Construction hazard identification and risk assessment - duplicate checklist
This audit will help identify common construction site hazards
What does this form include?
This form contains 18 sections:
1. Working at Heights
- Have all gas checks been carried out?
2. Plant and Equipment
- 2.1. Unsafe or damaged plant/equipment? (including missing or damaged guards)
- 2.2. Incorrect plant /equipment for job? (e.g. grinding discs for cutting)
- 2.3. Unsafe or incompatible attachments used with plant/equipment?
- 2.4. Unlicensed operators?
- 2.5. Lack of safe work instructions?
- 2.6. Lack of training in safe operation, clean-up and maintenance?
- 2.7. Lack of LOTO procedures for cleaning, servicing and maintenance?
- 2.8. Lack of inspection regime?
3. Scaffolds
- 3.1. Unlicensed persons erecting scaffold above 4m?
- 3.2. Unsafe or incomplete scaffold?
- 3.3. Lack of inspection protocol for scaffold?
- 3.4. Incompatible scaffold components? Unlabelled or do not meet AS?
- 3.5. Safe Work Load (SWL) exceeded? (tools, stored materials, number of persons)
4. Lifting Equipment
- 4.1. Unsafe or damaged plant?
- 4.2. Loads lifted over persons, close proximity to obstacles incl. overhead power lines?
- 4.3. Lack of maintenance, testing and inspection?
- 4.4. Lack of SWL information displayed?
- 4.5. Lack of daily inspection protocol?
- 4.6. Unsafe or damaged lifting equipment, including ropes, slings, chains, hooks?
- 4.7. Lifting equipment unlabelled, does not meet AS, no SWL displayed?
- 4.8. Unlicensed operators?
- 4.9. Lack of LOTO procedures for cleaning, servicing and maintenance?
- 4.10. SWL of plant or any lifting equipment exceeded?
5. Harness and Equipment
- 5.1. Unsafe or damaged harness or equipment?
- 5.2. Incompatible hooks/equipment?
- 5.3. Unlabelled or does not meet AS?
- 5.4. Unsafe or uncertified anchor points?
- 5.5. Lack of inspection protocol for equipment?
- 5.6. Lack of or inadequate formal training for operators?
6. Ladders
- 6.1. Unsafe or damaged ladders?
- 6.2. Unsafe positioning of ladders?
- 6.3. Ladder not properly secured?
- 6.4. Ladder unsuitable for job? (e.g. metal ladder used for electrical work)
7. Hazardous Manual Tasks
- 7.1. Lack of identification hazardous manual tasks?
- 7.2. Lack of assessment of hazardous manual tasks?
- 7.3. Inadequate risk controls? (examples: no job rotation, lighter loads, trolleys, lifting equipment, etc)
- 7.4. Lack of training in risk controls and safe lifting/ team lifting techniques?
8. Hazardous Chemical (including fuel and oil)
- 8.1. Unsafe storage location? (e.g. flammables near ignition sources, spills could enter stormwater drains, etc)
- 8.2. Incompatible chemicals stored near each other?
- 8.3. Inadequate spill containment equipment?
- 8.4. Safety Data Sheets not accessible on site?
- 8.5. Lack of emergency procedures for injury/spills/fire etc?
- 8.6. Excessive quantities stored on site or in vehicles?
- 8.7. Insufficient ventilation?
- 8.8. Insufficient, or incorrect, PPE?
- 8.9. Unsuitable storage containers? (unlabeled or stored in food containers)
9. Emergency Response
- 9.1. Lack of, or no emergency plans for site?
- 9.2. Emergency procedures not displayed at site?
- 9.3. Lack of training and rehearsal of emergency plans?
- 9.4. Lack of, or inadequate first aid kits aid equipment for site?
- 9.5. Insufficient access to formally trained First Aiders for all shifts?
- 9.6. Unsuitable or inadequate communication equipment?
10. Traffic Management
- 10.1. Lack of, or inadequate, Traffic Management Plan (TMP) in place?
- 10.2. Lack of training in TMP for all persons on site? (contractors and visitors)
- 10.3. Inadequate controls for TMP? (physical barriers, bollards, speed limits, flashing lights, spotters, etc)
11. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 11.1. Lack of, or inadequate PPE (including sun protection)
- 11.2. Lack of system to issue, inspect, replace and monitor PPE?
- 11.3. Lack of training in safe use, clean-up and inspection of PPE?
12. Work Environment
- 12.1. Lack of/or inadequate amenities? (toilets, wash areas, lunch rooms, etc)
- 12.2. Insufficient lighting?
- 12.3. Inadequate housekeeping?
- 12.4. Lack of, or inadequate noise/ vibration control?
13. Electrical Hazards
- 13.1. Unsafe electrical leads? (damaged, out of test date or untested)
- 13.2. Lack of RCD protection?
- 13.3. Contact with underground assets?
- 13.4. Contact with overhead electrical lines?
- 13.5. Overloading outlets?
- 13.6. Leads placed on ground or on metal structures?
- 13.7. Electrical equipment near water?
- 13.8. Electrical equipment near flammables?
- 13.9. Electrical equipment near chemicals that could cause damage?
- 13.10. Electrical leads that may be damaged from contact with moving machinery parts?
- 13.11. Electrical leads on work surfaces?
- 13.12. Lack of Lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures for electrical equipment?
14. Environmental Hazards
- 14.1. Lack of/or inadequate Environmental Management plan (EMP)?
- 14.2. Lack of/or inadequate, dust suppression system?
- 14.3. Lack of/or inadequate systems to prevent contaminants entering stormwater drains?
- 14.4. Lack of water re-use systems?
15. Administrative Procedures
- 15.1. Lack of/or inadequate Site Safety Plan?
- 15.2. Failure to obtain permits (Council, EPA, WHS, also Hot Works, Confined Space etc)
- 15.3. Lack of, or inadequate, induction for workers, contractors, visitors?
- 15.4. Lack or, or inadequate, supervisory arrangements?
- 15.5. Lack of/or inadequate training, licenses, skills, experience?
- 15.6. Lack of/or inadequate Safe Work Method Statements (SWSM) for high- risk work?
- 15.7. Lack of, or inadequate system to review SWMS as needed?
- 15.8. Lack of/or inadequate incident notification procedures?
- 15.9. Lack of, or inadequate, routine inspections, monitoring, audits?
- 15.10. Lack of/or inadequate consultative arrangements?
Enter any corrective actions that will be undertaken
On site representative
Auditor's signature
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