SITE SAFETY WALK / AUDIT - duplicate

Site Safety Walk / Audit

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Are you completing a Primary Safety Walk?

A. Observations on arrival at site:

• 1. Adjusting or reaching for PPE

• 2. Rearranging the job

• 3. Stopping the job

• 4. Attaching earths

• 5. Smoking in a smoke free area

• 6. Changing isolation points or tags

B. Contract Safety Plan:

• 1. There is a detailed contract safety plan on site

C. Emergency Plan:

• 1. There is an emergency plan for the project on site

• 2. First Aid equipment available

• 3. Rescue equipment available

• 4. Emergency exits visible and unobstruced

• 5. Designated assembly points

D. Access and competency check:

• 1. Site access register log in/out

• 2. Competence Passbooks

• 3. Transpower Restricted Area Entry (If applicable)

• 4. Competencies for work being undertaken

• 5. Current – site induction, first aid Etc.

E. Permits/Work Authorities:

• 1. Authorisations-relevent for work

• 2. Filled out correctly

• 3. Permit holder on site

• 4. Work site safety plan and/or daily hazard sheet completed and signed

• 5. Barriers in place to prevent access to work area

F. Hot Work:

• 1. Permit issued

• 2. Welding screen/tent used

• 3. Gas plant inspection current

• 4. Clean area (no flammables)

• 5. Appointed person to check site before leaving

G. Confined Space Permits:

• 1. Competent safety observer

• 2. Appropriate rescue equipment

• 3. Means of communication between key staff

• 4. An appropriate emergency plan has been developed

• 5. Gas monitor present with current calibration

• 6. Log in/out sheet used

• 7. Hazard controls identified are in place and functional

• 8. Permit correctly completed including risk assessment

H. Compliance with Regulatory requirement:

• 1. Assigned safety observer against approach to live equipment

• 2. Electrical compliance

• 3. Mobile plant operators certification

• 4. Welding certificate

• 5. Rigging certificate

• 6. Scaffolding certificate

• 7. DOL/MoBIE notifications

I. Use of PPE:

• 1. Hard hats

• 2. Adequate eye protection

• 3. Hearing protection

• 4. Safety footware

• 5. Gloves

• 6. Fall arrest devices

• 7. Protection from weather

• 8. Other (eg high-vis)

J. Hazard Identification & management:

• 1. All significant hazards have been identified via contract safety plan, work site safety plan, hazard id forms etc.

• 2. Identified hazards are effectively managed. (Eliminate, Isolate, Minimise)

• 3. Hazard register/board is maintained

• 4. Safety signs/notices displayed

• 5. Observation of Safe Work Place Practices:

• 6. For hazardous tasks, job safety analysis (JSA) documents are on site

• 7. Correct usage of equipment for the job

• 8. Right tools for the right job

• 9. All accidents and incidents are reported and investigated, details recorded in the clients accident register

• 10. Spot inspections and/or Audits are carried out as per contract

• 11. Regular toolkbox meetings held and minuted

• 12. Satisfactory standard of housekeeping is maintained

K. Plant & Machinery:

• 1. Tagging/lockout systems in place

• 2. Machine guards in place

• 3. Induction records sighted for crane operators

• 4. Vehicles and mobile plant have current Rego and WOF

L. Inspection & Calibration of Equipment & Safety Devices:

• 1. Ladders tagged

• 2. Residual Current Devices (RCD) used and tagged

• 3. Portable electric tools and leads tagged

• 4. Pneumatic tools inspected and tagged

• 5. Air hose connections wired

• 6. Fall arrest equipment certified and tagged

• 7. Welding equipment inspected and tagged

• 8. Explosive powered tools inspected and tagged

• 9. Fire fighting equipment

• 10. Lifting equipment safe working load and ID certified, colour coded

M. Environmental performance:

• 1. Detailed contract environmental management plan on site

• 2. Environmental hazards are effectively managed, ie Avoided, remedied or mitigated

• 3. MSDS Sheets on site for hazardous substances

• 4. Correct storage of hazardous substances

• 5. Any evidence of leakage or potential leakages noted

• 6. Adequate equipment in place to contain environmental hazards that may result from the works (eg Spill Kits)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Project reference

• Project Reference

• Workforce Participants in Safety Walk

• Audit Template Revision C - 26 June 2013 - M Rennert

• Add a Scaffold Audit?

Scaffolding

• Scaffold use / location

• Toe boards are present and secure

• Base plates / feet of scaffold are stable

• Scaffold certification is present and current

• Scaffold inspection history is up to date (see back of certificate)

• Wire is not used for holding certificate (eye/body pierce hazard)

• Handrails are present, appropriate and secure

• Scaffold appears structurally sound and adequate cross bracing

• Scaffold walking surfaces secure and robust

• Access onto scaffold is present and clear and secure

• Scaffold has been notified to authorities if required

Excavations / Floor Hazards

• Sufficient barriers and warnings are in place for any excavations / openings

• Any floor penetrations are covered securely

• Any floor penetrations are appropriately rated for duty or overloading is prevented by appropriate controls

• Trip hazards are not present or are appropriately controlled

• Add a Lifting/Rigging Gear Audit?

Lifting / Rigging Gear

• Cranes in certification and details

• Certified crane operators and riggers only operting and rigging loads

• All lifting slings observed are in good condition and certification

• All lifting chains observed are in good condition and certification

• All wire rope slings observed are in good condition and certification

• All chain blocks or lever blocks observed are in good condition and certification

• All shackles or other lifting hardware observed are in good condition and certification

• All height safety harnesses observed are in good condition and certification

• All lifting / materials / man baskets are in good condition and certification and safe load information displayed

• Add a Welding/Hot Works Audit?

Welding / Hot Works

• Hot work permit issued and available

• Hazard controls in place for hot work permit

• Minimised debris / materials in vicinity of operations that may contribute to fire hazard (fuel)

• Appropriate screens in place to protect others outside immediate area from arc; fumes; spray

• Adequate ventilation in vicinity of welding / hot works operations

• Gas: Cylinders secured

• Gas: Gauges, regulators, hoses in good condition

• Gas: Serviceable flashback arrestors fitted on torch side of regulator for both Oxygen and Acetylene

• Gas: Gas evacuated from hoses

• Gas: Operators PPE present and correctly used

• Electric: Earthing of welding machine suffciently close to arc strike and no hazard from other earth paths.

• Electric: No standing water or water hazards posng danger to welding personnel or others in vicinity

• Electric: Cables for earth and electrode holder are in good condition and securely terminated to welding machine

• Electric: Operators PPE present and correctly used

• Fire extinguishers or suitable fire fighting controls present

• Add a Welding/Hot Works Audit?

Equipment / Machinery

• Machinery inspections in observed machinery are being performed to requirements

• Equipment and machinery observed are in serviceable and safe condition

• Equipment and machinery observed have all designed / required guards in place

• Add a Hand / Power Tools Audit?

Hand / Power Tools

• Power tools observed are correctly rated for power supply

• Power tools observed are tested and tagged and in date

• Power tools observed have all designed guards in place

• All tools observed are being appropriately stored

• All tools observed are being appropriately used

• Add a Compressed Gases Audit?

Compressed Gases

• Appropriate storage location(s)

• Cylinders secured upright and away from ignition source

• LPG and Oxygen stored separated by minimum 5m

• Acetylene and Oxygen stored separated by minimum 5m

• Cylinders in use are secured, preferably in trolley

• Add an Electrical Audit?

Electrical

• Observed panel board covers closed

• Observed switches marked and to design regulations

• Power leads observed are supported by insulating hooks and are off floor

• Power boards observed are in good condition and fit for purpose

• Power boards and leads observed are in test and tag date

• Add a Housekeeping Audit?

Housekeeping

• Access and walk ways clear of obstruction

• Clean work areas

• Materials storage and stacking

• Scrap in suitable containers

• Waste in appropriate containers

• Oily rags suitably disposed