Self-audit checklist for your premises
| Area | Comment |
|---|---|
| Safe site | |
| Pre-sorting is used so far as is reasonably practicable to eliminate the need for hand picking in association with vehicles? | |
| Sorting areas are well lit? | |
| Non-essential personnel effectively excluded from area in which mechanical shovel operates? | |
| Non-essential vehicles effectively excluded from area in which mechanical shovel and pickers operate? | |
| Effective segregation of pedestrians and tipping vehicles. | |
| Safe/ segregated/ protected zones established for totters to withdraw to before mechanical shovel approaches stockpile. | |
| Safe vehicle/driver | |
| Effective vision to the sides, front and rear of the vehicle visibility provided? | |
| Effective vision to the sides, front and rear of the vehicle maintained (ie mirrors and other aides in working order)? | |
| Driver able to see that totters are in a safe position before approaching stockpile? | |
| Driver adequately trained and competent to operate vehicle safely | |
| Driver has clear understanding of the safe system of work? | |
| Clear communication between totters and driver? | |
| Safe system of work | |
| Operation of a safe system of work during hand picking and vehicle "turning" of the stockpile.? | |
| Totters (including casual staff) have a clear understanding of the safe system of work? | |
| Totters wear high visibility clothing at all times? | |
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