Group Safety Compliance Audit (GSCA Active)

• Site Location Name

  Select

• Division/Business Unit

• Date of the audit

  Date

• Health and Safety Grading Assessment on audit completion

  GRADE 1

  GRADE 2

  GRADE 3
• Site location
  Address

• Personnel / Job title present at the time of the audit

(I). General Information

• Number of full time employees (FTE)

  Answered

• Number of agency/sub-contracted employees

  Answered

• Number of Fatal accidents over the previous 12 month period (Employee work related accident (including road traffic if in the course of work) resulting in loss of life).

  Answered

• Number of Significant accidents over the previous 12 month period (>3 LTA): (Greater than 3 days lost, not including the day of the accident) Employee work related accident (including road traffic if in the course of work) resulting in time lost greater than 3 days, not including the day of the accident.

  Answered

• Number of Minor accidents over the previous 12 month period (1-3 days lost, not including the day of the accident) Employee work related accident (including road traffic if in the course of work) resulting in less than 3 days lost, not including the day of the accident.

  Answered

• Lost day rate (target 3.4) = Number of lost time incidents x 200,000hrs (rep 100 staff working 40hrs x 50 weeks) divided by Hrs worked

  Compliant

  Non Compliant

(II). Management of Safety Systems

• 1. Does the site have accredited ISO 45001 system ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 2. Does the site maintain a legal register of safety obligations ? Are there areas identified as non compliant ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 3. Has the site appointed a competent person to assist in the undertaking of measures needed to comply with safety requirements ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 4. Do all relevant health and safety representatives have access to the Group Health and Safety SharePoint site ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 5. What regular internal audits are conducted and have all actions been closed ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 6. Does the site have a signed safety statement/policy ? Is this displayed and up to date ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 7. Does the site have regular employee safety involvement programs / meetings etc ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 8. Does the site have clear safety objectives and are goals to achieve the objectives measured ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 9. Are suitable welfare facilities for storing clothes, washing and break area facilities ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 10. Does the site have an emergency plan covering the types of emergency, a suitable means of raising the alarm, records of knowledge awareness of what to do and regularly practise for such an emergency ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 11. Does the site have clear safe access and egress ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 12. Do operators have procedures for pre- start up checks to ensure the machinery is safe to operate ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 13. Are there suitable facilities and equipment for first aid treatment and trained first aiders ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 14. Is 'fall from height' and 'working in confined spaces' managed to prevent injury ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 15. Have supervisors/managers been appointed to supervise/manage safe working activities, received suitable training and their safety duties included in their job descriptions ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 16. If applicable are workplace health exposures measured and within legal limits ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(III). Suitability of Work Equipment

• 17. Is the equipment suitable for the conditions in which it will be used ? (Circulation, wet, flammable, power sources).

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(IV). Maintenance and Inspection

• 18. Is the equipment maintained and in good working order ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 19. Are records of maintenance kept ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 20. Do inspections include all safety related parts and testing where appropriate ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 21. In the case of the requirement for examination or thorough examination are there procedures in place to meet the legal obligations ? For example, lifting equipment etc and is it logged and maintained.

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 22. Have those persons designated to repair, maintain, modify or service the equipment been adequately trained ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 23. Does the site manage hot work ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 24. Does the site have procedures and systems to manage contractors ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(V). Staff Training

• 25. Have all users of the equipment been received adequate information and instruction ? This will include safe methods of use, and precautions and risks assessments.

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 26. If applicable; are staff trained aware of the safe handling of chemicals and precaution's needed ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 27. Are there staff records to demonstrate that competencies have been identified and records to show staff are competent to complete tasks ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 28. If applicable have safe systems of work and risk assessments been developed, communicated and audited for those staff who are remote/mobile working or on a customer site and are they competent to complete the tasks ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(VI). Dangerous parts of Machinery

• 29. Are there robust PHYSICAL measures (guarding, interlocks) to prevent anyone from being able to come into contact with any dangerous parts of machinery ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• N.B In answering the following questions about guarding you must consider ALL phases of the equipment’s use (Setting, Operating, Cleaning, Maintenance and also any recovery from abnormal situations/equipment malfunctions.) Are ALL the Guards....

• 30. suitable for the purpose for which they are provided;

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 31. maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair;

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 32. not able to be easily bypassed or disabled; (fixed guards MUST need special tools to remove them; interlocked guards must NOT be able to be overridden);

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 33. situated at sufficient distance from the danger zone;

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(VII). Protection against specified hazards

• 34. Are there adequate measures provided to prevent:-<br>(a) anything falling or being ejected from work equipment;<br>(b) rupture or disintegration of parts of work equipment;<br>(c) work equipment catching fire or overheating;<br>(d) the unintended or premature discharge of any article or of any gas, dust, liquid, vapour or other substance which, in each case, is produced, used or stored in the work equipment;<br>(e) explosion of the work equipment or any article or substance produced, used or stored in it.

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(VIII). High or very low temperature

• 35. Is there adequate protection to prevent any injury caused by contact with any parts of the equipment or any materials that are at high or very low temperatures ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(IX). Controls and control systems

• 36. Is the equipment designed so that it can only be started (or re-started after being stopped*) by a deliberate action by an operator using clearly defined controls ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 37. Does the “Stop Control” bring the equipment to a complete stop and switch off all sources of energy after stopping the functioning of the work equipment, and is it a different colour identification from an emergency stop function ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 38. Has the equipment got one or more readily accessible emergency stop controls, and are they available at every location where a person may need to activate them in order to prevent danger or injury to themselves or others and also clearly identifiable as an emergency stop which stops the entire line were applicable ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 39. Do the emergency controls “latch closed” so that they require a deliberate action to release and reset them before the equipment can be re-started ?<br>(N.B. the equipment must NOT re-start when the emergency stop is re-set unless deliberately re-started using one of the correct “Start Controls”.)

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 40. Are all controls for the equipment clearly visible and identifiable ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 41. Are there visible or audible warning devices, which are activated prior to the equipment starting up ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 42. Has the equipment got appropriate markings and warnings and are they all unambiguous, easily perceived and easily understood ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(X). Isolation from sources of energy

• 43. Are there clearly identifiable and readily accessible means of securely isolating the equipment from ALL sources of energy ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 44. Is maintenance carried out with the machinery completely stopped or isolated ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 45. Are there clear procedures for isolation and securing of the equipment to ensure the machine isolation is secure for all those exposed or working in the area when isolated to prevent accidental start up ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(XI). Organisation of traffic routes

• 46. Is the equipment stable in all modes of operation and under all foreseeable loading conditions ?<br>i.e. prevented from toppling over, moving in an unpredictable or dangerous manner.

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 47. Is the workplace organised in such a way that pedestrians and vehicles can circulate in a safe manner ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 48. Are traffic routes suitably undictated where necessary where necessary for reasons of safety ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

(XII). Lighting Housekeeping

• 49. Is there adequate lighting, taking account of the operations to be carried out during all modes of operation of the equipment ? (e.g. This includes adequate lighting for maintenance of inaccessible parts of the equipment etc...)

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

• 50. Is the workplace maintained in a safe condition, waste material not allowed to accumulate except in suitable receptacles and audited regularly ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

Any Other Findings During Audit

• 51. Are there any other areas of concern ?

  Compliant

  Minor N/C

  MAJOR N/C

  N/A

  Observation

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