Contractor Pre-start Checklist & SWMS for High Risk Construction Work

• Site Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Contracting Company

• Location
  Address

Induction and Training

• Do you have your Trade Induction Pack completed and on site?

  Yes

  No

• Why don't you have one?

  Never received one

  Lost it

  Left it at Home

  Other

• Have all workers on site read the builder's Trade Induction Pack and signed it?

  Yes

  No

• Ensure all workers have read and signed the Trade Induction Pack before commencing work.

Hazard Assessment

• Do you have a generic Safe Work Procedure (SWP) for the works you do?

  Yes

  No

• Please complete the Safe Work Procedure template in the Trade Induction Pack before commencing.

• Does it cover the works to be completed on this site?

  Yes

  No

• Update your Safe Work Procedure before commencing work.

• Has the site been checked for any hazards that may affect your ability to work safely?

  Yes

  No

• Please check the site for hazards outside the scope of your Safe Work Procedure before commencing work.

• Were any hazards identified?

  No

  Yes

• Contact the Site Manager and update your Safe Work Procedure before commencing works.

Compliance

• Are all of your electrical equipment and leads tested, tagged and up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• DO NOT USE ANY UNTAGGED OR OUT OF DATE EQUIPMENT ON SITE!

• Is any plant or equipment to be used regularly serviced/maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a Pre-start check been carried out on your machinery?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are you going to be using any Hazardous Substances?

  No

  Yes

• Do you have Safety Data Sheets for these Hazardous Substances?

  Yes

  No

• Please ensure that you have Safety Data Sheets for all Hazardous Substances, these can be obtained from the supplier.

• The Victorian OHS Regulations identify 19 construction activities as High Risk construction work but those relevant to residential construction are:
  • where there is a risk of a person falling more than 2 metres;
  • involving demolition (knock down rebuild, rectification works);
  • involving structural alterations that require temporary support to prevent collapse (rectification works);
  • involving a trench or shaft if the excavated depth is more than 1·5 metres;
  • at workplaces where there is any movement of powered mobile plant;
  If any of the above works are being carried out a site specific SWMS must be completed and kept on site for the entirety of the works.

• Will you be completing any of the High Risk Works listed above?

  No

  Yes

Safe Work Method Statement for High Risk Construction Work

• High Risk tasks involved in the works

Task

• Tasks involved

• Hazards related to the task

Hazard

• Define the Hazard

How are you going to control the risk?

• Define the control

Worker Sign off

• List the workers on site

Worker

• Add signature

  Sign