excavation procedures in place?

Summary of findings

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Learning and ongoing actions

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Auditor Signature

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