Title Page

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location

Project

  • Project Description

  • Principal Contractor

  • Date

  • Contractor Representative Name

  • Position

  • Signature

WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITONS

  • Environmental Controls

  • Housekeeping, layout & amenities and emergency plan

  • Fall prevention

  • Traffic Control & signage

SYSTEMS/STANDARDS/PROCEDURES

  • SWMS available

  • Work permits

PEOPLE/BEHAVIOUR

POSITIONS

  • In. on or between

  • In the line of fire

ACTIONS

  • Exerting or rushing

  • Ascending or descending

  • Loading, lifting, handling

  • Working at heights

  • Communication

PROTECTION

  • Use of PPE

  • Electrical Hazards

  • Hazardous Substances

  • Vehicles

  • Other

TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY

  • Tools and Equipment

  • Vehicles

ASSESSMENT NOTES - Notes for each section when completing the assessment

  • Future Actions should be documented in a Site Instruction and issued to the Principal Contractor by the Authorised Person

  • WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITONS

  • HOUSEKEEPING, LAYOUT & AMENITIES AND EMERGENCY PLAN - Is site well-maintained with clear paths/access, electric leads off the ground, no trip hazards, good waste management, clean amenities and accessible emergency plan

  • FALL PREVENTION - Are there controls in place to prevent the risk of falls: (e.g. physical barriers to prevent falls from height or into excavations)

  • TRAFFIC CONTROL & SIGNAGE - Are appropriate barricades, signage, traffic control and warning systems in place)

  • ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS - Are erosion and sediment controls in place, dust levels controls, spill kits available?

  • SYSTEMS/STANDARDS/PROCEDURES

  • SWMS AVAILABLE - Are SWMS recorded in a Register? Are SWMS available and signed by site workers? (i.e., ask to see one SWMS of a subcontractor on site)

  • WORK PERMITS - Are the correct work permits in place? (e.g. working at heights, confined spaces, electrical, hot work, excavation)

  • PEOPLE/BEHAVIOUR

  • CAUGHT IN, ON OR BETWEEN - Are workers positioned between machinery or have the potential to be caught up, or in- between?

  • IN THE LINE OF FIRE - Are workers in the way of moving plant, working under lifting operations or below other site workers?

  • ACTIONS

  • EXERTING OR RUSHING - Are workers running, rushing or using unnecessary force?

  • ASCENDING OR DESCENDING - Are workers operating vehicles, mobile plant maintaining three (3) points of contact when moving in and out of the vehicle / plant?

  • WORKING AT HEIGHTS - Are workers working at height protected from falls from height?

  • LOADING LIFTING, HANDLING OBJECTS - Are workers lifting, carrying, pushing or restraining loads correctly?

  • COMMUNICATION - Are site managers / supervisors communicating with site workers and subcontractors workers? (e.g. Ask site worker about, Toolbox talks, pre-starts, SWMS, site induction)

  • PROTECTION

  • USE OF PPE -Are workers wearing required PPE? (e.g. minimum PPE: safety boots, helmets, vest, and other PPE necessary of the work activity, such as, eye protection and hearing protection, gloves

  • PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRICAL HAZARDS - Are workers protected against electrical hazards? (e.g. no live work, switchboards protected by RCD’s & circuit breakers, electrical items with current inspection and test tags)

  • PROTECTION AGAINST HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES - Are workers protected against exposure to hazardous substances? ( e.g. breathing in, skin absorption, splash in eye / mouth)

  • PROTECTION AGAINST OTHER ENERGY SOURCES - Are workers protected against other sources of energy? ( heat, UV, cold),

  • USE OF TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY

  • USE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT - Are workers using tools & equipment appropriately? (e.g. right tool for the job)

  • OPERATING MACHINERY - Are workers operating vehicles & machinery appropriately? (.e.g., driving speed, operating to condition, flashing lights, reversing alarms)

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