Information

  • Van Oord Australia - Darwin Dredging Project

  • Name of location of inspection:

  • Type of inspection completed and if Safety Rep Present:

  • Prepared by

Inspection Details

  • VAN OORD AUSTRALIA

  • Project No: 36.3096

  • WORKING AT HEIGHTS INSPECTION CHECKLIST

  • 36.3096-HSS-FT-013

  • Names of people completing inspection
  • Name, Position & Signature

  • Company work for:

  • Photo of Area Inspected

  • Date and time of inspection:

  • Location
  • Is a health and safety representative (HSR) present?

  • Name of representative:

  • PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BEFORE YOU FILL IN THE CHECKLIST
    - SAILING AREA
    - NUMBER OF SEAT AVAILABLE

Inspection Checklist

  • Is the work really necessary?

  • Have you nominated a competent person to take charge of the work?

  • Have you nominated the person (s) who will be involved in the work?

  • Have you planned the work so that everyone involved knows exactly what is to be done?

  • Has the means of access been identified?<br>(mobile elevating work platform, ladders, step-ladders, mobile scaffold etc.)

  • Is the mean of access the best choice for the short term duration of work?

  • Is the access equipment in good condition and been checked by the competent person?

  • Is the area where the access equipment is to be used free from obstacles at both ground and high level?

  • Is the floor area flat, stable and in good condition?

  • If the work is to be outside, have you considered the weather conditions?

  • Have and fragile surfaces been identified and the relevant instructions to avoid them been given?

  • If using ladders, can they be secured at the top and the bottom?

  • If using step-ladders, are they fitted with a handrail and working platform?

  • If using a mobile scaffold, is it fitted with a suitable platform, toe boards, a handrail and are the wheels lockable

  • Has the area where the work is to be one been cordoned off to keep other people away from the area?

  • Has the person carrying out the work been trained in the use of the access equipment?

  • Has Personal Protective Equipment been provided, and it is being worn?

  • Are arrangements in place to deal with the likelihood of failing objects?

  • Are arrangements in place to deal with an emergency situation?

  • Are satisfied that measures have been taken to prevent a fall from height?

  • If the work is continuous, but at different workplaces, have instructions been given to repeat this check each time?

  • Other?

Close out of Corrective Actions

Close out of corrective actions

  • Have all deficiencies identified and documented on the inspection checklist been rectified:

  • Corrective actions list

  • Corrective action
  • Finding?

  • Action?

  • Champion?

  • Expected completion date?

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