Information

  • HSE Audit Report

  • Green Homes NZ

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  • Site:

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

  • Number of workers on site

Administration / Signage

Administration

  • Is there a visitor and/or contractor sign in book

  • Are all personnel being inducted

  • Are emergency procedures in place

  • Are all workers passports being verified

  • Is Task Analysis being done for significant operations

  • Has W&H notified notifiable work

  • Are there first aiders available for all shifts

  • Are regular H&S inspections being conducted (at least monthly)

  • Has a rescue plan been implemented for working at heights

Signage

  • Adequate hazard board visible

  • Has the hazard board been updated recently

  • Is there adequate site signage

  • Emergency numbers displayed and up to date

  • Does the site signage include PC name & contact no, including after hrs no, site office location & clearly visible from outside the work place

Incident / Accident Reporting

  • Is there an incident register present & up to date

  • Is there a detailed description of what happened

  • Has the cause of the incident / accident been identified

  • Have preventative actions been described

  • If so, have the preventative actions been agreed and actioned

  • Has WorkSafe NZ been notified of serious harm incidents

TMP / Environmental / Facilities

Traffic Management Plan

  • Is there a TMP for this site

  • Is there a copy of the TMP on site

  • Is there a truck tyre wash system in place

Environmental

  • Is there an environmental protection plan in place

  • Is there a silt control plan in place

  • Are wash out areas provided for paint, plaster & concrete adequately controlled

  • Is dust controlled on site

  • Is construction waste being controlled

  • Is construction noise being controlled

Facilities

  • Toilet areas clean and tidy

  • Temporary electrical installation tagged

  • First aid kits in place and well stocked

  • Fire extinguishers charged & current - serviced 12 monthly

  • Is there an air horn or emergency signaling device on site

Sub Contractors

  • Do all Sub Contractors have approved SSSP's on site (signed by both parties)

  • Is there evidence of a pre-start meeting held with selected sub-contractors

  • Are controls in place to manage risk of falls from height as per their Task Analysis

  • Are they conducting toolbox talks on a regular basis<br>(preferably weekly)

  • Have they identified hazards & is their hazard register up to date

  • Are task analysis being done

  • Are all task analysis signed off by workers

  • Are safety controls identified in the task analysis

  • Are they working in accordance to their task analysis

  • Have they notified notifiable works

  • Do all sub contractors have training registers in place<br>(licenses to be included)

Housekeeping / PPE / Electrical

Housekeeping

  • Are work areas clean and tidy

  • Are materials stacked and stored safely

  • Are bins / skips provided

  • Adequate lighting

  • Public protection

  • Is all emergency equipment free from obstructions

  • Have nails in timber been made safe

Personal Protective Equipment

  • Hard hats worn

  • Eye protection worn

  • Breathing apparatus worn

  • Hearing protection worn

  • Hi visibility clothing worn

  • Adequate safety footwear worn

  • Fall arrest harness worn

Electrical

  • Do site sheds have current WoEF or Electrical Certificate of Compliance

  • Main switchboard door locked

  • Lifeguard units tagged and in date

  • Leads tagged and in date

  • Electrical tools tagged and in date

  • Systems in place to identify works on / near live electrical systems e.g. permit to work

  • Leads clear of water

  • Leads placed in positions to avoid tripping hazards

  • All equipment without defect<br>e.g. frayed leads, exposed wires, broken plugs

  • Are LOTO procedures being adhered to for electrical work

Scaffold / Mobile scaffold / Suspended scaffold / Ladders

Scaffolding

  • Is scaffolding being used on this site

  • Suitable for the job

  • Erected by ticketed scaffolder for above 5m

  • Scaf-tag / acu-log scaffold register up to date

  • Last check conducted

  • Access to scaffold

  • Guardrails between 0.9 & 1.1m

  • Intermediate rail in place

  • Toeboards in place & 225mm high min

  • Adequate base plates & sole plates

  • Scaffold planks made secure, not loose

  • Scaffold no more than 300mm away from the working face. If this is not practicable, inside guardrails must be installed

  • Platform wide enough to allow 450mm of clear access past stacked material or obstruction

  • Platform free of trip hazards

  • Inspections of scaffold once erection has been completed

  • Is scaffolding in the process of being erected or dismantled

  • Are harnesses, safety helmets & appropriate safety footwear being worn

  • No climbing on the outside of the scaffolding

Mobile Scaffold

  • Is mobile scaffolding being used on this site

  • Suitable for the job

  • Set up on firm ground

  • Wheels locked

  • Deck fully planked & secure

  • Guardrails between 0.9 & 1.1m

  • Toeboards in place where scaffold is over 3m high

  • Access from within the scaffold frame

  • All mobile scaffolding over 3m (from lowest deck platform) braced on all sides

  • For scaffolding over 2m high, ensure the height of the top working platform is no more than 3x the minimum base dimension

  • For scaffolding under 2m high, ensure the height of the top working platform is no more than 2x the minimum base dimension

  • Scaf-tag / acu-log in place & up to date where required

  • Last check conducted

Standard ladders

  • Are ladders being used on this site

  • Suitable for the job

  • Set up on firm ground

  • Are ladders secured - base and/or top

  • Correct angle - 4 up to 1 out

  • Styles not damaged

  • Rungs not damaged

  • Projects 1m above step off point

Step ladders

  • Are step ladders being used on this site

  • Suitable for the job

  • Step ladder lock bars in place

  • Set up on firm ground

  • Styles not damaged

  • Rungs not damaged

  • Operator not working higher than third step down

Falsework / Formwork

  • Is false / form work being used on this site

  • Do all supports have adequate brearing

  • Are all support frames / props plumb

  • Are all props tied with laterally

  • Are forkheads used for bearer support

  • Are bearers wedged centrally in forkhead

  • Are screw jacks within maximum extension allowed

  • Are all attached scaffold platforms adequately supported

  • Do attached scaffold platforms have handrails

Demolition / Excavation & Trenches

Demolition

  • Is there any demolition on this site

  • Are all control measures in place as per the task analysis

  • Is access to the demolition area restricted and secure

  • Are protection measures for general public in place

  • Temporary supports identified and in place to prevent collapse

  • All services / sources identified and isolated e.g. Gas, electricity & water

  • Is there site fencing, hoarding or other appropriate seperation

Excavation & Trenches

  • Is there any excavation on site

  • Have all underground services been located and identified prior to digging

  • Are excavations battered, benched or supported (trenches >1.5m deep)

  • Are excavations barricaded off to prevent falls (at least 1m from the edge)

  • Are materials stored more than 1m from the edge to prevent collapse

  • Are vehicles and plant at a safe distance to prevent collapse

Plant / EWP / Crane & lifting appliance

Plant & vehicles

  • Are plant & vehicles being used on site

  • Do operators have required training necessary

  • Fitted with operator protective structures TOPS / ROPS

  • Are pre-start checklists / log books being completed before use

  • Are there maintenance records available

  • Is plant / vehicles & pedestrians being kept apart

  • Are people kept away from slewing vehicles, or, if not, can you use a zero tail swing machine

  • Is a seat belt being worn when plant is in use

  • Are reversing alarms active

  • Are LOTO tags being used (lock-out tag-out) during maintaining, servicing, cleaning plant, etc. on site

Elevated Work Platform

  • Are Elevated Work Platforms being used

  • Set up on level ground

  • Are the outriggers fully extended

  • Inspected and certified within the last 6 months

  • Are daily pre-start checklists / log books being completed before use

  • At least 4m from power lines

  • Where applicable, are safety harnesses being worn as per Best Practices Guidlines

  • Harness lanyard just long enough

Cranes & Lifting equipment

  • Are Cranes and / or lifting equipment being used

  • Has the lift zone been isolated or cleared of people

  • No one under the live load

  • Is there a current test certificate

  • Are pre-start checklists / inspections being completed before use

  • Is the crane lifting equipment certified

  • Is there a lift plan and has this been communicated to all workers involved in the lifting operations

  • Are outriggers (if needed) fully extended and used on firm footings

  • Are the crane operator / dogman competant

Hazardous substances / Hot works & grinding

Hazardous Substances

  • Are hazardous substances being used

  • Is there a hazardous substance register

  • Are there SDS sheets available for all hazardous substances

  • Have all SDS been reviewed within the last 5 years

  • Are hazardous substances stored correctly e.g. bund wall, ventilation

  • Are all containers appropriately labelled

  • Are gas bottles secured in use and / or stored correctly e.g. chained against a wall, in a well ventilated area

  • Are cylinders tagged and within date of inspection

  • Hose and hose connections in good condition

Hot Works

  • Are hot works being conducted during the audit

  • Is there a hot work procedure / permit in place

  • Are the permit requirements being met

  • Are there welding screens in place

  • Have all flammables and accelerants been removed from the work area

  • Is there a fire extinguisher available at the work area

Manual Handling

  • Are mechanical aids provided and used

  • Are manual handling controls implemented in accordance with the TA's

General

  • No radios in the place of work

  • Are fall hazards controlled e.g. edge protection

  • Are stairways fitted with handrails / edge protection

  • Step up onto platform or structure not more than 300mm<br>

  • Guardrails / toeboards in place where required

  • Are propping systems braced, tied & props OK

  • Safety anchors / static lines for fall arrest

  • All vertical reinforcing steel capped

  • Slip & trip hazards controlled

  • Are all saw benches set up safely

  • Adequate weld flash protection

  • Is all equipment adequately gaurded

  • Do powder powered tools have a current certificate

  • Other safety observations

  • Do all Green Homes vehicles on site have valid WOF's & Rego's

Recommendations / Corrective actions

  • Recommendations

Sign off

  • Person conducting the audit

  • Add signature

  • Project manager / site supervisor

  • Add signature

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