Ausafety WorkSafe Audit Scorecard

What best describes your role?

A

Site Manager / Supervisor

B

WHS / Safety Officer

C

Business Owner / Director

D

Operations Manager

E

Other

What industry are you in?

A

Construction

B

Manufacturing

C

Mining & Resources

D

Transport & Logistics

E

Other Industrial

How many workers are on your team?

A

1–10

B

11–30

C

31–100

D

100+

How do you currently manage hazard reports on site?

A

We have a digital system workers use in real time

B

We use a mix of paper and digital

C

Mostly paper forms collected at end of shift

D

We don't have a formal process

How are your SWMS (Safe Work Method Statements) stored and accessed?

A

Digitally — workers can access and sign off from their phone

B

Saved on a shared drive or computer on site

C

Printed and kept in a folder on site

D

We don't have formal SWMS documentation

How do contractors sign in and verify compliance when arriving on site?

A

Digital sign-in with automatic induction and insurance checks

B

Manual sign-in sheet with compliance checked separately

C

Paper clipboard sign-in only

D

No formal contractor sign-in process

How do you manage staff training and induction records?

A

Fully digital — records are accessible and up to date at all times

B

Spreadsheet or shared folder — updated manually

C

Paper certificates kept in a folder

D

No formal training record system

If WorkSafe arrived on site today unannounced, how quickly could you produce evidence of your safety compliance?

A

Immediately — everything is digital and accessible

B

Within the hour — need to gather from different places

C

It would take most of the day

D

We would struggle to produce the evidence

How are incidents and near misses reported by your workers?

A

Via a digital app — reported in real time from the field

B

By filling in a paper form and handing it to a supervisor

C

Verbally to a supervisor who then fills in a form

D

We don't have a formal incident reporting process

How do you currently handle permit-to-work for high risk activities?

A

Digital permits with approval workflows and sign-offs

B

Paper permits kept on site

C

Verbal authorisation only

D

We don't use formal permit-to-work processes

How are your chemical registers and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) managed?

A

Digital register accessible to all workers at any time

B

Folder kept on site — updated when we remember

C

We have some SDS documents but no formal register

D

We don't maintain a chemical register

How confident are you that your safety records would satisfy an ISO 45001 or WorkSafe audit right now?

A

Very confident — our records are complete and current

B

Somewhat confident — a few gaps we know about

C

Not very confident — significant gaps exist

D

Not confident at all

How are safety inspections and site audits conducted and recorded?

A

Regular digital audits with reports stored automatically

B

Occasional paper-based inspections, results filed manually

C

Informal walkarounds with no formal record

D

We don't conduct formal safety inspections

Do your workers have a simple way to report a hazard from their phone without needing training on complex software?

A

Yes — they use an app that takes less than 60 seconds

B

We have an app but workers don't really use it

C

No — they have to find a form or tell a supervisor

D

No process exists