Basic Health and Safety Audit - Low Risk Premises - duplicate

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Previous inspection

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Health and Safety Management

• Is there a current Health and Safety Policy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a formal responsible Person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Who is the responsible Person?

• Does the Company have a competent person or a formal contract with a consultancy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Who is the Company's competent person or consultancy?

Statutory Inspections and Required Formal Documentation

• Safety policy has been reviewed within the last year?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire Risk Assessment Available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5 Yearly fixed installation electrical safety certificate available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PAT testing has been done within last 18 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all LOLER examinations up to date? And have all recommendations been actioned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any pressure systems been inspected and all recommendations actioned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Asbestos Survey has been carried out for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has racking been inspected in the last year?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire Alarm has been inspected in last year?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency lighting has been inspected within last 6 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have latch ways, anchor points etc, been tested in last year?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire Extinguishers have been inspected within the last year?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire drills carried out at least twice a year?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gas Safety Certificate is available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• LEV Systems have been tested in last 6 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Risk Assessment and Control Measures

• Risk Assessments are Suitable and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate Control Measures are in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Staff have been trained in the findings of the assessments? By means of safe systems of work/method statements etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Training

• Each member of staff has a training record?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The Company has identified training needs and has a formal training plan.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There is a training matrix.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The level of training is adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Training is refreshed at suitable periods?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accident Reporting and Investigation.

• The company has an accident book?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All accidents are recorded in the accident book?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The Company is aware of its obligations under the RIDDOR Regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All accidents are investigated and a formal record kept for serious accidents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

First Aid Provision.

• The Company has an adequate number of trained first aiders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A first aid list is put up on the notice board?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency Contact Details are clearly displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There is an adequate number of fully stocked and in date first aid boxes.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First Aid cabinets and contents clean and orderly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Employees aware of location of first aid cabinet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Maintenance and Control of Contractors

• All contractors are suitably vetted before works commencing? For example CSCS cards etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Contractors sign to state they have read and understood the site safety procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spot checks are carried out on maintenance and contractors, to ensure they adhere to site rules and agreed method statements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manual Handling

• Staff are provided suitable Manual Handling Training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Manual Handling assessments are suitable and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lifts do not exceed 25kg's?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Manual Handling Operations are safe in practice?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mechanical assistance is provided whenever possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire Safety

• Is there a fire safety policy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the log book up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the fire risk assessment suitable and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Evacuation plan displayed and understood by all employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Evacuation procedures practiced by form of a fire drill at least 2 times a year?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extinguishers in place, clearly marked for type of fire?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extinguishers recently serviced? (Check annual check sheet)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extinguishers clear of obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extinguishers are mounted and clearly signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Call points are posted at every exit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate direction notices for fire exits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are flammable stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are flammable store cupboards clearly signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there is fuel on site is this risk assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do fire exits open in the direction of travel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate fire signage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exit doors easily opened from inside?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there adequate fire action notices posted on exits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exits clear of obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire routes clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire alarm system functioning correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Lighting

• Good natural lighting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reflected light from walls & ceilings not causing glare to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Light fittings clean and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency exit lighting operable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outside lighting is adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Safety

• Floor surfaces even and uncluttered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stairways in a good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lifts have working alarm and method of extraction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Entry and walkways kept clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Walkways adequately and clearly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Walkways and stairs kept clear of boxes etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are liquid spills removed quickly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are railings in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are falls from height suitably managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are footpaths in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pedestrians suitably segregated from workplace transport?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is signage clearly displayed with regards to hazards such as falling, electrocution etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a site speed limit? Is this signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are buildings structurally safe and in sound condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is ventilation adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loading area clean and tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waterside safety is effectively managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any other matters?

Rubbish Removal

• Bins located at suitable points around site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Bins emptied regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any special waste removed by licensed contractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Storage Design and Use

• Materials stored in racks and bins wherever possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Storage designed to minimise lifting problems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Floors around racking clear of rubbish?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General condition of racks and pallets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Machinery and Plant

• Has machinery and plant been risk assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Safe Systems of Work/Method Statements in place for machinery?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there pre use checks of machinery?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is machinery adequately maintained and inspected? Is there a PPM (Planned and Preventative Maintenance schedule?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an authorised user list?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Operators trained/inducted into the operation of the machines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the training recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any other matters?

Electrical Safety

• Is there an electrical safety risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations regarding electrical safety.

COSHH

• Hazardous Substance Register complete and available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Material Safety Data Sheets available for all chemicals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Risk assessments completed for hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All containers labelled correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Workers trained in the use of hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If required is PPE available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are eye washes and showers easily accessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any other matters?

PPE

• Has a PPE assessments been carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the correct PPE provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are PPE rules enforced?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any other matters?

Work at Height

• Is there a Work at Height risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations regarding working at height.

Office Hazards

• Is there a general office risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations regarding office safety.

Display Screen Equipment

• Have display screen assessments been carried out for all users, as defined by the DSE Regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workstations set up so that they conform to the regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any other matters?

Noise

• Is there a noise assessment for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is noise suitably managed through isolation, location, maintenance and PPE provision?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Asbestos

• Is there an up to date asbestos survey for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all the recommendations from the survey been carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Any other outstanding issues?

• Other outstanding issues that need to be addressed?

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