Weekly Site Inspection

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

• Amenities

• Alarm System

• Adequate Lighting

• Cranes

• Common Plant

• Electrical - lead stands, tools tagged, distribution boards

• Emergency Equipment- fire extinguishers, stretchers, etc

• Entry, exit, exit routes and paths

• EWP's

• Excavations

• Scaffolding

• Falling object protection

• First Aid equipment

• Formwork

• General housekeeping

• Handrails

• Hazardous Substances

• Hoarding/fencing

• Hoists

• PPE checked

• Hot Works

• Ladders

• Lasers

• Manual Handling

• Materials Handling

• Mobile Plant

• Plant Operators Licenses

• Nurse Call Systems

• Oxy Gear checked

• Penetrations covered

• Signage

• Site Security

• Suspended Decks/slabs

• Tilt Up/Precast panels

• Traffic control

• Traffic Management

• Trenches shored/battered

• Working at heights

• Working behind retaining walls

• Boundary Noise

• Smoke Emissions

• Dust Suppression

• Soil & Erosion control

• Odours

• Spills, oil drips, etc

• Waste Management

• Stockpiles

Scaffold Checklist

• Is the scaffold maintained and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffold straight, level & clean (visual check)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is ground level stable (without excavations and mud) and Scaffold Standards supported on a firm base (soleboards & baseplates)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffold secured to structure (compliant to AS 1576 - tied, every 3 bays, 2 lifts)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffold situated with 6m of electrical lines/conductors, it should be insulated or the power disconnected (compliant to AS 1576)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the scaffold been signed off/certified by a competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a 'scafftag' attached to the scaffold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Working Platforms

• Are planks uniform and in good condition (compliant to AS 1576 - no splits, cracks, knots, bends, etc)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any platform missing planks should be barricaded and rectified so that there are no gaps in the working platform.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Edge protection is required on open working sides and ends of platforms over 2m (compliant AS 1576). Are kickboards and toeboards fitted to all decks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Edge protection is required on open working sides and ends of platforms over 2m (compliant AS 1576). Are kickboards and toeboards fitted to all Access/Egress decks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stage brackets must be located only on the scaffold face near the face of the building. Are stage/ hop up brackets used where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Signs and Barricades

• All access to and from the scaffold should be sign posted. Are adequate signs provide (i.e. No entry Saffold Incomplete, Men working overhead) during erection, dismantling and alteration.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the signs placed top and bottom of scaffold during the alteration and dismantling (usually placed at access and egress point)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are signs for duties placed on platforms (Heavy Duty 675kg per bay allowing crane crew etc., to instantly recognise how much weight can be placed on the scaffold)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate barricades supplied during erection, alteration or dismantling of scaffold (barricades should encompass entire work are)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Tickets

• Has training been provided for workers erecting scaffolds under 4m?<br>Note: that trainees must hold a training permit (there must be a ratio of 2 scaffolders to every 1 trainee

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all work over 4m being completed by a ticketed scaffolder?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Bracing

• Has bracing been supplied on traverse ends (dogleg end brace) compliant AS 1576?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is face bracing fitted on both ends as well as every third bay along the face of the scaffold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does bracing extend to full height of the scaffold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Access and Egress

• Is access and egress supplied to all working platforms (all independent scaffolds must have access as well as egress from all working platforms to the ground)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all ladder and stair access internal (fitted within a ladder/stair access tower - AS 1576)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there access to scaffold from the structure (confirming to AS 1576.1)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Mobile Scaffolds

• Was mobile supplied complete with erection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All scaffolds should have hand/mid rails regardless of height. Is mobile fitted with handrails and mid rails?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Wheels must be locked when in use. Are wheels locked when in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffold situated on firm surface (concrete, wood, etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is working deck complete (split decks are illegal) AS 1576

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is ladder supplied and fitted internally (all mobile over 2m must have a ladder fitted and compliant to AS 1576)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inspection Findings

Positive Findings

• What are the positive findings on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Negative Findings

• What are the negative findings on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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