OHS Monthly Audit 2014

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Name of Consulting Engineers.

• Name of Principal Contractor.

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

OHS Administration

• CR 3(1) Notification of Construction Work in file incl. proof.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• CR 4(1)(g) Current Letter of good standing in file.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• CR 4(1)(a) Client's OHS Spec in file.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• CR 4(2) OHS Plan approved and on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• S.7(1) Company OHS Policy signed by CEO.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• OHS Policy communicated to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• GAR 4 Copy of the OHS Act and it's Regulations.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Latest organogram on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• OHS Site Rules available on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has OHS Site Rules been communicated to labour force?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there proof in the safety file?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

OHS Legal Appointment

• Are the following appointments in place on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Project Manager

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Short CV to verify competence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Construction Works Supervisor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Short CV to verify competence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Assistant Construction Works Supervisor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Short CV to verify competence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Construction Safety Officer.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Training certificate in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Risk Assessor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Training certificate in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Incident investigator

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Training certificate in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First aider

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Valid first aid training certificate in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Health and Safety Rep.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Training certificate in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Construction Mobile Plant Operators

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Competency certificate in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Medical certificate of fitness in file.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire equipment inspector

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Training certificate in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hand tools inspector

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Portable electrical tools inspector.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• HCS Controller

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency Coordinator

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stacking & Storage Supervisor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Training

• All employees inducted.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Induction attendance register completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Weekly toolbox talks conducted.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Toolbox talk attendance register completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazard Identification Risk Assessment

• Overall risk assessment completed for project?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe work procedures in place for high risk activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Monitoring and reviewed plan in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Risk Assessment reviewed for current month?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• HIRA and SWP communicated to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inspection Registers

• PPE Issue Register

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hand tools register

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Portable Electrical Tools register.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily mobile plant register.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily small plant register.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First aid contents register.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• OHS Rep register

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Facilities register

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguisher register.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lifting tackle register.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Contractor Management

• Mandatory agreement in place between client & principal contractor.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PC signed mandatory agreements with other contractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PC appointed each contractor.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety plans in place for each contractor.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Letter of good standing in place for contractors.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Each contractor appointed at least a Supervisor on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Monthly audit conducted on each subcontractor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Public Safety

• Campsite enclosed with fencing.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety symbolic signage in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All openings covered or fenced off?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General housekeeping on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency numbers displayed in site office.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency procedures displayed in site office.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Siren / hand held siren available on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate amount of fire extinguishers on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Incident investigation

• Incident investigation/ reporting procedure in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Blank copies on the Annexure 1 forms in file.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Blank copies of the WCA forms in file.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Number of section 24 incidents for current month.

First Aid Measures

• Sufficient no. of first aid boxes on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First aid readily available.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First aid box fully stocked.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Name of first aider displayed in site office.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Signs posted up instructing workers to report all injuries to site office.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Number of first aid cases reported for current month.

Chemical Safety

• MSDS available for:

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Petrol

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Diesel.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cement

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Others

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• MSDS's communicated to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Traffic Accommodation

• Traffic accommodation plan approved.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flag men stationed correctly.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flagging procedures adequate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flag men trained on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Traffic warning signs as per plan.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Amber flashing lights operational.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cones and drums in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Delineators spaced correctly - no bricks used for support.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Danger signs in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• New Jersey barriers in place as per plan.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• High visibility clothing worn.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Amber flashing/ rotating lights fitted to construction vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional Non-compliances found on Site.

• In order to PASS this audit, the contractor must achieve 90% compliance.

• Achieved 90% and above: PASS

• Achieved 89% and below: FAILED

• I herewith my signature, declare that the above results of the audit done by me, is a true and correct reflection of the site's legal compliance, measured against the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act no 85 of 1993.

• Quantec Safety Consultancy Cell: 0785886415

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