Site Safety Inspection

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

General

• Project / Site Name

• Supervisor / Foreman at time of this inspection

Site Safety Inspection

First Aid Facilities

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

  Yes

  No

• 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?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Employees aware of location of first aid cabinet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are first aid officers 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

• Evacuation plan displayed and understood by all employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exits clear of obstructions?

  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 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

• Are site entry and exit points clearly designated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is clear signage requiring visitors to check in posted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  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

• Is head protection worn correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is eye protection worn where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is hearing protection worn in designated areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the correct forms of hand protection worn for manual tasks

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety boots being worn and in a good condition?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety harnesses appropriately worn at height?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is additional PPE used where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Housekeeping

• Is site housekeeping to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

Waste & Rubbish

• Waste and rubbish control to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

• Are bins and skips located at suitable points around site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is site generally orderly, with rubbish or waste materials disposed of correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are bins and skips emptied regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Trip and Fall Safety

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

  Yes

  No

• Do site areas have adequate lighting?

  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 stairs and risers kept clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are barriers in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are footpaths in good condition?

  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 visually inspected prior to use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all work at height or within 2m of an edge being done safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there proper scaffolding in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Scaffolding

• Scaffolds to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all scaffold plans been submitted and approved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffold adequately secured to building (or appropriately secured by an alternative method)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are guard rails and toe boards installed on all scaffolds?

  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 scaffolds generally safe and orderly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffolds being regularly inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Scafftags clearly displayed and in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hand and Power Tools

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

  Yes

  No

• 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

General Machinery, Plants and Equipment

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

  Yes

  No

• Have risk assessments been completed for machinery where appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are maintenance schedules in place for machines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are relevant pre-start inspections being completed on machinery, equipment and plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the plant seen to be clean and defect free?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency stops fitted on all machinery, equipment and plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are drip pans used for refuelling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spill kits available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient room to use all plant and machinery safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is this training recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do operators comply with the training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ladders

• Ladders to be inspected in this audit?

  Yes

  No

• Are ladder permits in place?

  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

• 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

Confined Spaces

• Confined spaces safety to be inspected this audit?

  Yes

  No

• 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

• 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

Safety Netting

• Are all nets in a visually good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all nets carry an in date test tag?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all nets have a unique ID?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the netting have any visual repairs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all the netting been installed as close as is reasonably practicable to the underside of the working platform?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all gaps between the netting and the structure less than 100mm?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the attachment points set at less than 2.5m centres for Rope ties, 1.8m for Grippas and 1.5m - 2m for Net Claws?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the net sag between 5-10%?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all overlaps greater than 2m or if under 2m laced together along both sides of the net?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have 8mm lacing ropes or 12mm rope ties been used for the lacing passing through every other mesh as a minimum?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all knots correctly tied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all nets attached to the structure / Attachment device correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the excess net correctly gathered / Under rolled correctly where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• At the time of handover is there at least 3m clear beneath the safety netting and above any materials or objects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all completed areas covered by an in date handover certificate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Edge Protection Handrail

• Is the Edge Protection erected to a design drawing with calculations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Edge protection have an in date scafftag displayed at the access point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Edge protection meet the minimum height requirement of 950mm before and after the roof covering is installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Edge protection attached to the structure at structural steel locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all support points set at 3m or less?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the correct couplers used in the correct locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all fittings checked tight and secure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If nets are attached to the Edge protection is it designed to take a minimum 6kN load at 45 degrees to the vertical?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the spacing between horizontal rails less than 470mm or covered by a safety net?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the edge protected area have an access point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Access Tower

• Does the tower have an in date scafftag displayed at the ground access point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the tower protected from vehicle strike or cordoned off with appropriate barriers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there excessive movement of the tower when a force is applied?

  No

  Yes

• Is the tower erected on a solid base away from any excavations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all base boards used level and in full contact with the ground?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adjustable feet used where the level varies?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all locating lugs fully installed into their sockets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all locating/retaining pins installed where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are structural ties to the structure in place at a maximum 4m intervals to the full height of the tower?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all vertical and horizontal sections appear to be level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all guardrails in place to the full height of the tower?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the top platform level with the step off point onto the structure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please add any further comments or recommendations arising from this inspection?

• Add any additional relevant photos

  Media

• Have all priority actions been notified on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Name & Signature of Inspector

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• Name & Signature of Site Supervisor / Foreman

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