OHSE Inspection Checklist

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

SITE OFFICE

• Site Establishment Plan - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency Contact Details - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency Evacuation Instructions - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Evacuation Siren - available and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Visitor Register - Available and in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the First Aid cabinet suitably stocked with contents date current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire Extinguisher tags up-to-date? (6 months)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clean and tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency Evacuation Instructions - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• OHS Policy - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Environmental Policy - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• OHS Representative - Name on display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site Establishment Plan - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency Evacuation Instructions - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Toolbox meeting minutes - On display?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Toilets in functioning order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Toilet paper, Soap & Hand towel stocked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any taps or fixtures leaking water?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Toilets cleaned weekly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Entry Signage displayed at front gate and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety signage is appropriate for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cooper & Oxley identification and registration number displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency Muster Point - sign located at Muster Point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site Office & First Aid locations easily identifiable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Subcontractor SWMS

• Subcontractor Name:

• SWMS Title:

• Observed work is in compliance with SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SWMS reviewed and resigned monthly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a review of the SWMS required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site shed RCD's test/tagged (6 monthly)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Electrical tools test/tag - random inspection (subcontractor, tool, tag number, name of tester)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Power Boxes - Numbered and test/tagged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Power Boxes - Leads entering through correct entry holes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Power Boxes - RCD push button tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Power Boxes labelled appropriately? (I.e electrical hazard warning sign, board ID, supply location)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any leads on the ground or hanging from steel structures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lead stands/hangers in use and insulated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Leads no longer than 30m in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excavation Permit has been completed, including details of the defined SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Barricading erected around excavation areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excavations with a potential to collapse inward, benched, battered or shored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant and spoil kept or placed at least 1m from edge of excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spoil or stock piles kept away from drains, buildings, fences, trees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excavations have safe means of access/egress?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily excavation checklists completed as required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Powered Plant/Equipment

• Subcontractor:

• Plant ID:

• Plant risk assessment submitted to site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant maintenance records submitted to site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant logged into plant/equipment register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant specific SWMS signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily pre-start checks completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant free from obvious leaks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance identified in pre-start has been communicated to those responsible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant operators hold current licence or competency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lifting slings, chains, harnesses, fire extinguishers etc. certified/tagged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appropriate machine guards in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant is being operated clear of overhead power lines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plant being operated at a site specific speed limit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Seat restraints being used correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

SCAFFOLD

• Last scaffold inspection within 30 days?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaf tags updated and legible with inspector name?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaf tags at all scaffold entry points?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are feet centrally located on sole boards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Edge protection complaint with:<br>Guard rail, mid rail, toe boards, or;<br>Guard rail and mesh panel

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Work platform clean and free from obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffold 4m and above, erected by licensed scaffolder?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

LADDERS

• Ladders extend a minimum of 1m above connection point and are secured (I.e tie down)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladders are maintained in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Step ladders have legs correctly spaced and locked/tied off?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Top step of step ladder being used as a working platform?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Defective ladders tagged out of service and placed in quarantine area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

OPEN FLOOR PENETRATIONS

• Holes or openings in floors are barricaded or boarded with danger signs

  Yes

  No

  N/A

GUARD RAILS

• Guard rails in place where a person can fall 2m or more from a stair, landing or fixed platform?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

FALL ARREST/RESTRAINT

• Harness tagged? (6 monthly)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Harness in use and attached or anchor point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Working at Height Permit has been completed, including details of the defined SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hazardous substances register is up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hazardous substances assessed as High risk or above, have been approved by Site Manager?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• MSDS register and file up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Storage facility is labelled HAZCHEM?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Storage facility is well ventilated and away from potential ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All Hazardous substances appropriately labelled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gas cylinders secured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gas cylinders have flashback arresters in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Incompatible chemicals segregated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spill kit proportionate to size of project available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Subcontractor hazardous substances stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mandatory PPE is being worn by subcontractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PPE is in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Task specific PPE is being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Subcontractor sheds/sea containers tidy with correct storage requirements

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Quarantine area established and orderly to house out of service items?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Star pickets/reinforcing rods protected by caps?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All other work permits have been completed, including details of the defined SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site safety documentation properly completed and filed away?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Public safety controls remain effective (fencing, locks, signage)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Public safety concerns are communicated to the OHSE Department?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excessively noisy tasks are not undertaken in the early morning? (Disturbing local community)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Vibration dampening equipment is installed where necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site fencing shade cloth is secured and in good condition to minimise dust movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dust generated by vehicle movement is minimised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dust generated by concrete/brick cutting is minimised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water hoses turned off when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water hoses/replaced when leaking?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Refuelling of plant is conducted at the designated area or by using appropriate size bund?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Designated concrete wash out is in use where practicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site has been inspected for significant spills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• RATING

  Poor/Unacceptable

  Fair/Needs Improvement

  Average

  Good/Compliant

• ACTION REQUIRED

  Immediately stop work & rectify

  Immediate action to rectify

  Rectify within 24 hours or time-frame specific

  N/A

• CORRECTIVE ACTION

Corrective Action

• What?

• By Who?

• By When?

Worker Participation

• Name:

• Company Name:

• Q1) Do you have any health and safety concerns that you would like to raise?

• Q2) Is there anything within reason that Cooper & Oxley can do to make this site safer?

• Q3) Do you have any general observations you would like to identify to Cooper & Oxley?