Checklist: Construction Site ENVIRONMENT/ Health & Safety
S.No. Environment& OH&S Issue Yes No N/A Remarks/corrective action needed
A General safety at site Is company’s EHS Policy displayed at site 1 and Intact? Is emergency contact numbers with names 2 of concerned persons displayed at all the active sites?
Are Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs)
3 being used at sites by the contractors?
Are fire fighting equipment provided at site
4 in working condition? Is First Aid Box available at work site with 5 adequate supply? Is potable water facility provided at work 6 site? Are the stockyards or material storage at 7 work zone properly guarded?
Is there a proper arrangement for collection
8 and disposal of waste materials?
Is the work area and interior adequately
9 illuminated for safe working? Is there provision for restriction on the entry 10 of children in construction area? How is this done? Has any Govt. Authority Visited the site? If 11 yes then please attach his visit report along with your comment. Whether any complain related to Environment and Safety issued received 12 from Public/Govt. Authority? If yes then please attach that complaint along with your comment? Is company’s EHS Policy displayed at site 13 and Intact? B Control of dust and emissions Dust control measures mentioned in 1 manual are being implemented regularly? 2 Whether dust Control at site is Satisfactory C Noise Pollution Is noise control measures at Genset and 1 other operating equipments is satisfactory?
Have workers working near generator set or
2 noise generating equipment been provided with ear plug/muffles and being used?
D Safety at work at height
Are there enough provisions for guardrails 1 or equivalent protection to stop falls?
Is it ensured on regular basis that working
structures stable, adequately braced and 2 not overloaded? if yes then please mention briefly the method of the same?
Are all the scaffolds and work platforms
3 erected, altered and dismantled by competent persons? Does a competent person inspect the scaffold regularly? 4 What is the schedule of inspection?
Whether additional safety nets/curtains
provided at height to prevent fall of person/materials? Is this additional arrangement satisfactory 5 and regularly checked for any damage (The damaged safety nets required to be replaced immediately before start of work).
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S.No. Environment& OH&S Issue Yes No N/A Remarks/corrective action needed
Are all working areas and walkways leveled
6 and free from trip hazards, obstructions such as stored material and waste?
E Concreting and masonry work
Are bricks, steels, cement etc. stacked 1 safely leaving sufficient clear zone?
Are safety measures taken for Shuttering,
2 Bar Bending/binding satisfactory?
Is the access and working platform to the
3 work site firm and safe? F Excavations/Trenches Whether guarding of side slopes of pit or 1 trenches provided to prevent collapse of side? Are materials, spoil or plant stored away from the edge of the excavation/ trenches in 2 order to reduce the likelihood of a collapse of the side?
Is there safe access to the excavation, e.g.
3 by a sufficiently long, secured ladder?
Whether all the workers working inside the
or in close vicinity of trenches/excavation 4 provided with helmets and are in use by the workers? 5 Is topsoil preserved safely for reuse? G Electrical safety Are proper insulation maintained for each 1 electrical equipments? Are all joints are properly insulated? (Avoid 2 joints to the possible extent) Are use of electrical equipments done by 3 competent person only? Are all the switch boards checked at least 4 once in a week and the damaged boards/switches replaced? Are proper electrical safety equipments provided to the workers engaged in 5 electrical works for prevention of electric shock and eye protection? H Safety at Crane/Hoist and lifting Appliances Is the operators or sub-contractors trained 1 and competent? Attach their competency certificate with this report. 2 Is the safe working load clearly marked? Does a competent person inspect the conditions of these Equipments/Appliances 3 regularly? What is the inspection frequency?
Does the Contractor record the results of
4 inspection?
Does the crane have a current test reports?
5 Please attach the same with this report. I Work Permit 1 Do you have work permit issuance system? Is this permit system applicable to all work 2 or critical work only? Who is the issuing authority for work 3 permit? Please attach one copy of work permit as 4 sample for each work undertaken in last quarter?
(Macmillan Studies in Marketing Management) Frank Jefkins BSC (Econ), BA (Hons), MCAM, FIPR, MInstM, MAIE, ABC (Auth.) - Public Relations For Marketing Management-Palgrave Macmillan UK (1983)