WAFarmers Workshop Inspection Checklist

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

1. Layout

• Area is clean, tidy and well kept.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate storage area provided.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Floor is free of obstructions and slip resistant.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There is adequate ventilation.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

2. Environment

• Lighting is adequate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3. Emergency Procedures

• Are spill kits available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Portable fire extinguishers have been provided and maintained.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Escape routes and emergency doors are clear.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency and hazard signage is clearly visa le.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4. First Aid Facilities

• There are appropriate first aid and emergency facilities in the near vicinity and workers' are aware of them.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Kits are clearly signed, stocked and contents are in-date.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Names and contacts of first aiders displayed and up to date.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

5. General Facilities

• Washing facilities are clean and functional.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stairs, passageways and store rooms well lit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Warning and Safety signage in good condition.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Isolation valves are readily accessible and clearly labelled.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6. Manual Handling

• Personnel in inspection area are inducted and trained in manual handling.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• trolleys or mechanical hoists are available and are being considered for heavy items or loads.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All manual task-related incidents have been adequately investigated and control measures implemented and reviewed.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

7. Storage

• Materials stored in racks and bins wherever possible are not above shoulder height.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Storage designed to minimize lifting problems I.e. heavy objects not stored on upper racks.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Racking securely fixed to the floor or wall.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe lifting sign displayed.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are storage areas labelled appropriately and organized.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

8. Slips and Trips

• Personnel in inspection area are inducted and trained in slips and trips

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Workers informed to wear slip resistant boots in wet areas.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Significant hazards have been identified and assessed all the factors that will affect the risk has controls implemented.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Walkways are free of hazards, such as electrical leads.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

9. Electrical Safety

• Residual current devices (RCD) are installed at switchboards or fixed into sockets. (It should be clearly marked on socket).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Portable RCD device is available and has been tested.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flexable cord, plugs ad extension leads are in good condition and have either moulded or transparent type plugs.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Power points are suitable for the location and are positioned safely.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Power boards are used. (not double adapters).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Faulty equipment is tagged out. (Tag and tags is available).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

10. Chemical Aspects

• Personnel in inspection area are inducted and trained in Chemical Handling and are following applicable SOPs (Safe Operating Procedures).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• there is an up to date easy to find and read list/register summary of all chemicals used.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A risk assessment has been completed for all chemicals and harmful substances stored and used at the workplace.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Original containers have the manufacturer's label.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Chemicals stored according to compatibility and bundled i.e. in flammable or corrosive cabinets.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the warning signs on the cabinet legible? (e.g. DG Class 3 diamond, no smoking, no ignition sources).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

11. Personal Protective Equipment

• Instruction and information of PPE are available.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PPE store available well maintained and in good order.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• signage of PPE requirements displayed on equipment.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Required PPE available

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Appropriate signs displayed to standard requirements visible, correctly located and in good condition, (Inside and outside).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

12. Noise

• Control measures have been put in place to reduce the risk of injury as a result of noise, including the provision of personal hearing protection.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• workers have received information and training in relation to noise at the workplace.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

13. Machinery and Plant

• Records are kept of maintenance, alterations and inspections.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safe work method statements/warming signs clearly visible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Manufacturer's manuals and operator instructions are readily available.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspection re records are made and kept in relation to plant.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Work area is organized for the safety of the mobile plant operator and pedestrians. (Safe walkways on floor?)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Forklift operators hold a high risk work license for forklift operation and have reached 18 years of age.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mobile plant is in good working order. (Seat, lights, steering, controls, horn, tyres, gas cylinder, warning signs, brakes, mast, chains, hoses, counterweight, control labels).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• seatbelt and rollover protection is provided wherer required.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records of training held for appropriately trained people?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency stops tested andc are working.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Welding screens available, maintained and in good condition.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

14. Guarding

• Operators and maintenance personnel properly trained, familiar with the operation and set up of machinery and able to demonstrate safety features.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where fixed guards are provided, they prevent operation of the machinery when open, the guards are prevented from opening while the machinery is in operation.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Guards protect against hazards to the rear and sides of machinery.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Seasonal checks are conducted to ensure safety features are in working order.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Warning signs and decals clearly visible.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• where it is not practical to provide guarding and people are required to operate or pass close to dangerous moving parts, a safe system of work in place to reduce risk.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Manufacturer's manuals are available for operators.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

15. Welding Safety

• Are staff appropriately trained and inducted in the dangers of performing welding tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are students appropriately supervised by a competent person when welding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• are welding operators provided with the appropriate PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate ventilation for welding tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there appropriate warning signs in welding areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are welding screens used when performing welding tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ventilation systems working adequately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

16. Compressed Gas

• Cylinders contents are identified and appropriately secured.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• cylinders are stored according to dangerous goods class and empty cylinders are separated from full ones.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gas lines are free of leaks, kinks, wear & tear.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Other Hazards

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