Information
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Personnel
Previous Audit Report
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Has the previous audit report been closed out?
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Have all previous issues been cleared?
Access and Egress
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Is there safe access and egress to all working areas of the site?
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Are walkways free from obstructions and stored materials?
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Are access routes adequately lit?
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Access and Egress compliant?
Confined Spaces
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Confined Spaces include manholes, shafts, pits/tanks, pipes/culverts, certain excavations, silo's and other confined/enclosed spaces.
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All work in confined spaces should be subject to a specific risk assessment and be carried out in accordance with Permit to Work/Enter and a safe system of work.
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Only appropriately trained and qualified persons who have undergone an accredited confined spaces entry course shall be permitted to enter a confined space, and only then if the correct checks have been made and the correct safety equipment (breathing apparatus, gas detection equipment, emergency escape equipment etc) are used.
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Is there a risk assessment for the confined spaces work?
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Ensure all confined space permits have been checked, are valid and being strictly enforced.
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Controls should include atmospheric monitoring, emergency escape arrangements, adequate supervision (i.e.: a top man outside of the confined space), method of raising the alarm and safe access/egress etc.
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Check permits are closed and cancelled upon completion of the works.
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Confined Spaces compliant?
Consultation
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Ensure that daily safe to starts are being undertaken and recorded
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Ensure appropriate Tool Box Talks are given to all employees and that the TBT is recorded
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RAMS in place, and sign off sheet completed
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Any paperwork required for site
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Consultation compliant?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
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Does the supervisor have a copy of the COSHH manual
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COSHH store available
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COSHH signage in place
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Ensure all dangerous/hazardous materials/substances are clearly marked/identified and stored in a secure location appropriate to the substance.
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Have the appropriate control systems and PPE been provided and is the PPE being used.
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COSHH Compliant?
Electrical Equipment
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Ensure that existing services e.g.: electricity cables, gas mains etc have been identified and effective steps have been taken to prevent danger from them.
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Check that only 110v CTE hand tool etc are in use.
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Ensure that cables and trailing leads are not trip hazards.
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Ensure that suitable and sufficient task lighting is provided to enable operatives to safely carry out their work.
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Electrical Equipment compliant?
Excavations/Earthworks
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Ensure that checks are made to determine the presence of any buried services before and during all excavation works.
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All excavations should be carried out in accordance with a detailed method statement s and permit to dig. Is there a permit to dig?
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Check that there is adequate support and propping for the excavation, or whether it has been sloped or battered back to a safe angle.
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Check that there is safe access into the excavation (i.e.: a sufficiently long and secured ladder).
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Check that barriers or other protection to stop people/vehicles falling in are in place.
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Ensure that materials, spoil and plant is stored away from the edge of the excavation to reduce the chance of collapse.
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Ensure that the excavation is regularly inspected by a competent person and that a record of such inspections is maintained.
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Excavations/Earthwork compliant?
First Aid
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An appropriate number of trained and qualified first aiders should be available on the site.
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All first aiders should be clearly identified on site through the use of an appropriate helmet sticker.
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Ensure the first aid kit contains only first aid materials.
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First Aid requirements compliant?
Housekeeping
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Ensure all debris and waste is removed from the work area upon completion of the work or at the end of each shift.
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Ensure Debris is not be allowed to collect around the site.
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Ensure materials are stored in an appropriate manner so as not to cause damage to or a weakening of the material.
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Are All pipes and tubes etc securely wedged or choked to prevent accidental movement?
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Housekeeping compliant?
Health & Safety Management Plan
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Is the site safety plan up to date.
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Health and Safety Management Plan compliant?
Lifting Operations/Equipment
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Have all lifting operation got a valid lifting plan?
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Ensure that all lifting equipment has been tested and installed by a competent person and is regularly maintained and inspected.
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Check that the operators are trained and competent.
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Ensure that cranes and other lifting equipment has sufficient space to operate safely.
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All lifting equipment should have a thorough examination every 6 months.
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Ensure lifting operations do not take place near overhead power lines and excavations.
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Lifting Operations/Equipment compliant?
Manual Handling
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Ensure that a manual handling risk assessment has been completed wherever regular lifting of heavy loads is required.
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Check the suitability of using wheelbarrows, hoists, telehandlers and other plant or machinery so that manual handling of heavy objects is kept to a minimum.
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Ensure all staff have received manual training.
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Manual Handling compliant?
Mobile Scaffold Towers
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Check that proprietary tower scaffolds have been erected and are being used in accordance with the suppliers instructions.
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Check that the wheels of any tower scaffold have been locked when in use and check that the platform is empty when being moved.
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Are they tagged safe for use?
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Mobile Towers compliant?
Occupational Health, HAV'S, Noise and Associated Health Risks
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Check that workers have had information and training so that they know what the risks are from HAV.
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Ensure reduced-vibration tools are used wherever possible.
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Limit the exposure of persons to HAV by ensuring that no person uses vibrating tools for longer than the manufactures guided times.
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Noise - As a general rule, if you: - have to shout to be heard at a distance of 2m, the noise level is approx 85dB and you should consider wearing hearing protection.
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- have to shout to be heard at a distance of 1m, the noise level is approx 90dB and you should definitely wear hearing protection.
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Is adequate signage in place?
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Is segregation in place to ensure that people not involved in the work are kept away from the source of the noise.
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Occupation health, HAV'S, Noise and associated risks compliant?
Permits to Work
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Hot Works - Hot Works include welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, use of angle grinders/skill saws etc.
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Hot works permits in place
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Cutting zones set up
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Cutting zones signage in place
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Dig - digging includes, excavations, knocking in pins, breaking ground etc.
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Ensure permits to dig have been prepared and issued where the excavations are complex, hazardous or impact on the work or operations of another.
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All permits to dig should be checked and reviewed prior to issue to ensure the appropriate controls have been included.
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Ensure all contractors are working in accordance with permits to dig.
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Ensure the permit is valid.
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Permits compliant?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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PPE General Requirements - Ensure PPE compatibility issues have been considered and that one piece of PPE not restrict the effectiveness of another piece of PPE.
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All staff wearing Hi-Viz vests or jackets?
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Eye Protection
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Ensure that it is of a suitable grade for the type of work being undertaken. I.e. light protection or full goggle etc.
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Check that it is kept in good condition.
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Hand Protection - Ensure that where damaged to the hands may occur through activities such as handling, or when using hazardous substances/chemicals that all persons affected wear the appropriate class of safety glove.
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Ensure gloves are correct for their application and the activity being undertaken.
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Hearing Protection
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Ensure the correct type of protection is in use for the task.
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Ensure that hearing protection is used as instructed.
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Ensure Areas which are mandatory hearing protection zones are signed as such using the appropriate signs.
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Respiratory Protection (RPE) - Avoid the use of nuisance dust masks.
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Ensure that the correct type of respiratory equipment is used for the works being undertaken.
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Ensure that persons are trained for the use of the RPE and where applicable have a face fit test to ensure the effectiveness of the RPE.
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Safety Helmets
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Ensure all staff and visitors are wearing safety helmets.
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PPE requirements compliant?
Plant & Equipment
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Ensure that the right tools and equipment are being used for the right job.
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Were all hand tools found to be in good condition with no defects?
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Tool box on site in working condition
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- No
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Power Tools
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Ensure operatives have been trained to use the tools/equipment they are using.
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Plant
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Ensure all Plant and Machinery is inspected on a weekly basis by a competent person and recorded in a Plant Inspection Register.
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Are all plant operators trained and hold a valid plant operators card for the categories being operated?
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Thorough test certificates available?
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Bucket change area in place
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Bucket change signage in place
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Plant currently in visually acceptable condition
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- No
- N/A
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Plant and Equipment compliant?
Registers and Records
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Check the site Inspection Registers for items such as scaffolding, excavations, trench boxes, plant and other equipment have been completed in a timely fashion.
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Registers and Records compliant?
Risk Assessments and Method Statements
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All operatives signed up to the current RAMS?
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Are the RAMS within the review date?
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Risk Assessments and Method Statements compliant?
Scaffolding/Working platforms
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Check that double guard rails and toe boards or other suitable protection at every edge.
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Check that there are additional brick guards provided to prevent materials falling from scaffold where they are used as a working platform.
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Check that working platforms are fully boarded and that the boards are arranged to avoid tipping or tripping - i.e.: no overlapping boards.
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Do all ladder accesses have self closing gates fitted?
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Ensure that a competent person inspects the scaffold regularly, at least once a week; and always after it has been altered, damaged and following extreme weather.
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Are scaffold tags being utilised?
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Are all scaffolds and working platforms sutable?
Storage of Substances, Chemicals and Oils.
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Are substances, chemicals and oils stored in the correct manner?
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Are all bowsers locked?
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Is there double bundled storage with at least 110%?
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Drip trays in use for petrol saws on site
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Are oil storage tanks at least 30m from any water course?
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Is static plant fitted with drip trays?
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Is plant and equipment in good order and free from leaks etc?
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Storage of Substances, Chemicals And Oils compliant?
Working at Height
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Check that access equipment is erected by competent persons and checked before use.
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Ensure safe access and egress have been provided to areas.
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Ensure that edge protection is provided to stop people or materials falling.
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Ladders - Ladders should be used at an angle of 1:4 (75 degrees).
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Ensure that ladders are in good condition, are not split, warped or have damaged rungs etc.
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Check whether ladders are suitable for the purpose - only for short term work or for gaining access to another area.
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Check that ladders are secured to prevent them slipping sideways or backwards.
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Check that ladders rise a sufficient height above their landing place (approx. 1m or 5 rungs).
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Safe landing platforms to be provided where a ladder rises to a height of 9m or more.
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Are work at height operation in accordance with the W@H Regulations?
Other
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Any issues raised by the site team
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Summary
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Audit Risk Level
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Risk rating for this Audit.
Closure
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All actions on this report have been completed on:
