Download - Safety Checklists for Buildings
SITE SAFETY AUDIT CHECKLISTS
i) Checklist for Safety Quality Record
ii) Checklist for Building Works
iii) Checklist for Metal Scaffolding Works
iv) Checklist for Mast Climbing Workplatform
v) Checklist for Civil Engineering Works
vi) Checklist for Suspended Scaffolding Works (Gondola)
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CHECKLIST FOR SAFETY QUALITY RECORD
Contractor :
Contract Name : Blk Nos. :
Contract No : Date :
Type of Work : Time :
Safety Inspection No. :
REPORTS/N ITEMS OF VISIT REMARKS
PERMIT
1) Registration of Factory with Ministry of ManPower(MOM)
LICENCE
1) Licence to operate and use electrical or supplyinstallation
SAFETY MANAGEMENT
1) Safety and Health Management System (SHMS)/SafetyProgramme submission
2) SHMS/Safety Programme approval by Consultant
3) Monthly safety report/auditing report byWSHO/site safety supervisor
ACTS AND REGULATION
1) A copy of Workplace Safety and Health(WSH) Act
2) A copy of WSH(Construction) Regulations
RECORDS
1) Personal Protective Equipment
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REPORTS/N ITEMS OF VISIT REMARKS
RECORDS (cont'd)
2) Supervisors' Safety Course /Workers' Safety Orientation Course Certificate
3) Authorised operator for machinery
FIRST AID
1) List of first aid items and its medical supplies
2) Name of first aider and their certificates
MOBILE CRANE
1) Submission for safe use of mobile crane
2) Approval for use of mobile crane by Consultant
3) 6-monthly checklist and certificate for testing andinspection by Approved Examiner(AE)
4) Weekly checking of crane access by siteengineer/supervisor
5) 3-monthly checklist for maintenance bymechanic
6) Daily checking by operator
TOWER CRANE
1) Submission for safe use of Tower Crane
2) Approval for use of Tower Crane by Consultant
3) 6-monthly checklist and certificate for testing andinspection by Approved Examiner(AE)
4) 3-monthly checklist for maintenance by mechanic
5) Daily checking by operator
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REPORTS/N ITEMS OF VISIT REMARKS
METAL SCAFFOLD
1) Submission for erection of metal scaffold
2) Approval for erection of metal scaffold by Consultant
3) Weekly scaffold register by scaffold supervisor
4) 3-monthly checking by Professional Engineer (PE) (Civil) or his engineers
5) Submission for dismantling of metal scaffold
6) Approval for dismantling of metal scaffold by Consultant
PASSENGER-CUM-MATERIAL HOIST (P/M)
1) Submission for safe use of P/M hoist
2) Approval for use of P/M Hoist by Consultant
3) 3-monthly checklist and certificate for testing andinspection by Approved Examiner(AE)
4) 3-monthly checklist for maintenance by mechanic
5) Daily checking by operator
MAST CLIMBING WORKPLATFORM
1) Submission for safe use of workplatform
2) Approval for use of workplatform by Consultant
3) 6-monthly certificate for testing and inspection by Approved Examiner(AE)
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REPORTS/N ITEMS OF VISIT REMARKS
MAST CLIMBING WORKPLATFORM (cont'd)
4) Weekly workplatform register by workplatformsupervisor
5) Monthly checking by PE (Civil) or his engineers
SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD (GONDOLA)
1) Submission for safe use of gondola
2) Approval for use of gondola by Consultant
3) 6-monthly certificate for testing and inspection by Approved Examiner(AE)
4) Weekly checking by gondola supervisor
5) Monthly checking by PE (Civil) or his engineers
SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARYSTRUCTURES BY CONSULTANT
1) Workers' quarter
2) Hoarding
3) Entry/exit overhead shelter
4) Refuse chute
5) Material receiving platform
6) Metal staircase to construction level
7) Lightweight panels transporting cart
8) Concrete batching plant
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REPORTS/N ITEMS OF VISIT REMARKS
OTHERS
1)
2)
3)
* _/ = Satisfactory/Yes X = Not provided/Not satisfactory/Inadequate/NoNA = Not Applicable - = Briefing Remark/Advice
INSPECTED BY
NAME
INITIAL/DATE
Copy To:
OFFICERS INITIAL/DATE REMARK
i)
ii)
Action Taken Stop/Warn/Admin/Lifting on ______________/Nil
*CONSULTANTS /OTHERS : ________________
NAME INITIAL/DATE REMARK
i) CONSULTANT'S SO: - For your follow-up action.
ii) CONSULTANT'S SS: - For your action/filing.
CONTRACTOR - For immediate rectification.
* Delete whichever is applicable
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CHECKLIST FOR BUILDING WORK
Contractor :
Contract Name : Blk Nos :
Contract No : Date :
Type of Work : Time :
Safety Inspection No. :
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK STY OF VISIT REMARKS
1) Personal Protective Equipment worn by workers/site staff
2) Barricade to open sides of buildings/ excavation
3) Barricade to lift openings
4) Passenger cum material hoist
a) Swing metal gates b) Hoist landing/shelter
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REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK STY OF VISIT REMARKS
5) Closely decked continuous working platform with toe boards at top most level. (NA for this checklist if the checklist for metal scaffold is used)
6) a) Platforms at alternate storey in lift shafts
b) Platforms at alternate storey in central refuse chutes
7) Peripheral Overhead Shelter provided. (NA for this checklist if the checklist for metal scaffold is used)
8) Overhead shelters to exit and entry points of building
9) Overhead shelter to exit/entry point of passenger/material hoist
10) Temporary Refuse Chute provided
11) Metal staircase to construction levels provided
12) Sound cover to central refuse chute top opening provided
13) Safety Information Board and Assembly Stage/Safety Notice Board provided
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REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK STY OF VISIT REMARKS
14) AUTHORISED PERSONS
a) Passenger/Material hoists operated by authorised person
b) Vehicles driven by authorised person
c) Machinery operated by authorised person
d) Mobile/Tower crane operated by authorised person
15) UNSAFE ACTS
a) Workers not pillioning on dumpers b) Workers not pillioning on excavator
c) No unsafe work procedures d) No unsafe act of workers
16) OTHERS
* _/ = Satisfactory/Yes X = Not provided/Not satisfactory/Inadequate/NoNA = Not Applicable - = Briefing Remark/Advice
INSPECTED BY
NAME
INITIAL/DATE
Copy To:
OFFICERS INITIAL/DATE REMARK
i)
ii)
Action Taken Stop/Warn/Admin/Lifting on ______________/Nil
*CONSULTANT/Other* :
NAME INITIAL/DATE REMARK
i) CONSULTANT'S SO: - For your follow-up action
ii) CONSULTANT'S SS: - For your action/filing
CONTRACTOR - For immediate rectification.
* Delete whichever is applicable
Contractor :
Contract Name : Blk Nos. :
Contract No : Date :
Type of Work : Time :
Safety Inspection No. :
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
1) FOUNDATIONS
a) Scaffold erected on firm ground
b) Scaffold not endangered by open excavation
2) SOLEPLATES
Proper soleplates used
3) BASEPLATES Proper baseplates fitted to all standards or legs of scaffold
4) FOOT - TIES Foot-ties fitted to both inner and outer standards
5) ALIGNMENT OF SCAFFOLD COMPONENTS
a) Standards or Frames vertical
b) Ledgers and transoms levelled
CHECKLIST FOR METAL SCAFFOLDING WORK
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
6) TORSION CABLE Tensioned torsion cable at every cantilever bracket and C-channel
7) TUBES AND FITTINGS a) Ledgers connected to standards with right angle couplers
b) Transoms connected to the standards with right-angle couplers
c) End to end connections in members staggered in adjacent bays and adjacent pairs
8) FRAMES a) Standards connected end to end with either sleeve couplers or joint pins
b) Armlocks installed at all vertical joints between frames
c) Cross bracings are fitted and connected to frames
9) Scaffolds erected one lift above the top most level (Not applicable for mechanised formwork system)
10) TIE BACK a) At every 2 lifts or at every floor starting from base
b) Spaced not more than 3 bays or 7.5 metres apart whichever is lesser
c) Spaced no further than one bay from ends in a staggered manner
d) To every standard above the level of the peripheral overhead shelter
e) Effective temporary tie immediately below top most level
11) HORIZONTAL BRACINGS OR 'LACING'At every 5 lifts of frame, tube or modularscaffold to both inner and outer standards
12) DEBRIS NETDebris screening net erected to preventparticles and debris dislodged from thescaffold
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
13) LADDERLadders are securely attached to thescaffold for access
14) SCAFFOLD COMPONENT MATERIALa) Scaffold components and fittings showing no signs of deterioration
b) All fittings are tight and undamaged
15) BRACING for TUBE or MODULAR SCAFFOLDa) Diagonal bracings connected either to projecting transoms with right-angle couplers or to the standards with swivel couplers
b) Ledger bracings connected to the ledgers with right-angle couplers or to the standards with swivel couplers
c) Ledger/diagonal bracings connected end to end using either sleeve couplers or joint-pins
16) Guardrails are fitted and connected tostandards
17) WORKING PLATFORM (BELOW TOP MOST LEVEL)Closely decked continuous workingplatform with toeboards immediately belowtop most level (Minimum width 635mm)
18) WORKING PLATFORM (AT EVERY ALTERNATE LIFT)a) Closely decked continuous working platform with toeboards at every alternate lift of metal scaffold
b) WORKING PLATFORM (ISOLATED) Closely decked isolated working platform with toeboards and guardrail.
c) WORKING PLATFORM (SIZE) For timber and metal deckings, the plank used shall be at least 200mm wide and 38mm thick and it is not projecting beyond its end support by more than 4 times its thickness
d) METAL DECKING Metal deckings are held down securely to prevent uplift and cantilever effects
19) PERIPHERAL OVERHEAD SHELTERContinuous peripheral overhead shelterprovided not endangered by movingmachinery
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
20) PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER'S DRAWING
Scaffolds are erected strictly inaccordance with the ProfessionalEngineer's design and drawings
21) SCAFFOLD DISMANTLING/ERECTION
a) WARNING SIGNBOARDS Warning signboards stating "Caution. Do not use the scaffold." in 4 official languages placed at strategic locations
b) TIE BACKS
Tie backs are not released in advance of scaffold dismantling
c) BARRICADES
Barricades erected to restrict access to the scaffold
22) DISMANTLED SCAFFOLD COMPONENTS
Dismantled scaffold components broughtto the ground by a safe method
23) QUALIFIED SCAFFOLD SUPERVISOR
Qualified scaffold supervisor supervises thescaffold erection/dismantling operation
24) QUALIFIED SCAFFOLD ERECTORS
Qualified scaffold erectorserecting/dismantling the scaffold
25) SAFETY HARNESS AND LIFELINES
Safety harness and lifelines used by thescaffold erectors
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
OTHERS
26)
* _/ = Satisfactory/Yes X = Not provided/Not satisfactory/Inadequate/NoNA = Not Applicable - = Briefing Remark/Advice
INSPECTED BY
NAME
INITIAL/DATE
Copy To:
OFFICERS REMARK
i)
ii)
Action Taken Stop/Warn/Admin/Lifting on ______________/Nil
*CONSULTANT/Other : _________________
NAME INITIAL/DATE REMARK
i) CONSULTANT'S SO: - For your follow-up action.
ii) CONSULTANT'S SS: - For your action/filing.
CONTRACTOR - For immediate rectification.
* Delete whichever is applicable
INITIAL/DATE
CHECKLIST FOR MAST CLIMBING WORKPLATFORM
Contractor
Site Blk No. :
Contract No Date :
Type of Work Time :
Safety Inspection No.
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
1) Adequate warning signs placedconspicuously at strategic locations
2) Effective barricades at ground level
3) ELCB provided at the distribution controlpanel and a proper cover to the fuse box
4) Safety devices are in good workingcondition
5) The tiebacks system erected according to PE's drawing
6) The masts stands on level and firm ground
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
7) All out-riggers are fully extended andproperly supported
8) No unauthorised extension of workplatform
9) Guardrails of the workplatform overlaid withfine screening debris net
10) Metal staircase provided and securelyattached to workplatform
11) Load evenly distributed inside theworkplatform
12) No obstruction to the operating pathwayof the workplatform
13) Workplatforms are lowered to the base/ground level when not in use
14) Electrical cables in the drum
15) Electrical cables and plugs arenot damaged
16) Safe working load and max. no. of operators(not more than 3 persons for single mast and5 persons for twin masts) are prominently displayed at the side of the workplatform
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
17) No overloading of workplatform
18) Erection/Dismantling of workplatform
a) Workplatform supervisor supervises tne work
b) Mast tieback directly below the workplatform installedprior to erection/not released priorto dismantling
c) Connections between masts properly securedbefore operating the workplatform
19) Personal Protective Equipment
a) Workers/Riggers anchor safety belt to independent lifeline
b) Safety helmet worn by workers/riggers
20) Housekeeping
OTHERS
21)
* _/ = Satisfactory/Yes X = Not provided/Not satisfactory/Inadequate/NoNA = Not Applicable - = Briefing Remark/Advice
INSPECTED BYNAMEINITIAL/DATE
Copy To:
OFFICERS Initial/Date REMARKi)ii)
Action Taken *Stop/Warn/Admin/Lifting on _______/Nil
*CONSULTANT /Other :
NAME INITIAL/DATE REMARKi) CONSULTANT'S SO: - For your follow-up action.ii) CONSULTANT'S SS: - For your action/filing.
CONTRACTOR
* Delete whichever is applicable
CHECKLIST FOR SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDING WORK (GONDOLA)
Contractor :
Site : Blk No. :
Contract No : Date :
Type of Work : Time :
Safety Inspection No. :
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
1) Valid Certificate of lifting machine by Approved Examiner(AE)
2) Protective hoardings/barricadingat ground floor.
3) Warning signboards placedat strategic locations
4) ELCB provided at the distributioncontrol panel
5) Proper cover to Fuse box
6) Four wire ropes provided foreach cradle (min. 8mm ø)
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
7) Wire ropes free from defects andproperly tensioned
8) Safety wire ropes independentlyanchored to a permanent structure
9) Brackets properly clampedto roof structures
10) Brackets used according to PE'sdrawings
11) Hooks & Angle Brackets are properlysecured in position by wire ropesaccording to PE's drawing.
12) Fist' grips/'U' shackles/'Bull Dog'grips used to fasten the joint ofwire ropes
13) Wire ropes protected fromdirect contact with existing structure
REPORTS/N ITEMS BLK OF VISIT REMARKS
14) Wire ropes for "tie backs" of theanchorage system used according toPE's drawings
15) Safe working load and maximum allowable no. of operators (not morethan 3) prominently specified at thecradle side
16) Out-riggers spaced not morethan 3.2m apart
17) Personal Protective Equipment:
a) Workers/Riggers anchorsafety harness to independentlifeline
b) Safety helmet worn byworkers/riggers
OTHERS
18)
* _/ = Satisfactory/Yes X = Not provided/Not satisfactory/Inadequate/NoNA = Not Applicable - = Briefing Remark/Advice
INSPECTED BYNAMEINITIAL/DATE
Copy To:
OFFICERS INITIAL/DATE REMARKi)ii)
Action Taken Stop/Warn/Admin/Lifting on ______________/Nil
* CONSULTANT/Other :
NAME INITIAL/DATE REMARKi) CONSULTANT'S SO: - For your follow-up action.ii) CONSULTANT'S SS: - For your action/filing.
CONTRACTOR - For immediate rectification.
* Delete whichever is applicable
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CHECKLIST FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK
Contractor :
Contract Name : __________________________________________________________
Contract No : Date :
Type of Work : Time :
Safety Inspection No. :
REPORTS/N ITEMS OF VISIT REMARKS
1) Personal Protective Equipment Record
2) Namelist of authoried operators to operate machineryvehicles
3) First Aid Box with adequate medical supplies
4) Adequate warning signboards placed and conspicuously at strategic locations
5) Route conversion signboards for public information andconvenience ( where piblic access is affected)
6) Blinker lights to trenches/works to existing road
7) Shoring to excavated trenches more than 1.5m deep
8) Shoring to excavated trench more than 4m deep constructed according to PE's design and drawings
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REPORTS/N ITEMS OF VISIT REMARKS
9) Open sides of excavation are guarded by adequate and effective barricades ( min 1.1m height)
10) Temporary access with railing properly secured overtrenches
11) Ladders,stairways or ramps provided in trenches of more than 1.2m depth
12) Materials kept away from the edges of trenches ( at least 610mm away from the trench)
13) Safety cover across road opening /over drain opening
14) Overhead protection for workers working in the manholes near buildings under construction
15) Tunnel constructed according to PE's design and drawings
16) Approved ventiliation system provided in tunnel in accordance to PE's design and drawings
17) Flash back Arrestor or fitted to regulator and blowpipe of gas cyclinder
18) Personal Protective Equipment worn by workers/site staff
19) Vehicles/machinery operated by authorised persons
20) Housekeeping
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REPORTS/N ITEMS OF VISIT REMARKS
OTHERS
21)
* _/ = Satisfactory/Yes X = Not provided/Not satisfactory/Inadequate/NoNA = Not Applicable - = Briefing Remark/Advice
INSPECTED BY
NAME
INITIAL/DATE
Copy To:
OFFICERS INITIAL/DATE REMARK
i)
ii)
Action Taken Stop/Warn/Admin/Lifting on ______________/Nil
*CONSULTANT/OTHERS* : ________________
NAME INITIAL/DATE REMARK
i) CONSULTANT 'S SO: - For your follow-up action.
ii) CONSULTANT'S SS: - For your action/filing.
CONTRACTOR - For immediate rectification.
* Delete whichever is applicable