Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

  • Business unit?

  • Assessment type?

Initial questions.

  • What is the scope or work of the plant/equipment?

  • Is the plant/equipment designed to perform the work outlined in the scope?

  • Is the plant/equipment in good condition?

  • Has the plant/equipment been modified from its original condition?

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Risk assessment questions.

  • Can anyone become entangled in the plant? (e.g. Hair caught in moving parts, PPE or clothing caught in moving parts)

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for completing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can anyone be crushed by or during the operation of the plant? (e.g. Material falling off the plant, plant falling over, being trapped).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for completing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can anyone be cut, stabbed or punctured? (flying objects, moving parts, pinch points).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for completing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Are there any shearing hazards present? (between two moving parts).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for completing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can injuries related to friction occur? (continuous contact with moving surfaces or parts).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for completing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Is there a chance that anyone can be struck by the plant/equipment, by moving parts or by items being ejected/thrown from the plant?

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can a hazardous pressure be produced? (e.g. hydraulic, pneumatic pressure).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can an electrical hazard be created? (e.g. Lack of insulation, contact with electrical conductors, poor earthing).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can an explosion occur? (e.g. gas emissions, combustible dusts, flammable vapours).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can anyone using or near the plant slip, trip or fall? (e.g. uneven surfaces, falls from heights, tripping hazards).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Are there ergonomic and/or manual handling hazards associated with the plant? (e.g. poor posture, repetitive movements, awkward positions, strained movements).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Are there ergonomic hazards associated with control of the plant? (e.g. difficult to understand controls, inappropriate colouring, function not identified).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can anyone be suffocated? (e.g. lack of oxygen, contaminated atmosphere).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Does operation of the plant cause extreme temperature changes? (e.g. fire, burns through conduction, convection, cryogenic burns).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can certain weather hazards create a hazard? (e.g. hypothermia, heat stroke, wet conditions).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for completing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective actions status?

  • Does vibration of the plant create a hazard? (e.g. plant becomes unstable, causes physical problems for the operator).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can the plant emit toxic fumes or vapours? (e.g. exhaust fumes, chemicals).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Does the plant emit radiation? (e.g. X-rays, EMR, laser).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Completion date?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can operation of the plant create dust? (e.g. explosive atmosphere, breathing hazard, reduced visibility).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Date for completion?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can the plant become unstable during operation? (e.g. working on uneven ground, shifting load).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Date for completion?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Could loss of load occur? (e.g. failure of ropes/slings, overloading, entanglement in surrounding structures).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for completing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Date for completion?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Is there anything in the surrounding environment that may produce a hazard? (e.g. Power lines, low ceilings, other plant, MHE, third party traffic, pedestrians).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Date for completion?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Can chemicals create a hazard? (e.g. Leaking from plant, splashing, explosions).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Date for completion?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Are there any other hazards generated by or created during the use of the plant or any attachments?

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Date for completion?

  • Corrective action status?

Occupational hygiene.

  • Is there a noise hazard associated with the operation of the plant/equipment?

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Date for completion?

  • Corrective action status?

  • Is there risk associated with lighting? (e.g. poor visibility due to position of lighting, globes blown).

  • Risk rating?

  • Control measures/corrective actions?

  • Residual risk rating?

  • Person responsible for implementing control measures/corrective actions?

  • Date for completion?

  • Corrective action status?

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