F9.18 Demolition Spot Audit

• Site

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Personnel present

Administrative Requirements

• Local authority approval in place for demolition I.e. Building licence, Demolition licence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has Worksafe been notified of the intention to carry out (Class1, 2 or 3) demolition work at least 5 working days before commencement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Permit system in place for demolition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are contractors licenced to carry out demolition work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have they the correct licence class?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is there a demolition plan with a methodology in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• If structural stability is likely to be affected has the demolition plan been developed by a suitably qualified person E.g. Structural engineer or demolition rigger?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have task and site specific JSAs been developed for demolition works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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General

• Is good housekeeping maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Debris and rubble cleared away regularly? Rubbish disposed of regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Trip hazards identified and made safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• All electrical equipment tested within 3 months and tagged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is an electrical register in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• All electrical leads suspended with enough clearance for personnel and plant operating in the area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is appropriate PPE available and is it being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Utilities

• Have all utilities/services been identified via as-con drawings or scanning reports?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are these scanning reports/drawings attached to demolition permits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have all services within demolition area been isolated, removed or made safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has an isolation permit been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Do all isolated services have LOTO procedures in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Hazardous Materials

• Has a hazardous material register for the building been requested from client and reviewed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has the hazardous material register review been noted within the Project Risk Register and Project Risk Assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• If friable asbestos or more than 10m2 non-friable asbestos is being removed, has the contractor got the appropriate licence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has the removal contractor an appropriately trained and licensed supervisor onsite coordinating removal works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has an asbestos removal control plan which is in accordance with Part 8.1 NOHSC 2002 been developed and implemented? <br><br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is a copy available on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has asbestos removal been included in the Risk Register and Project Risk Assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has a task/site specific JSA been developed for asbestos removal?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have appropriate signage and barriers been erected to identify asbestos removal exclusion zone in accordance with Part 9.2 of NOHSC 2002?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is there sufficient and appropriate protective clothing and respirators available in accordance with Part 9.7 of NOHSC 2002?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• If removing friable asbestos has air monitoring been implemented by an independent occupational hygienist?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are any results of air monitoring available onsite?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are the results communicated to workers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• If so how?

• Are the results below national exposure levels (0.01 fibres/ml)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has clearance certificate been issued before other demolition works in that area have begun?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Fire Services

• Has fire protection equipment such as hose reels been maintained where possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• If not have additional fire protection methods been implemented such as fire extinguishers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Public Protection and Surrounding Environment

• Is demolition site securely fenced off or barricaded from public access

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• If applicable has scaffold been sheeted and have scaffold decks been carpeted to prevent debris falling below

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have gantries been installed over public footpaths

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has protection been provided for buildings in close proximity to the demolition site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are vibration and noise levels being monitored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are they within acceptable levels?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dust control and suppression methods in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Structural Stability

• Is demolition work being carried out in a safe and logical sequence so as not to effect structural stability of the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has loading capacity of floors been considered before placing machinery or loading building rubble on them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have any propping systems been designed/certified by a structural engineer?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are propping systems inspected/monitored regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Working at Heights

• Are all penetrations or live edges where someone could fall 2m or more, barricaded with full edge protection or covered in accordance with OSH Regulations (WA) 1996, Reg. 3.54?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Where live edges exist and not barricaded, are fall prevention or fall arrest systems used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are all harness, lanyards, etc in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are all harness, lanyards, etc recorded on a register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have all anchor points a safe load capacity of at least 1.5 tonne?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has a working at height permit been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is there a rescue plan in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have operatives completed working safely at height training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is scaffold provided as a safe working platform and means of access?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is scaffold of appropriate duty rating?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Is scaffold constructed in accordance with AS1576?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has scaffold been inspected in last 30 days and tagged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are tags displayed at all entrances to scaffold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Has emergency access been considered in the design of scaffold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Where work is being conducted from EWPs, are all machines in serviceable condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are log books completed daily?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Have all penetrations or services in operational area of EWP been clearly identified and/or barricaded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are operators trained and hold appropriate licences if applicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Corrective Actions

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• Risk Rating

  High Risk; Action immediately

  Medium Risk; Action within 24 hours

  Low Risk; Action within 7 days

• Action by

• Date completed

  Date

• Completed sign off

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