LCC Worksite Inspection / Compliance Audit

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Worksite Compliance Audit / Inspection LCC:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: LCC Compliance Audit 1. Worksite Access (Roads and Signs) 2. Worksite Office 3. Visitor Controls 4. Sub Contractors 5. Emergency Procedures 6. Communication 7. First Aid 8. Worksite Amenities 9. Consultation (pre-start / toolbox) 10. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 11. Manual Handling 12. Safety Issues, Hazard Reporting and Controls 13. Incident Reporting and Investigation 14. Safe Work Method Statements 15. Plant (GENERAL) 16. Safe Operating Procedures 17. Isolation (Lock-out / Tag-out) 18. Environmental Controls 19. Plant Exclusion Zones 20.Occupational Noise 21.Hazardous Substances (Chemicals) 22. Electrical and Power Tools 23. Hotwork 24. Gas Cylinders (Oxy and Acetylene) 25. Work at Heights 26. Portable Ladders 27. Elevated Platform 28. Scaffolding 29. Fall Arrest System 30. Confined Space 31. Asbestos Compliance Officer Comments Site Supervisor Details Worker Names and Job Title

1. Worksite Access (Roads and Signs)

Worksite Access (Roads and Signs)

1. Is relevant signage in place for " No Unauthorised Entry"
2. All persons "MUST" report to the site office or site supervisor:
3. PPE identified for specific site, and available:
4. Work site speed limits sign posted:
5. Site contact names and numbers displayed:
6. Site is secure from unauthorised access to vehicles and pedestrians:
7. Is pedestrian management in place (spotters, vehicle movement control):

Work Site Office

Worksite Office

1. Are there designated parking areas for plant, workers and visitors?
2. Is a site induction conducted?
3. Are responsible persons names and titles displayed? - Site Manager - WHS Officer - WHS Representative

Visitor Controls

1. Are visitor's required to be escorted while on site?
2. Are systems in place to easily recognise visitors?
3. Are visitors advised of emergency procedures and evacuation points identified?
4. Are areas where visitors aren't permitted clearly identified and explained?

Sub - Contractors

Sub - contractors

1. Are sub-contractors inducted by the Principal Contractor aware of WHS policies and rules before commencing work?
2. Are sub-contractors WHS systems reviewed by the engaging contractor prior to works?
3. Are checks of sub-contractors plant and equipment conducted ?

Emergency Procedure

Emergency Procedures

1. Are emergency procedures displayed?
2. Emergency Contacts 000 and contacts available?
3. Site map / evacuation plan available?
4. Evacuation assembly point identified?
5. Fire equipment available and tagged for currency?

Communication

1. Is communication available (phone / radio/ satelite) ?
2. Does the worksite have agreed radio contact numbers?
3. Do all workers no radio contacts and channels?

First Aid

1. Do you have qualified first aiders? Are names displayed?
2. First aid kits are checked for currency, and are replenished? Accessible and identifiable?
3. Medical supplies and facilities are adequate for the nature, location and composition of the worksite?

Worksite Amenities

1. Toilets available on site?
2. Washing facilities available?
3. Toilets and showers are cleaned regularly?
4. Are sufficient consumables available within toilets / washrooms?
5. Are lunchroom facilities clean and hygienic?
6. Is clean drinking water available?

Consultation

Consultation (pre-start / toolbox)

1. Is there a site specific WHS pre start / tool box talk?
2. Do all workers have their General Construction Card on site, and appropriate licenses?
3. Do workers understand the PCBU's legal responsibilities for consultation?

Personal Protective Equipment

1. Is PPE allocated to workers for specific activities (Australian Standards)?
2. Does the company have a PPE Policy?
3. High visibility clothing worn?
4. Hard hat and wide brim hat worn?
5. Fully enclosed footwear?
6. Are signs displayed where specified PPE must be worn?
7. Do workers wear PPE when mandated in SWMS?

Manual Handling

1. Is a risk assessment conducted for manual tasks (heavy lifting / strenuous tasks)?
2. Are workers trained in lifting practices?

Safety Issues, Hazard Reporting and Controls

1. Are safety issues / hazard and near miss reporting forms available on site?
2. Do workers understand the procedure for reporting safety concerns (stop work, apply controls, report to supervisor)?
3. Are risk assessments conducted to identify site hazards and controls implemented?
4. Do workers know and refer to the hierarchy of controls?

Incident Reporting and Investigation

1. Are incident / injury forms available on site?
2. Do workers know how and to who to report incidents (ASAP)?
3. Are all incidents investigated and effective remedial actions implemented?
4. Are Work Cover NSW "notifiable incident and site preservation" regulations clearly understood?

Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)

1. Have workers been inducted and consulted in the development of SWMS specific for the activity?
2. Are SWMS systematic with steps, hazards and controls?
3. Are SWMS monitored and reviewed?
4. Are SWMS generated in accordance with relevant Codes of Practice?

Plant (General)_

Plant (General)

1. Has plant been assessed as safe to use and compliant with Australian Standards?
2. Are operators trained and verified as competent, evidence avilable?
3. Are daily pre start checklists conducted and faults reported?
4. Are repairs and maintenance recorded?

Safe Operating Procedures (SOP's)

1. Are SOP's in place for specific plant equipment?
2. Are operators provided with periodic checks on SOP's?

Isolation (Lock-out / Tag-out)

1. Are there lock-out, tag out procedures in place?
2. Do workers understand the initial tag- out procedure?
3. Do contractors apply their own locks when working on equipment?
4. Are workers notified when equipment returns to service?

Environmental Controls

1. Is there an environmental plan in place?
2. Are work places designed to reduce impact on the environment?
3. Are sediment barriers utilised around waterways?
4. Are procedures in place for the disposal of waste, hazardous substances?

Plant Exclusion Zones

1. Signs in place to identify exclusion zones?
2. Policies in place identify exclusion zones. Workers made aware of exclusion zones?

Hazardous Substances (chemicals)

1. Are hazardous materials identified and control measures implemented?
2. Are Safety Data Sheets (SDS) available for all substances in the workplace?
3. Are all safety data sheets current (not over 5 years old)?
4. Have risk assessments been conducted to eliminate or minimise the type of chemicals used?
5. Are workers trained in the safe handling and application of hazardous chemicals?
6. Do workers follow SDS procedures when handling chemicals?
7. Are chemicals stored properly?
8. Are containers labelled correctly?
9. Are first aid and treatment and emergency procedures available?
10. Do workers using hazardous chemicals require health monitoring?
11. Do workers wear PPE as prescribed by the SDS?

Electric Power Tools

1. Is electrical equipment tested and tagged for currency?
2. Is the site protected by Residual Current Device (RCD) Electrical Circuit breaker?
3. Are power boards used (no double adapters, piggy backs)?
4. Do portable power tools have RCD's?
5. Are all portable power tools inspected, and safety guards in place?

Hot Work

1. Permit to conduct hot works (usually encompasses a risk assessment)?
2. Risk assessments have been conducted for hot works?
3. Fire fighting equipment available?
4. Flammables or explosive substances removed from area prior to works?

Gas Cylinders (Oxy and Acetylene)

1. Are gas cylinders properly stored (chained and secured)
2. PPE available and used for welding and Oxy cutting?
3. LPG - is the LPG cylinder stamped as current (within 5 years) and in a serviceable condition?

Work at Heights

1. Risk assessments conducted?
2. Are workers trained in working at heights?
3. Height of work and regulations checked?
4. Is there electricity power cables in close proximity to work? - Have effective controls been implemented? - Essential Energy notified 132080 to conduct an assessment?
5. Correct edge protection AS/NZS 1576 Scaffold Series?
6. Fall protection device includes AS/NZS 1891.1 - A secure fence - Edge protection - Working platforms - Covers
7. Surfaces are structurally capable of supporting all persons and equipment to be located or placed on it?
8. Surface materials not brittle?
9. Pitch of roof assessed? - less than 15 degrees? - worker no closer than 3 metres from edge? - how this is controlled?
10. If no edge protection and the roof is flat and less than 15 degrees the following applies; - Conduct a risk assessment? - Floor sound and not slippery? - No person to be within 3 metres of the edge?
11. Loose objects secured from falling?

Portable Ladders

1. AS/NZS 1892 Portable Ladders?
2. Load rating of 120kg?
3. Ladder placed at 1:4 or no more than 1:6 slope?
4. Is the ladder secured?
5. Does the ladder extend to 900mm to 1" metre above the landing?
6. Fall protection at stepping off point?

Elevated Platforms

1. Are workers trained and competent in the safe operation of plant?
2. Manufacturers or supplier instructions on safe operation of plant?
3. Platforms are used as a working platform and not as a means of entering and exiting the work area?
4. Unless designed for rough terrain, platforms used on a solid surface?
5. Workers are licensed (HRWL) when operating boom type elevating work platforms with boom length of 11 metres or more?
6. A person in travel towers, boom lifts, or cherry pickers wearing properly anchored safety harnesses?

Scaffolding

1. Hand-over certificate on site?
2. Has steel wire mesh / shade cloth been erected to protect the public and workers from falling objects?
3. Where the working platform is more than 4 metres, was it erected by a competent person? Are procedures in place to inspect scaffolding every 30 days?
4. Are systems in place for continual checking of scaffolding during operation?
5. Is a work method statement or documentation available on site once erected?
6. Is there a system in places to prevent damage to scaffolding from loads?
7. Have all trades been inducted on the safe use of scaffolding?
8. Is scaffold a minimum of 4 metres from overhead power lines?
9. Where overhead power lines cannot be de-energised or isolated, are tiger tails installed by the network operator for the full length of scaffold?
10. Has the network provider been contacted to conduct a risk assessment where uncertainty exists or scaffold is within 4 metres or above 1000 volts of power lines?

Scaffolding cont

11. Is supporting structure in good condition and adequate strength?
12. Is there a risk that supporting structures will be overloaded from other sources?
13. Is there a system in places to prevent scaffolding being struck by vehicles or plant?
14. Scaffolding erected on suitable foundation / footing?
15. Base plates used are a minimum 100mm x 100mm x 6mm thick?
16. If on soft ground are sole boards used distributing weight evenly? Where possible, sole boards are continuous supporting two standards?
17. Sole boards are a minimum of 220mm wide?
18. Is packing used under sole boards (hardwood)?
19. Screws / jacks not extended more than 600mm or manufacturers instructions?

Scaffolding cont

20. Has scaffold been designed for wind loading where signage is tied to the scaffold?
21. Are sheets adequately fixed / tied?
22. Are there tears or gaps in sheeting?
23. Is there an engineering ticket for ties?
24. Is there a minimum of 50mm overlap?
25. Signs on scaffolding - engineering calculations - wind design?
26. Is the scaffold erected close to " over head power lines" within 4 metres?
27. Has the service provider been contacted to conduct a risk assessment " disconnect service lines, tiger tails"?

Scaffolding cont

28. If OHPL have not been de- energised is there a system of work to ensure the scaffold complies with local requirements during erection, altering, use and dismantling?
29. Are mixed components being used ( ties and couplers)? Are they compatible? Engineers certificate if required?
30. Have ties been installed as per manufacturers instructions and AS/NZS 1576
31. Systems in place to monitor ties as the structure is dismantled?
32. Do the ties pick up two standards or legs?
33. Are single leg ties used? Is relevant documentation used?
34. Have 90 degree fittings been used ( swivel fittings not to be used)?
35. Are ties provided every 4 metres ( vertically in height)
36. Are ties provided as per AS/NZS 1576 - vertical = 4 metres?

Scaffolding cont

37. Height of scaffolding < 15 metres ( horizontal ties required) - between ground and 15 metres req every 3rd standard - between 15m and 30m = 0 - between 30m and 45m = 0
38. Height of scaffolding 15 metres and 30 ( horizontal ties required) - between ground and 15m = every 2nd standard - between 15m and 30m = every 3rd standard - between 30m and 45m = 0
39. Height of scaffolding > 30 metres ( horizontal ties required) - between ground and 15 metres = every standard - between 15 and 30 metres = every 2nd standard - between 30 and 45m = every 3 rd standard
40. Where drilled in anchors are being used; are engineering drawings / calculations available on site?
41. Do the ties obstruct access along the full length of the working and access platforms?
42. Are platforms free from obstructions?
43. Are planks in good condition and a minimum of 220mm wide?
44. Do planks overhang supports by 150 - 300mm? Are planks secured where they overlap?
45. Is the duty of the scaffold suitable for the task - heavy / medium / light?
46. Is the scaffold width suitable for the duty?

Scaffolding cont

47. Are signs erected on bays indicating their duty?
48. Are platform bays used to stack / store bricks or equipment? Does the weight of these materials exceed the rated weight?
49. Is there signage indicating scaffolding incomplete where required?
50. Are openings at working platform level covered and secured ( plywood) 17mm planks?
51. Has separate stairway access been provided?
52. Is the stairway a minimum of 500mm wide?
53. Is the access landing a minimum 500mm x 450mm?
54. Is a handrail provided each side of handrail?
55. Has face bracing been provided - longitudinal no more than 3 bays apart, unless specified?
56. Has bracing been provided at the end of the scaffolding - transverse bracing?
57. Does the bracing extend the full height of the scaffold?

Scaffolding cont

58. If hop up brackets are 500mm above or below the working platform has adequate fall prevention been provided?
59. Is the access along the working platform 450mm wide for persons and tools - 2 planks?
60. Is the access along the working platform - 675mm wide for persons and materials - 3 planks?
61. Are incomplete scaffolding bays blocked off / signs used?
62. Is there suitable access to and from the working platform - building to platform?
63. Is edge protection provided where a person could fall (2m) or more?
64. Handrail, mid rail, and toe board provided?
65. Are guard rails between 900 - 1100mm above the platform?
66. Where brick guards are being used, is the mesh aperture no > than 50mm x 50mm?
67. Where the gap between scaffolding and support structures is > 225mm has edge protection been provided?

Fall Arrest Systems

68. Do restraint systems conform to AS/NZS 1891 industrial fall arrest devices
69. Does each anchor point conform to AS/NZS 1891.4 industrial fall arrest systems devices - selection, use and maintenance?
70. Are fall arrest systems and devices inspected by a competent person, at regular intervals?
71. Is there a minimum of 2 people on site to activate they emergency rescue in the event of a person falling?
72. Are the fall arrest systems adequate for the type of working at height activity?
73. Are workers trained in working at heights?
74. Are SWMS conducted and available for high risk construction works?
75. Do persons in charge have access to the Code of Practice for falls. Are they aware of this Code of Practice?

Mobile Scaffold

76. Are details available for the scaffold load limit and a compliance plate?
77. Kick boards / toe boards in place to prevent falling objects?
78. Scaffold level at all times?
79. Clear of power lines, open floor edges, and penetrations?
80. Castors present, and locked to prevent movement?
81. Is never moved while anyone is on it?
82. Is only accessed using external ladders?
83. Has a trap door present?

Confined Space

84. Code of Practice for confined space available on site? SWMS states COP to be made available on entry sites?
85. SWMS available on site, signed by all workers?
86. Emergency rescue plan discussed and adequate?
87. Emergency rescue equipment / trailer and medical supplies available on site?
88. Communication system in place?
89. Entry permit available and progressively completed ad required?
90. Risk assessment completed and necessary controls in place - ventilation, gas monitoring, barriers in place?
91. Workers are nominated for positions, entry officer, spotter, communications?
92. Access and egress clear?
93. Permit completed and all equipment removed?

Asbestos

94. Asbestos removalist has applicable license ( Class A or Class B Non- Friable less than 10 sq metres)?
95. Asbestos management plan available at the worksite ( SWMS available)
96. Is a licensed asbestos removalist on site?
97. Are workers wearing the correct PPE for handling asbestos?
98. Are workers trained for removal work ( evidence)?
99. Is suitable suppression of asbestos being used?
100. Is adequate signage and fencing in place for asbestos contaminated locations?
101. Are adequate decontamination facilities available?

Compliance Officer Summary

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Worksite Access (Roads and Signs)

Worksite Office

Visitor Controls

Sub - contractors

Emergency Procedures

Communication

First Aid

Worksite Amenities

Consultation (pre-start / toolbox)

Personal Protective Equipment

Manual Handling

Safety Issues, Hazard Reporting and Controls

Incident Reporting and Investigation

Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)

Plant (General)

Safe Operating Procedures (SOP's)

Isolation (Lock-out / Tag-out)

Environmental Controls

Plant Exclusion Zones

Hazardous Substances (chemicals)

Electric Power Tools

Hot Work

Gas Cylinders (Oxy and Acetylene)

Work at Heights

Portable Ladders

Elevated Platforms

Scaffolding

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Fall Arrest Systems

Mobile Scaffold

Confined Space

Asbestos

Compliance Officer Summary

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