The OHS Inspection Checklist Form is a comprehensive and useful resource to help identify, minimise and eliminate hazards in the workplace. It is designed to be used during regular WHS/OHS workplace inspections, as per the WHS/OHS schedule. By completing an OHS Inspection Checklist on worksites, plant & equipment and workplaces provides businesses with the assurance that they have taken all essential and preventive measures to eliminate or minimize any risk.
It is important to routinely conduct workplace inspections to proactively manage hazards and avoid preventable workplace injuries.
The checklist ensures that businesses identify and record potential hazards, such as:
- tripping hazards
- malfunctioning electrical equipment
- inadequate lighting
- ill-equipped workspace
- incorrect storage of hazardous materials
- unsafe temperature in the workplace, and
- unstable ladders and staircases.
This 4 page OHS Inspection Checklist Form also ensures that businesses have the correct procedures, forms and safety requirements in place, such as:
- emergency telephone numbers
- site evacuation plan
- risk assessment
- Code of Practise
- injury register, and
- first aid kit.
This simple, interactive and versatile form enables Health and Safety Representatives and Management tick off each item as it is inspected to identify any potential hazards or risks. It also enables businesses to record any changes to the workplace since the last checklist and whether any additional site specific hazard have been identified.
