Safety Audit Report For Contractors

• Document No.

• Conducted on

  Date
• Location
  Address

• Contractor

Administration

• Has the work request & WHS requirements been completed and followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Construction Safety Plan in place? (requirement for all works projects of $250,000)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Construction Safety Plan being followed by construction crews?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Safe Work Method Statements in place and available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Safe Work Method Statement's dated, signed and being followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Traffic Management Plan in place & appropriate for job site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Traffic Management Plan for long term sites signed and approved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are induction records in place, signed and understood?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all persons have available White/Blue card, and other relevant High Risk Work Licenses? (Scaffold, dogger, rigger)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Hazmat register (folder), SDS & Risk Assessments in place and within 5 years?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are work permits in place? (Confined Space/Hot Work/Isolation Lock Out)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Signage

• Is the applicable signage in place? (Construction site, No unauthorised entry, SDS, SWL/WLL, Forklift, Racking weight)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are blue PPE advisory signs in place, legible and relevant for site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dangerous goods placarding in place and relevant to site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Traffic Control/Management signage in place and applicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Common Plant & Rescue Equipment

• Are harnesses, lanyards or slings in good condition and been tested, tagged and current?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are ladders in good condition, been inspected by a competent person and appropriate for task?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical

• Are electrical leads and power tools in test date (3 monthly for construction)?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Evidence of RCD'S been tested and in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Electrical leads and power boxes not causing trip hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency Management & First Aid

• Is a first aid kit in place and in order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency procedures/plan in place and updated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an evacuation diagram in place, orientated correctly and legible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are extinguisher(s) in place and are they tested and tagged (6 monthly)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Equipment - Small plant eg: whacker packer, generator etc

• Is small plant in good condition and fit for use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety labels attached to plant and legible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are operating manuals available for relevant plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there evidence of regular maintenance of plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Guarding, Safety Devices and Trench Safety

• Are trench safety measure in place? i.e. Batter/Bench/Shoring/Geo Technical

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are plant/machinery guards in place and operational?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are barriers in place that meet relevent building/construction site standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Other issues as found?

• Describe issue

Identified issue

• Description of issue:

• Results of other issue/s

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Audit sign off & date

• Auditor

  Sign

• Contractor

  Sign

• Task Observation - Check-box to show or hide all items

Task Observation

• If a SWMS is in place, is it being followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the SWMS applicable to task being completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the the hazards & controls within the SWMS understood by the work crew?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is manual handling an issue for this observed task/s and if so, are they being managed according to best practice?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Any improvements suggested to aid task? (Mechanical aids etc)

  No Response

  Response

• When using plant can the operator demonstrate sound knowledge of safety features and maintenance requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Rectifications - Check-box to show or hide all items

Rectifications

• Is a Work Improvement or Stop Work Notice required - If so complete and provide notice to work unit/contractor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add rectification/s

Rectification/s

• Please add recommended Rectification/control

• Please sign off and add date on completion of recommended Rectifications/controls

  Sign

• Date

  Date