Home
Construction
GVG Safety Audit 2015
GVG Safety Audit 2015
Brian Buchanan

GVG Safety Audit 2015

Use this Template
Print as PDF
graphic of a hand making an okay sign ×

Free GVG Safety Audit 2015 Checklist

Use this Template

Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location

  • Personnel

ACCESS

  • Is there safe access for site vehicles and personnel into the site?<br>(5 points – immediate close out or exclusion zone req)<br>

  • Add media

  • Is the site office clearly marked with suitable signage to allow safe access for visitors?<br>(1 point - immediate close out required)<br>

  • Add media

  • Is there suitable protection, such as temporary fencing or hoarding, where works are adjacent to boundaries, public access ways, roads and adjoining buildings?<br>(10 points – stop works to adjacent areas not protected, and set up exclusion zone)

  • Add media

  • Are all safety signs posted at the site entrance, in the site office, lunch areas and throughout site, as required?<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is there safe access and egress to and from all areas of the site, free of trip hazards, sharp items, excessive water and rubbish?<br>(10 points – immediate close out or exclusion zone req)

  • Add media

  • Is there adequate lighting in walkways, storage areas and common areas?<br>(5 points – immediate close out or exclusion zone req)

  • Add media

  • Are all openings and holes in the ground and slabs covered or fenced off?<br>(10 points – immediate close out or exclusion zone req)

  • Add media

  • Are all areas clean of rubbish?<br>(5 points – close out by next day and/or exclusion zone req)

  • Add media

  • Are bin areas set up correctly, bins in place and not overfilled, and chutes cleaned out and directed correctly into bins?<br>(5 points – close out by next day and/or exclusion zone req)

  • Add media

  • Is the suitable storage and laydown provisions, and are they properly signed and /or zoned off?<br>(5 points – close out by next day and/or exclusion zone req)

  • Add media

SITE SET-UP

  • Is Emergency Plan in place, and adequately describe evacuation procedures and testing of emergency equipment? On office wall.<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is Emergency Contact Information clearly displayed on outside of site office, and all details complete?<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is there an emergency siren/horn on site?<br>(1 point – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Is there a clearly marked first aid location?<br>(1 point – immediate close out required)<br>

  • Add media

  • Is there a first aid kit on site, and is it adequately stocked and replenished as required?<br>(2 points – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Are there fire extinguishers positioned in the site office and each of the temporary electrical boards, and are they tagged up to date?<br>(1 point – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Is there a hazardous substance spill kit on site, readily available and of adequate capacity?<br>(2 points – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Is the lunch room adequately sized for the number of workers on site, adequately equipped with washing facilities, lined rubbish bin, boiling and chilled water, microwave and fridge with sufficient space to store food, and clean and hygienic?<br>(5 points – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Are the toilet facilities adequate to service 1 toilet per 15 workers, plumbed-in if required, clean and hygienic, adequately stocked with toilet paper and soap, and located on ground level, fourth level and every subsequent third level?<br>(5 points – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Is clean, chilled drinking water available within 30m of every work face, on ground level and every second level after that?<br>(5 points – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Is rubble strip in place, cleaned and maintained?<br>(10 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is the roadway and footpath clean of all mud, debris, trip hazards and potholes?<br>(10 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

SAFETY PAPERWORK

  • Is the Project Safety Plan in place and available on site? Filed: PSF-12.<br>(25 point – stop work)

  • Add media

  • Is CEMP in place and available on site? Filed: PSF-11.<br>(10 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is there an up-to-date services plan with existing and new services marked displayed on the office wall?<br>(2 point – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Is the hazard register displayed on the office wall, been updated in the last week and closed out as required?<br>(5 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is last week’s iAuditor safety inspection displayed on the office wall, and has it been closed out? Filed: PSF-3.<br>(10 points – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Are the minutes of last week’s safety committee meeting (toolbox meeting) available, and have all hazards been closed out (including being added to hazard register)? Filed: PSF-7.<br>(5 point – close out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Have the past week’s daily Pre-start reports being completed, do they nominate the Safety Representative(s), and do they communicate the site issues to the workers? Filed: PSF-2.<br>(10 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is the SWMS register up to date? <br>Filed: front of SF.<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are SWMS in place, reviewed and signed off for today’s activities? Filed: A-Z in SF.<br>(15 points per SWMS – stop work for that trade and immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is the visitor’s register readily available, and being used? Filed: PSF-6<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is the site induction register up to date? Filed: front of IF<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is the MSDS register up to date? <br>Filed: front of MF.<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is the Plant & Equipment register up to date? Filed: PSF-4.<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are fire ant inspections up to date, and is the RMP in place and available on site? Filed: PSF-10.<br>(2 points – closed out by next day)

  • Add media

  • Is the Traffic Management Plan in place? Filed: ????<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is the electrical register up to date? Filed: PSF-???<br>(1 point – close out by next day)

  • Add media

SITE SAFETY

  • Are hard hats, safety boots and hi-viz vests being worn?<br>(1 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Do all electrical leads have current tags, are they in good order, laid away from access and egress paths, out of water, maximum of 30m long, not piggy backed and not double plugged?<br>(1 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are temporary boards located within 30m of all work faces, on each floor, current tags, correctly mounted and all leads correctly connected?<br>(1 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are adequate silt control measures installed and maintained as per the Erosion and Sediment Op works approved plans? Filed: ???<br>(10 points – close by end of day required)

  • Add media

  • Are dust suppression/collection measures in place for cutting and grinding of silica based products or other harmful dusts?<br>(10 points – close by end of day required)

  • Add media

  • Have the daily log books and inspections been completed for all plant and equipment (located on the plant)?<br>(5 points – immediate close out)

  • Add media

  • Are all plant being operated by competent and qualified operators (check tickets)?<br>(5 points – immediate close out)

  • Add media

  • For excavation work, are the permits in place, are excavations greater than 1.5m battered, benched or shored to prevent collapse, and/or has geotech advice being provided?<br>(5 points – immediate close out or exclusion zones req)

  • Add media

  • Have required exclusion zones for plant and equipment been established and protected/fenced/sign-posted?<br>(5 points – immediate close out)

  • Add media

  • Is fall protection in place for roofs, penetrations and retaining walls?<br>(10 points – immediate close out and/or exclusion zone req)

  • Add media

  • Are current handover certificates and monthly inspection certificates displayed on the scaffold (at the base of the access stairs?<br>(5 points – immediate close out or exclusion zones req)

  • Add media

  • Is the scaffold complete and free from any falls through holes, missing handrails and kickboards of 2m or more?<br>(25 points – immediate close out or exclusion zones req)

  • Add media

  • Is the scaffold clean of rubbish and render residue, and stored materials in pathways?<br>(5 points – immediate close out or exclusion zones req)

  • Add media

  • Are only platform ladders being used from which to work, and secured ladders for access only?<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are only 450mm minimum width trestles being used with fall heights of less than 2m?<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • For work-at-heights, are the following in place: permit, the engineered edge protection, exclusion zones, emergency retrieval procedures and the harness certificates?<br>(15 points – stop works height for immediate close out)

  • Add media

  • For hot works, Are the permit, current tagged extinguisher, flashback arrestor in place, and are the bottles stored upright and the hoses in good condition?<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are confined space permits and emergency rescue procedures in place, and do workers have the appropriate ticket?<br>(15 points – stop works and immediate close out required)

  • Add media

SITE OBSERVATION: Today's Highest Risk Activity

  • Have the subcontractor’s workers signed the Pre-Start Report?<br>(1 point – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Have the subcontractor’s workers signed into the SWMS?<br>(1 point – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Does the SWMS describe the steps to carry out today’s activity?<br>(2 points – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Does the SWMS identify the hazards at the time of the observation?<br>(2 point – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Is the activity being done as per the SWMS?<br>(2 point – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are the workers wearing the PPE identified in the SWMS?<br>(2 point – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are the workers aware of the risks associated with their works?<br>(1 point – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Does the SWMS reference their hazardous substances, and if so, have they supplied the MSDS, and is it noted in the register?<br>(1 point – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

  • Are the hazardous substances’ containers properly labelled, and are they stored in accordance with MSDS/label?<br>(1 point – immediate close out required)

  • Add media

Any other issues identified

  • Select from range

  • Select from range

  • Select from range

  • Select from range

  • Select from range

Audit Summary and recommendations

Audit Completed by:

  • Add signature

  • Select date

Audit Items Closed Out?

  • Add signature

  • Select date

GVG Safety Audit 2015
Brian Buchanan

GVG Safety Audit 2015

Use this Template
The templates available in our Public Library have been created by our customers and employees to help get you started using SafetyCulture's solutions. The templates are intended to be used as hypothetical examples only and should not be used as a substitute for professional advice. You should seek your own professional advice to determine if the use of a template is permissible in your workplace or jurisdiction. You should independently determine whether the template is suitable for your circumstances.

Related checklists

back arrow for carousel
back arrow for carousel
iAuditor Logo Icon ©SafetyCulture 2022