Hazardous Substances Compliance Checklist

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

• Not all sections will be applicable to all workplaces. Answering "no" to any questions indicates a need for corrective action to be identified and undertaken. Please refer to the guidelines for the Assessment of Risks from the Use of Hazardous Substances and the Hazardous Substances Procedures Manual: http://www.hr.ecu.edu.au/OSH/HTML/osh_policies_guides.cfm If you have any further questions please contact the OS&H Office

SIGNATURES FOR SIGN-OFF

• Regional Technicians Name and Contact Number:

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• Head of School/Director and Contact Number:

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CHECKLIST

• Is Chem Alert up to date for hazardous substances used in your work area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stocks maintained as per DoE's requirements and recorded as equal to or less than the data base maximum volumes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Safety Data Sheets (SDS) available for all hazardous substances used and less than 5 years old?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any deviations such as increased volumes, changes is use/practices and new products been noted, recorded and reflected in manifests? If yes why?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have approvals for the use of any carcinogens or products listed in schedule 5 of the OSH regulations been obtained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are security measures still in place or put in place for any chemicals identified as security sensitive in 2011?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all staff, students & visitors who use the workplace acquainted with SDS's and trained to take necessary action in an emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have risk assessments been completed for the hazardous substances held and used? Have they been reviewed in the previous 2 years?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all containers adequately labelled according to OSH regulations part 5 sub-section 6?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all containers of hazardous substances suitable and undamaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all hazardous substances safely stored as per regulation requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spill kits available and procedures in place to clean up spills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all areas in which hazardous substances are used or stored well ventilated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are building placards required? If yes are they displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is regular atmospheric monitoring or health monitoring required? If yes is it undertaken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is compatibility of dangerous goods considered when storing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the amounts of solvents used stored kept to a minimum?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all gas cylinders suitably stored and secured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency isolation switches available, clearly identified and regularly tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a CO2 fire extinguisher located near to the fume cupboard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the area free of flammable liquids? If not complete the Flammable Liquids section below.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all hazardous substances disposed of current and is all documentation relating to the disposal of hazardous substances including licenses according to the SDS and ECU requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

• Are areas/tasks designed for use of PPE clearly marked/signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate PPE available, in good repair and being worn as per SDS requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is training/instructions provided on the correct use and maintenance of PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

• Storage of flammable chemicals must comply with Australian Standard AS 1940:1993 - Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids.

• STORAGE OF MINOR AMOUNTS INTENDED AS DAY-TO-DAY WORKING STOCK

• Is the total quantity of flammable liquid less than 20L per 50m2 of floor space?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are containers stored in a cool area, and away from ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are containers kept closed when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there room to open/decant flammable liquids away from ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the storage/decanting area clear of combustible waste materials and residues?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are flammable liquids stored and used away from escape routes and at least 3m from any ignition source?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are relevant staff and students trained in the use and handling of flammable liquids?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any evidence of unattended spills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• STORAGE OF AMOUNTS BETWEEN 20L AND 250L: STORAGE CABINETS

• Is there less than 250L aggregate of flammable and combustible liquid stored in any individual storage cabinet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• CABINET CONSTRUCTION & PLACEMENT

• Is the cabinet constructed according to regulation (double-walled sheet steel construction, gap not less than 40mm between the wall; gaps are either an air space or filled with non-combustible insulation; floor forms a liquid-tight compound at least 150mm deep. All shelves are perforated for free air movement) and does the cabinet need to be externally vented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the cabinet door self-closing, close-fitting and held shut at all times?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is each individual cabinet marked legibly with the maximum capacity of the cabinet, a class label and words "no smoking, no ignition sources"?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the cabinet separation meet requirements (irrespective of occupancy, not more than one cabinet is installed in each 250m2 of building area and the distance between any two cabinets is not less than 5m)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there at least one 20 B(E) powder extinguishers for each indoor flammable liquids cabinet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• MANIFESTS AND CUSTODIAN

• Has a hard copy of manifest been provided to ECU Security?

  Yes

  No

  N/A