HCC : General R/A : Room Check Sheet

Location Details

• Site (optional)

• Block (if required)

• Room / Area Name

Additional Rooms

• Enter any additional rooms, such as attached storage areas.

• Additional Rooms

Room Type

• Internal Teaching

• Internal Circulation

• Internal Storage

• Internal plant

• External Circulation

• External Hard Play and Courts

• External Soft Play and Pitches

• External Soft Learning

• Other

• Include room type

Authorisation

• Completed by

• Prepared by

• Conducted on

  Date

General Equipment

• There are sufficient First Aid boxes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First Aid boxes have been checked within the past month?

  Off

  On

• Are all covers and guards on equipment in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all equipment mechanically sound?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is furniture in good condition and free from defects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Mechanical and Electrical Systems

• There are gas systems within the area being checked?

• The gas supply is interlinked to the fire alarm system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There are electrical appliances within the area being checked?

• All plugs are in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Leads to appliances are free from damage or kinks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Portable appliances are mechanically sound?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There are no mobile heaters with exposed elements (or bar type fires)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No multi-block adapters are in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extension leads are not daisy chained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There is evidence that appliances have been PAT checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There is electrical switch gear within the area being checked (i.e. fuseboards)?

• Electrical switch gear is unobstructed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fixed electrical distribution has been checked within the past five years by a competent person, and has been marked up accordingly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stage lighting systems are in use within the area?

External Checks

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where re-wireable dimmer packs are used, they are checked by a competent person annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stage lights are PAT checked at least every twelve months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stage lighting is located away from curtains, and does not pose a fire risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ground is free from trip or slip hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fences and posts are free from defects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There are no hidden hazard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Room Condition

• Is the condition of this room checked?

• Floor free from any slip or trip hazards and appears safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire action notices are in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Smoke detectors are dust free and not covered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Materials are correctly stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hazardous substances are correctly stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stored materials do not obscure safety equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Light fittings are in good working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ceiling are in tact and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Window catches are in place and sound?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All other fixtures and fittings are mechanically sound?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Glazing is in good condition (including any laminate)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All electrical fittings in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Room Access

• Doors open and close freely. Fittings are all sound?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corridors and exits are unobstructed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency exits are signed and unlocked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A