Information
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
Integrated Project Management Plan (IPMP).
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Has a IPMP been completed for the project/work (check date issued).
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Have all staff and sub-contractors received a site specific induction and white/blue cards sighted (check a few).
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Are Safe Work Method Statements available for all high risk activities.
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Are emergency telephone numbers available/displayed.
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Are incident/NCR forms available? (Check to see if any completed for HSEQ, and have been added to the FIXIT Diary with appropriate actions taken to close out)?
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Has Foreman/Supervisor completed Hazard Identification Checklist for job site?
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Have Weekly Inspections, Daily Pre-starts/Toolbox Talks been completed.
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Have Construction Drawings been issued for the project? (Check that drawings are current).
Site Access.
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Is site secured with fencing and signage displayed at entrances restricting access? (Where required)
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Is site signage displayed at the entrance to the project (Project signage, QBSA number, Unauthorised entry signs)?
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Are footpaths clean and clear, Vehicle crossovers have no pedestrian trip hazards?<br>
Environmental Controls.
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Rain events have the potential to destabilise excavations, undermine scaffolding supports or supports for precast elements etc. (Inspect the effect of rain or water events on site)
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Are erosion and sediment control devices in place prior to excavation works commencing on site?
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Are storm water/kerb inlet pits fitted with protection (where required)?
Amenities / Work Areas.
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Is site office clean and tidy (no trip/slip hazards) and does regular waste removal occur?<br>
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Is there adequate supply of drinking water, hand washing facilities and toilets available?<br>
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Are work areas tidy and staff using good stacking and storage practices?
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Are vehicles and plant not directly involved in construction activities, parked clear of work area and public thoroughfares?
First Aid.
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First-aid equipment is available with all items in date?
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First-aid Officer's names clearly displayed?<br>
Housekeeping.
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Site access ways clear of material and waste?<br>
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Site personnel are cleaning up after each days activities?<br>
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Trip hazards are all removed progressively?<br>
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No build up of waste on site?<br>
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Protrusions are protected (Reo capped and sharp objects guarded)?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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PPE is maintained and in good condition (boots not falling apart, shirts not faded/torn, helmets in date 3 years) and being worn correctly?
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Use of PPE is appropriate to tasking (Goggles for over head drilling, face shields/dust masks for grinding/cutting concrete)?<br>
Electrical Equipment / Power Tools.
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A handover certificate exists for all temp boards and site shed?<br>
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Temp boards are in good repair and RCD tested each month?<br>
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Electric leads are not exposed to mechanical damage (Suspended where required or exposed to potential damage), not run on the floor in access ways?
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Checked test tags are within test dates (3 months)?<br>
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Are Generators protected by RCD's a have they been tested to ensure correct operation?
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Are all leads plugged into RCD's (no double adapters or piggy back plugs)?
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Are portable power tools in good condition with all guards in place and stored out of the weather?
Trenching and Excavation.
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Overhead services clear of excavation zone, is electrical spotter required (works is 3m exclusion zone)?
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All services located (prior to excavation) with copy of locations included in project folder?<br>
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Benching at not more than 1.5m steps (1m steps preferred) and 1 in 1?
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Trenches/excavations left unattended are barricaded?<br>
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Access ladders in trenches at 9m intervals where depth is greater than 1m?<br>
Working at Heights.
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Ladder access provided and secured?
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Workers using harnesses have been trained for their use and have a fallen worker retrieval procedure?<br>
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Exclusion zones are maintained below workers and signs placed (if required) to state "Workers Above"?<br>
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Access systems are suitable for taking tools and materials up to the working platform?
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Controls are in place to prevent falling objects?
Ladders.
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Are Ladders in good condition and rated greater than 120kg (not domestic)?
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Access ladders extend 1m past point of access and are secured?<br>
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Persons using ladders maintain 3 points of contact, are not over reaching, pulling or pushing potentially over turning the ladder?<br>
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Ladders are set up on firm flat ground with solid footing, no loose material or debris at base?
Scaffold.
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Drawings held on site for erected scaffold?
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Erected scaffolds have been certified by competent person and re-certified every 30 days?<br>
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Scaffold decks clear of debris and trip hazards?
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Are gaps in working platform boards <25mm with a total of all accumulative gaps not exceeding 50mm?
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Are lap boards secure against uplift?
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Are top and middle rails fitted, are kick boards in place, are containment screen fitted/required?
Plant and Equipment.
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Have daily Pre-Start checks been completed and recorded?<br>
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Operators hold certification and or have completed a VOC where required?<br>
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Safety pins used on excavator/backhoe quick hitch attachments?<br>
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Warning lights and reversing beepers operating and all anti-slip surfaces in good condition?
Scissor / Boom Lifts.
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Operators have High Risk Work Licence for 11m+ and yellow card for scissor lifts or similar for under 11m?
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Every operator has completed a Pre-Start check and signed the log book?<br>
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There are no penetrations or drop off edges unprotected in EWP operating areas?<br>
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Overhead power precautions detailed in the SWMS or daily prestart if present?<br>
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Floor area of plant (basket) clear to prevents trips and falls?<br>
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Operators manual held with the plant for easy access?
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Plant is not operating with identified defects on the checklist?
Penetrations.
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All penetrations have been covered with a suitable cover that is secured against dislodgment. Penetration covers are clearly marked “Warning hole below” or words to a similar effect?
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Penetrations are barricaded where securing has been released for access?
Edge Protection.
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Mesh guards fitted and secured?<br>
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Toe-boards or mesh guard (where fitted) in close contact with the floor or platform level?
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Check for sturdiness and secured components, including supporting structure?<br>
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Edge barricades back 1.8m from edges (Formwork live edge protection etc)?
Hazardous Manual Tasks.
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Workers avoiding twisting and lifting (Particularly over chest height)?
Hazardous Chemicals.
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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) register is readily available for all MSDS brought to site and MSDS are current (5 years from issue date)?<br>
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Has a “Risk Assessment” been completed for each Hazardous/Dangerous goods on site?<br>
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Are all chemical containers, including decanted containers, labeled appropriately?
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Emergency spill response equipment (yellow bin/spill kit) is on site and full inventory is available?
Crane Activities - Including Excavators used for Crane Work.
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Overhead services clear of lift zone, is electrical spotter required (works in 3m exclusion zone)?
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Excavators/Backhoes used in crane mode have anti-burst devices fitted, an “SWL” marked on the dipper arm and an “appropriate” load chart in the operator’s cabin?
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Is all lifting gear tagged, current, stored appropriately and in good condition (hooks fitted with safety latches)?
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Are lift plans available for lifts of a complex nature?
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Is the crane Fit for Purpose (suitable for the proposed lift)?
Material Storage.
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No materials stacked in front of water coolers, power boards, fire extinguishers or fire exits?<br><br>
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Access ways are kept clear?<br>
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Clear access to storage location?
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Are storage locations designated and advised to all PCBU's?
Non-Conformances
Recommendations.
Sign off - fgf personnel
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Note: Present audit findings to Project Team and sign off.
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Additional comments by personnel conducting audit.
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Name and Site Role of fgf personnel conducting audit.
Sign off - Project Manager or Site Foreman.
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Name, position and signature of PM or SM
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PM or SM comments
