Information

  • Health and Safety System Audit

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

1.0 - Safety System Structure

  • 1.1 - Is there a Health and Safety system?

  • 1.2 - Is the organisation part of an ACC workplace discount program?

  • 1.3 - How many full-time and part-time Staff are employed by the organisation?

  • 1.4 - Do employees have signed employment agreements with reference to H&S obligations?

  • 1.5 - Do employees have position descriptions that outline key H&S responsibilities?

2.0 - Health and Safety Systems Explanation and Documentation

  • 2.1 - Is there documentation detailing the components of the H&S system

3.0 - Health and Safety Policy

  • 3.1 - Is there a documented H&S Policy Statement?

  • 3.2 - Does the Policy give a clear statement of intent?

  • 3.3 - Does the policy have clear goals and targets?

  • 3.4 - Does the policy cover off rehabilitation of injured employees?

  • 3.5 - Is the Policy signed off by the most senior person in the organisation?

  • 3.6 - Is the Policy displayed?

4.0 - Hazard Register

  • 4.1 - Is there a Hazard Register?

5.0 - Fire and evacuation plan

  • 5.1 - Is there an evacuation plan

  • 5.2 - Is there trial evacuations minimum every six months?

6.0 - Emergency Plans

  • 6.1 - Is there provision for other types of emergency e.g. Floods, earthquakes?

7.0 - Accident and Incident reporting

  • 7.1 - Is there a process for reporting workplace accidents and incidents?

  • 7.2 - Is there an appropriate investigation form that caters for the minimum reporting requirements and details the corrective and preventative measures to be taken?

8.0 - Near miss and Hazard ID

  • 8.1 - Is there a near miss reporting process?

  • 8.2 - Is there a hazard ID process?

9.0 - Accident Data Base

  • 9.1 - Is there a process to record, store and summarise accident history?

10.0 - Safety targets and goals

  • 10.1 - Is there safety targets and goals for the organisation?

11.0 Health and Safety Employee Participation

  • 11.1 - Does the organisation have regular H&S meetings?

  • 11.2 - Are H&S meetings attended by employees?

  • 11.3 - Are meetings held a minimum of every quarter (4 times a year)?

  • 11.4 - Are meetings minuted?

12.0 - Compliance Checking and Review

  • 12.1 - Is there a system to ensure minimum compliance to H&S standards are maintained?

13.0 - Induction for Employees

  • 13.1 - Is there a process to Induct employees?

  • 13.2 - Is there a process to renew induction annually?

  • 13.3 -Is there a signed record of induction?

14.0 - Induction Contractors and Visitors

  • 14.1 - Is there a process to induct non employees such as visitors and contractors?

  • 14.2 - Is there signed evidence of Induction?

15.0 Hazardous Substances/Chemicals

  • 15.1 - Is there a process for storage and handling of hazardous substances?

  • 15.2 - Are there MSDS sheets for the Hazardous Substances?

16.0 Working Off Site/ Multiple Sites

  • 16.1 - Is there a process to identify Hazards for any off site or multi site work?

  • 16.2 - Is there a Site Specific Safety Plan for each new site?

17.0 - Contractor Review and Evaluation

  • 17.1 - Is there a documented process to review or evaluate contractor H&S performance?

18.0 - Machinery and Mobile Plant Checks

  • 18.2 - Is there means of recording that checks have been completed?

  • 18.3 - List equipment needing checks

  • 18.1 - Is there equipment that should have regular start up checklists?

19.0 - Pre Work Checks/ JSA/ Non standard Activities/Installations

  • 19.1 - Is there a Job Safety Analysis or similar process for non routine work?

20.0 - Risk Rating Assesment

  • 20.1 - Is there a risk rating matrix for assessing Likelihood Vs Severity?

21.0 - Training

  • 21.1 - Is there a documented record of training/competency for staff?

22.0 - Industry Standard Compliance

  • 22.1 - Is there any Industry or Worksafe guidelines, codes of practice or standards that the Organisation must comply with?

23.0 - Audit and Review?

  • 23.1- Is there a regular inspection/audit process for H&S?

Sign Off

  • On site representative

  • Auditor's signature

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