Title Page

  • Conducted on

  • Location

  • Audit Date

  • Auditor

  • Visitors to business

  • Number of employees in office

  • Office Hours

  • Nature of business

  • Prepared by

Documentation

  • Does the company have a written health & safety policy statement?

  • Is the health & safety policy statement prominently displayed in the<br>workplace?

  • Is there a lone working policy in place?

  • Is there a health & safety law poster in the workplace, displayed with<br>correct details?

  • Is there a copy of the current employers liability certificate available for<br>inspection and displayed?

  • Are all visitors into the offices controlled?

  • Is the office risk assessments regularly reviewed to take into account<br>changes in working practice or environment?

  • Have all office employees received relevant training?

First Aid

  • Are first aid facilities to be inspected?

  • Eye wash stations present and within expiry date?

  • Does everyone know where the first aid box and eye wash is located?

  • Is there adequate trained first aiders and everyone is aware who they are?

  • Are emergency numbers displayed and first aiders names displayed?

  • Is the first aid box fully stocked, clean and orderly?

  • Has there being any first aid incidents since last inspection?

  • Is there an accident reporting book available and do staff know how to and who to report an accident too?

  • Are the nearest Hospital details displayed?

Fire Prevention and Evacuation

  • Are fire and emergency procedures in place?

  • Is there an allocated Fire Marshal

  • Evacuation plan displayed and understood by all employees?

  • Evacuation drills conducted regularly?

  • Exit doors easily opened from inside with a crash bar?

  • All fire exits are clear from obstruction?

  • Emergency lighting available and in good working order?

  • All appopriate emergency signage present and visually displayed in<br>prominant places?

  • The correct fire extinguishers in place, on a bracket or in a stand?

  • Extinguishers are checked and serviced regularly?

  • Fire alarm system fuunctioning correctly?

  • Means of raising an alarm

  • Assembly point identified?

Security

  • Is there building security arrangements?

  • Are all entries and exits closed and locked at night and during weekends?

Slips, Trips and Falls Hazards

  • Is there loose material, debris, worn carpeting?

  • Are there any obstructions on the floor that could cause a slip, trip or fall

  • Cable routed to prevent slips trips and falls?

  • Are there suitable routes to the work place that avoid slips trips and falls?

  • Are known slips trips and fall hazards adequately controlled?

  • No rubbish or debris discarded to cause slips, trips and falls

  • Office layout is suitable to prevent accidents or incidents?

Access & Egress

  • Floor surfaces are free from spillages? Is the carpet in good condition?

  • Is there safe access and egress routes around the office?

Housekeeping

  • Generally clean & tidy appearance

  • All materials are apporpiate stacked or racked?

  • Waste bins are not overflowing?

  • Are materials stored so that good manual handling practices can be<br>applied, therefore safe retrieval?

  • Are storage cupboards in good condition, not overloaded so equipment cannot fall?

  • Are desks and furniture in good condition?

  • Is there adequate ventilation around photocopiers?

  • Are fling cabinets drawers kept closed when not in use?

  • Is heat stress adequate?

COSHH

  • Is there a Hazardous Substance used within the office?

  • Is there access to MSDS and COSHH risk assessment for all chemical products used?

  • Are all unused substances disposed of in the right waste bin?

  • Is there COSHH cabinets and storage provided?

  • Have all employees that are using COSHH products had adequate training<br>to use them?

  • Chemical segregated correct?

  • Material storage / chemicals in place?

  • Flammable substances, that are correctly stored, exposed or near sources of heat?

Falling Object Hazards Are there any objects that could fall on people, such as:

  • Goods or stores on shelves and racking?

  • Unstable freestanding stacks of goods or materials?

Electrical Hazards

  • Loose or broken: sockets, switches, light fittings, conduits and trunking, etc?

  • Worn, frayed or split cables?

  • Trailing leads?

  • Overloaded extension leads or multi socket adaptors?

  • Exposed cables into plugs, computer equipment, kettles, fan heaters, microwaves, food and drinks dispensers, etc?

  • Exposed live parts of electrical switchgear: controls, motors, pumps, etc?

  • Is any item of portable electrical equipment overdue for a Portable Appliance Test (PAT)?

  • Is any item of electrical equipment poorly or dangerously positioned?

Lighting

  • Is lighting Sufficient and suitable and correct ratio to office space?

  • Is there emergency lighting inside the building?

  • Are they any broken lights

Welfare

  • Are toilets clean?

  • Are kitchen facilities clean?

  • Is there adequate seating area

  • Is drinking water available

  • Is there a means of heating food? Is there a fridge?

  • Are there washing facilities?

  • Is there adequate seating?

DSE & Ergonomic Work stations

  • Have employees completed a DSE assessment?

  • Are users offered free eye tests?

  • Is there glare or reflections on computer screens?

  • Are work station layouts suitable?

  • Is lighting adequate for work tasks?

  • Is the working desk and chairs fit for purpose and ergonomically for the task?

  • Is there any signs of damage of the office furniture?

General

  • Are wall and ceiling fixtures fastened securely?

  • Is ceiling tiles in good condition?

  • Air conditioning units serviced?

Close out information

  • Corrective Action

  • Corrective Action Assigned Person

Feedback

  • Feedback given to relevant employee

Sign off Observation

  • Observer Name & Signature

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