Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

1. Site Entrance(s)

    Entrance Location
  • Entrance Location

Pedestrians/ Vehicles

  • Speed limit signposted

  • EXIT and ENTRANCE clearly signposted

  • Directional signage at all entrances

  • Line marking in place

  • Pedestrians segregated from vehicles, preferably separate entrances

  • Mirrors or traffic control in place to address collision points

  • After hours controls in place

2. Parking

Visitors/ Public

  • Designated parking areas in place, and are unobstructed, for all vehicles and mobile plant on site

  • Parking is clearly signposted and adequately available

  • Pedestrian access to/ from car park is safe and avoids crossing traffic (e.g. Walkways provided or marked)

  • Temporary parking locations are identified and hazards are addressed (e.g. Contractor access to tools)

  • On-site parking areas communicated to drivers (e.g. map and site rules provided)

3. Deliveries/ Couriers

  • Parking areas for deliveries/ couriers are designated

  • Persons required to enter site beyond reception provided with induction/ site rules/ directions for movement whilst on site, including un/loading rules

  • Entry to restricted areas signed and controlled

  • Visitors accompanied around site

4. Pedestrian & Vehicular Traffic Routes Outside Buildings

  • Segregation of pedestrians and vehicles, preferably barricaded

  • Traffic flow assessed and actions to reduce flow in high risk areas e.g. reschedule deliveries, alter routes

  • Blind spots identified and controlled e.g. use of mirrors or warning signage or lights

  • Vehicles to sound horn when exiting a building or round a blind spot

  • "Right of way" agreed and communicated around site

  • Speed limit enforced

5. Pedestrian & Traffic Routes Within Building(s)

  • Segregation of pedestrians and vehicles, physical barriers

  • Pedestrians must not be within 3 meters of manoeuvring mobile equipment

  • Blind spots identified and controlled e.g. use of mirrors or lights

  • Speed limit signposted and enforced

  • Crossings assigned where regular pedestrian access is required, including use of inward swinging gates

6. Truck un/ loading

  • Designated area/s for all un/ loading

  • Pedestrian must not be within 3 meters of manoeuvring mobile equipment (e.g. driver in safety zone)

  • Systems to stop truck moving during un/ loading

  • Process in place for pedestrians to approach stationary equipment won't move

  • Site processes communicated to drivers

  • Control of keys for all vehicles in place

  • Forklift drivers given authority and knowledge to stop and act

  • Hazard lights used when moving vehicle

7. Warehouse

Vehicular aisles, pedestrian walkways and un/loading areas

  • Pedestrian segregation

  • Traffic flow designated

  • Height and location of storage items does not impede visibility

  • Restricted access to area

  • Procedure for times of pedestrian access (e.g. stocktake)

8. Production Areas (e.g. loading material onto machine)

Receiving raw materials & moving finished product

  • Designated and placarded loading areas and procedures

  • Segregation of the location for high pedestrian and high traffic activities

  • Designated 'no mobile equipment' areas

  • Vehicle right of way decided and communicated

9. Forklift Operation

  • Authorised operations only (e.g. control of keys and company specific training undertaken

  • Speed limited, where possible

  • Drivers sound horns when exit/ enter building or around blind/ difficult spots

  • Right of way process understood by all and enforced

  • Designated parking bays provided

  • Exclusion zone of 3 metres from pedestrians when operating

  • Process for pedestrians to approach includes ignition off and park brake on

10. Other Mobile Equipment

  • Authorised use

  • Restricted areas

  • High loads given consideration of power lines

  • Attachments have certification and operator trained in use

  • Other, per local circumstances

11. Equipment Maintenance

Programmed/ scheduled or Reactive

  • Pre-start and routine checks performed

  • Process for ad hoc maintenance

12. Maintenance/ Contractor Activities

Moving around site & storage of materials

  • Contractor movements communicated to key area staff prior to arrival

  • Contractors supervised and or activity monitored regularly

  • Contractor induction including site traffic rules

13. Site General Traffic Rules

Speed limits, right of way, restrictions & direction of travel

  • Communicated to all persons on site

  • Enforced

  • Allocation of responsibilities

14. Informational Signage & Line Marking

External on site & internal in buildings

  • All signage in good condition

  • Adequate for the area and risks (e.g. Crossings, walkways, speed limit signage & access signage)

15. Yard Storage Areas

Direction of travel

  • Storage of excess stock not in loading areas, walkways or any thoroughfare

  • Speed limit

  • Restricted area access

16. Main Crossings/ Intersections & Right of way

Speed controls

  • Zebra crossing

  • Pedestrian segregation

  • Speed limited

  • Inwards swinging gates

  • Additional controls for high risk collision areas (e.g. Lights)

17. Handling Hazardous Materials or Wastes

Movement out of production areas & movement around site

  • Spill/ contamination controls in place (e.g. bunding, spill kit)

  • Restricted areas

18. Hazard Reporting & Tagging Out Equipment/ Areas

  • Faulty equipment stopped and tagged out

  • Equipment checked for faults frequently

Site-Wide Issues

  • Street and site wide traffic flow (e.g. adequacy of parking spaces for waiting trucks)

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