WHS AUDIT CHECKLIST

• Site conducted

  Select

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

WHS Management Plan

• Has the Plan been developed and authorised for the project?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Plan been reviewed, at frequencies not exceeding 6 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Plan been issued to Subcontractors at Tender stage and when updated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have changes to the Plan been communicated at WHSE Committee Meetings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all members of the team signed onto the Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safety in Design

• Are safety in design workshops held?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety in design assessments completed and reflect requirements under the Regulations, such as Confined Spaces, HMT's, Hazardous Substances, etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the unresolved design issues transferred into the project risk register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Risk Register & Workshops

• Has the Risk Register been developed and is Site Specific?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Register been reviewed at frequencies in accordance with the WHS Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Register unresolved risks from the Safety in Design process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the controls in the register effective for the nature of the work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Training & Competency

• Have personnel performing HRCW produced applicable licenses for the works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have personnel completed nominated training in accordance with the competency framework?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are subcontractors conducting training relevent to their work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all nominated HSR's been trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inductions

• Have all workers been inducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Induction reflective of current activities on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are visitors being registered and accompanied by an inducted person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Induction advise that Legislation, Standards & Codes are available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Induction advise that the Plan is available to workers at their request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Audits

• Are subcontractor Audits Conducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have identified corrective actions/NCR's been closed out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Incident Management & Emergency Preparedness

• Is the incident management process being followed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Incidents been investigated in accordance with the investigation process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have lessons learnt from incidents been shared with subcontractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have corrective actions been implemented and closed out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For injured workers, has the injury management process been followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an Emergency Management Plan been developed for the project?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Emergency Management Plan been reviewed at least 6 monthly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have project specific emergency scenarios been identified and documented in the plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have emergency processes been tested in accordance with the plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is emergency equipment available, maintained and appropriate to the works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an emergency response team been formed and trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an emergency response team been formed and trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inspection, Testing & Monitoring

• Are WHS Inspections conducted in accordance with KPI's?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Task Observations conducted in accordance with KPI's?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is equipment calibrated in accordance with manufacturer's requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are WHSE Committee Inspections conducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is plant & equipment inspected and serviced in accordance with manufacturer's requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Consultation

• Are daily prestarts conducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are toolbox meetings conducted monthly as a minimum?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a WHSE Committee been formed and meet weekly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have HSR's been elected by their workgroup and formally recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has WHSQ been informed of current HSR contacts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a workplace notice board been installed including all information required by the WHS Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is relevant documentation shared where appropriate; i.e. WHSE Committee Minutes, lessons learnt, Notices, etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENTS

• Are SWMS developed for High Risk Work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a SWMS review checklist been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there evidence that workers have acknowledged the SWMS for their activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are SWMS reviewed every 12 months or where there is a change to the work process, or after an incident?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where observed, is work being conducted in accordance with the SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Establishment

• Has an Occupational First Aider conducted a First Aid Assessment for room and provision requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are first aid kits restocked regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate amounts of first aiders available (1:25)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is First Aid Signage erected including nominated first aiders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate facilities provided for staff and workers; i.e. toilets, coolers, sheds, etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has perimeter fencing/hoarding been installed, is secure and stable, and designed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a gantry been installed where required as per engineer design?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is clear and defined access available including seperation of workers and vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has mandatory signage been installed along the perimeter of site including PPE & QBCC signage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is access lighting installed for entry/exit where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are no smoking signs displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are shaker grids/cleaning equipment where applicable available for vehicles prior to exit from site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Access & Egress

• Are access ways clean, unobstructed and clearly defined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is access lighting installed, tested and signed in accordance with AS3012?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency escape routes clearly defined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there separation of people and plant where interaction occurs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Silica Dust & Air Quality

• Are controls implemented in accordance with Appendix 4 of the Silica Code?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are monitoring activities conducted where appropriate to determine if WES are regularly exceeded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are controls captured in SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate RPE utilised and fit tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is health surveillance conducted where applicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Asbestos

• Has an Asbestos Register been developed/provided where appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an Asbestos Control Plan been developed for licensed removal work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Regulator been notified of the removal work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have clearance certificates been issued by the licensed removalist, including records of waste transport dockets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Confined Space

• Has a confined space permit been developed and approved for the work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all persons associated in the confined space activity been trained for their role?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have SWMS been developed and approved for the activity, including emergency response arrangements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cranes

• Has a third party engineer verified the commissioning and erection documentation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the crane/s been serviced in accordance with manufacturers requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the operator/s conducted familiarisation training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a procedure been developed and implemeted for coordination of plant sharing air space with cranes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have lifting plans been developed for required activities such as tilt up/precast?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have ground conditions been confirmed as adequate prior to outrigger setup?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has cranesafe certificates been provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all lifting equipment inspected and identified as current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazardous Substances/Dangerous Goods

• Are SDS' and Risk Assessments readily available for DG/HS products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are DG/HS substances stored and seperated in accordance with the SDS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have workers been trained into the use, storage and disposal of these products as per the SDS and/or SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are substances appropriately bunded or spill kits of the correct type available for the quantity stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are containers appropriate to the substance and correctly labelled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is DG/HS signage displayed at the storage facility and emergency equipment available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Demolition

• Has a demolition plan been developed for the work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has WHSQ been notified prior to demolition work occurring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have services been identified and isolated prior to the work occuring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a demolition permit been developed and approved prior to works occuring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical

• Are switchboards and temporary construction wiring installed in accordance with AS3012?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is access lighting in place, with emergency signs and battery backup drain test completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the electrical contractor maintained a register for electrical installations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors inspecting, testing and maintaining electrical equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Excavation

• Are excavations greater than 1.5m benched, battered, shored or otherwise inspected by a geotechnical engineer?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are open excavations inspected by a competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are excavation permits utilised and approved, including identification of any services?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is safe access and egress provided for workers within the excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where shoring systems are used, has a geotechnical engineer approved the system for the intended loads of the excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the excavation been secured from unauthorised access and potential falls by barricades, fencing, etc and signage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the zone of influence of the excavation been considered regarding plant movement or material storage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Falling Objects

• Wherever possible, are perimeters encapsulated to prevent objects falling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are perimeters clean and clear of materials to prevent objects falling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are zones established and signed on open perimeters and penetrations to identify need for tool/equipment tethers, hard hat restraints, and other falling object controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exclusion zones established and maintained below areas where objects could reasonably fall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hoardings installed to control falling objects as per Regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is perimeter containment screening installed and fully encapsulated to prevent objects falling as per the Regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are catch platforms installed and secure, with SWL identified on them if used as a working platform?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If adjoining areas/properties are excluded, has approval been sought?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where gantries are installed, are they installed and protected as per Regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where materials are lifted, are they lifted in a way to prevent objects falling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire Protection Systems

• Are fire extinguishers available at egress points on each floor with signage displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire hydrants installed and charged when the building has reached an effective height of 12m, and within two floors of the deck under construction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Hot Works Permits developed for activities that generate sparks, flash, etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is task specific fire equipment available for hot works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Formwork

• Has a formwork plan been developed and approved by a competent person or RPEQ as required by the formwork code?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are handover inspections completed prior to pour, with evidence of close out of issues raised by the engineer where appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have inspections been completed pre and post jumping of screens and jumps?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are penetrations protected and adequately covered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is adequate access provided to decks/jumps as per the formwork code?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have emergency procedures been developed and tested for jumps?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a system of work developed and implemented for stripping; including verification to strip, exclusion zones, method of stripping, cleanup, etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the formwork process include effective management of falling objects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazardous Manual Tasks

• Has a Hazardous Manual Tasks Assessment been completed where HMT risks occur?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the safety in design risk assessment considered HMT risks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where observed, are HMT risks effective in practice or could an alternative way be conducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers trained into Hazardous Manual Tasks risks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Housekeeping

• Are general areas clean and clear, with material stored in an orderly fashion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate amounts of bins available and accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors regularly cleaning their designated work areas progressively?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are dust controls utilised for housekeeping activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Noise

• Have noise assessments been conducted for plant/activites that may exceed designated thresholds?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have appropriate noise control measures been documented and implemented; i.e. barriers, maintenance, seperation, signage, PPE

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have complaints for excessive noise been documented and resolved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

PPE

• Are higher order controls available in lieu of PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have workers been trained in the use and maintenance of PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers wearing appropriate PPE for the task and is it in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has Sunscreen been provided for workers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has height safety equipment been inspected by a height safety inspector at 6 month intervals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate PPE signage displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Plant & Equipment

• Are mobile plant checklists completed and verified for all powered mobile plant on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is design/plant registration completed for appropriate plant; e.g. Cranes, pumps, hoists, etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there clear separation of people and plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is signage displayed for mobile plant operating in areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is plant operated by competent/licensed personnel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are certificates of calibration current for relevant equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are keys removed from plant at end of shift and plant stored safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mobile plant outrigger setup permits completed and approved prior to setup?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Precast

• Has a certificate of compliance been completed for each panel including engineer inspections, concrete test results, etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have shop drawings been provided for each panel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a designer approved the shop drawings, rigging configuration and bracing design if applicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a lift plan been developed for the installation of panels?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are panels stored and secured as per design?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has lifting equipment been inspected and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are secondary lifters utilised when lifting over people?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an effective system in place for lifting of panels; communication of activity, warning systems during lifting, defined movement and exclusion zones, etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an engineer approved the removal of braces where appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Scaffold

• Have scaffold plans been developed and approved; including any designer, supplier or manufacturer's requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the scaffold (including mobile and edge protection) been installed by competent or licensed persons?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has fire retardent shadecloth been used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the supporting structure/ground suitable for the scaffold loads?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are handover certificates and monthly inspections completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the scaffold protected from impact of vehicles or plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a tie register in place and current, including torque wrench calibration?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the scaffold been installed as per the design, using a safe system of work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Traffic Management

• Has a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) been developed for the project; including internal traffic risks as well as external?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Traffic Guidance Schemes (TGS) been developed by a qualified person and approved by council and Qld Police?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are permits current and reflective of the scope of works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are traffic controllers qualified and inducted into their roles and responsibilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are daily signage checklists being completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the signage setup reflect the TGS requirements; where different has this been documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there evidence of regular traffic management inspections?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Work at Height

• Are work at height activities conducted in accordance with the hierarchy of control? i.e. work from ground or solid construction, a fall prevention device, work in fall restraint, work in fall arrest.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are platform ladders or other plant (scaffold, MEWP's) used in lieu of A frame ladders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers trained to conduct Work at Height acivities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the over/under permit process implemented and effective?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where works are conducted near perimeter edges and penetrations, are controls implemented to prevent persons and objects falling; such as tethers, exclusions for ladder work, exclusion zones, nets, etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a rescue plan in place for retrieval from heights?

  Yes

  No

  N/A