RAV WHSEQ Site Internal Audit Checklist

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WHSEQ Site Internal Audit Checklist Frequency - Monthly Obtain the following during your audit: • Documents (e.g. certificates, records, procedures) • Observations (e.g. what do you see? Test and tag done, walkways clear etc.) • Discussion (obtain information from the auditee, how they go about their work.)

Rutledge AV responsibility for this project

• E.g. Sub- Contractor or Principal Contractor

Date & Time of Audit

Auditor/s

Name and position of Auditee/s:

1.1 Information gathering

• WHSEQ Site Folder Available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What WHSEQ Management Plan is available (Safety, Quality, Environment)?<br><br><br>Scope of works available?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have there been any recent incidents or identified hazards and have they been responded to adequately?<br><br>(Note: Review to ensure knowledge of incident reporting process and form location)<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What current licenses are required for this project, e.g. construction induction card (white card), High risk work licence for EWP (yellow card) and other relevant training /competency records?<br><br>Records available? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What SWMS are required for this project?<br><br>SWMS present and signed by all persons under the control of Rutledge AV<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a project Risk assessments/JSEA’s been conducted for this project?<br>If yes, records available? <br>What are the main risks for this project?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site diaries and tool box meeting records available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What drawings are available on site<br>Are drawings finalised and “For Construction”<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are commission forms available for this project?<br><br>Cable spreadsheet available<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Delivery Dockets retained by Site supervisor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have there been any community complaints and have they been responded to adequately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Inductions

• Are workers appropriately trained and supervised, and new employees inducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Induction records available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Contractor Management

• Any contractors working on this project?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If yes, has a Contractor Evaluation form been completed for each subcontractor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a spot evaluation on contractors been completed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors aware of their contribution to the organisation’s WHSEQ system

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fitness for Work

• Is there a Drug and Alcohol testing program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there Fatigue management? Review of shifts, number of consecutive days working, hours of work/day etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an Injury management program? Any workers currently on RTW plan.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Office (if relevant)

• Adequate desk, chair?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate lighting and ventilation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate temperature? Heating /air conditioning available and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use of laptop, computer, keyboard etc.?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Waste Management

• Is there a Waste Management Plan for Site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are recycling bins available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have there been any complaints of untidy site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any waste not kept in bins?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is waste checked before leaving site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do general bins contain asbestos?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do general bins contain hazardous chemicals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there evidence of hazardous materials leaking? (diesel, petrol chemicals etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Traffic Management

• Is there a Traffic Management Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all construction access tracks appropriately located, e.g. check in relation to native vegetation, heritage sites, flora and fauna etc.?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there safe pedestrian access past the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site walk

Work Environment

• Climate conditions? Extreme heat/cold

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Construction site – multiple levels of building, large work site, multiple contractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate lighting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Toilet amenities and lunch room facilities adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Non construction site, provide details?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lifts, stairs, risers, mezzanine floors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Accessibility: walkways, stairs, escalators, floor surfaces clear and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fall preventive measures place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SWL (safe work load) displayed on lifts etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provision for transport of plant, equipment and materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provision for smoking and non-smoking workers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the site clean and tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there enough bins?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any bins overflowing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there trip hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Work area clear of obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Plant and Equipment

• Are Risk assessments available for all mobile plant? E.g. EWP

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SWMS available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If plant is hired, are maintenance records and log books current? Risk assessment available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily pre-start inspections completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Manufacturers’ instructions available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Traffic management in place? E.g. area barricaded off

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient work space, height and lighting etc. to operate equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance records in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance checks completed, and guards in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Electrical tools been electrically tested and tagged? (3 months for site tools)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers trained and have current licence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Noise levels controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dust extraction attached?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• LOTO procedures in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Out of service tags in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Workers trained in LOTO procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How is mobile plant transported to and from site and around site? Is this adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First aid kits available and adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Working at heights

• Working at heights training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Risk assessments and SWMS for task?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Choice of control measure: EWP, Scaffold, Ladders, Fall arrest system, harness, Contracted Riggers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Work above 2metres is high risk work, are there the controls adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffolds where the risk of falling 4 metres or more is present, only a licenced high risk trained person can erect the scaffold, are there records to show this scaffold is erected safely and in accordance with regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How do workers lift /hoist equipment and materials to their work height?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the work area adequately barricaded? Use of spotters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the floor /ground surface flat?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Controls adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Noise

• Are workers wearing hearing protection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hearing protection in good condition, used properly and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exposure to noise from environment, use of tools such as drills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hearing tests conducted for all workers every 2 years, and records and follow up medical consultation available to them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there excessive noise coming from site during the week?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Dust/Hazardous substances

• Excessive dust in working environment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Core drilling work carried out, producing silica dust? SWMS and PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• MDF?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SMF?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Work area cleared of asbestos material, prior to project/work commencement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No lead solder being used in soldering process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient ventilation where soldering takes place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Chemicals safety

• MSDS current and available for all chemicals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Risk assessment and SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All workers aware of MSDS location?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Workers trained in safe use of chemicals/chemical awareness?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Chemicals labelled and stored appropriately? E.g. butane gas cylinders

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ventilation adequate where they are used or stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PPE worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical safety

• Safety switches /RCD’s in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• RCD’s tested every 6 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outlets are not overloaded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Portable equipment tested and tagged (3 months for site equipment)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No broken plugs, sockets or switches, frayed or damaged leads?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No power leads across walkways?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Area of work de-energised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Work involving penetrating walls or work in ceiling spaces? Is the work area de-energised/LOTO?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If No provide details?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Work near overhead power lines, or digging?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Qualified electrician on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fiberglass ladders (non-conductive) being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency shut down procedures in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

PPE

• All staff have access to minimum PPE on site (hard hat, vest, ear plugs, gloves, glasses)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PPE is suitable for project tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PPE is, maintained, regularly checked, stored, cleaned and replaced appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazardous manual tasks

• SWMS, risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hazards identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Workers trained in manual handling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Repetitive tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Awkward postures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Heavy, large equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use of equipment such as trolleys, pallet trucks etc. to move equipment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Controls in place adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Equipment stored safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Is there an Emergency Response Plan in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there also an Environmental Emergency Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Evacuation Plan displayed and understood by workers? Designated assembly point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Evacuation procedures tested via drills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exits / Escape not blocked / obstructed? Indicator signs clearly marked and operable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there Trained Fire wardens?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there Trained First Aid Officers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Emergency contact details displayed for all staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If use of harness/fall arrest system, have specific emergency procedures been addressed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency equipment available and appropriate, e.g. fire extinguisher, spill kits, eye wash, showers, first aid kits

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire extinguishers / fighting facilities properly maintained and not expired? (6 monthly punch mark on tabs of fire extinguisher)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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