TransGrid

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Site Security/Condition

• Is the site appropriately secure (fences, gates, signs, etc)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any potential for Possible Unauthorised Access (PUA)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are warning signs and Plant Identification in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate earthing on gates and fences?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any signs of vandalism or attempted forced entry?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the general site housekeeping of an acceptable standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are oil leaks evident that require attention?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Personel

• Are site personnel wearing appropriate PPE and safety gear? (e.g. Long trousers/sleeves, hard hats, steel capped boots etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety passports available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the appropriate training requirements current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are no smoking requirements being observed about the workplace (nil indoors and in vehicles)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are OHS responsibilities generally understood?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are personnel wearing high visibility clothing where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Contractors, Visitors & Site Access

• Have Contractors and visitors been suitably inducted onto site?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have contractors and visitors been made aware of hazards identified in the pre-work risk assessment that may affect them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have affected stakeholders, landowners or users been notified of the site works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors and visitors wearing high visibility clothing where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency Procedures and Equipment

• Are there emergency procedures available (environmental, fire, evacuation plans, oil or chemical spill, etc)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all workers on site know the emergency procedures and accident/incident procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the emergency procedures cover the requirements for working in remote locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Low Voltage Rescue kits in good condition & readily available? (6 monthly inspection/test)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are first aid kits properly stocked & readily available and is there a qualified first aider on site? (6 month inspection)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all road vehicles carry a first aid kit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are environmental spill kits available on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate and current fire fighting equipment on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are EWP's equipped with emergency descent kits and are staff trained to use them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

TransGrid Safety Rules

• Review retained site records of HV and LV switching and permits - assess if completed correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety rules being compiled with for the current work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are PMWI or Low Voltage isolations being completed appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the work area correctly arranged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are operating rods stored correctly and within test? (last 12 months)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Proving dead devices functioning a d stored correctly? Are those used by mains staff, tested in the last 3 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Risk Management/Assessment

• Are site Hazard Identification Boards (whiteboards) in use and current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a pre-work risk assessment been suitably completed by workers prior to commencement of work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have hazards to the public (or others) been considered in the pre-work risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the pre-work risk assessment reviewed and/or revised for each day of work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a work method statement/work activity risk assessment available for the current activity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the identified risk elimination control measures been implemented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Working at Heights

• Are staff working at heights above 2m, wearing a safety harness suitable for remaining attached at all times?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders in good condition and being used properly?<br>(4:1, tied off or footed, etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do Personnel working at heights secure tools?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a competent person erected scaffolding and is it adequate? (note for scaffolding over 4m - person must be certificated)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there handrails/toes boards on platforms wherever there is fall from one level to another?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Chemicals

• Are chemicals clearly labelled and appropriately stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Safety Data Sheets available on the work site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• At TransGrid site is an asbestos register available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical Safety

• Do all electrical tools and equipment have current inspected tags?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are 240V portable electrical tools in use protected by earth leakage devices?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are temporary construction switchboards suitable (waterproof, lockable, affixed, isolated etc)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are electrical leads appropriately protected from mechanical damage and moisture?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are only wood/fibre glass ladders used near live apparatus?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General

• Are spare safety earths stored appropriately (not lying about)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have safety earths been tested in last 3 years?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where personnel are required to have a licence or Certification to carry out a particular activity, are those licences/certificates currently valid?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are confined spaces sign posted and secuered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are trenches and excavations appropriately controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are personnel wearing high visibility clothing around operating mobile plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have trailing earths been attached where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is machinery being operated within safety clearances from any conductor (according to voltages e.g. 3,6,8)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are personnel operating mobile plant near conductors appropriately trained and/or supervisor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A