Information
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Site conducted
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
Corrective Actions or Observations
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Actions / Observations / Recommendations
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Commendable Actions Noted During Audit
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Attached Photos of Commendable Actions
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Provide evidence that issues raised in the previous audit have been addressed and closed out
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Signature of Auditor
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Signature of Person in Charge of Works (at time of Audit)
General Site Safety
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Perimeter hoarding secure, site secured, rigid barriers in place and checklist completed.
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Sign in - Sign out procedures in place.
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Site safety inductions required? - Are they up to date for site operatives.
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Are all warning signs in position including signage in relation to controls for COVID-19 - H&S signage clear & understandable.
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Condition of access routes - Are all access routes including site roadways passable, no obstructions or obvious trip hazards.
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Are all opes and leading edges (excluding scaffolding) fully protected.
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Is housekeeping of a good standard / work areas tidy.
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Do employees have access to adequate welfare facilities including toilets with warm water for washing hands and suitable canteen facilities.
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Hazardous conditions – are dust, mud on roads, noise and vibration being managed adequately.
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Are manual handling activities being planned and co-ordinated to avoid manual handling where possible by using mechanical lifting aids or equipment.<br> <br>
Environmenal & Waste Management / Quality Control
Environmental / Waste Management
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Designated set down areas for skips - waste management compound.
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Adequate supply of skips/bins.
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Environmental / Waste Management Plan in place? Have Environmental Aspects & Impacts/Hazards & Risks been identified.
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Are waste transfer notes / permits available.
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Are all environmental controls as identified in Prelim / Env Plan in place and been completed.
Personal Protective Equipment
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Head protection in use.
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Safety footwear in use.
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Hi-Viz vest in use.
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Eye protection in use.
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Hearing protection in use.
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If RPE required, RPE available.
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If fall arrest/fall prevention equipment required, fall arrest/fall prevention equipment available.
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Is the PPE issue log being maintained.
QHSE Site Safety Documentation
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Is there a site safety folder in place.
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AF1 & AF2 in place? Is the AF2 displayed.
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Is the company Safety Statement in place.
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Are sub-contractors Safety Statements up to date and signed off.
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Preliminary H&S Plan in place.
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Construction Stage H&S Plan in place.
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Safe Pass/CSCS training records up-to-date
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Are all work activities covered under a site specific method statement risk assessment and signed off.
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Has all site documentation, including Constructions Stage H&S Plan & RAMS been updated to reflect COVID-19 controls.
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GA1's for certified plant and lifting equipment including chains, slings, hooks etc. available on site.
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GA2 Statutory Inspections up to date for all plant and lifting equipment.
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GA3 Statutory Inspections up to date for all work at height equipment.
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Is a Traffic Management Plan required for site, if yes is this available.
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Are relevant permits being applied for and issued e.g. excavation permits, hot works permits, working at heights permits.
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Are regular toolbox talks being delivered as per agreed schedule? State topics covered during the previous month.
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Are the CPD hours for employees for toolbox talks being updated to the schedule / software, with completed TBT sign-off forms scanned & uploaded to the system.
Work Equipment
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Is all work equipment including power and hand tools, used correctly, inspected & fit for purpose.
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125V powertools tagged & PAT Tested? (Tools that use 110V inclusive).
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Is there sufficient lighting levels in place? Is adequate task lighting in place.
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Has noise/vibration been adequately controlled.
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Are all guards in position.
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Is there an Emergency Stop button in place & is it operational.
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Has the user been trained & are they aware of the particular risks/identified hazards associated with that piece of work equipment.
Electrical Hazards
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Are all unsafe electrical leads, cables, untested work equipment secured and/or clearly labelled to ensure no-one can use them.
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There is no contact with underground services.
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Are there overhead lines present or in the vicinity, are they protected.
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There is no evidence of over-loading electrical outlets.
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There are no leads trailing across work surfaces, access routes, metal floor coverings.
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Is supply fitted with RCD.
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Electrical works are not taking place near water/water courses/damp or wet surfaces.
First Aid / Emergency Procedures
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Assembly point known & signage available? - Is this communicated at/during the H&S induction.
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Emergency Evacuation procedures documented in plan and procedures / contact details posted onsite.
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Is there suitable and well-stocked first aid kits available on site.
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Is there adequate training/first aiders on site? Are they known.
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Certified fire extinguishers available throughout site and fire points highlighted.
Lifting Plant & Equipment
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Operated by trained personnel? CSCS Training tickets recorded on site.
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Plant / lifting equipment up to standard / undamaged.
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Are spill kits and fire extinguishers available in each excavator / plant.
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Is the SWL clearly displayed on the Plant.
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No loads being lifted over persons at work, passing members of the public or site operatives.
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Exclusion zones in operation and certified Banksman available for coordinating lifts and vehicle movement.
Excavations
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Are AF3 forms for excavations completed and up to date? Check excavations are stepped if required or adequate means of trench support in place.
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Are excavations protected - barriers, stop blocks, edge protection.
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Is signage in place to highlight excavations.
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Is safe access and egress provided to excavations.
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Is shoring provided / sides battered / trench box in place.
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Is adequate dewatering being carried out on site to excavations safe and dry.
Work at Height
Scaffolding
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Evidence of CSCS trained operatives.
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Scaffolding tagged & handover certificate recorded.
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Scaffolding signage in place? Complete, incomplete, loading bay SWL etc...
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Housekeeping on the scaffolding in good order.
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Fall protection netting in place if required.
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Is scaffolding tied into the building & braced.
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Scaffold boards, kick boards, sole plates, etc. are in good condition.
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Are all opes and leading edges fully protected.
Mobile Scaffolding
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Evidence of Mobile Scaffold CSCS trained operatives available to erect.
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Mobile Scaffold Towers erected accordingly / safely.
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Are Mobile Scaffold Towers tagged.
Ladders
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Are all ladders in good condition.
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Are all ladders suitable for use and operated in accordance with safe systems of work.
Demolition
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RAMS / Asbestos Survey available.
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Services identified, disconnected and LOTO applied.
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Adequate signage erected highlighting live services, demolition works.
Chemicals / Hazardous Substances
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Hazardous substances – are chemicals on site stored safely, in correct type of containers and MSDS sheets available?
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Is there a Spill kit located on site.
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Are fuels/oils etc... stored in a bunded area.
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Are flammable chemicals stored securely with restricted access.
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Is there sufficient or adequate PPE & RPE in use or available for use.
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Are all chemicals/substances identifiable and labelled.
Welding/Cutting/Hot Works
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Is there a hot works permit in place to control these works.
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Are compressed gases/cylinders stored in an upright position & in a certified lifting cage.
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Is there welding screens/adequate zones in place.
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Is the PPE/RPE in use adequate & sufficient.
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Are competent, trained operatives conducting the works.
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Are fire extinguishers / fire blanket available during activity.
Accidents/Incidents/Audting
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No accidents/incidents/near misses reported at the time of the audit.
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Are accidents and incidents being recorded on the relevant forms.
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Are audits/inspections being conducted weekly.