Information

  • Audit Report No.

  • Persons present

  • Project name

  • Date

  • Auditor

Project Management Plan

  • 1.1 Has a site specific Project Management Plan been developed for the project?

  • 1.2 Is the Plan the current version?

  • 1.3 Is the Plan approved by the Construction Manager?

Signage & Security

  • 2.1 Is signage in place which shows Schiavello as the Principal Contractor, phone number including after hours and location of the site office.

  • 2.2 Is the signage clearly visible from outside of the site?

  • 2.3 Is the site suitably secure from unauthorised access?

  • 2.4 Is access and egress safe and segregated from hazards such as mobile plant?

  • 2.5 Are risks of carrying out works in client's workplace identified and suitably controlled?

  • 2.6 Are construction materials safely stored and kept within the construction zones?

  • 2.7 Are surrounding footpaths/roadways kept clear?

  • 2.8 No risk of falling objects onto the public?

Policies

  • 3.1 Is the current WHS Policy statement displayed on the noticeboard?

  • 3.2 Is the WHS Policy statement communicated to site personnel, including contractors/subcontractors through induction?

  • 3.3 Are details of Workers Compensation Insurer displayed on the noticeboard?

Site Registration and Induction

  • 4.1 Is the site sign-on sheet in place and in use? (No. of personnel and subcontractors on site)

  • 4.2 Have all workers been inducted into the site specific PMP including site rules, emergency procedures, first aid, consultation arrangements etc.?

  • 4.3 Are induction records fully completed with evidence of competency attached?

Roles and Responsibilities

  • 5.1 Are the names, positions and WHS responsibilities for all workers documented and communicated?

  • 5.2 Has the project team signed into their responsibility statements? (Annexure B)

  • 5.3 Is the PMP organisational chart up to date and resources allocated as per PMP requirements?

Training

  • 6.1 Is the project training register up to date? (Annexure F)

  • 6.2 Have training needs of project personnel been identified and if so, has the training been booked with an approved provider?

  • 6.3 Are records of training and training evaluations available?

  • 6.4 Are training needs and evaluations reviewed on a monthly basis? (PMP Review)

  • 6.5 Are changes/updates to the training register communicated to the IMS team?

Consultation

  • 7.1 Are arrangements for consultation, communication and coordination of activities in relation to compliance with duties under the legislation and PMP in place?

  • 7.2 Is the site noticeboard established? Does it display all items listed in the PMP?

  • 7.3 Is there evidence of the Project Manager attending a Toolbox Talk or Site Safety Walk/Inspection at least once a month?

  • 7.4 Is there evidence of a senior manager participating in safety related activity as per PMP requirements? If so, list details.

  • 7.5 Has a schedule of client and subcontractor meetings been developed?

  • 7.6 Is there a process to inform adjoining and surrounding occupancies of the WHS impacts/changes due to the project works?

Risk Management

  • 8.1 Has the project Risk Register been reviewed monthly and updated to include all current trades on site including the finding of Safety in Design Risk Assessment? (List version #)

  • 8.2 Are identified risks eliminated or minimised as far as reasonably practicable in accordance with the hierarchy of control?

  • 8.3 Is a higher level of control over high risk work activities in place including risk assessment and permit system?

  • 8.4 Does the Risk Management Process:<br>- Apply throughout the project;<br>- Allow for effective hazard identification;<br>- Include risk assessment and hierarchy of risk control; and<br>- Ensure monitoring and review of all hazards and controls?

  • 8.5 Where required, has expert advise (e.g. geotech or structural engineer) been obtained as per PMP requirements?

  • 8.6 Does the risk register include controls for health monitoring and surveillance identified as applicable during the PRA?

  • 8.7 If applicable, has a demolition plan been developed and implemented?

  • 8.8 Are scaffold drawings, engineer sign offs etc. valid?

Safe Work Method Statements

  • 9.1 Are arrangements for the collection, assessment, monitoring and review of SWMS in place as per PMP requirements?

  • 9.2 Are SWMS review forms (for each SWMS) fully completed by a competent person and signed off prior to commencement of work?

  • 9.3 Are SWMS reviewed and consistent with the project Risk Register and Legislation Reference Register? (Annexure D and Annexure C)

  • 9.4 Do all contractors/subcontractors on site have an approved SWMS?

  • 9.5 Have the workers on site been consulted and inducted into their relevant SWMS?

First Aid and Emergency Planning

  • 10.1 Is there an emergency evacuation procedure posted on site showing muster point and instructions if a site evacuation is required?

  • 10.2 Is First Aid equipment provided and suitable as per legislative and PMP requirements?

  • 10.3 Do workers have access to the First Aid facilities for the administration of First Aid?

  • 10.4 Are an adequate number of workers trained to administer First Aid and are their details prominently displayed and known to workers?

  • 10.5 Has an emergency plan been developed for the project in accordance with the legislation and PMP requirements?

  • 10.6 Have emergency procedures been tested?

  • 10.7 Are trained emergency wardens identified and known to workers?

  • 10.8 Are adequate facilities provided for workers including toilets, drinking water, washing and eating facilities?

  • 10.9 Are facilities clean, safe and accessible?

Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods

  • 11.1 Is the Chemical Register maintained with SDS current and available to workers?

  • 11.2 Have chemical risk assessments been completed for hazardous substances/dangerous goods?

  • 11.3 Is storage of chemicals suitable and in accordance with SDS, PMP and legislative requirements, including labelling, segregation and safe quantities?

  • 11.4 Have workers been trained in the use and appropriate PPE for the chemical being used and evidence sighted?

  • 11.5 Workers are not exposed to a substance or mixture in an airborne concentration that exceeds the exposure standard? (if applicable, air monitoring is in place)

  • 11.6 If applicable, results of air monitoring are communicated to workers.

Inspection of Site

  • 12.1 Are inspection activities carried out as per the PMP activity and records schedule?

  • 12.2 Are arrangements in place to coordinate contractor/subcontractor activities and review contractors risk assessments, SWMS and their safety performance etc.?

  • 12.3 Are contractors/subcontractors involved in safety walks/inspections?

Inspection of Plant and Equipment

  • 13.1 Have plant risk assessments been carried out on all items of plant and safe operating instructions produced, which include competency, maintenance, service and inspection dates? Are plant certification records completed?

  • 13.2 Are plant operators verified as being licensed and/or competent to operate mobile plant?

  • 13.3 Are plant inspections and maintenance occurring as per manufacturer's recommendations? Are records available for all plant on site?

  • 13.4 Is plant observed being operated safely and properly (warning devices fitted and operational, operators wearing seatbelts, plant/people separation etc.)?

Electrical

  • 14.1 Is earth leakage protection provided on all electrical supply and installations, and where portable generators are used, earthing mechanisms are employed as necessary?

  • 14.2 Is electrical equipment regularly inspected, tested and tagged in accordance with the legislation?

  • 14.3 Are electrical leads up off the ground, adequately protected and less than 30m in length?

  • 14.4 Are CBs for sub circuits emanating from main and distribution boards adequately identified at their origin?

  • 14.5 Is there a documented lock out/tag out process for isolation of electrical energy sources?

  • 14.6 Are workers prevented from coming within an unsafe distance from any overhead powerlines or live electrical installations?

Traffic

  • 15.1 Has traffic movement been assessed (including public, plant and person) and traffic management plans and controls been established?

  • 15.2 Are workers responsible for implementing traffic management suitably licensed and trained?

  • 15.3 Has the relevant local authority approved traffic management plans?

  • 15.4 Is traffic movement in accordance with the approved plan/s?

  • 15.5 Do trained spotters control reversing vehicles?

Excavations

  • 16.1 Has shoring and battering been designed by a suitably qualified person (engineer) and are there relevant drawings indicating the methods to be used (SWMS and shoring mandatory for excavations >1.5m)

  • 16.2 Have suitably barriers, signage and/or fencing been established in and around the trench in accordance with statutory requirements and is spoil/materials clear of the excavation edge?

  • 16.3 Are trenches regularly inspected by a competent person to ensure controls remain adequate?

  • 16.4 Does the excavation have a safe means of access and egress and confined space aspects have been suitably identified and controlled?

  • 16.5 Have risks associated with mobile plant working in and around the excavation and the safety of surrounding structures been assessed and controlled?

  • 16.6 Have possible water sources been identified and control measures implemented to remove the risk of flooding and/or engulfment due to water infused soil instability?

Confined Space

  • 17.1 Have confined space aspects been identified and suitably controlled in accordance with AS2865?

  • 17.2 Have emergency procedures been developed specifically in relation to the confined space?

  • 17.3 Is the atmosphere continually monitored?

Working at Heights

  • 18.1 Are all areas where there is a risk of a person falling more than two metres identified and controlled in accordance with the hierarchy of control?

  • 18.2 Have risks associated with falling objects been assessed and adequate protection structures been installed?

Incidents/Non Conformances and Corrective Action

  • 19.1 Do significant findings result in the issuing of a CAPAR, and are CAPARs closed out?

  • 19.2 Are Non Conformances identified added to the site corrective actions register and closed out within recommended time frame?

  • 19.3 Are high risk non conformances or issues not addressed within the recommended time frame escalated via the CAPAR system?

  • 19.4 Are incident and hazard reporting processes in place and known to workers?

  • 19.5 Are arrangements in place to ensure the timely reporting of notifiable incidents in accordance with legislative and PMP requirements?

  • 19.6 Are incident investigations carried out by a competent person with findings and recommendations for improvement communicated?

WHS Audits

  • 20.1 Has an internal audit schedule been established for the project?

  • 20.2 Have audits been performed in accordance with the schedule?

  • 20.3 Have all non conformances raised by the audit been closed out and signed off?

Legislation/Records Management

  • 21.1 Are project records being maintained as per the requirements of the IMS?

  • 21.2 Are applicable Legislation, Codes of Practice and Australian Standards readily available to all site staff?

  • 21.3 Are works being carried out in accordance with legislative and PMP requirements?

  • 21.4 Is the legislation reference register up to date? (provide date of current version)

  • 21.5 Are legislative changes reviewed for the impact of the change and communicated to workers affected by the change?

  • 21.6 Are arrangements in place for maintaining WHS records?

Housekeeping

  • 22.1 Is access to the site clear/clean and unobsteructed?

  • 22.2 Are walkways clear and the site tidy? (no slip and trip hazards, penetrations etc.)

  • 22.3 Is rubbish segregated and regularly disposed of? Are bins provided?

  • 22.4 Is lighting suitable?

PPE

  • 23.1 Is PPE provided and worn by workers as per legislative and PMP requirements (site rules)?

  • 23.2 Is PPE suitable for the work being carried out, worn properly and maintained in good condition?

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