Construction Work Checklist

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Personal protective equipment

• Safety glasses and / or goggles available & being used

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hand protection used / worn as required

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Foot protection worn as required

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hearing protection worn where required

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hard hats worn correctly on construction site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Respirators if required, type, training

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• High visibility vest worn

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Trenching & excavation

• Sloping, shoring evaluated

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the excavation barricaded

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All underground services located

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Earthmoving plant used safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Workers protected from trench collapse

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are people safeguarded from falling into excavations

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe access to trenches

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Observer present when worker below ground

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Open excavation regularly inspected

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hand Tools / Power Tools

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Grinders ( portable &stationery) have guards in place

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Pneumatic power tools have hoses secured

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Unsafe hand tools are removed from service

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Impact tools, hammers kept free of splinters / mushrooming

  Yes

  No

  N/A

HCS Handling

• MSDS openly available to all employees

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flammable liquids are in a approved safety cans

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flammable liquids storage containers labelled properly

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All hazardous containers labelled appropraitely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Suppliers on hand for accidental chemical spills

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency / first aid

• Emergency phone numbers posted and known by all

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First aid kit available at work site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguishers readily available ( not blocked)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguishers inspected

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ladder / stair safety

• Ladders are safe and inspected appropriately

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fall protection utilized when ladder is less than 1.5 m from guardrail

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stairs or ladder provided for access points are greater than 49 cm high

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extension & straight ladders extend 76 mm beyond landing

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stepladders are only used in an open position

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical safety

• Switchboards properly constructed & set up ( tested & tagged monthly)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Circuits, portable equipment, plant & tools protected from earth leakage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Correct GPO's being used

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Portable outlet devices suitable

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cabling protected from mechanical demage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Power tools & leads in safe condition ( tested & tagged quaterly)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Certificate of compliance issued

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have RCD's been tested

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Portable generators suitable

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Leads set out safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant & temporary structures a safe distance from power lines

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overhead power lines dis- connected or fitted with tiger tails

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Electrical installation & repair work undertaken safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Scaffolding

• Scaffolders properly certified

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffolding strong enough for loads

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffolding stable

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffold protects workers & other people

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe access to every scaffold platform

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffold safe distance from power lines

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffolders working safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffold users working safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffolds regularly inspected

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Temporary Works

• Form work system properly designed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Form work properly constructed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Form work laid safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Steel fixing undertaken safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Wall & column shutters safely lifted & properly secured

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Concrete pumps used safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Kibbles used safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Concrete vibrators used safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Concretors working safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Formwork stripped safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A