HSE internal audits- shop floor

  • Area Conducted

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location

Fire Protection

  • Is the fire alarm service up to date

  • When was service completed

  • Select date

  • Has the fire alarm been tested and up to date

  • When was the last test completed

  • Are all combustible materials such as wood, paper and card stored correctly

  • Are all waste items in the correct bins and away from open flames

  • Are all flammable materials stored correctly. E.G paint

  • Is the nearest fire extinguisher in date

  • Is it the correct type of extinguisher

  • Has there been a recent fire drill

  • Date of the last fire drill

First Aid

  • Do employees know who their closest first aider is

  • Who is the closest first aider

  • Is the first aider poster up to date

  • Are first aid boxes in date

  • Are eye wash stations in date

  • Is first aiders training up to date

Documentation

  • Is the HSE policy available and up to date

  • Is the Environmental Policy available and up to date

  • Have the documents been signed/ approved by the relevant director

  • Are employees aware of the policies and where to find them

  • What was there answer and who did you ask

  • Are risk assessments available on the shop floor

  • Are employees consulted when writing and reviewing risk assessments

  • Do the risk assessments actually work

  • What was their answer and who did you ask

Tooling and Machinery

  • Are machine Guard in place

  • Are machines used correctly

  • Are employees trained on how to use the machines

  • Have you checked recent training certificates for an employee

  • What training do they have and is it all in date

  • Are hand tools free from any defects

  • Is all testing within date

  • Have LEVs been tested within the last 12 months

  • Date of last LEV check

  • LEV being checked

  • LEV not been checked

  • Are the correct LOLER tags used

  • Do employees know which is the correct colour LOLER tag

  • Who did you ask

  • Are pre-use checks being used and filled out correctly

  • What pre-use check forms did you review

PPE

  • Is PPE being worn (where appropriate)

  • Is PPE being worn correctly for the task being performed

  • Is PPE in good condition

  • Is the noise survey up to date

  • Date of last noise survey

5 S

  • Is the General area tidy and no waste left out

  • Are the walk ways clear

  • Are the bins being used correctly

  • Are bins overflowing

  • Do the housekeeping stations have brushes and shovels located in them

COSHH

  • Do employees know where to get COSHH assessments

  • Employee asked and their answer

  • Do employees understand COSHH assessments

  • Employee asked and answered

  • Are spill kits full and tidy

  • Are all COSHH products stored correctly

  • Is COSHH storage available

  • Is the SDS register up to date

Working at Height

  • Have any ladders been inspected

  • Ladder number checked

  • Date of last inspection

  • Have the pre-use checks been completed

  • Are ladder tags compliant

  • Are harness been checked and inspected

  • Who's harness was checked

  • Is all training up to date

  • Who's training was checked and training dates

Environmental

  • Records available for waste

  • External drains protected against potential contamination

  • Is legionella testing up to date

  • Are Gas bottles stored correctly

Manual Handling

  • Are mechanical aids used where available

  • Pallet trucks and FLTs utilised

  • Pallet trucks and FLTs serviced and in date

  • Lifting equipment used where available

  • Are employees trained on manual handling

Car Park ( if completing Yard area)

  • Any leaks/ Spills

  • Car park free from rubbish or any other waste

Training

  • Check to employees full training records from the department and record below

  • Is the department training matrix up to date

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