Electrical Welding System Assessment

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

1.0 Risk Management

• 1.1 Review the relevant Activity Method Statement to ascertain that electrical welding risks have been identified and controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1.2 Has a Task Risk Assessment been developed for this task and does it identify the key risk/controls for the activity? (check relevance to task, all personnel signed including safety observer)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

2.0 Training and Competency

• 2.1 Have the personnel using the welder/s been verified as competent in the operation of this equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.2 Where a safety observer is appointed, have they been briefed on the scope of works to be performed and the equipment isolation points/s? <br>Note: In category 'c' environment safety observer is mandatory)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.3 Workers involved in welding and welding activities including those assessing and inspecting finished welding and welding procedures are to be verified as competent?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.0 Minimum welding requirements

• 3.1 Are the welding leads 9 metres in length or less? (lead voltage drop not to exceed 10%)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.2 Is there a quarantine process in place for damaged or non compliant equipment and are 'out of service' tags is use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.3 Is the work area clean and tidy, no entangled leads or discarded materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.4 Controls are in place to ensure welder is adequately insulated from damp floors and work piece? (e.g. leather cushions, sheets or wooden duckboards)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.5 Controls are in place to keep work environment as cool, dry and well ventilated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.6 Where stick welder is used. Is there an insulated container for the electrode holder?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.7 Where there is adjacent welding machines, has the voltage between the electrodes been verified as being zero or same polarity or are barriers in place to ensure workers do not make contact with each other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.8 Return lead is connected as close as possible to the work piece?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.9 Is the PPE requirements for the task suitable and being properly worn by all personnel in vicinty? (e.g. Gloves are sound/dry and supplied for both hands)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.10 Where welding in hot environments or where high levels of perspiration may occur are there controls in place during the activity? (e.g. Suitable ventilation, regular rest breaks, glove/clothing changes)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.11 Is the observer, required for category C environment, monitoring the activity and capable of responding appropriately in an emergency? <br>(Category 'C' Environment - high risk of electrocution, hot, damp or wet, exceeding 32 degrees celsius, welding in rain)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4.0 Welding Equipment

• 4.1 Leads and equipment are inspected for damage, pre start check for welder available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.2 Has equipment been electrically tested and tagged and items traceable to the electrical register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.3 Has the equipment been turned off or disconnected and manual metal arc welding stubs (MMAC) electrodes and stubs removed for electrode holders if not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.4 A visual inspection to confirm that the indicators on the VRD are functioning, where fitted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.5 Where Voltage reduction devices are fitted, are routine verifications of the function of the VRD performed by a competent person, equipped with instruments capable of measuring voltage against time?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.6 Is the equipment connected through a residual current device or safety switch?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

5.0 Corrective / Remedial Action(s)

• Are there any corrective or remedial actions to be raised from this system assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6.0 Sign Off

• Person conducting system assessment

  Sign