Information

  • Inspection Title

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Information and Documentation

Work Activity

  • A visit to the project was undertaken to review the weeks activities and to provide Health and Safety support to the project.

  • Provide a brief description of the work being carried out.

  • Who accompanied the inspection?

  • Number of persons on site?

  • Are the actions from the previous inspection closed out?

Documentation and Office

  • Pre start planning completed?

  • Toolbox talk completed?

  • Current campaign in place?

  • Induction training carried out and records secured?

  • Policies, Registers & Certificates available and displayed?

  • Adequate revision of documents being used?

Risk Assessment & Method Statements

  • Method Statement and Risk Assessment specific and approved?

  • COSHH Assessments specific and approved?

  • Procedures available and being worked to?

  • Management of asbestos?

  • Are we respecting current COVID 19 requirements?

Health & Wellbeing

  • Is there a good attitude on site?

  • Is mental health being communicated?

  • Is the senior team engaging with the workforce on Wellbeing and Mental health?

  • Is the site promoting, encouraging and enforcing the management of health risks?

  • Is the site displaying mental health posters?

Permits

  • Permits required?

  • Are there safe systems established for all permits issued?

  • Are permits closed out correctly?

Construction Phase Plan

  • Are we Principal Contractor?

  • Construction Phase Plan approved and relevant?

  • Fire Management in place?

  • Traffic Management and Quality Plan in place?

  • Is F10 displayed?

  • Licences obtained? (Hoarding, Water, etc)

Site set up and Welfare

Site general

  • Adequate access/egress?

  • Is there adequate supervision/management?

  • Suitable signage displayed?

  • Adequate site security/demarcation?

  • Hoarding inspections completed?

  • Clearly defines pedestrian/safe route including floor penetration protection?

  • Slips, Trips & falls prevented?

  • Adequate levels of tidiness/housekeeping?

  • Adequate levels of access and task lighting?

  • Protection of general public?

  • Site rules observed by all personnel?

Welfare Facilities (CDM 2015 - Schedule 2)

  • Adequate facilities?

  • Cleanliness of welfare facilities?

Emergency Procedures

Fire

  • Has a fire risk assessment been completed?

  • Fire risk reduced?

  • Emergency procedures in place and followed?

  • Adequately trained fire personnel on site?

  • Are Fire points suitably equipped?

  • Fire log checks? (fire alarm, Fire points)

  • Fire stopping and compartmentalisation in place?

  • Escape routes and exit doors kept clear of obstruction and suitable?

  • Fire evacuation carried out?

  • Had fire signage been provided at the premises?

  • Hot works controls being implemented and suitable for the task?

First Aid

  • Adequate provisions and suitable for the tasks?

  • Trained persons available?

Rescue

  • Rescue plans required?

  • Rescue plans suitable and in place?

  • Rescue equipment provided?

  • Suitable competence?

Work activity

Work Equipment & Electrics

  • Correct use of work equipment? (electrical and non electrical)

  • Isolations in place with suitable certificates issued as required?

  • Correct use of abrasive wheels

  • Electrical equipment/leads maintained? (damaged, out of test date or untested)

  • Moving parts protection (guarding)?

  • Rebar protected?

Heavy plant

  • Heavy plant in use?

  • Suitable for task?

  • Exclusion zones in place?

  • Overhead power lines controlled?

  • Daily inspections carried out?

Welding

  • Welding activities on this site?

  • Engineering devices in use such as LEV’s and used correctly?

  • Welding screens and fire retardant protection in use?

  • Is all equipment suitably maintained?

  • Is appropriate RPE provided? (Air fed mask)

Excavations

  • Are excavations work being carried out?

  • Service identification?

  • Suitable access and egress?

  • Edge protection?

  • Good procedures in place for excavating?

  • Signage on display?

  • Regular inspection completed by competent person and permits in place?

Piling

  • Are Piling works being carried out?

  • Does the Supervisor carry out daily inspections of the working platform prior to work starting?

  • Does the Pile rig have sufficient space to produce piles?

  • Can the excavator move safely whilst clearing muck away?

  • Is auger guarding in place and being used in accordance with the risk assessment or method statement?

  • Can equipment for the piling rig be easily accessed?

  • Is piling equipment stored in suitable areas out of the way of creating obstacles?

  • Have the clamps and R clips been checked on the concrete pipelines prior to any concreting activities?

  • Is the piling exclusion zone in place prior to work commencing?

  • Working Platform Certificate been signed?

Lifting Operations

Lifting Operations

  • Are Lifting Operations taking place?

  • Lift plan completed

  • Correct lifting taking place?

  • Appropriate storage of lifting equipment?

  • Hoist inspection carried out?

  • Thorough examination certificate

  • Regular inspection of lifting equipment and accessories 

  • Tower Crane in use and managed by us?

  • Security? (Include anti climb systems)

  • Slingers (trained)

  • Tag line used

  • Tower Crane has a valid Lifting Machine certificate (issued less than 12 months ago).

  • Is the crane being used for man riding duties for which the cert needs to be < 6 months?

  • Is the rescue kit checked and in date?

  • Suitable trained rescue personnel on site?

  • Have the daily/weekly check sheets been completed and any matters arising closed out?

  • Has the driver got a clear/safe route to the access ladder.

  • Has the driver got a current fit to work Medical?

  • Has the driver received training/induction on this model of crane?

  • Are Lifting team meetings being held (can be formal or informal to discuss any incidents/near miss or changes to the team and/or equipment)

Work at Height

Work at Height

  • Evidence that work at height has been planned?

  • Drop zones suitably managed?

  • Evidence of competence and training for working at height?

  • Suitable access equipment being used for the activity?

  • Adequate and fixed edge protections installed?

  • Suitable guardrails installed and at the correct height?

  • Toeboards installed and suitable?

  • Debris netting or brick guards fitted as required?

  • Proprietary Edge Protection being used?

  • Installed correctly?

  • Suitably maintained?

  • Equipment checked and regularly maintained?

  • Safety equipment used and maintained? (including use of tethers)

  • Public/ operatives protected from falling items?

Scaffolding

  • Is scaffolding being used for working at height?

  • Suitability of the scaffold system?

  • Independent scaffolding inspection carried out?

  • Hand over certificate available?

  • Scaffolding inspection register up to date?

  • Exclusion zones in place?

  • Safe systems being followed?

  • Equipment suitable and tethered?

Ladders/ stepladders

  • Are step ladders or ladders being used on site?

  • Safe use observed

  • Safe condition

  • Inspections complete and recorded?

  • Permits used?

Mobile towers / Podiums

  • Are Mobile towers and podiums being used on site?

  • Are operatives erecting equipment PASMA trained?

  • Equipment has been erected correctly

  • Safe use observed

  • Regular visual inspection

Mobile Elevated Work Platforms

  • Mobile Elevated Work Platforms used?

  • Safe use observed?

  • Daily inspection carried out and recorded?

  • Ground conditions suitable?

Traffic Management

Traffic Management

  • Suitable Traffic Management Plan (TMP) in place?

  • Training on TMP for all persons on site?<br>(contractors and visitors)

  • Adequate controls for TMP? (physical barriers, bollards, speed limits, flashing lights, spotters, signage, etc)

  • Are traffic marshals trained & wearing correct PPE?

Occupational Health

Occupational Health

  • Adequate monitoring and controls of vibration?

  • Adequate monitoring and control of noise exposure?

  • Suitable control measures for dust exposure?

  • Air quality suitable?

  • Avoid, assess, reduce principle adopted for manual handling?

Personal Protective Equipment

  • Facilities available for maintenance and storage of PPE / RPE

  • PPE / RPE compliance - any task specific PPE required?

  • Clean shaven and face fit completed?

  • Is PPE / RPE adequate and worn correctly

Temporary Works

Temporary Works

  • Are temporary works part of our project scope?

  • Is the Temporary Work Register available and up to date?

  • Has design been completed by a competent person & all necessary checks completed?

  • Installed correctly?

  • All necessary appointments made

  • TW Manual in place and up to date

  • Permit to load/ strike completed

Storage and Environmental

Storage / Materials & COSHH

  • Are materials stored suitably and loaded correctly?

  • Are the cylinders caged, secured and away from fuel sources?

  • Correct storage of flammable liquids

  • CoSHH products identified and used correctly?

  • CoSHH stored correctly and quantities reduced as needed?

Environmental considerations

  • All fuel & oil in bunded containers?

  • Suitable site controls to monitor noise, dust and vibration?

  • Is water being managed on site?

  • Suitable drain guards in place?

  • Adequate spill kits available?

  • Chemicals being disposed of correctly?

  • Are waste segregation measures in place?

  • All waste transfer/consignment notes present and complete?

  • Is the project in a low emission zone for NRMM?

  • Does the NRMM Have a power rating of between 37kw and 560 kw?

  • Has the equipment been registered on the NRMM register?

  • Is there Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) on site?

  • Has protection zones around trees been set up as per plan?

  • Is protection zone clear of any & all materials?

  • Are all vehicles washed down before leaving site?

  • Are all vehicles carrying dusty loads covered over or watered down prior to leaving the site?

End of Inspection

    Observations
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  • Comments

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End of Inspection

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