Information
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Audit Title
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Document No.
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
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The Worksite Hazard Identification Checklist should be completed on all new client sites
1.0 ESWMS/JSA/Pre-Work Brief
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1.1 Safe Work Method StatementS for task identified?
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1.2 Job Safety Analysis for task identified?
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1.3 Pre-Work Briefs for work in rail corridor completed?
2.0 Fire and Emergency Prepardness
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2.1 Extinguishers in place and recently serviced?
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2.2 Emergency egress and access points clear?
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2.3 Emergency Co-Ordinator appointed?
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2.4 Emergency Evacuation signs displayed?
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2.5 Employees aware of Emergency Assembly points and can explain?
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2.6 Date of last fire Drill?
3.0 Electrical
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3.1 Are plugs, sockets, switches and leads in good condition?
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3.2 Is all electrical equipment tested & tagged?
4.0 Hazardous Substances, Dangerous Goods.
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4.1 Chemical Register and MSDS available on site for hazardous substances?
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4.2 Risk Assessments completed for identified hazardous substances and dangerous goods and controls in place?
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4.3 Appropriate storage and sign posted where required.
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4.4 All hazardous substances clearly identified?
5.0 First Aid
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5.1 Cabinets and/or First Aid Kits intact and orderly?
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5.2 Are employees aware of location of First Aid equipment?
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5.3 Eye wash or safety showers available?
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5.4 Emergency numbers displayed or ready available?
6.0 Floors & Stairs
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6.1 Even surfaces, no cracks, no loose boards or raised grill, vents or manhole covers?
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6.2 Walkways adequately lit and clearly marked?
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6.3 Stairs have non-slip surfaces and have handrails?
7.0 Equipment & Machinery
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7.1 Is equipment and machinery adequately guarded?
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7.2 Are emergency stop switches within easy reach?
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7.3 Are hand tools in good condition?
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7.4 No nip points or gaps that may cause possible hand/finger injuries?
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7.5 Adequate space around equipment or machinery?
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7.6 Isolation procedures evident and clearly displayed?
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7.7 PPE requirements clearly displayed?
8.0 General Housekeeping
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8.1 Adequate lighting?
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8.2 Emergency lighting operable?
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8.3 Are walkways clear of obstructions?
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8.4 Waste bins located at suitable points?
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8.5 Noise levels controlled?
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8.6 Ventilation controlled?
9.0 Mobile Equipment
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9.1 Are there Pre-start checklists for mobile equipment?
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9.2 Are there Risk Assessments carried out on mobile equipment?
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9.3 Is there a traffic management system in place to separate mobile equipment from pedestrians?
10.0 Environmental Controls
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10.1 Spill Kits available on site?
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10.2 Does site induction include environmental controls?
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10.3 Are there relevant environmental controls addressed in the relevant SWMS?
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11.0 (STOP) High Risk Activities
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11.1 Is there repetitive heavy manual handling and is it identified in SWMS?
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11.2 Are employees working alone or in remote locations and is it identified in SWMS?
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11.3 Is there confined space work and is it identified in SWMS?
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11.4 Is there working at heights and is it identified in SWMS?
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11.5 Is there Excavation work and is it identified in SWMS?
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11.6 Scaffolding or rigging and is it identified in SWMS?
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11.7 Building construction, asbestos and demolition and is it identified in SWMS?
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11.8 High voltage work and is it identified in SWMS?
12.0 Manual Handling Assessment
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12.1 Is there instruction on manual handling on site.
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12.2 Are employees able to work without having to reach repetitively to low levels, above shoulder height, below mid thigh or out from the body?
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12.3 Have all objects, work practice and work environment where appropriate and as far as reasonably practicable, been designed, constructed and maintained so as to eliminate risks arising from manual handling.
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12.4 Are employees handling any heavy, hot/cold, slippery or bulky objects and if so are there adequate control measures in place.
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12.5 Is the work area and objects designed to eliminate sideways twisting of body?
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12.6 Is the job self paced to allow safe work practices e.g. Not repetitive?
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12.7 Is mechanical handling equipment available such as lifting and carrying aids such as trolleys, trolley jacks or hoists?
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12.8 Is there instruction on the use of manual handling equipment?
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12.9 Is the manual handling equipment provided in good working order?
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12.10 Are items being handled correctly e.g straight back, knees bent and load close to body?
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12.11 Are employees able to work without repetitive movement e.g lifting, pulling and pushing?
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12.12 Have employees been provided with manual handling training?
Action Plan
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Hazards identified/controls
Sign off
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Checklist completed by?
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Employees sign off
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Employees sign off
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Clients sign off