Occupational Health & Safety - Hazards Audit Checklist

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

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Section 1: General Risk & Workplace Management

• Is there a visitors sign in book available?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is there evidence that this has been completed on a regular basis?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a site induction ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there evidence that the induction has been completed?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Review corrective action register for specific site to identify:<br>1. If corrective actions have been completed, review and verify<br>2. If not completed or overdue, why?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are training records current for the person/s working on site? (This information can be obtained from the training coordinator - including their training profile and training status)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the work areas clean and orderly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are washing facilities provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the floors clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are walkways and doors clear and free of obstructions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are washrooms and lunch rooms clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are walkways free from trip hazards?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is drinking water provided?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are toilets provided?<br>Is the number adequate for number of staff present?<br>(1 for every 15 employees) men and women separately

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 2: Representation / Participation & Consultation with employees

• Is the identity of the elected safety representative displayed on the notice board?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you a commitee?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are employees aware of the working time regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How are these communicated and understood?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How do you communicate with Stakeholders and interested parties?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a safety representative for the group?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 3: First Aid

• Have you trained First aiders on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are first aid officers names displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a first aid kit provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it appropriate for the nature of the work being carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does it have a contents list?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the list of contents match what is in the kit?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the kit been serviced. Please note date of last service.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all items within date?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the location appropriately signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency numbers located on the kit or near the kit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 4: Emergency Plans

• Is there a current emergency evacuation plan displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it located in appropriate positions?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the assembly area signed and appropriately positioned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire wardens names displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency drills practiced and is there records that demonstrates that they have occurred?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exit signs marked and working correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 5: PPE

• Is PPE being worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers aware of the process to replace PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it appropriate for the task.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there adequate stores of PPE on site? (Clean and easily accessible)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is adequate stores of PPE is required to be used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there records of monthly checks for RPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have yearly checks been conducted? (Note the date)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 6: Managing risks from airborne contaminants & hazardous atmospheres

• Is health monitoring conducted ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gas monitors available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have they been calibrated? (Records must be produced to verify)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the monitors included on the register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do persons have current training in atmospheric monitoring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 7: Storage of Flammable or combustible substances

• Gas cylinders are restrained?<br>Note: Record the stored quantities and verify if they exceed the placard or manifest quantity (schedule 11 of OHS REGS 2011)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they stored in appropriately? (I.e. storage cupboard, segregated and restrained)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are flashback arresters installed on both ends (hose and torch )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have flashback arresters have a current test sticker?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 8: Falling objects and Falls WAHR

• Items stored or being used at height are adequately secured to prevent falling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• are barriers or other restraints provided to prevent objects falling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a safe means of raising and lowering objects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there exclusion zones for persons are prohibited from entering when raising and lowering objects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has fall from height been identified in safe job planning documents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have persons been training in the erection of scaffold?basic scaffolding ticket is required ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do employees on site have current competency in working at heights?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Edge protection is installed and good condition where a person is at risk of falling from one level to another?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There is a safe access and egress to work areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All ladders providing access to tanks and similar structures are to be fitted with a ladder guard/shroud/cover as risk assessed by a qualified person to prevent unauthorized access?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• is there a ladder register for Ladders mobile scaffolding above 4 mt?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exclusion zone in place for public safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are persons tethered within the exclusion zone?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 9: Noise

• Is hearing protection available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is hearing protection being used in signed areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are noise areas signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a noise survey been conducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the testing been completed within the last two years?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the hearing protection adequate for the noise levels?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there are noise area have employees and audio metric testing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has testing been completed within 3 months of person commencing work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 10: Manual Handling

• Have all employees been trained in manual handling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Manual Handling tasks for the site been identified and assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the hazardous manual tasks been assessed based on<br>A) postures, movements, forces and vibration relating to the hazardous manual task; and<br>B) the duration frequency of the hazardous manual task; and<br>C) workplace environmental conditions that may affect the hazardous manual task or the worker performing it;and<br>D) the design of the works area; and<br>E) the layout of the workplace ; and<br>F) the systems of work used ; and<br>G) the nature, size, weight or number of persons, animals or things involved in carrying ou the hazardous manual task.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 11: Confined spaces

• Is there a process for managing confined spaces?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are confined space permit books available.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all fields on the permit been completed correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have persons involved in the entry have current training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a Risk Assessment for confined space entry? Has it been reviewed within the last 2 years?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Rescue procedures available for the Confined space RA??

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are these procedures appropriate for the size and nature of work being carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the rescue procedures been rehearsed prior to entry?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the location of the CSE been considered in the panning if entry, ie Is it near a road, near mains, overhead power?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all confined spaces been identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• are they included in the site register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all confined spaces appropriately signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does SKED have current service stickers/tag?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does harnesses have current service sticker/tag

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do lanyards have current service sticker/tag

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do rope kits have current service sticker/tag?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all equipment included on a register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 12: LOLER

• is there a forklift truck on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are people trained in the use of forklifts? counterbalance & reach?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a register to monitor and is this displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the forklift truck serviced checked pre use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a register to monitor this?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there over head cranes used on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you a register of who can use these?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you inspect all lifting devices and accessories at regular intervals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you have a register of this?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Who carries this out, and are they trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you use colour coding for slings and chains to show that they have been inspected, is the colour displayed for the correct period?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• what is the process for items failing inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 13: General Electrical Safety in Workplaces & Energized Electrical Work

• Portable electrical items have current test tags attached and in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No broken sockets or plugs and switches?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No frayed or defective leads?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Switch boards locked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Records of RCDs are able to be verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Register of portable electrical equipment exists?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any defective equipment is tagged out appropriately

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No cables presenting trip hazard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extension leads are not used as primary method of connecting major/permanent equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 14: General Duties for Planned maintenance

• Is guarding appropriate and in place and prevents access to hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is guarding interlocked or permanently attached?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency stops and warning devices identified and working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency stop button "red" in color?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are operational control clearly identified, and labeled correctly and working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Appropriate hazard warning signs are installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A controls located or guarded to prevent unintentional activation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a process for isolate of the plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any documentation to prove a Person is deemed competent in the plants operation ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an a operators manual for the price of plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there documented maintenance plan for the plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there evidence that this maintenance has been completed as per the schedule?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the powered plant have roll over protection installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are seat belts installed on the powered mobile plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the mobile plant have working flashing lights?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the powered mobile plant have reversing beepers in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pre start logbooks completed for all powered mobile plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the powered mobile plant been serviced in accordance with the manufacturers requirements? (Contact fleet coordinator to obtain records)<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifting attachments appropriate for the load being lifted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are compliance plates attached, and has current inspection tag?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the work box registered in WHS QLD?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the work box have a current inspection tag?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all plant that is required to be registered, registered? (Check schedule 5 in WHS regs 2011)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 15: hazardous chemicals COSHH

• Are substances correctly labeled? (Product name, safety phrases )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are MSDS located in a location close to where the hazardous substance is stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have employees received training to use and handle hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate PPE provided and suitable for handling hazardous substances?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a safety shower in the vicinity where the hazardous substances are ,located?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety showers regularly inspected and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pipes that hold hazardous substances correctly labeled to identify the substances they hold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there' a hazardous substance register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the register been viewed in the past 12 mths?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the quantity of hazardous substance held on site exceed the allowable limit as per schedule 11 WHS regulations 2011?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the manifest available and up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the location a dangerous goods location?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If so is the notice displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hazardous substances stored correctly - comparability with other substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the storage facility appropriate? (Bunding, signage, labeling,guarding, away from ignition sources)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a process in place to advise employees of any changes to SDS from suppliers or changes in product?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is signage appropriately located?<br>Located next to the hazard<br>Clearly visible to a person approaching the hazard. In this regulation, safety signage does not include placarding.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a process for when a spill does happen?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it readily accessible and understood by all relevant staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a spill kit available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the spill kit been maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a list of emergency contact numbers in case of a spill?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate fire fighting equipment located on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the equipment appropriate for the chemicals it is intended to be used against?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the equipment have a current inspection tag attached?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an emergency plan for hazardous substances that exceed the quantities outlined in schedule 11?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a process for using handling storing decanting hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an exposure register for all employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the register easily accessible and located on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 16: Incident Notification

• Is there a process for notification of incidents?<br><br>(If a notify able incident has happened must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable that the site is not disturbed until an inspector arrives at the site or any other tune that an inspector directs)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 17: Display Screen Equipment forms

• Is there a DSE Risk Assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the RA been understood?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all users off DSE completed a form?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you a Record of these?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 18: Radiation

• Have you appointed an RPA?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you use a XRF Fluorescent analyser on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is this machine regularly serviced and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where is this stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all persons with access been suitably trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you keep a register of use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are dosimeters used for regular users? are these monitored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

19 : Water Industry Act

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Section 20: Control and Prevention of Fire

• Is there a procedure for managing hot work ie, grinding, welding, any other spark/heat generating process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have wardens been nominated?<br>Have they been trained?<br>Are their names displayed in prominent positions within the workplace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency exits clear and free from obstructions and allow easy egress?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the emergency alarm panel been serviced?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an emergency evacuation plan developed for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have people been trained in the plan? <br>Is the plan current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an emergency evacuation plan for the site?<br>does it contain the following:<br><br>allowable number of occupants for the building,<br>maintenance schedule for the fire safety installations<br>the excavation plan for evacuating the buildings occupants, including occupants with an intellectual or physical disability, in the event of a fire in the building.<br>training programs for occupants and person employed in the building about <br>Fire management<br>Emergency evacuations<br>A list of building prescribed fire safety installations, together with the brand name and model number of each installation, if applicable<br>The fire safety management plan must have attached to it or be accompanied by a copy of the building plans, in reasonable scale, identifying the location of the buildings prescribed fire safety installations.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No emergency exits must have anything within 2 mts of the outside exit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How is the alarm raised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an evacuation diagram?<br>Is it marked in red " you are here "

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the evacuation plan include the following,<br>Name and address of the building?<br>Name and address, keep hone number of the owner?<br>Evacuation coordination procedures?<br>Instructions on how to evacuate?<br>Method for operating fire fighting equipment and manually operated fire alarms.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the company appointed a fire safety advisor?<br>Is their name displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the fire and evacuation plan been reviewed within the last 12 months?<br>Was the review documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are evacuation signs installed and working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has first response training been delivered by an RTO or fire safety advisor for the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Rare records kept of evacuation drills ( both real and practice)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records kept of maintenance of prescribed fire installations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

21: Safety Signs & Signals

• is the work area well signposted with hazards and with mandatory PPE to be worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

22: PUWER

• How do you ensure the suitability of the equipment being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What training is given to employees working with all equipment? Is this monitored? Who controls this?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are risk assessments carried out when using equipment, who carried these out? Are they competent to do so?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

23: Waste Batteries & accumulators Regulations 2009

• How do you Contain control and dispose of any used batteries?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

24: Control of Vibration at work

• Is there a risk Assessment for the use of vibrating tools and or Equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Vibrating tools monitored? How do you control this?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the correct PPE available for using vibrating tools and equipment?<br>Are the employees aware of the hazards, risks of prolonged use of vibrating tools or equipment? [Evidence available]

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you given instruction / training on the correct use? [show evidence]

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you carry out regular health surveillance on this?

  Yes

  No

  N/A