Title Page

  • Client

  • Site

  • Location
  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Foreman:

  • Contract Manager

Previous Report - Actions/Recommendations - Status of addressing or closing out

  • Date carried out, by whom and details

Safety Documentation

  • Is there a Site Specific Health and Safety File Available? *Eurogold Red File*

  • Have workforce attended an induction

  • Are Method Statements and Risk Assessments available on site for the works being undertaken/observed during inspection

  • Have Method Statements and Risk Assessments been communicated to workforce (and signatures obtained)?

  • *Are copies of training records/certificates available on site (CSCS/CPCS/NPORS/First Aid/SSSTS/SMSTS/Asbestos/NRASWA/confined space etc)?

  • *Are copies of Face Fit Testing certificates available on site

  • Are there copies of current Company Policies available on site?

  • Are COSHH Assessments for Materials/Substances available on site?

  • Is there a copy of the Employers & Public Liability Insurance available and in date

  • Where required, are Permits to Work in place?

  • Have Tool Inspection and referenced HAVS registers been completed?

  • What is the subject for this months Tool Box Talk and when was it delivered (are they being done every month)

  • Are Daily Activity Briefings *DABs being documented reflecting the days tasks/controls etc and have personnel signed to confirm attendance

  • Is electrical equipment PAT Tested & certificate/register available?

  • Are cables in good visual condition (office/canteen)?

Site Set Up/Management

  • Is there a Qualified First Aider on Site? (Who/Name)

  • Is Fire Fighting Equipment available?

  • Is there a secure area for storage of plant/materials/substances during times when site is closed?

  • Is there a storage compound (including containers) well established and organised?

  • Are cutting activities (block, paving etc) being undertaken safely I.e. use of cutting station, suppression, PPE/RPE, not presenting risk to others in vicinity

  • Are there Bucket Storage areas established (panels and signage affixed)?

  • Are obstacles / hazards clearly marked or protected (eg mushrooms on pins / cones on temporary trip hazards)

Responsibilities/ Duties of Principal Contractor

  • Is there a copy of the F10 posted on site? And where?

  • Is there adequate welfare provisions (toilet/washing/ canteen/ drying room) *Detail if any provisions are Eurogolds own - and are they clean/tidy

  • Is a fire muster point established on site? If so where?

  • Is the Site Traffic Management Plan in place, regularly updated and is it being managed/observed

  • Are segregated pedestrian routes established to points of work

  • Is Public Safety adequately controlled? (Detail how)

  • Is adequate signage in place (Warning/Safety/Delivery/ Traffic Management etc)

Plant & Equipment

  • Are copies of Inspection and Maintenance Records for Plant/Equipment available on site and in date.

  • Have Daily Inspections of Plant been carried out and findings recorded?

  • Can machine drivers confirm safe working condition of forks & buckets (safety pins/fork alignment/tooth condition etc) are discussed points documented in the Plant/Fork Inspection Book?

  • Should any defects or issues be recorded, can the Foreman confirm this has been logged onto CoffeeFuelled - what date

  • Are copies of LOLER Inspection records available and in date?

  • Are chains/shackles stored correctly (hanging), displaying current ‘tab - proof of examination’ & clean

  • Are Beacons in good working order? (Including green beacons to indicate use of seatbelts)

  • Have excavators, dumpers and rollers been greased in the last 5 days?

  • Are Mirrors clean & free from damage?

  • Are lights in good working order/free from damage?

  • Are Audible Alarms working (where installed)?<br>

  • Are warning signs affixed and legible (noise/PPE/SWL/Quick Hitch/Thumbs up.. etc)?

  • Are guards suitable, sufficient & correctly affixed? (eg stihl saw, edge protection)

  • Are handrails suitable & sufficient (embarking/disembarking from plant including 'boxing rings')?

  • Are ancillary safety controls being used? (e.g. cutting station - water suppression for cut-off saw/respiratory protection/ hearing protection)

  • Are seatbelts in working order? (No fraying/ locked/ tied off)

  • Are seatbelts being worn by Plant Operators? (Dumpers, Roller etc)

Workplace

  • Where required, are Banksmen assisting plant/vehicles?

  • Is good housekeeping being practised?

  • Are tools and equipment stored in close/safe proximity to working area?

  • Is ‘interface’ with other trades being suitably controlled? <br>

  • When working near ‘services’ has HSG47 been followed? (CAT scan, Stat Dwg, Marked)

  • Excavations - hand digging only permitted within 500mm of services, is this being observed?

  • Where excavation is observed, is the HSG47 Compliance Board completed and visible in the location with a copy of the Permit to Dig available

  • Where required is the shoring system suitable for protection of the workers I.e. trench box, sheet piles

  • Where sheet piles are being utilised - is a Temporary Work design in place and available on site?

  • Are all open edges/holes appropriately protected to guard against falls of people and materials

  • Are confined space works being carried out?

  • Is confined space equipment available for use i.e. gas detector, tripod, harness etc.?

  • Stored materials - safe distance from edges of excavations? Angle of repose? <br>

  • Is Traffic Management (Chapter 8) being operated?

  • Chapter 8 - who is responsible for managing? Do they hold NRASWA Qualification?

Personal Protective Equipment

  • All personnel wearing Hard Hat?

  • All personnel wearing high-visibility vest/ jacket/ coat (and trousers where working on road)?

  • All personnel wearing suitably protective boots/wellingtons?

  • Additional PPE requirement as identified in task Risk/COSHH Assessments & Site Rules:<br>Gloves<br>Eye Protection <br>Respiratory Protection

  • Is PPE clean? (Hi-vis, visible; clean ear protection/dust masks?)

Environmental Considerations

  • Are there spill kits / spill pads available - where are they located

  • Are spill kits / spill pads suitable and sufficient/good condition

  • Are there drip trays available - where are they located

  • Are there enough drip trays and are they in sufficient/good condition

  • Are controls in place for potential silt / run off manangement

Ancillary Safety Controls/ Equipment

  • Is there a CAT & Genny available on site (detail make)? If yes, is it within calibration date?

  • Is there intrinsically safe equipment available/ being used where required (graft, shovel, pick) when working near services - HSG 47

Other

  • Are there any actions for commendation?

  • Findings have been discussed with Foreman (and Contract Manager if present)

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