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  • Project Name:

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  • Audit prepared by Total Construction's Occupational Health and Safety Department

  • Document No.

0.0 Previous Audit

  • 0.1 Have all outstanding actions from previous audit been closed out?

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  • 0.2 Have all corrective actions previously issued closed out?

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1.0 Site

  • 1.1 Is site fully fenced to restrict unauthorised access?

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  • 1.2 Is there safe access and egress to and from work areas, both under normal conditions and an emergency?

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  • 1.3 Is signage displayed up to date? (builder contact details clearly visible from outside the workplace?) (PPE requirements for the site?) (The location of the site office?)

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  • 1.4 Are work areas kept clean, uncluttered and free of waste?

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  • 1.5 Are there any trip hazards, including steps, potholes and uneven surfaces?

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  • 1.6 Is the ground smooth, dry and free of debris?

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  • 1.7 Are trenches covered or barricaded?

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2.0 Total Construction Site Facilities

  • 2.1 Does site have adequate amenities provided for all site personnel? (toilets, wash areas, lunch rooms, etc.)

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  • 2.2 Sanitary Facilities?

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  • 2.3 First Aid Facilities?

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  • 2.4 Sufficient drinking water available?

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  • 2.5 Washing Facilities?

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  • 2.6 Adequate dining facility?

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  • 2.7 Are site sheds kept clean and free of tools and equipment?

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  • 2.8 Adequate bins on site?

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  • 2.9 Is there adequate to access/egress to sites a amenities?

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3.0 Emergency Response

  • 3.1 Have emergency plans been completed and displayed on site?

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  • 3.2 Has site conducted training and rehearsal of emergency plans in the last 6 months?

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  • 3.3 Does site have adequate first aid kits and equipment?

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  • 3.4 Are all formally trained First Aiders accessible to all workers during all shifts?

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  • 3.5 Unsuitable or inadequate communication in place?

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4.0 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • 4.1 Do all sites personnel have adequate PPE (including hard hats and safety vests)?

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  • 4.2 Lack of system to issue, inspect, replace and monitor PPE?

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  • 4.3 Lack of training in safe use, clean-up and inspection of PPE?

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  • 4.4 Is PPE in accordance to contractors SWMS?

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5.0 Administrative Procedures

  • 5.1 Lack of/or inadequate Site Safety Plan?

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  • 5.2 Failure to obtain permits (Council i.e. Work Zone/Construction Zone, EPA, Electrical , Confined Space etc)

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  • 5.3 Lack of, or inadequate, induction for workers, contractors, visitors?

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  • 5.4 Lack or, or inadequate, supervisory arrangements?

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  • 5.5 Lack of/or inadequate Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) for high- risk work?

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  • 5.6 Lack of, or inadequate system to review SWMS as needed?

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  • 5.7 Lack of/or inadequate incident notification procedures?

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  • 5.8 Lack of, or inadequate, routine inspections, monitoring, audits?

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  • 5.9 Lack of/or inadequate consultative arrangements?

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6.0 Electrical Compliance.

  • 6.1 Access to power boards (secured at base)?

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  • 6.2 Does Power Board meet Industry Standard?

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  • 6.3 Unsafe electrical leads? (damaged, out of test date or untested)

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  • 6.4 Lack of RCD protection?

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  • 6.5 Contact with overhead electrical lines?

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  • 6.6 Leads placed on ground or metal structures?

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  • 6.7 Electrical equipment near water?

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  • 6.8 Are all RCD boards correctly and securely locked (as per industry standards)?

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  • 6.9 Does site have sufficient lighting (including a battery back system) in place?

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7.0 Plant and Equipment

  • 7.1 Unsafe or damaged plant/equipment? (including missing or damaged guards)

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  • 7.2 Operator of plant/equipment has proof of competency?

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  • 7.3 Lack of safe work instructions?

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  • 7.4 Site has filled out and competed a Plant register form?

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  • 7.5 Lack of inspection regime?

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  • 7.6 Plant/Equipment daily log book/pre-start check, located and correctly filled in?

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8.0 Demolition

  • 8.1 Does Demolition contractor have adequate supervisory arrangements on site at all times?

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  • 8.2 Building inspected for any hazardous materials ( Asbestos, lead, SMF, ect.)?

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  • 8.3 Is there a demolition plan in place?

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  • 8.4 Lack of/or inadequate, dust suppression system?

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  • 8.5 All services identified (Electrical, Water, Gas, etc.)?

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  • 8.6 - Is the general public protected from dust and debris?

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  • 8.7 Is there any demolition of a structure or part of a structure that is load-bearing?

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  • 8.8 Are all site personnel protected from falls?

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  • 8.9 Demolition tools and equipment used in a safe manor and in accordance to SWMS's?

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9.0 Formwork

  • (Note: All Formwork must be compliant to AS-3610).

  • 9.1 Does formwork contractor have adequate supervisory arrangements on site at all times?

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  • 9.2 Are designer/engineer drawings available on site?

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  • 9.3 Has an engineer signed off on any alterations and/or modifications as compared to the original design?

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  • 9.4 Is appropriate signage erected to restrict unauthorised entry?

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  • 9.5 Are form workers properly trained to erect formwork using safe methods?

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  • 9.6 Are braces installed and secured to prevent movement?

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  • 9.7 Are bearers and joists in good condition?

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  • 9.8 Is edge protection installed as soon as possible?

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  • 9.9 Are designated access ways defined?

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  • 9.10 Are any gaps in false decks wider than 250mm?

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  • 9.11 Are work platforms at least 450mm wide?

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  • 9.12 Are penetrations immediately covered, secured and marked?

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  • 9.13 Has an engineer inspected, approved and signed off on the Formwork/false work immediately prior to the concrete pour commencing?

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  • 9.14 Is access under Formwork physically prevented during pours, and restricted during erection and stripping?

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10.0 Working at Heights

  • 10.1 Fall risks of 2m or more? (including voids, pits, trenches and penetrations) ?

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  • 10.2 Lack of or incomplete edge protection?

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  • 10.3 Handrails and kick boards in place?

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11.0 Ladders

  • 11.1 Unsafe or damaged ladders?

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  • 11.2 Unsafe positioning of ladders?

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  • 11.3 Ladder not properly secured?

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  • 11.4 Ladder unsuitable for job? (e.g. metal ladder used for electrical work)

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  • 11.5 A Frame ladders used on site?

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12.0 Lifting Equipment

  • 12.1 Loads lifted over persons, close proximity to obstacles incl. overhead power lines?

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  • 12.2 Lack of maintenance, testing and inspection?

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  • 12.3 Lack of SWL information displayed?

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  • 12.4 Lack of daily inspection protocol?

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  • 12.5 Unsafe or damaged plant?

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  • 12.6 Unsafe or damaged lifting equipment, including ropes, slings, chains, hooks?

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  • 12.7 Lifting equipment unlabelled, does not meet AS, no SWL displayed?

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  • 12.8 Unlicensed operators?

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  • 12.9 SWL of plant or any lifting equipment exceeded?

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13.0 Scaffolds

  • 13.1 Unlicensed persons erecting scaffold above 4m?

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  • 13.2 Unsafe or incomplete scaffold?

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  • 13.3 Lack of inspection protocol for scaffold?

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  • 13.4 Incompatible scaffold components? Unlabelled or do not meet AS?

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  • 13.5 Safe Work Load (SWL) exceeded? (tools, stored materials, number of persons)

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14.0 Traffic Management

  • 14.1 Lack of, or inadequate, Traffic Management Plan (TMP) in place?

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  • 14.2 Lack of training in TMP for all persons on site? <br>(contractors and visitors)

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  • 14.3 Inadequate controls for TMP? (physical barriers, bollards, speed limits, flashing lights, spotters, etc)

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15.0. Environmental & Chemical Hazards.

  • 15.1 Are current MSDS's (material safety data sheets) for all hazardous materials/chemicals on site and easily accessible?

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  • 15.2 Lack of emergency procedures for injury/spills/fire etc?

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  • 15.3 Insufficient ventilation?

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  • 15.4 Insufficient, and/or incorrect safety equipment/PPE?

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  • 15.5 Are workers correctly supervised and trained in the handling of hazardous materials/chemicals?

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  • 15.6 Lack of/or inadequate Environmental Management plan (EMP)?

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  • 15.7 Lack of/or inadequate, dust suppression system?

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Safety items to be addressed

  • Other Hazards

  • Hazards
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Project Team Sign Off

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Auditor Sign Off

  • Auditor's signature

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