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Factory Area
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Name Conducting Audit
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This is a safety check/assessment of your departments working area designed to work with any risk/dynamic assessments to provide weekly monitoring and continual improvement of safety standards within the company. It should be completed at management level however this can be extended to supervisor level where deemed appropriate. If you are not sure on anything you come across comment on this in the relevant area and feed that information back to the Factory Director.
Control Measure Hierarchy
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There are questions contained within that will refer you to the control measure hierarchy which may be needed to determine the best course of action. This will help you in the safety check.
Are the control measures in place suitable? Can a safer COMBINED alternative be put in place in accordance with the hierarchy below?
1. Remove/eliminate the risk. (use robot instead of people, change process to remove the need to do it)
2. If above not possible can the risk be reduced? (less people at risk, alternative less harmful substance, frequency of exposure reduced)
3. Contain the risk involved. (physical barriers, light beams, marked/painted areas)
4. Information, instruction, training. (educate people to the hazards and the risks they pose, is additional training required? Does the system need strengthening with a permit to work system? An example of this is safety signage.
5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Are they wearing the correct PPE for the task. THIS IS THE LAST LINE OF DEFENCE! Always look to have more control measures than just PPE.
Safety Check
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Below are the questions. There are some examples to get the mind thinking, however they are not limited only to those examples.
ANSWER EVERY QUESTION AND ALWAYS LEAVE A COMMENT! whether it is at risk, safe or not applicable, you must place in the comments box as to why that is the case. -
Housekeeping (items on the passage route to the working area/at the working area or emergency exit, liquid spills, more stock/equipment in the area than is necessary, general waste cleaned up and disposed of correctly)
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Handover checks & Instruction documentation (completed for that shift? Defects reported? Everyone understands their current role?)
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Safety Features of machines (emergency stops functioning correctly? Light beams been tested? Safety guards in place?)
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Risk assessment (Is the risk assessment present on the line? If not has a dynamic assessment been made? Have all employees on that line read and understood them? Has feedback been made on them? Are they being adhered to?)
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Near Misses & Recent Accidents (Have any been reported? Who have they been reported to? Rectification action taken?)
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PPE (Everyone wearing their Personal Protective Equipment as required by instruction from the company? Detail what that is.)
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Visibility (is there sufficient natural lighting in the work area? If not is there artificial lighting available and working correctly? not strobing etc.)
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Defective machinery/equipment (Has it been electrically/mechanically isolated? labelled correctly so people are aware not to use? don't forget this can apply to hand tools as well as large machinery)
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Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) (Is there more harmful/flammable substances out of the COSHH locker than is needed? Are they being used correctly for their intended purpose?) As a guide no more than enough for half a shift should be left out at any one time
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Manual Handling Practices (See hierarchy, this is not just about bending the knees and a straight back!) (Are they being conducted correctly? Can they be made safer?)
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Hand Tools (Are they being used correctly for their intended purpose? Are they made safe and put away in appropriate storage when not used? E.g Stanley knives)
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Electrical wiring/devices condition (This is NOT a thorough examination. You are having a basic visual check for any obvious signs of damage to the equipment. Have they been PAT tested- portable items only)
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Workplace Safety Signage (is it present, clearly visible and in good condition? Are there any areas that need better signage?)
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Current processes/procedures (Use the Hierarchy) (is it the safest method? can the risk be reduced further? Consult the risk assessment. If there is a problem can it be raised at the safety committee? If it is important inform the Factory Director. If it is LIFE THREATENING stop the process immediately.
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Any Other comments/issues or feedback from staff to management.
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