Safety Officer Site Walk Checklist

All machine guards/covers are in place

Appropriate PPE being worn, gloves being worn if needed

Eyeglasses worn when using strappers

Lock out tags being worn/used

No unauthorised personnel in restricted areas

No unauthorised access to electrical cabinets, cabinets locked shut

Electrical tag and test within test date, including power tools<br>

No horseplay, no mucking around

Look for completed start of day checksheet (1st shift only)

Two people for any heavy lifts not done by forklift

Workers at assigned tasks

No trip hazards from boards or air-hoses (good housekeeping)

Tools put away, not lying in walkways

Forklifts and trucks operated safely, pedestrians checked for

Pedestrian workers watching for forklifts and trucks

Truck drivers always on same side of truck as forklift

Emergency stops clearly marked on all equipment

Start of day checks being done

Check new-starter inductions have been done

SWPs have been done by new-starters

New-starters agree that SWPs have been done and understood

New-starter D&A test done

New-starter understands manual handling hazards for task

Competencies on SWPs for new-starters have been checked

Fire hoses in good condition and rolled up<br>

Fire extinguishers covered and tested - within last year

First aid kit has enough gear to handle small cuts/abrasions while waiting for ambulance

Enough lighting to do the job? Workers not standing with controls in shadow?

Enough air movement, mechanical fans in place? Safety eye-glasses being used?

Workers licenced for mobile plant, or competencies checked on individual equipment

Safety belts on forklifts used where fitted

Slings and chains tested and tagged

No unlabelled chemicals

Oxy-acetylene bottles chained to trolley or wall

No horseplay with compressed air observed