G&T SITE AUDIT V1

GENERAL

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• AUDITOR: Mick Coomber

• Conducted on

  Date
• Location
  Address

• AUDIT TYPE

  LIVE SITE INSPECTION

  POST COMPLETION INSPECTION

  COMBINATION OF BOTH

• RESPONSE TIME?

  0-30 MINUTES

  31-60 MINUTES

  NOT PHONED

  OVER 60 MINUTES/NO RESPONSE

• TEAM LEADER.

• TEAM MEMBERS.

• CLIENT

  Select BASINGSTOKE &DEANE BEXLEY LB BIRMINGHAM CITY BRENT LB BROMLEY LB COLAS /PORTSMOUTH EALING LB ENFIELD LB ENGLISH HERITAGE EPPING FOREST FAREHAM BOROUGH HAMPSHIRE CC HARROW LB HASTINGS LB HERTFORDSHIRE CC HYTHE & DIBDEN NEW FOREST NOTTINGHAM CITY OTHER PORTSMOUTH CITY TEST VALLEY TFL/CVU WALTHAM FOREST WELWYN & HATFIELD WESTMINSTER RICHMOND RB

  • BASINGSTOKE &DEANE
  • BEXLEY LB
  • BIRMINGHAM CITY
  • BRENT LB
  • BROMLEY LB
  • COLAS /PORTSMOUTH
  • EALING LB
  • ENFIELD LB
  • ENGLISH HERITAGE
  • EPPING FOREST
  • FAREHAM BOROUGH
  • HAMPSHIRE CC
  • HARROW LB
  • HASTINGS LB
  • HERTFORDSHIRE CC
  • HYTHE & DIBDEN
  • NEW FOREST
  • NOTTINGHAM CITY
  • OTHER
  • PORTSMOUTH CITY
  • TEST VALLEY
  • TFL/CVU
  • WALTHAM FOREST
  • WELWYN & HATFIELD
  • WESTMINSTER
  • RICHMOND RB

• WORKS ORDER NUMBER

• Vehicle Registration ?

• Chipper ID Number?

• WEATHER

  Select FINE AND DRY FOG/MIST ICE AND FROST OVERCAST/DAMP RAIN SNOW SUNNY WINDY SUNNY AND WINDY HOT VERY HOT

  • FINE AND DRY
  • FOG/MIST
  • ICE AND FROST
  • OVERCAST/DAMP
  • RAIN
  • SNOW
  • SUNNY
  • WINDY
  • SUNNY AND WINDY
  • HOT
  • VERY HOT

• SITE TYPE

  Select CAR PARK CEMETERIES GOLF COURSE HIGHWAYS MAIN ROAD HIGHWAYS MINOR/RESIDENTIAL ROAD HOUSING OTHER PARK OR OPEN SPACE PRIVATE GARDEN SENSITIVE SITE WOODLAND

  • CAR PARK
  • CEMETERIES
  • GOLF COURSE
  • HIGHWAYS MAIN ROAD
  • HIGHWAYS MINOR/RESIDENTIAL ROAD
  • HOUSING
  • OTHER
  • PARK OR OPEN SPACE
  • PRIVATE GARDEN
  • SENSITIVE SITE
  • WOODLAND

WORK TYPE

• GENERAL WORK TYPE

  Select AERIAL OPERATIONS WITH MEWP/CRANE AERIAL OPERATIONS WITH ROPE AND HARNESS GROUND OPERATION, FELLING GROUND OPERATION, PRUNING GROUND OPERATION WITH HIAB STORM DAMAGE STUMP GRINDING STUMP TREATMENT BASAL TREE PLANTING ROOT PRUNING

  • AERIAL OPERATIONS WITH MEWP/CRANE
  • AERIAL OPERATIONS WITH ROPE AND HARNESS
  • GROUND OPERATION, FELLING
  • GROUND OPERATION, PRUNING
  • GROUND OPERATION WITH HIAB
  • STORM DAMAGE
  • STUMP GRINDING
  • STUMP TREATMENT
  • BASAL
  • TREE PLANTING
  • ROOT PRUNING

• SPECIFIC WORK TYPE

  PRUNING INCLUDING REDUCTION, THINNING AND LIFTING

  DEADWOODING

  SECTION FELL SMALL/MEDIUM TREE

  SECTION FELL LARGE TREE

  OTHER

• STRAIGHT FELL SMALL/MEDIUM TREE

  STRAIGHT FELL LARGE TREE

• SPECIFIC WORK TYPE

  TREATMENT WITH PAINT-ON GLYPHOSATE

  ECO PLUG

• SPECIFIC WORK TYPE

  STUMP GRINDING HARD PAVED AREA

  STUMP GRINDING SOFT AREA

• SPECIFIC WORK TYPE

  TREE PLANTING EXTRA HEAVY STANDARD

  TREE PLANTING WHIPS TO HEAVY STANDARD

  YOUNG TREE MAINTENANCE

HEALTH AND SAFETY

• RISK ASSESSMENT

  COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY ALL TEAM MEMBERS

  NO RISK ASSESSMENT EVIDENT

  RISK ASSESSMENT PARTIALLY COMPLETE

• OUTCOME

  I INSTRUCTED THE TEAM TO COMPLETE THE RISK ASSESSMENT IMMEDIATELY

  I ASSISTED THE TEAM IN COMPLETING THE RISK ASSESSMENT

• PUWER INSPECTION RECORD

  FULLY COMPLETE

  PARTIALLY COMPLETE

  NOT DONE

• TM ERECTED BY

  G&T STAFF

  THIRD PARTY COMPANY

• PICTURE OF SITE SET UP

  Media

• STANDARD OF SITE SET UP?

  NO CONES/SIGNS

  INADEQUATE

  SUFFICIENT

  VERY WELL SET UP

• CONES

  GOOD CONDITION

  SOME TEARS OR RIPS IN SLEEVES

  SLEEVES MISSING COMPLETELY

• SIGNS

  GOOD CONDITION

  MEDIUM CONDITION - CONSIDER REPLACEMENT

  POOR CONDITION/ILLEGIBLE

• SUFFICIENT STAFF ON SITE FOR THE TASK AND SITE?

  ADEQUATE FOR THE OPERATION

  INSUFFICIENT STAFF FOR THIS TASK

• Outcome

  STOPPED WORKS

  ADVISED GANG ON HOW TO CONTINUE SAFELY

• ALL STAFF WEARING CORRECT PPE?

  ALL WEARING CORRECT PPE

  1 NOT WEARING PPE

  MULTIPLE CREW NOT WEARING PPE

• MISSING ITEMS

  Select GLOVES HARDHAT VISOR EAR PROTECTION SAFETY BOOTS CHAINSAW TROUSERS HI-VIZ

  • GLOVES
  • HARDHAT
  • VISOR
  • EAR PROTECTION
  • SAFETY BOOTS
  • CHAINSAW TROUSERS
  • HI-VIZ

• COMMENTS

CONDITION OF PPE

• GLOVES?

  GOOD CONDITION

  WORN CONDITION

  POOR CONDITION

  UNSAFE CONDITION

• MANAGER TO REPLACE

• HARDHAT?

  GOOD CONDITION

  WORN CONDITION

  POOR CONDITION

  UNSAFE CONDITION

• MANAGER TO REPLACE

• VISOR?

  GOOD CONDITION

  WORN CONDITION

  POOR CONDITION

  UNSAFE CONDITION

• MANAGER TO REPLACE

• EAR PROTECTION?

  GOOD CONDITION

  WORN CONDITION

  POOR CONDITION

  UNSAFE CONDITION

• MANAGER TO REPLACE

• PROTECTIVE BOOTS

  GOOD CONDITION

  WORN CONDITION

  POOR CONDITION

  UNSAFE CONDITION

• MANAGER TO REPLACE

• CHAINSAW TROUSERS

  GOOD CONDITION

  WORN CONDITION

  POOR CONDITION

  UNSAFE CONDITION

• MANAGER TO REPLACE

• HI-VIZ

  GOOD CONDITION

  WORN CONDITION

  POOR CONDITION

  UNSAFE CONDITION

• MANAGER TO REPLACE

CLIMBING EQUIPMENT

• LAMINATED LOLER CHECK SHEET IN BAG?

  YES

  NO

• DO ALL ITEMS MATCH LOLER SHEET

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE AND IMPOSE THE RELEVANT FINE.

• ARE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE CLIMBING KIT FIT FOR PURPOSE?

• CLIMBING ROPE?

  YES

  WORN

  UNSAFE

• OUTCOME

  I CONFISCATED THE ITEM. MANAGER TO REPLACE

  I STOPPED WORKS

• PRUSSIC LOOP?

  YES

  WORN

  UNSAFE

• OUTCOME

  I CONFISCATED THE ITEM. MANAGER TO REPLACE

  I STOPPED WORKS

• SIDE STROP?

  YES

  WORN

  UNSAFE

• OUTCOME

  I CONFISCATED THE ITEM. MANAGER TO REPLACE

  I STOPPED WORKS

• KNOTS TIED CORRECTLY?

  YES

  NO

• Outcome

  GAVE INSTRUCTION ON KNOT TYING

  I STOPPED THE WORKS

• OTHER?

  SAFE

  UNSAFE

  N/A

• KARRIBINAS?

  YES

  WORN

  UNSAFE

• OUTCOME

  I CONFISCATED THE ITEM. MANAGER TO REPLACE

  I STOPPED WORKS

• HARNESS?

  YES

  WORN

  UNSAFE

• OUTCOME

  I CONFISCATED THE ITEM. MANAGER TO REPLACE

  I STOPPED WORKS

• SPIKES?

  YES

  WORN

  UNSAFE

• OUTCOME

  I CONFISCATED THE ITEM. MANAGER TO REPLACE

  I STOPPED WORKS

• SPLIT TAIL?

  SAFE

  UNSAFE

  N/A

• OUTCOME

  I CONFISCATED THE ITEM. MANAGER TO REPLACE

  I STOPPED WORKS

• GRILLION?

  SAFE

  UNSAFE

  N/A

• OUTCOME

  I CONFISCATED THE ITEM. MANAGER TO REPLACE

  I STOPPED WORKS

• ARE AERIAL OPERATIONS BEING CARRIED OUT?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• IS THERE A RESCUE KIT?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• NAME OF RESCUE CLIMBER:

• IS IT IN GOOD CONDITION AND FIT FOR PURPOSE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• IS THE RESCUE CLIMBER QUALIFIED?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• IS THE OPERATION BEING CARRIED OUT TO INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE ( secondary anchor point when using chainsaw, two handed use of top handled saw)

  YES

  NO

• ACTION

  I PROVIDED ADVICE ON TECHNIQUES TO BE EMPLOYED SO THAT THE OPERATION COULD CONTINUE SAFELY

  I STOPPED THE WORKS AND SENT THE GANG BACK TO THE YARD

MEWP

• MEWP USED ON SITE?

  YES

  NO

• DOES THE OPERATOR HAVE A STROP FIXED TO BUCKET ANCHOR POINT?

  YES

  NO

• OUTCOME

  I STOPPED THE WORK

  I INSTRUCTED USE ANCHOR POINT

• IS THE OPERATOR WEARING A HARDHAT?

  YES

  NO

• Outcome

  I STOPPED THE WORKS

  CREW MADE TO WEAR HARDHAT

• IS OPERATOR WEARING A HARNESS?

  YES

  NO

• OUTCOME

  I STOPPED WORKS

  INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HARNESS

• ARE CORRECT FOOTPADS AVAILABLE?

  YES

  NO

• Outcome

  I STOPPED THE WORKS

  INSTRUCTED CREW TO FETCH THEM

• IS THERE A TRAINED AND CERTIFIED OPERATOR?

  YES

  NO

• WORK STOPPED UNTIL QUALIFIED OPERATOR AVAILABLE

TREE PLANTING AND STUMP GRINDING

• ARE TREE PLANTING OPERATIONS BEING CARRIED OUT?

  YES

  NO

• IS A CAT AND GENNY AVAILABLE ON SITE.

  YES

  NO

• WORK STOPPED UNTIL A CAT AND GENNY ARE BOUGHT TO SITE

• HAS AN UNDERGROUND CABLE AVOIDANCE SURVEY BEEN CARRIED OUT?

  YES

  NO

• WORK STOPPED UNTIL UNDERGROUND CABLES SURVEY COMPLETED

• ARE STUMP GRINDING OPERATIONS BEING CARRIED OUT?

  YES

  NO

• IS A CAT AND GENNY AVAILABLE ON SITE.

  YES

  NO

• WORK STOPPED UNTIL A CAT AND GENNY ARE BOUGHT TO SITE

• HAS AN UNDERGROUND CABLE AVOIDANCE SURVEY BEEN CARRIED OUT?

  YES

  NO

• WORK STOPPED UNTIL UNDERGROUND CABLES SURVEY COMPLETED

QUALITY OF WORK

• Which operations are being carried out?

  Select Pruning operations Crown thinning Crown reduction Partial reduction Tree planting

  • Pruning operations
  • Crown thinning
  • Crown reduction
  • Partial reduction
  • Tree planting

• TREE PLANTING?

  YES

  NO

• ARE THE STAKES UPRIGHT AND SECURE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outcome

  INSTRUCTED CREW TO RECTIFY FAULT

  INFORMED MANAGER AND REQUESTED CREW RECTIFY

• IS THE TREE PLANTED AT CORRECT DEPTH? (Nursery mark)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outcome

  INSTRUCTED CREW TO RECTIFY FAULT

  INFORMED MANAGER AND REQUESTED CREW RECTIFY

• IS THE TREE PIT LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE TREE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outcome

  INSTRUCTED CREW TO RECTIFY FAULT

  INFORMED MANAGER AND REQUESTED CREW RECTIFY

• ARE TIES AND PADS ADEQUATE AND SECURE THE TREE.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outcome

  INSTRUCTED CREW TO RECTIFY FAULT

  INFORMED MANAGER AND REQUESTED CREW RECTIFY

• IS THE SITE LEFT CLEAN AND TIDY.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outcome

  INSTRUCTED CREW TO RECTIFY FAULT

  INFORMED MANAGER AND REQUESTED CREW RECTIFY

• HAS FORMATIVE PRUNE BEEN CARRIED OUT?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outcome

  INSTRUCTED CREW TO RECTIFY FAULT

  INFORMED MANAGER AND REQUESTED CREW RECTIFY

• ARE LABELS AND TAPE REMOVED FROM THE TREE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outcome

  INSTRUCTED CREW TO RECTIFY FAULT

  INFORMED MANAGER AND REQUESTED CREW RECTIFY

• PARTIAL REDUCTION

  CROWN MOSTLY RETAINED BUT LEFT UNBALANCED

  CROWN SHAPE RETAINED. TREE BALANCED

  TREE VERY UNBALANCED, WITHOUT SHAPE

• Overall opinion of partial crown reduction operations?

  GOOD

  SATISFACTORY

  UNACCEPTABLE

• CROWN REDUCTION

  CROWN MOSTLY RETAINED BUT LEFT UNBALANCED

  CROWN SHAPE RETAINED. TREE BALANCED

  TREE VERY UNBALANCED, WITHOUT SHAPE

• Overall opinion of crown reduction operations?

  GOOD

  SATISFACTORY

  UNACCEPTABLE

• CROWN THINNING

  INNER BRANCH REMOVAL & LION TAILING. SOME EFFORT ON EXTREMITIES

  INNER BRANCH REMOVAL & LION TAILING. NO ATTEMPT ON EXTREMITIES

  UNIFORM DENSITY WITH EVENLY SPACED BRANCH STRUCTURE

• Overall opinion of thinning operations?

  GOOD

  SATISFACTORY

  UNACCEPTABLE

• PRUNING

  PRUNING HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT AS PER BS3998:2010 ON 90% OF CUTS INSPECTED

  PRUNING HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT AS PER BS3998:2010 ON 70% OF CUTS INSPECTED

  PRUNING HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT AS PER BS3998:2010 ON LESS THAN 70% OF CUTS INSPECTED

  THE PRUNING CUTS WERE CARRIED OUT AS PER THE CONTRACT SPEC, WHICH EXCEEDED BS3998

• Overall opinion of pruning operations?

  GOOD

  SATISFACTORY

  UNACCEPTABLE

ENVIRONMENT

• Is machinery turned off when not in use?

  YES

  NO

• I INSTRUCTED TEAM TO TURN OFF, STATING MY REASONS

• DOES THE VEHICLE HAVE A SPILL KIT?

  YES

  NO

• MANAGER TO SUPPLY SPILL KIT ON RETURN TO DEPOT

• Is the spill kit fully stocked?

  YES

  NO

• MANAGER TO RE-STOCK ON RETURN TO DEPOT.

VEHICLE

• Does the vehicle have a first aid kit?

  YES

  NO

• Outcome

  MANAGER TO SUPPY KIT ON RETURN TO DEPOT

  I SUPPLIED TEAM WITH NEW KIT

• Is the first aid kit fully stocked?

  YES

  NO

• Outcome

  MANAGER TO RE-STOCK ON RETURN TO DEPOT

  I RE-STOCKED ITEMS ON SITE.

• RE-STOCKED ITEMS?

• Is there a team pack?

  YES

  NO

• MANAGER TO SUPPLY A TEAM PACK.

• Is there a fire extinguisher?

  YES

  NO

• MANAGER TO SUPPY NEW EXTINGUISER

• Is it fully charged?

  YES

  NO

• MANAGER TO SUPPY NEW EXTINGUISER

• Is it in date?

  YES

  NO

• MANAGER TO SUPPY NEW EXTINGUISER

CAB TIDINESS

• General tidiness of cab?

• OUTCOME

  Select I INSTRUCTED CREW TO REMOVE ITEMS ON DASHBOARD I INSTRUCTED CREW TO REMOVE ITEMS ON FLOOR I INSTRUCTED CREW TO CLEAR GENERAL RUBBISH RUBBISH LIKELY TO IMPEED PEDALS

  • I INSTRUCTED CREW TO REMOVE ITEMS ON DASHBOARD
  • I INSTRUCTED CREW TO REMOVE ITEMS ON FLOOR
  • I INSTRUCTED CREW TO CLEAR GENERAL RUBBISH
  • RUBBISH LIKELY TO IMPEED PEDALS

• TAX DISC VALID

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• "O" LICENCE VALID?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• DID THE DRIVER COMPLETE VEHICLE DEFECT SHEET THAT MORNING?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

CHIPPER

• TOW HITCH WEAR INDICATOR?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• MANAGER TO ARRANGE REPLACEMENT HITCH ASAP

• DOES THE NUMBER PLATE MATCH THE VEHICLE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• APPROVED NUMBER PLATE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• CHIPPER SAFTY FEATURES WORKING?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

ISO AWARE

• ARE CREW AWARE OF G&T SAFETY FORMS?

  AWARE OF ISO AND CURRENT PACK

  NOT AWARE OF ISO

  TEAM PACK NOT CURRENT

SIGN OFF AND OTHER DATA

• ANY OTHER PHOTOS?

  Media

• DRAWING OF SITE/TREE ETC

  Drawing

• COMMENTS

• OVERALL IMPRESSION OF AUDIT VISIT?

• SIGNATURE OF MICK COOMBER, AUDITOR.

  Sign

• NAME AND SIGNATURE OF TEAM LEADER

  Sign