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Estate / Project site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Number of homes under construction
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This Weekly WHS Inspection Checklist is to be completed by each Site Based employee (Manager/Supervisor) for each Estate they work on. Any hazards or risks identified in this weekly inspection is to be recorded on this document and then sent to the National HSE Manager and National Building Manager.
1. HSE Documentation
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1.1 Do all sites inspected have an up to date Project HSE Management Plan?
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1.2 Have all workers on the site been inducted by the Site Manager or Supervisor into the Project HSE Management Plan before they commenced work?
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1.3 Do all lots inspected have site HSE signage appropriately displayed?
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1.4 If any high risk work is being conducted on the estate have the workers signed a Safe Work Method Statement and is it site specific?
2. Safety Hazards
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2.1 Is the site secure via the provision of temporary fences (or similar) to prevent access by unauthorised persons?
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2.2 Is stock/materials stored safely so as not to create a trip hazard for site workers?
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2.3 Are access paths for members of the public clear and free from other slip/trip hazards?
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2.4 Bins are provided for use?
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2.5 Amenities available for workers (toilets, lunch rooms etc) and are they clean?
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2.6 Ladders used appropriately (workers not standing on top rung, three points of contact, extended 1m passed top landing etc)?
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2.7 If using extension ladders they are secured at top or bottom to prevent movement?
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2.8 Ladders on site (industrially rated)?
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2.9 Void protection - all voids are covered and secured?
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2.10 Fall prevention - all work platforms have secure handrails and guarding?
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2. 11 If scaffolding is on site, is it fit for purpose (access and egress) and has a scaffold tag or sign off document been provided?
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2.12 Plant and Equipment on site is appropriate (power tools, hand tools etc) and adequately guarded?
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2.13 Trenching and excavations are adequately controlled (if greater than 1.5m deep they are benched, battered or shored)?
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2.14 Traffic Control Plan implemented appropriately?
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2.15 Electrical leads and tools are free from damage (no broken plugs or exposed leads)?
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2.16 All electrical equipment is tested and tagged within appropriate intervals?
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2.17 Mobile Plant issues addressed (public and vehicle separation, daily log books completed)?
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2.18 Impalement hazards appropriately controlled?
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2.19 PPE being worn appropriately (e.g. Hi vis clothing, eye protection, safety boots, UV protection)?
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2.20 Any issues with unwanted animals on site?
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2.21 Hazardous Substances on site (Safety Data Sheets provided etc)?
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2.22 Have any fire ants been identified on site this week?
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2.23 Has all temporary propping been completed with appropriately rated materials (e.g. acrow props)?
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2.24 Are bricklayer trestles set up on appropriate footings (e.g. NOT set up on bricks)?
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2.25 Any other hazards not previously identified?
3. Environmental Hazards
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3.1 Are sediment fences installed to all relevant lots to control run off and in good working order?
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3.2 Where there is a risk of run off, are material stockpiled behind sediment fences and stockpiles of loose/fine material covered?
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3.3 Has a rumble pad been installed to each relevant lot and in good working order?
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3.4 Is the roadway clean and free of mud/dirt, dust and debris?
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3.5 Are temporary (or permanent) down pipes installed and connected on all lots?
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3.6 Are bunds and swales used to control/divert run off from lots as required?
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3.7 Are gully pits covered with filter cloth and protected with filter socks/dams and in good working order?
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3.8 Are painters, waterproofers and other wet trades washing out in a manner that prevents run off from entering the stormwater system?
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3.9 Is turf to street/verge clear of sediment, mud, dirt and debris?
Sign off
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Senior/Building/Site/HSE Manager/Supervisor
Corrective Actions
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Select date
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On completion of this Weekly HSE Inspection Checklist please send/export the document to the National HSE Manager and WHS Adminstrator.
