Business Audit Report

• Client Name

  Select

• Address

• Visit Date

  Date

• Safety Consultant

• Responsible Person

• Brief Description of the Business

Health and Safety Policy

• Is there a current Health and Safety Policy/Statement of Intent (signed and dated)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are responsibilities assigned to those who have control over matters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are arrangements in place to achieve aims and objectives?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Health and Safety Policy communicated to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Committment, Leadership and Competent Person

• Is a person appointed responsible for health and safety co-ordination?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are their duties and responsibilities defined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have they sufficient training and time available to carry out duties?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is their evidence of strong management commitment and leadership?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is health and safety performance reported to the workforce?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Consultation/Safety Committee

• Has a safety representative been appointed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are meetings held regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are meetings chaired by the health and safety coordinator/representative?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are minutes kept detailing actions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has suitable training been provided for the health and safety coordinator/representative?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the health and safety coordinator/representative carry out inspections or audits and are they recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a suggestion scheme and demonstrable action taken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Communication

• Do regular meetings take place with health and safety as an agenda item?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do supervisors/staff carry out toolbox talks and are they recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are posters and notices prominently displayed and current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the health and safety law poster displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the health and safety policy statement displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the relevant insurance certificates displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are first aid arrangements displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency evacuation procedures displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are additional hazard warning signs suitable and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazard Identification

• Are there risk assessments?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the person who produces them trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they updated at required intervals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they communicated to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safe Equipment

• Is there an asset / equipment register and who controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are maintenance / servicing schedules arranged to cover all machinery, equipment and systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are permit to work systems in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all operators trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there segregation between pedestrians and vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there rules for company transport?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

COSHH

• Are COSHH assessments carried out for all hazardous substances used or generated and by who?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are COSHH assessments communicated to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are highly flammable materials safely stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is health monitoring carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Personal Protective Equipment

• Is PPE supplied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is PPE signed for and instruction given in correct use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Third Parties - Visitors/Contractors/Public

• Are contractors assessed for suitability?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a visitor log or are visitors accompanied at all times?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is suitable safety information provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Environmental Management

• Is waste suitably collected and disposed of?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is special waste generated suitably collected and disposed of?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there environmental emergency procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Welfare

• Are suitable welfare facilities available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is drinking water available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a no smoking policy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are vulnerable groups catered for?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Noise and Vibration

• Are noise and vibration assessments carried out and by who?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they communicated to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

• Are DSE assessments carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are actions acted upon?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manual Handling

• Are manual handling assessments carried out and by who?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they communicated to employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have employees received manual handling training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Personnel Selection and Training

• Is there an employee induction procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a training matrix and who is reponsible for it?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do appraisals include health and safety performance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accidents Incidents and Near Misses

• Is there an accident book?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an accident reporting procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a person responsible for carrying out investigations/RIDDOR reports?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire Safety

• Is there a fire risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an evacuation procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there trained fire wardens?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire extinguishers available and serviced?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are weekly fire checks carried out and recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire drills carried out and required intervals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire notices displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

First Aid Arrangements

• Are there adequate trained first aiders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a suitably stocked first aid kit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a first aid room?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Other

• Other

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Completion

• Any Further Comments / Actions

  Yes

  No

• Completed By: (Name & Signature)

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