QFTS-015 ELECTRICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE - TRADE SERVICES

• QFTS-015
  
  ELECTRICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE - TRADE SERVICES
  
  FIELD AUDIT - ELECTRICAL SAFETY
  

• Name of electrical worker?

  Eric Alfaro

  Jon Aspey

  Callum Coaton

  Dale Lowrie

• Job number?

• Builder/Client

• Conducted on

  Date
• Location
  Address

• Description of task;

• Supervisor?

  Eric Alfaro

  Patrick Vandeleur

• Prepared by

Personal Electrical Safety

• Audited task

  Before

  After

  During

• Is the worker wearing standard PPE as per company policy?

  Yes

  No safety glasses present

  No gloves present

  Clothes torn or holes present

• Risks and controls addressed: ESWMS (Environmental Safe Work Method Statement) #

• Does the worker comprehend all elements of the ESWM?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  CPR/LVR out of date

• Has the JSA been completed correctly and compliant with OH&S legislation?

  Yes

  No

• Have additional hazards been identified, recorded and discussed with the work group?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comments

• Has the worker demonstrated good organisational skills in readying themselves for the task at hand?<br>(assess co-ordination of tasks and site management)

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Lockout kit required?

  Off

  On

• Does the worker have access to a lockout kit and is one ready for the task?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the worker able to demonstrate correct use of lockout devices and clasps?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Is the worker able to demonstrate correct use of danger tags? (e.g. filled out correctly, attached to lockout etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Live work

  Off

  On

• Has the worker filled out and submitted the relevant permits and/or notified the customer and relevant personnel that live work is required?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Is the worker deemed competent to work live and fit for work?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  CPR/LVR out of date

• Is the safety observer deemed competent to assist with live work and fit for work?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  CPR/LVR out of date

• Has the worker inspected the Low Voltage Rescue kit as complete and all items visually inspected as safe and within the test period?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Has the worker inspected the rubber mat as safe and within the compliant test period?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Has the worker established a safe area of work? For example are there bollards and adequate barricading present?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  CPR/LVR out of date

• Comments

• Communication & Cohesion

  Off

  On

• Does the worker communicate project and safety issues clearly with fellow workers and customers in a respectful and professional manner?<br>(assessing effective communication skills and team support)

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Does the worker provide solutions to project work?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Does the worker operate in a collaborative and ethical manner with fellow workers in accordance with CV values?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Does the electrician in charge demonstrate adequate coaching and mentoring techniques to team members in accordance with CV values?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Comments

• Documentation

  Off

  On

• Are the relevant project documents completed correctly and legible?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  CPR/LVR out of date

• Are site plans and schematics kept in an orderly manner?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Is the worker able to demonstrate correct use and comprehension of site plans and schematics?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Does the worker comprehend the elements of an MSDS?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Does the worker know where the MSDS are kept and can be accessed?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Emergency planning

  Off

  On

• Has the worker established an emergency plan of action as a related control measure? e.g. clear rescue path identified, emergency contacts, evac points, first aid kit present etc.

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Working at heights

  Off

  On

• Has the worker demonstrated correct use of an elevated work platform? (e.g. pre-start, log book)

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Has the worker accounted for safe wind speeds and weather conditions?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Has the worker assigned a spotter?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the worker identified and delineated an appropriate drop zone?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• For work at height, being conducted outdoors, has the worker taken the necessary steps to ensure that working at height is safe to do so under current weather conditions? (e.g. wind speeds correctly identified)

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Want to add a photo?

  Off

  On

• Photographic evidence of project task being audited

  Media

• Overall demonstration of compliance for personal electrical safety?

  Compliant

  Non-conformance (third party actions)

  Non-conformance (low risk)

  Non-conformance (medium risk)

  Non-conformance (high risk)

• Comments

Equipment and Plant (company)

• Audited task

  Before

  After

  During

• Vehicle

  Off

  On

• Has the worker demonstrated cleanliness and maintenance of the work vehicle?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tools and materials stored in the correct manner and in a serviceable condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is company test equipment within test, serviceable and stored in the correct manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Traffic management

  Off

  On

• Has the applicable traffic management (i.e. vehicular and pedestrian) control measures been established (e.g. correct placement of signs, cones and barriers) and have the levels of planning been satisfied (i.e. hand sketch, nominated WMS, Traffic Management Plan)?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  CPR/LVR out of date

• Dunnage

  Off

  On

• Is dunnage being utilised as required as required under stabilising legs for plant such as EWPs, lifter/borers, GP trucks etc? Are the wheels chocked where required? Is the plant and equipment set up correctly? Are log books being utilised and daily plant maintenance checklists being completed?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Housekeeping

  Off

  On

• Is housekeeping of the job site, plant and machinery in an acceptable condition that does not pose a hazard to staff or members of the public? E.g. 1. Spoil stock piles stored away from an excavation approximately the same distance as the trench's depth; 2. Tools, materials and equipment are not stored or carried where they can interfere with the operating controls) etc.

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Safe contingency planning

  Off

  On

• Has the safety observer prepared rescue equipment and identified a clear rescue plan and aware of other emergency requirements? E.g. How to lower the EWP to conduct an onsite rescue.

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Overall demonstration of compliance for equipment and plant?

  Compliant

  Non-conformance (third party actions)

  Non-conformance (low risk)

  Non-conformance (medium risk)

  Non-conformance (high risk)

• Comments

Materials Safety

• Audited task

  Before

  After

  During

• Safe work with materials

  Off

  On

• Are sediment control methods employed and effective?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• If suspected contaminated materials are located/identified;<br>1. Have appropriate measures been taken to limit exposure?<br>2. Have appropriate storage and disposal methods been adopted? <br>3. Has there been compliance with current instructions? (Asbestos Contaminated Materials (ACM), Acid Sulphate soils etc)

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Oil spills noted/controlled/managed and reported?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Fire Ants – restricted areas noted, compliance with Fire Ant restrictions regarding materials transport? / Weeds – is the uncontrolled transportation of declared plant seed eliminated?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Are the relevant MSDS available at the point of use and are team members aware of the contents of the MSDS for products being used and the appropriate control measures to be utilised?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Overall demonstration of compliance with materials safety?

  Compliant

  Non-conformance (third party actions)

  Non-conformance (low risk)

  Non-conformance (medium risk)

  Non-conformance (high risk)

• Comments

Installation Practices & Comprehension

• Audited task

  Before

  After

  During

• AS/NZS 3000:2007 Wring Rules accessible to worker? (i.e. in tool bag and/or vehicle and/or iPhone and/or iPad)

• Relevant practices - competency based questions

  Off

  On

• General

  Off

  On

• It is important to ensure 'facility of maintenance' is provided with all electrical work so that electrical equipment can be easily changed or modified post installation.

  True

  False

• Switchboards

  Off

  On

• When inspecting/completing a switchboard is it acceptable (in cut-outs) for poles to be left open or unfilled in the escutcheon cover?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Circuit protection

  Off

  On

• How are you able to determine the maximum allowable route length of cable that can be wired to a circuit breaker?

  AS 3000 Table 8.1

  AS 3000 Table B1 or Lmax formula

  AS 3008 Table 41

  Ohm's Law

• Wiring systems

  Off

  On

• Using PVC conduit to protect concealed cabling in a wall cavity can be considered as adequate mechanical protection?

  True

  False

• Electrical equipment

  Off

  On

• Power outlets can be installed within 300mm of a finished floor/surface?

  True

  False

• Earthing

  Off

  On

• Minimum size protective earth conductors for cabling of circuits are determined by;

  a. asking the wholesaler

  b. referencing table 5.1 or B1

  c. referencing table 8.2

  d. referencing the earth formula

  e. both b, c, & d.

• Wet areas

  Off

  On

• Electrical equipment installed within areas must be protected by an RCD provided they are not supplied from an isolated supply?

  True

  False

• Special situations

  Off

  On

• Inverter or generation systems must be operated by a separate isolator?

  True

  False

• Testing and verification

  Off

  On

• Timed tests of RCDs 30mA and above must ensure the device trips within;

  30ms of the test button function

  40ms of both 0 and 180 degrees of an AC waveform

  300ms of both 0 and 180 degrees of an AC waveform

  none of the above

• High Voltage work

  Off

  On

• Is the worker competent to conduct HV switching and isolation?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Has the worker filled out and submitted the relevant HV permits and/or notified the customer and relevant personnel that high voltage work is required?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Has the worker demonstrated competency by following procedural steps when conducting safe isolation of HV systems?

  Yes

  No

  Requires further training

  N/A

• Overall demonstration of compliance with installation practices and comprehension?

  Compliant

  Non-conformance (third party actions)

  Non-conformance (low risk)

  Non-conformance (medium risk)

  Non-conformance (high risk)

• Comments

Worker Competency Evaluation

• Overall evaluation of worker competency?

  Compliant

  Non-conformance (third party actions)

  Non-conformance (low risk)

  Non-conformance (medium risk)

  Non-conformance (high risk)

• Comments

• Signature of employee

  Sign

• Signature of manager

  Sign