General Workplace Health and Safety Checklist

• Client / Site

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

Communication of Health and Safety Policy and Information

• Are policies, procedures and guidelines easily accessible to staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of OH&S policy statement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is general OH&S information available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Allocation of Responsibility/Accountability for Health and Safety

• Are OH&S duties allocated to appropriate staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of duty statements allocating OH&S responsibilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff discuss health and safety issues?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Purchasing Controls

• Are purchasing policies, procedures and guidelines accessible to relevant staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of OH&S standard purchasing requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are products purchased with attention to OH&S features?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Contractors

• Are procedures in place to ensure that contractors maintain OH&S standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are OH&S issues discussed with contractors before commencing work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is OH&S information available about contractual agreements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Health and Safety Consultation

• Is there a qualified workplace health and safety officer at your workplace (if you have thirty or more staff)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has/have a workplace health and safety representative(s) been elected (if requested by staff)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a workplace health and safety committee or other forum to deal with health and safety issues?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Risk Management

• Are staff aware of the risk management process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workplace risks assessed and controlled, e.g. is appropriate signage displayed to identify potential risks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are DOEM policies, procedures and guidelines on risk management accessible to staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manual Tasks

• Are there procedures to determine risks associated with manual tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there procedures for safely performing manual tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff trained to safely perform manual tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazardous Substances

• Are DOEM policy and procedures on hazardous substances accessible to staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have material safety data sheets been obtained for all hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there procedures for the safe use and storage of hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Plant

• Have written procedures for the safe use of plant and equipment been developed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are manufacturers’ manuals/instructions accessible to staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are plant and equipment used and maintained according to manufacturers’instructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Workplace Environment

• Is information on safe and healthy environmental conditions available to staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have environmental hazards been assessed and controlled, e.g. noise, UV radiation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Training

• Have all staff received OH&S induction training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff receive OH&S training relevant to their job?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appropriate training records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accident Reporting and Investigation

• Are there written procedures for reporting, recording and investigating accidents and incidents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are on-site records of all accidents and incidents kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are accidents and incidents investigated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency Planning

• Has a site plan been developed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there written and displayed emergency procedures for situations such as fire, medical emergency, bomb threat, evacuation, natural disaster, chemical spill, and occupational violence at the workplace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff and students trained in the emergency procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

First Aid

• Does the workplace have first aid facilities, e.g. first aid kit and first aid room?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there written first aid procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there trained first aid personnel with first aid certification at least?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Infection Control

• Is infection control information available to staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there written infection control procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff practise the infection control procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sources of biohazards in the workplace identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Occupational Rehabilitation

• Are the department’s occupational rehabilitation policy and procedures accessible to staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an accredited workplace rehabilitation coordinator been appointed (if your workplace has thirty or more staff)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are rehabilitation plans documented and regularly monitored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Workplace Stress

• Are consultative decision-making processes practised in the workplace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff know who their district employee adviser is?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff provided with information on stress management?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Completion

• Recommendations

• Full Name and Signature of Inspector

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