ETU EQL depot audit - duplicate

• Depot

• Conducted on

  Date

• Inspector/s

• Location
  Address

FACILITIES / AMENITIES

• Appropraitely sized Smoko Room

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• • Hygienic facilities for eating, preparing and storing food •Dedicated dining area should be provided that is protected from weather and is separated from work processes It should be supplied with: tables and seats to accommodate each worker likely to use the eating area at one time sink with hot and cold water, washing utensils and detergent an appliance for boiling water crockery and cutlery food warming appliances clean storage, including a refrigerator verminproof rubbish bins, which should be emptied at least daily. • Dining areas should have 1 m2 of clear space for each person likely to use the area at any one time. The clear space is calculated free of furniture, fittings or obstructions such as pillars

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 41) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 2.1 & 3.5)

• Access and Egress

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• •Safe access to and from the workplace in normal and emergency conditions. (such as emergency lighting, doors should have panic bars etc, ground should be flat and level, e.g. no potholes, walkways should be slip resistant) •Walkways 600mm wide and clear •Doors on main traffic routes to have viewing pane •Exits clearly marked with battery back up lights and in line with emergency evacuation plan

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 40) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 2.1)

• Adequate Lighting

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Recommended Lux • 40 Lux Movement and Orientation such as walkways • 80 Lux Locker Rooms and Live storage areas • 160 Lux Waiting rooms, entrance halls, machine work, general fabrication • 240 Lux Food prep, computer use • 320 Lux Routine office tasks • 400 Lux inspection of medium work • 600 Lux Difficult work, such as machine work, inspecting tasks • 800 Lux Verry difficult tasks such as fine manufacturing

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 40) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 2.5)

• Housekeeping

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• spills on floors should be cleaned up immediately • walkways should be kept clear of obstructions • work materials should be neatly stored • waste should be regularly removed

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 40) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 2.6)

• Hot and Cold environments managed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Workers carrying out work in extreme heat or cold must be able to carry out work without a risk to their health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable. • Hot environments increase air movement using fans install airconditioners or evaporative coolers isolate workers from indoor heat sources, remove heated air or steam from hot processes using local exhaust ventilation use mechanical aids to assist in carrying out manual tasks alter work schedules so that work is done at cooler times. • Cold environments localised heating, protection from wind and rain, warm and if necessary waterproof clothing opportunities for workers to acclimatise, for example job rotation and regular rest breaks ensure workers are trained about the hazards of working in cold conditions and how to recognise and act on symptoms of hypothermia

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 40) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 2.8)

• Drinking Water

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Drinking water should be supplied in a hygienic manner, so that workers do not drink directly from a shared container, • at or below 24 degrees C. • easily accessed by workers • close to where hot or strenuous work is being undertaken • separate from toilet or washing facilities • drinking fountain, where the water is delivered in an upward jet, or • a supply of disposable or washable drinking containers. Water supplied for certain industrial processes or for fire protection may not be suitable for drinking. These water supply points should be marked with signs warning that the water is unfit for drinking

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 40) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 3.2)

• Toilets

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• • Unisex Toilets can be applied if the work place has less than 10 workers and there are two or fewer of one gender • Otherwise Males 1 x closet pan per 20 males & 1 x urinal per 25 males. Females 1 x closet pan per 15 females • All toilets should have; toilet paper for each toilet hand washing facilities rubbish bins for female workers, hygienic means to dispose of sanitary items

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 41) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 3.3)

• Lighting

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Recommeded LUX 40 Lux Little used interiors such as indoor storage, cable tunnels 80 Lux Interiors used intermidently such as Locker rooms and loading bays 160 Lux Continuosly occupied interior with visual tasks for short periods, such as waiting Rooms, entrance halls. 240 Lux Continously occupied interiors such as computer stations, food prep areas and machine work. 320 Lux Areas with moderately difficult task such as routine office tasks / reading. writting, typing. 400 Lux Areas with moderately difficult task such as inspection of medium work, fine woodwork, etc. 600 Lux Areas where visual tasks are difficult or with small detail such as fine machine work, drawing boards 800 Lux Areas where visual tasks are very difficult such as fine inspection, fine manufacture

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 41) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 2.6)

• Personal Storage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Accesible and secure storage should be provided for workers valuables / personal effects in the workplace for each employee as required. Where any work involves the use of tools provided by the worker secure and weatherproof storage of those tools should be provided after hours

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 41) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 3.6)

• Change Rooms

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Change rooms should be provided and include: separate facilities for Male and Female Temperature controlled to be comfortable for the worker Seating for dressing/undressing mirrors adequte number of hooks / shelves well ventilated and adequate storage Storage area sufficient to accomadate clothing and personal belongings 1800 mm between rows of lockers and at least 900mm between Locker and wall or seat

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 41) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 3.6)

• Shower facilities

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Showers should have; At least 1 shower per 10 workers Seperate Male and Female showers floor rae of no less than 1.8m2 slip resistant and santised surface partions between showers at least 1650mm high and no more than 300mm from the floor adjacent dressing area with seat and hooks Lockable door enclosing the shower cubicle

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 41) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 3.8)

• Emergency Plans

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Is there a clear emergency evacuation plan, with; clear evacuation proceedures area wardens appointed and present emergency contacts relevant a siren or bell to alert workers Emergency Evauation plan lists Fire extingusher positions, evacuation routes and an assembly area Site emergency evacuation plan posted in prominent locations Emergency Evacuation Plans tested regualarly with practice runs

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 43) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 5)

• Is the First Aid equipment servicable, accesible and within test

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• The First Aid equipment is serviceable, accessible and within test.

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Section 43) Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Clause 5)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

ELECTRICAL

• Electrical leads protected / stored appropriately

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Are electrical leads protected from equipment such as chairs rolling over them

Supporting Legislation

• Electrical Safety Regs 2014 Clause 11 Risk Management

• Clearance around switchboards

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Switchboards have an unimpeeded space of at least 600mm from the open door of the switchboard

Supporting Legislation

• AS/NZ 3000 Clause 2.9.2 Location of switchboards

• Access to Live Parts Controlled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Switchboard to limit access to Live parts

Supporting Legislation

• AS/NZ 3000 Clause 2.9.3.1 Access to live parts

• Switchboards Labeled appropriately

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• All devices used for isolation clearly labelled to indicate the circuit or equipment that they isolate

Supporting Legislation

• AS/NZ 3000 Clause 2.3.4 Identification

• All cables enclosed appropriately

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• All electrical cables are protected by conduits and appropriate couplings as applicable

Supporting Legislation

• AS 3000 Clause 3.10 Enclosure of Cables

• All Electrical equipment is appropriately tested to ensure compliance with the Regulations

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Are electrical leads and equipment tested and tagged Workshop environment every 6 months Environment where equip[ment or cord is subject to flexing in normal operation 12 months Environment where cord or equipment is not subject to flexing (static office) 5 years

Supporting Legislation

• Electrical Safety Regs 2014 Clause 11 Risk Management AS/NZ 3760 Table 4

PLANT

• Ensure all Plant is operated as per manufactures instructions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Ensure plant has functioning equipment installed, such as Load Cells, and fire extinguishers

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regs 2011 – Section 206 Proper use of plant and controls and Section 203 Management of risks to health and safety and Section 219 (4) (b) and Section 219 (6)

HAZARDS

• All hazards are identified

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Hazards are identified and mitigated or eliminated such as; Equipment stored adjacent to overhead lines access by forklift to lift loads in undulating areas prevention of falls from one level to another Pole stacks / pallet racking is sign posted with SWL and approbated within those limits

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regs 2011 Section 34 Duty to identify hazards and Section 35 Management of Risk

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Sediment Controlled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Ensure that sediment runnoff is controlled

Supporting Legislation

• Environmental Protection Act 1994 Section 440ZG Depositing prescribed water contaminants in water and related matters

ASBESTOS

• Asbestos identified and controlled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• All asbestos or possible Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) identified, on a register and controlled appropriately

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 Chapter 8

CONFINED SPACES

• Confined Space Entry

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Entry to a confined space controlled, by way of a locked access etc

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 Section 66

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Confined Space Signage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• All Confined Spaces signposted appropriately

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 Section 68

FALLS

• Management of Falls

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Requirements

• Management / prevention of falls from one level to another

Supporting Legislation

• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 Section 78

Inspector Signature

• Inspector Name

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