UTS H&S Audit - Facility

• Conducted on

  Date

• Audit Type

  Facility.Audit

• Facility name and room number

• Facility Accountable Person

• Name of personnel involved in audit

• Audit notes and observations

H&S Responsibilities - responsibilities for health and safety are communicated to all levels

• Are specific health and safety responsibilities included in position descriptions and/or workplans?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Consultation and communications - workers are consulted on health and safety issues

• Mechanisms are in place to ensure that workers are consulted with on health and safety issues e.g. through H&S Working Group, H&S being on the agenda at faculty/facility/team meetings etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Health and safety consultation records are maintained

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe work practices involving hazardous tasks are communicated using SWMS or SOPs or other suitable documentation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Training and competency - all staff and students are provided health and safety training relevant to their role

• Is a facility induction provided before users can start work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has health and safety information, including H&S responsibilities and procedures, been provided to new staff, students and external workers in induction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Records of all health and safety training and induction are kept

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Risk assessments for all hazard areas

• Are the risk assessments easily available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all risk assessments current and regularly reviewed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do risk assessments note all reasonably foreseeable hazards, for example, biological, manual handling, hazardous chemicals, electrical equipment, plant and mechanical equipment, noise, ionising radiation, non-ionising radiation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the hierarchy of control followed in identifying appropriate controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have appropriate control measures been implemented as per the risk assessment and safe work procedure/SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all relevant staff, students and other interested parties been consulted in the development of the risk assessment and controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazards - procedures are established to find and fix hazardous situations

• Are hazards reported to the supervisor/manager either in person or via the HIRO (Hazard and Incident Reporting Online) system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hazard reporting procedures included in facility user induction.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Laboratory and Workshop Safety Inspection Checklist completed at least every 6 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are UTS Procurement and Payments Procedures followed by completing the Health and Safety Pre-Purchase Checklist when purchasing hazardous equipment, materials and chemicals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accidents/incidents - are reported and action is taken so that accidents are not repeated

• Are accidents/incidents reported to the supervisor via the Hazard and Incident Reporting Online (HIRO) system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are accidents and incidents investigated and an Action Plan completed in HIRO?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is HIRO regularly checked to identify any emerging trends?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

First Aid - is available as needed

• Is there adequate first aid officer coverage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a First Aid/emergency warden Poster displayed with names?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does first aid kit content suit the foreseeable injuries that could happen in the facility?"

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are facility users informed that they can make First Aid Officers aware of pre-existing health conditions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency Management - staff and students know how to signal an emergency and what to do if they hear an alarm

• Have enough Emergency Wardens been nominated to ensure adequate coverage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff been asked to view the 'Stay Safe at UTS' emergency evacuation video at least annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have students been asked to view the 'Stay Safe at UTS' emergency evacuation video at least annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff been informed that they can make Emergency Wardens aware that they can make Emergency Wardens aware of pre-existing health conditions e.g. via PEEP process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have students been informed that they can make Emergency Wardens aware of pre-existing health conditions e.g. via PEEP process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Person completing this inspection

• Name:

• Signature:

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