Information

  • Project Name

  • Target Area

  • Date and time site inspection conducted

  • Location
  • Inspectors Name / Position

  • Additional Participants

Template Revision 10/ Revised 7th April 2014

FACILITIES

  • Firefighting extinguishers inside each office and crib room

  • Food and waste paper bins provided and serviced

  • All facilities clean and tidy<br>

  • Emergency equipment easily accessible<br>

ACCESS / EGRESS

  • Public areas clean and free of trip hazards

  • Project access and egress points clear and free of materials

  • Internal stairs clean and free of trip hazards, materials, builders sand/dust etc

  • Internal stairs and general access areas have lighting in use

  • Relevant signage in place to identify access points

  • Evacuation route signage at key locations for easy identification

  • Vehicle and plant access obstructed

  • Emergency exit points clear of plant and materials

PORTABLE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

  • Tools ready for industrial use ( not domestic)

  • Guards in place and functional

  • Equipment as manufactured - nil modifications observed

PLANT

  • Daily pre-start inspections completed and documented

  • Operating instructions manual available

  • Plant serviced with supporting documentation available.

  • Plant appears to be in sound condition

  • Cab clean and tidy

  • Air compressor- retaining devices used on hose couplings i.e. safety clips, wire ropes, chains

  • Ladders and platforms rated industrial and in sound condition

CRANE & DROP ZONES ( & MOBILE PUMPS) ACTIVITIES

  • As applicable to task- Drop/lifting zone and crane area delineated with barricading and signage. I.E. Structural steel erection, Crane erection, Precast concrete

  • Lifting slings, chains, devices show no sign of damage and carry annual inspection (Or recorded on plant register)

  • WLL marked on equipment

  • Equipment storage off ground and protected

  • Adequate ground support - rated slab / compacted ground

  • Nil short legging or completed in compliance with the plans OEM manuals

EMPLOYEE CONDUCT

  • Employees compliant with site PPE requirements

  • Employee maintaining a clean area (housekeeping)

  • Tools being used are correct for the job and used correctly

  • Workers not exposing themselves to a hazard without controls, As observed

WORK PERMITS ( public areas, out of hours, non- platform ladder, use of a harness, confined space, hot works, excavation)

  • Permit at the place of work

  • Work permit approved by DVC representative

  • Work is performing the task have signed the work permit ( Ladder for access only does not require all staff to sign only those implementing use)

  • If confined space and excavation entry, Is the sign in/ out registered completed

ELECTRICAL

  • Power distribution board location clear of hazards and obstructions

  • Construction wiring has iridescent yellow tape, Marked as construction wiring marked at maximum 5 meter spacings

  • Live permanent wiring, marked as live wiring at maximum 5 meter spacings and easily distinguishable from Construction Wiring

  • Current quarterly inspection tags on electrical tools and leads

  • As observed electrical appliances isolated and unplugged before changing blades or discs

  • All portable socket outlet devices contain an RCD ( Double adapters, office power boards are not permitted for construction activities)

  • Extension lead protected from hazards ( hung on non conductive device, in conduit or similar)

  • Lead connection plugs bonded type or transparent type following repair

  • Extension leads do not exceed 25 m in length (1.5 mm cable can be 35 m)

  • Extension leads not joined to exceed the extension lead maximum allowable length

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

  • Traffic controller has a copy of the TGS and associated approved Council and Police permits

  • Traffic signs in place and appropriate for public roads in accordance with the TGS

  • Traffic barricades erected for vehicle and pedestrian segregation around heavy vehicle movements

GENERAL SITE CONDITIONS

  • Temporary fence and hoardings rigid and secure

  • Temporary fence along public pedestrian ways have a bump rail every second fence panel

  • FFE positioned in each stair landing entrance though out the building

  • Star Pickets, Reo bars, sharp objects capped/protected

  • Tasks generate excessive noise sign posted for PPE requirement

  • Materials stacked in a stable position

EXCAVATION

  • Excavation under 600 mm signed to warn others

  • Excavation over 600 mm barricaded & signed

  • Excavations over 1.5 m deep have access every 9 m, minimum

  • Control in place to prevent workers standing on excavation edges with a drop over 2 m

  • A monitoring or air movement controls in place with large quantities of plant operating near by, or if hazardous substances being used, or if in contaminated soil

  • Excavations over 1.5 m deep are shored, battered, benched, or has geo-tech report to confirm stability

SCAFFOLDING

  • Scaffold components match the designed scaffold (components from other scaffolds not mixed in)

  • Scafftag or Scaffold complete signs fitted at all main access points

  • Scafftag identifies an inspection within the last 30 days (or documented in safety office)

  • All components fitted I.E. Hand/mid rails, toe boards, mesh/perimeter screening, bracing etc.

  • Scaffold height not more than 3 times the width (includes outrigger, raking shores in the dimensions)

  • Structural (building) ties every 4 m in both vertical and horizontal direction ( or supplied with outriggers, raking shores if free standing)

  • All platforms fully planked and lap boards secured from uplift

  • Scaffold workers not exposed to falls over 2 m

  • Access ladders fixed within the scaffold (Ladders fixed externally not permitted)

  • Exclusion zone around scaffold erection and dismantle activities

  • No extension for stepladders used for scaffold access

  • All sharp protrusions covered or protected

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

  • Hazardous substances/dangerous goods stored as per the segregation chart in the WHS Management Plan

  • Hazardous substances in use segregated from other substances as per the segregation chart in the WHS Management Plan

  • Containers with the decanted substances clearly labelled with product identifier (name) and hazard pictogram or hazard statement. If left unattended

  • No aerosol cans or pressurised gas bottles stored in unventilated sheds, offices, or storage/shipping containers

ENVIRONMENTAL

  • WATER

  • Concrete wash areas maintained with no water released to storm water or sewer

  • Water and slurry from concrete cutting activities contained

  • Painter and plasterer washout and sediment traps maintained

  • EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

  • Gutter socks, silt fencing and other controls in sound condition

  • Stabilisation of disturbed areas implemented

  • Haul routes/ driveways leaving site have clean uncompacted rock for 15 m before exiting site, or from vibration grid to boundary

  • If utilised, vibration grids are clean and free of soil build up

  • CHEMICAL STORAGE

  • Stores bunded or positioned to prevent environmental damage if a spill or release occurred

  • Spill kit available

  • NOISE AND VIBRATION

  • All activities performed inside the DA approved hours

  • AIR QUALITY

  • Loads with soil or waste covered prior to leaving site

  • Concrete or masonry cutting / grinding controlled with water or vacuum

  • Dust suppression implemented for general construction activities as required

  • Air purging or extraction implemented for required activities such as chemical use in basement areas

  • LAND CONTAMINATION AND ACID SULPHATE SOILS

  • Acid sulphate deodorised or placed in trucks without odour leaving site

  • Stock piles covered to prevent leeching

  • If required is signage informative of the hazard and clearly visible

  • WASTE

  • Construction waste bins serviced and accessible

  • Regulated waste segregated from general waste

  • FLORA AND FAUNA

  • Are flora and fauna protection devices maintain and effective

  • CULTURAL HERITAGE

  • Our cultural heritage protection devices maintain and effective

Template Revision 10/ Revised 7th April 2014

Inspection close out

INSPECTORS COMPLETION

  • Inspector comments

  • SITE INSPECTION TO BE ISSUED TO PROJECTS SAFETY ADVISER, PROJECT MANAGER, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER

  • ISSUED BY

  • Name and Signature

THE PROJECT MANAGER VERIFICATION OF CLOSED OUT

  • The Project Manager shall ensure items are actioned and closed out in accordance with the compliance rating.
    Class 1 ( high risk )- Closed out immediately, or action taken to prevent incident
    Class 2 ( medium risk )- Closed out in 24 hours, with action taken to prevent incident
    Class 3 ( low risk )- Closed out in 5 days, with action taken to prevent incident

  • VERIFICATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE RECTIFICATION

  • Name and Signature

Template Revision 10/ Revised 7th April 2014

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