Risk Assessment. Castle Buildings Checklist

General

• Castle Portable Buildings

• Supervisor / Foreman at time of this inspection

  Sign

• Current activities being undertaken on site (select all that apply)

  Select General Abatement Demolition Pile Driving Formwork Reinforce Steel Steel Erection Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Glazing Roofing Drywall Painting Sitework Excavation Underground Work Stair Installation Cleanup OTHER

  • General
  • Abatement
  • Demolition
  • Pile Driving
  • Formwork
  • Reinforce Steel
  • Steel Erection
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • Glazing
  • Roofing
  • Drywall
  • Painting
  • Sitework
  • Excavation
  • Underground Work
  • Stair Installation
  • Cleanup
  • OTHER

• Describe activities being undertaken on audited area

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Safety Inspection

First Aid Facilities

• Are first aid facilities to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are first aid cabinets and contents clean and orderly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No first aid contents past their expiry date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First aid cabinets clearly labelled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there easy access to first aid cabinets?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Employees aware of location of first aid cabinet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are first aiders known to workers and accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency numbers displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire Prevention & Emergency

• Are fire and emergency procedures to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Evacuation procedures discussed regularly? (3 to 4 times a year)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an emergency plan displayed with all relevant contact numbers clearly displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a trial Evacuation undertaken every 6 mths and report filed to FENZ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exit doors easily opened from inside?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exits clear of obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency exit lighting operable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate direction notices for fire exits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extinguishers in place, clearly marked for type of fire?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extinguishers recently serviced? (check punch mark on tabs)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extinguishers clear of obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire alarm system functioning correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Security

• Is site security to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are site entry and exit points clearly designated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is clear signage requiring visitors to check in posted?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is site perimeter fenced off appropriately with required site public signage posted?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are all entries and exits closed and locked at night and during weekends?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If applicable, are site alarm systems functioning as expected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If applicable, are site security procedures (guard patrols, security checks etc) undertaken as required and reviewed regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Is Personal Protective Equipment to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is head protection worn correctly and where required?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is eye protection worn where required?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are the correct forms of eye protection worn for tasks being completed?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is hearing protection worn in designated areas?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are gloves worn for manual handling

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is respiratory protection worn where dust, mist or fumes are present?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is footwear in good condition and of correct type?
  

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are high-vis vests or clothing worn at all times outside the office?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are safety harnesses appropriately worn at height?
  

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is additional PPE used where required?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are staff aware of correct PPE for tasks they are trained to perform?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are there signs in place to remind persons to wear applicable PPE

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

Housekeeping

• Is site housekeeping to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are walkways and areas free of trip hazards?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is the house keeping of an acceptable standard?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are the portacoms being constructed free of clutter and trip hazards?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are the office stairways clear and not blocked?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are all steps into outside portacoms and toilets safe for access?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are door ways and roller doors clear of materials that could impede exit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Workers Welfare

• is workers welfare to be inspected in this audit

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate ventilation in the factory and all buildings?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is there adequate access to wholesome drinking water?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Have workers received information training on manual handling techniques? Are there warning signs in areas where manual handling of goods materials over 25kg are stored?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is there an active covid-19 plan and information displayed around the buildings particular in wash rooms?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Have noise levels levels been monitored and where greater than 85dB signs in place advising to wear hearing protection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there tools being used that can cause hand and arm vibration injury's (HAVs)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers highly visible in factory areas and surrounds hi vis vests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Trip and Fall Safety

• Trip and fall safety to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are floor surfaces even and uncluttered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are entry and walkways kept clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are walkways adequately and clearly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are intersections kept clear of boxes etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are floor surfaces free of liquid spills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are railings in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are footpaths in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fall preventive measures in place and used where gaps occur in railings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appropriate measures in place to prevent falls? ie. barriers (preferred) or harnesses?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all fall protection equipment is visually inspected prior to use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all work above 2m, or within 2m of an edge being done safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all floor openings in portacom builds fully barricaded or are protected with a secured cover or tape and labelled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are personnel below protected from falling materials (i.e. tools, bolts, etc.)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate scaffolding or EWP in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Scaffolding

• Scaffolds and mobile platforms to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffolds constructed and erected only by qualified and trained personnel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mobile access platform scaffolds accessible and clear of unstable objects and trip hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are these adequately secured to building (or appropriately secured with alternative method)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are guard rails installed on mobile scaffold platforms all above 10 feet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffold footings stable, secure and free of unstable propping objects (barrels, boxes, loose brick or concrete blocks etc)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffold footings and anchorages designed to support the maximum intended load without settling or displacement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mobile scaffolds generally safe and orderly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffolds being regularly inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazardous Manual Tasks

• Hazardous Manual Tasks to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Hazardous Manual Tasks on site been identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Risk Assessments for these tasks been completed where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Risk controls been selected for these tasks using the hierarchy of controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are suitable controls in place for high force / awkward postures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are suitable controls in place for repetitive tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the procedures surrounding risk controls been documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers compliant with the above procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are relevant workers trained in these controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has this training been documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hand and Power Tools

• Hand and power tools to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all tool guards in place and operable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are power cords in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all tools double insulated or have a ground plug RCD's in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ground fault circuit interrupters RCD's in place at the source of electricity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all power tools in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are defective pieces of equipment and tools red tagged and removed from service?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tools stored correctly and in the right place when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are employees using the proper tool for the task they are performing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hand tools manufactured to standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are employees using two hand on tools that are designed to do so?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are dust collectors and exhausts provided on tools that produce large amounts of dust?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Machinery, Plant and Equipment

• General Machinery, Plant and Equipment to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have risk assessments been completed for machinery where appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are maintenance schedules in place for EWP's and forklifts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do records indicate that machine maintenance schedules are being adhered to?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If required, are relevant pre-start inspections being completed on machinery, equipment and plants?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are machines kept clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the floors around the machines kept clear of materials and clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are machine and tool guards in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If required, are emergency stops fitted on machinery, equipment and plants?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is machine waste, off cuts, dust etc. removed and stored safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Noise levels controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is no bending or stooping required to use machines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient room to use all machines safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are machine, equipment and plant operators trained/inducted to be competent in safe and correct operation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is this training recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do operators comply with the training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Forklifts

• Are forklifts to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do operators of forklifts licenced and hold class F endorsement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do forklifts have seat belts and are they being worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spotters used when forklifts are carrying loads in the factory?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do forklifts have mirrors adjusted correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do forklifts have a suitable horn fitted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ladders

• Ladders to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all ladders Industrial strength? (Non Household rated, check label.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If used for electrical work are ladders non conductive? (wood or fibre glass.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders being used according to instructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For extension ladders: are ropes, pulleys and treads in a good state of repair?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders not used to access heights when higher order controls should be used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical Safety

• Is electrical safety to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are extension and power boards commercially rated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are leads and plugs in good condition no exposed wires

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all powered appliances and equipment protect through RCD and monitored earthing circuits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all major electrical driven plant such as compressors, drill presses etc hard wired into main 3 phase power source?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Chemical Safety

• Chemical safety to be inspected this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Hazardous Substance Register complete and available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have risk assessments been completed for hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Material Safety Data Sheets available for all chemicals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all containers labelled correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are unused substances disposed of?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If applicable are special storage conditions followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers trained in the use of hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is adequate ventilation provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are eye washes and showers available and easily accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spill kits or other clean up arrangements available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Confined Spaces

• Confined spaces safety to be inspected this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all applicable confined space works have adequate permits granted and documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a confined space emergency plan in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are confined spaces being continually monitored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all workers undertaking confined space works trained in confined space entry and activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Incident, Injury & Accident Procedures

• Incident, Injury & Accident Procedures to be inspected this audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Incident, Accident, Near Miss and Injury procedures in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate reporting forms for for these events in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all incidents investigated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Corrective Actions then implemented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Workers Compensation, Rehabilitation and Return to Work Programs in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an "If you are injured" poster displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Comments

• Any further comments or recommendations arising from this inspection?

• Add any additional relevant photos

  Media

• Have all required corrective actions been added as Actions to this inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please add any corrective actions to the appropriate questions above before completing this report