QTS Group Limited - Vegetation Management - Site Inspection

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Site Details

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• Brief Description of Works

1. General Documentation

• Is the White Board displayed, correctly filled in & briefed out?

  Yes

  No

• Are TB completed, briefed out & signed and WPP on site?

  Yes

  No

• Are the Life Saving Rules displayed?

  Yes

  No

• Is the Construction Phase Plan available on site?

  Yes

  No

• Are Work Permits in place and being adhered to?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the QTS Transient Site File available and up to date?

  Yes

  No

• Is the SSOWP/SWP on site, correctly completed & briefed out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Signing In (Fatigue Management) Register been completed?

  Yes

  No

• Are relevant COSHH forms on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are relevant Risk Assessments available on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are relevant Noise & HAV forms on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the Weekly TBT & Safety Bulletins been briefed out this week?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments

• Overall - General Documentation

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

2. Site Safety

• Are fire extinguishers on site and in date?

  Yes

  No

• Are safe access and egress routes known and clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are First Aiders appointed and easily identified?

  Yes

  No

• Is a First Aid box available at the worksite?

  Yes

  No

• Do all Ops have their PTS and Competency Cards on them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are materials stored safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is fuel labelled and stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate storage on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the general site tidiness to a good standard?

  Yes

  No

• Is any task lighting in good order and adequate for task?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are barriers in place and in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have unprotected surface cables been identified and clearly marked with spray?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the worksite well organised and free from Slip, Trip & Fall hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exclusion zones being implemented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any Comments

• Overall - Site Safety

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

3. PPE

• Is PPE in good order, present and suitable for the task?

  Yes

  No

• Are all Ops wearing appropriate Eye Protection?

  Yes

  No

• Is appropriate Hand Protection being worn?

  Yes

  No

• Is appropriate Ear Protection available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is wet weather PPE available?

  Yes

  No

• Is appropriate IRATA/Climbing equipment available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are harnesses and fall restraint equipment available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the worksite well organised and free from Slip, Trip & Fall hazards

  Yes

  No

• Any comments

• Overall - PPE

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

4. Plant/Equipment Safety

• Do all plant/equipment operatives have the appropriate certification with them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all plant certificates available on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all Pre-start checks been completed and recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an appropriate ALO Plan in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all tools and equipment in good condition, serviced and PAT tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an appropriate Lift Plan in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments

• Overall - Plant/Equipment Safety

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

5. Protecting the Public

• Is appropriate Site Fencing in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Footpath Closures in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Traffic Management in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Public segregated from the works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments?

• Overall - Protecting the Public

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

6. Working at Height

• Are the Ops working safely at height?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exclusion zones set up for lowering cut material?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all WAH equipment in date and certificates available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lineside assets suitably protected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a rescue plan in place and a designated Op on site to implement it?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments

• Overall - Working at Height

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

7. Railway SSOW

• Is the SSOW appropriate for the work and implemented correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a SSOW Briefing given?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Sectional Appendix, Signal Diagram and Hazard Directory available on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Line Speed & Direction of Travel known by all Ops?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments

• Overall - Railway SSOW

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

8. Environmental & Waste Management

• Has a Bird Nesting Survey been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any invasive weeds been identified and demarcated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any protected species been identified and appropriate measures been implemented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Pre-notification Letters been sent for excessive noise or nuisance works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appropriate consents in place and available on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has Waste been produced?

  Yes

  No

• Disposal method - carrier, processor details or to specification on-site?

• Are spill kits and plant nappies at the worksite?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Ops aware of the Spillage Procedure and have a copy on site?

  Yes

  No

• Is effective prevention of water/ground pollution in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments?

• Overall - Environmental & Waste Management

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

9. Behavioural Safety & Culture

• Is staff behaviour & discipline good?

  Yes

  No

• Have emerging hazards been identified and recorded correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Ops aware of the Work Safe Procedure?

  Yes

  No

• Are the Ops aware of who to report an Accident or Incident to? And when?

  Yes

  No

• Have any Close Calls been identified by the Ops?

  Yes

  No

• Describe (incl. Infrastructure or Site Safety/Behavioural)

• Have any Close Calls been identified by you but not identified by the Ops?

  Yes

  No

• Describe (incl. Infrastructure or Site Safety/Behavioural)

• Are the Ops knowledgable in relation to the Life Saving Rules?

  Yes

  No

• Any comments?

• Overall - Behavioural Safety & Culture

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

10. Welfare

• Are welfare facilities available on site?

  Yes

  No

• Are site welfare facilities clean & tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Transient Sites - Are welfare facilities identified and the address listed on the Task Brief?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is adequate site security in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments

• Overall - Welfare

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

11. Quality Assurance

• Has the work been carried out to the clients specification?

  Yes

  No

• Are ongoing site checks satisfactory?

  Yes

  No

• Are all products used to the correct specification?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has spraying been undertaken and recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are site records being maintained (Electronic Site Report)?

  Yes

  No

• Have non-conformances been addressed satisfactorily?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments

• Overall - Quality Assurance

  Select Good Acceptable Unacceptable Not Applicable

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Unacceptable
  • Not Applicable

Report Received by/completed by

• Overall comments

• Completed by

• Auditor Signature

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• Team Leader

• Received by signature

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