Title Page

  • Project

  • Site ID

  • Site Type

  • Client

  • Subcontractor(s)

  • Subcontractor

  • Subcontractor

  • Inspection Date

  • Site Location
  • Event Manager

  • Site supervisor for site and company they work for

  • Safety Advisor

Summary & Highlights of Audit

  • Good Practice(s)

  • Bad Practice(s)

  • Have Supervisor & Installers been issued the latest QHSE Bulletins?

Site Setup

  • Suitable fencing?

  • Site Secure?

  • Project details / title displayed?

  • Site Safety signs ( hard hat etc) displayed?

  • Fit for purpose?

  • Well maintained?

  • Site lighting sufficient?

  • no lights shinning into / onto residential buildings?

Method Statements / Risk Assessments / Site Briefings

  • CPP, Quality and Environmental Plans on site and available?

  • Daily MS and RA briefings - briefing records?

  • Relevant MS with crew- latest issue & in date?

  • Accompanied by Risk assessments?

  • Emergency arrangements, fire, environment detailed ?

  • Site Specific inductions - briefing records?

  • Latest Safety Notices available -briefing records?

  • Are all briefings adequate, sufficient, appropriate and understood by operatives?

Housekeeping / Site Tidiness

  • Access & egress -suitable-kept clear

  • Public fenced off/ protected from work area.

  • Work site free from slipping/ tripping hazards?

  • Litter correctly disposed of?

  • Site tidy-equipment/ materials stored/ stacked/ secured safely away from walkways and work areas?

  • Vehicles positioned safely.

  • Is spare PPE (Hi Viz jackets and Helmets) available on site?

Welfare Facilities

  • Location(s) known?

  • Within 3 minutes of worksite?

  • Soap water, wet wipes for hand washing available?

  • Adequate facility for resting / eating/ drinking?

  • Facilities for heating food / water?

  • Drinking water available and clearly marked?

  • Drying / Changing facilities available?

  • Waste bins provided?

Emergency Procedures

  • Operatives aware of emergency procedures?

  • Route/ contact details of nearest A&E Hospital displayed?

  • Office emergency contact details documented?

First Aid and Fire Arrangements

  • Is there an Emergency First Aider?

  • First Aider known?

  • First aider

  • First Aider has certification? ( Expiry date)

  • First Aid kit and eye wash available?

  • First Aid kit and eye wash Full and in date?

  • Appropriate extinguishers available?

  • Full and within service date? (1 year)

  • Is site providers Visitor book in use?

  • Is an appropriate muster point identified and included in briefings?

Waste Management and Pollution Control

  • is this section applicable?

  • Is it being continually reviewed and updated

  • All personnel briefed

  • All litter disposed of correctly

  • Skips correctly marked

  • General waste stored & segregated correctly

  • Hazardous waste correctly stored & controlled (asbestos)

  • No cross contamination of waste

  • Skips covered- reduce wind blown waste?

  • Only approved waste carriers employed to removed waste.

  • Copies of waste carriers licence kept?

  • Copies of transfer / consignment notices kept?

  • Copies of waste management licence kept for point of disposal / recycling.

  • All scrap collected / disposed of correctly?

  • dust / Fumes / gases / odours & smoke emissions being controlled.

  • Silty water handled correctly

  • Concrete washout handled correctly

  • Spillage kits available or other appropriate measure.

  • drip trays and funnels available?

  • Emergency arrangements known / displayed?

  • All pollution incidents ecorded?

Engineers on site

    Engineer on site
  • Name of engineer & company

  • Are persons wearing required PPE

  • Where applicable is there evidence of First Aid training?

  • Where applicable is the evidence of Manual Handling training?

  • Where applicable is there evidence of Asbestos training?

  • Where applicable is there evidence of 18th/ 19th electrical certificates?

  • Where applicable is there evidence of NSWR ( streetworks) training?

  • Where applicable is there evidence of CSCS certificate?

  • Where applicable is there evidence of training in the use of plant operation?

  • Where applicable is the evidence of Cable avoidance training? CAT scan and Genny.

Excavations / Permit to dig/ Trenches

  • Is this section applicable

  • Utilities search ( STATS) on site and current, less than 3 month old?

  • Permit to dig completed correctly?

  • CAT / GENNY scan taken place ( buried services)

  • CAT Scan records?

  • Utility / service strikes/ damage recorded and logged?

  • Excavated material stored safely ( >1m from excavation not interfering with surface drains)

  • Excavation securely shored where appropriate.

  • Stability on neighbouring structures catered for

  • Competent person training

  • Edge protection ( guard rails)

  • Inspection records available

  • Leptospirosis / Weils disease information available.

Plant Machinery & Tools

  • Is this section applicable?

  • Lifting equipment (excavators) certificates available?

  • Maintained in good repair. Safety devices operating correctly ( records / certs)

  • Weekly logs maintained- including CSCS operators log book

  • Tools/ equipment stored correctly

  • Supply voltage for tools / equipment lowest possible for task . 110v / battery.

  • Certificates of competence for Operatives

  • Roll over protection - cage , bar, seatbelt.

  • Automatic stop system

  • Banksman used

  • Appropriate warnings

Electrical

  • Is this section applicable?

  • Has the site be inspected prior to work start?

  • Precautions implemented to work near overhead lines ?

  • Safe systems of work including lock offs implemented?

  • Pat / installation testing

  • Are all hand tools used insulated?

Confined Spaces ( inc Permits)

  • Is this section applicable?

  • Confined space training

  • Risk assessment?

  • Permit to enter available

  • Entry drills completed?

  • Work equipment checked ?

  • Gas detectors available?

  • Air tested / testing continously?

  • Emergency arrangements known?

  • Emergency equipment available? ( escape BA, tripod/ winch , harness)

Hazardous Substances ( COSHH)

  • Is this section applicable?

  • Are COSHH data sheets available?

  • Briefing to all Staff?

  • Appropriate PPE available?

  • Stored correctly-Suitable container- appropriate markings

Test and Safety Equipment

  • CAT scan available, working and within Calibration?

  • GENNY available, working and within Calibration?

  • Gas Detector available, working and within Calibration?

  • Loop tester available, working and within Calibration?

  • Megger tester available, working and within Calibration?

  • Test lamp & tester available , working and within Calibration?

  • Saver sets 6 / 10 mins in working order date?

  • Harness and ropes inspected within 6 months and serviceable?

  • Tripod and winch inspected serviceable with LOLER documents?

  • Gas equipment / hoses inspected and serviceable correctly jointed?

  • Installation and PAT testing equipment serviceable and in Calibration?

Streetworks

  • Is the section applicable?

  • Is there a Traffic Management plan available on site?

  • Is there an Eton available on site?

  • Is the traffic management setup as per Management plan and Eaton?

  • Pedestrian walkway maintained as per NSWRA regulations?

  • Safety zone provided if any barricading in the road.

  • Signs/cones / barriers in accordance with code of practice.

Ladders / Step Ladders

  • Is this section applicable?

  • Should ladders be used for task?

  • Are ladders set up correctly for task?

  • Ladder secured to prevent sideways / outwards movement?

  • Ladder in good condition and inspection record available.

  • Class 1 &2 ladders / steps for use on construction sites.

Working at Height and Scaffolding

  • Is this section applicable?

  • Scaffold erected, altered & dismantled by competent persons?

  • Safe access to scaffold platform

  • Uprights provided with base plates / timber sole plates.

  • Adequate guard rails and toe boards in place ( brick guards or netting as required)

  • Working platforms fully boarded/ no trip hazards.

  • Scaffold not overloaded.

  • Incomplete scaffold signs erected as required

  • Inspection records completed

  • Handover certification completed

  • Suitable barriers , guard rails or covers provided where persons pass or work near fragile materials.

  • Crawling boards provided

  • Persons protected from falling debris

Hot Works ( inc Permits)

  • is this section applicable?

  • Permit in place?

  • Safe system of works in place?

  • Fire Extinguisher available ?

  • Suitable and sufficient PPE worn?

  • Is the task isolated from the public?

Noise / Vibration

  • Is this section applicable?

  • All persons briefed and records kept?

  • Noise levels acceptable

  • Shouting and swearing kept to a minimum?

  • All engine / motor guards closed?

  • Low vibration equipment in use?

  • Appropriate PPE worn?

LPG

  • Is this section applicable

  • Quantity of flammable material kept to a minimum on site

  • Proper storage of flammable materials

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