Take 5 Pre-Start Safety Checklist Take 5 Pre-Start Safety Checklist PCBU Name: This checklist will help workers and contractors who are working on new or external worksites reduce their exposure to health and safety risks and hazards. It should take 5 minutes to complete. Time: Task: Date: Supervisor/manager: Location: Attendees: Before starting work: No. Pre-Start check Yes No N/A 1 Do you have to do an induction? 2 Do you need to be accompanied while on site? 3 Do you know the health and safety rules? site’s Are you familiar with security arrangements and the system for reporting 4 incidents/near misses and hazards? Are there emergency facilities and an evacuation procedure/route for the 5 site? 6 Do you have access to appropriate emergency and first aid equipment? 7 Have you asked the person in charge about all relevant hazards? If the work involves a high risk task (such as work at heights, hot-work, 8 confined spaces), is a work permit/safe work method statement required? Do you have the correct procedures and equipment to do the work 9 safely? Is there a requirement to lock/tag-out equipment or isolate/contain 10 energy before starting work? Is there appropriate separation of vehicles and people during the 11 proposed work? 12 Is all required electrical/mechanical equipment in a safe condition? Are hazardous/dangerous substances used and stored according to their 13 safety data sheets? Have you consulted with workers about the task and the safe way to do 14 it? 15 Do you have all necessary PPE? 16 Have you got a safe way of getting in and out of your work area? 17 Have any manual handling risks been identified and accessed? If you answer to any of those above, you may need to follow up with the person in charge No to help ensure your safety. before you start work At the end of work: No. End of work check Yes No N/A
Take 5 Pre-Start Safety Checklist Take 5 Pre-Start Safety Checklist PCBU Name: This checklist will help workers and contractors who are working on new or external worksites reduce their exposure to health and safety risks and hazards. It should take 5 minutes to complete. Time: Task: Date: Supervisor/manager: Location: Attendees: Before starting work: No. Pre-Start check Yes No N/A 1 Do you have to do an induction? 2 Do you need to be accompanied while on site? 3 Do you know the site’s health and safety rules? 4 Are you familiar with security arrangements and the system for reporting incidents/near misses and hazards? 5 Are there emergency facilities and an evacuation procedure/route for the site? 6 Do you have access to appropriate emergency and first aid equipment? 7 Have you asked the person in charge about all relevant hazards? 8 If the work involves a high risk task (such as work at heights, hot-work, confined spaces), is a work permit/safe work method statement required? 9 Do you have the correct procedures and equipment to do the work safely? 10 Is there a requirement to lock/tag-out equipment or isolate/contain energy before starting work? 11 Is there appropriate separation of vehicles and people during the proposed work? 12 Is all required electrical/mechanical equipment in a safe condition? 13 Are hazardous/dangerous substances used and stored according to their safety data sheets? 14 Have you consulted with workers about the task and the safe way to do it? 15 Do you have all necessary PPE? 16 Have you got a safe way of getting in and out of your work area? 17 Have any manual handling risks been identified and accessed? If you answer No to any of those above, you may need to follow up with the person in charge before you start work to help ensure your safety. At the end of work: No. End of work check Yes No N/A
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