WHS Checklist for Site Supervisors

Before work commences:

• Prepare a Safety Management Plan for the site.
• Prepare Safe Work Method Statements for all your High Risk construction activities.
• Erect signage on your site.

While work in progress:

• Do everything “reasonable practicable” to provide a safe place of work for all persons.
• Identify hazards; implement risk controls, monitor, and review.
• Consult, cooperate, and coordinate with other duty holders on the site regarding WHS.
• Secure the worksite from unauthorised access, or isolate hazards.
• Ensure WHS Documents are available on site for workers or Inspectors.

Induct all workers entering site (and visitors who are not accompanied by you):

• Record Personnel Details.
• Record Emergency contact details.
• Check and Record White Card details for all the workers.
• Collect copies of Cards, tickets & Qualifications.
• Inform person of Safety Requirements incl. Safety Management plan.
• Notify workers of Safety Policy incl. Emergency Plans.

Collect Safe Work Method Statements from subcontractors for high risk activities.

Confirm up-to-date insurances for contractors:

• Workers compensation: WorkCover.
• Public liability and Professional Indemnity.
  
• Review and update Safety Management Plan as necessary.
• Ensure workers have Personal Protective Equipment.
• Provision of first aid (for your workers).
• Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (for your workers).
• Manage airborne contaminants and hazardous atmospheres.
• Safe storage of flammable/combustible substances.
• Manage falling objects.
• Management of falling persons.

After work in complete:

• Keep records for 2 years (if there is an incident)

Tip: You can save heaps of time by using SiteBook to do a lot of this stuff for you!

Legal stuff: The information on this web site is indented to be general information only and cannot be relied on for a specific business. We highly recommend that you engage a Work Health and Safety consultant to advise on the documents processes and procedures best suited for your specific business.