Health and Safety Audit - Curriculum Areas

• Department

• Campus

• Audit completed by

  Heather Phillipson

  Julie Higgins

  David Ayres

• Conducted on

  Date

General Health and Safety Requirements

• Do you and your staff know how to access the College Health and Safety Policies?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the HoL and Deputy HoL carry out regular walk rounds of the department?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Competence

• Have new staff had a health and safety induction within their work area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Communication

• Do regularly discuss health and safety at team meetings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are systems in place to identify when staff require additional health and safety training and actions taken to ensure training is completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Risk Assessment

• Are risk assessments in place covering staff and student work activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there clear evidence of action being taken following risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are arrangements in place for the review and updating of risk assessments?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an update risk assessment index?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff responsible for carrying out risk assessments had adequate training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Display Screen Equipment

• Have all staff completed the online DSE training and workstation assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manual Handling

• Where required have manual handling risk assessments been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where required have staff received manual handling training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hazardous Substances

• Have COSHH risk assessments been completed for all hazardous substances used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff using hazardous substances received adequate training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place for the maintenance and examination of LEV systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Working at Height

• Has a specific working at height risk assessment been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are steps/ladders and other work at height equipment regularly inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff who are required to work at height received adequate training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire

• Are all staff aware of the fire assembly point, call points in the area and the nearest fire exit

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire exits and escape routes kept clear throughout the department

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are area staff aware of evacuation procedures/sweeper roles etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have PEEPs been completed for staff/students if they are required

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff completed the online fire awareness training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Lifting Equipment and Operations

• Are all items of lifting equipment identified, maintained and subjected to a Statutory Examination?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Work Equipment

• Have specific risk assessments been completed for hazardous work equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all required guards in place for machinery

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff and students trained and authorised to operate work equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is this training recorded and authorised users displayed near machinery

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records available for the testing, inspection and maintenance of work equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a system in place to repair/remove broken or defective equipment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical Equipment

• Has all portable electrical equipment been tested in line with College Policy - including items brought in from homes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all electrical items visually inspected before use to check for cuts, nicks, frays etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sockets and switches free from any cracks or loose fittings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all cables properly routed to eliminate tripping hazards

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any extension leads used and if so are these inspected regularly for cuts, nicks, frays or any damage to the plugs and sockets

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of how to report defects to electrical equipment and ensure the equipment is taken out of service

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Are staff and students aware of when and how to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff and students aware of how to select and ensure the PPE is adequate for the task

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the arrangements for storage, cleaning and disposal of PPE adequate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Local Exhaust Ventilation

• Is Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) adequate and in working order and maintenance records up to date.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Educational Visitis

• Are Educational Visits arranged in your department

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the college procedure for Educational Visits followed, including risk assessments?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff responsible for carrying out Educational Visits received adequate training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Apprenticeships and Work Experience

• Do students in your area complete work experience

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are students contacted by staff during their work experience placement

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of how to request an employer health and safety check prior to students starting their work experience?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are students briefed on health and safety prior to starting work experience?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inclusive Risk Assessments

• Are staff aware of the procedure for students with medical conditions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have inclusive risk assessments been completed where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Driving at Work

• Has a suitable and sufficient driving at work risk assessment been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff identified as requiring training completed online driver training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all staff been made aware of road safety guidance on the college hub?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staffs fitness to drive, driving licenses and business insurance been checked if they are required to drive for work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all staff required to drive a minibus on college business attended the ROSPA minibus driver training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Food Safety

• Is food preparation carried out within the department

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff got a food hygiene qualification?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has food been sourced from reputable providers (i.e. No home cooking)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ionising Radiation

• Are there any radiation sources within the department

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an inventory of all radiation sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a radiation protection supervisor and advisor been appointed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are risk assessments in place for the radiation work activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Legionella

• Where identified is the flushing of little used outlets (LUOs) carried out and reported to CSM's?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are area staff carrying out and recording flushing procedures in line with the College Control of Legionella Policy

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Estates made aware of problems with the flushing process or other water related issues

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Lone Working

• Has lone working been identified within your department

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to manage any lone worked within the department?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a lone working risk assessment been completed for staff who are lone working

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff who work away from the main site have access to a mobile phone

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a written procedure for ensuring staff have arrived home safe and well at the end of the day, and procedures in place for any problems

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accidents

• Are all staff in the department aware of how to summon a first aider if needed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all staff aware of the location of the nearest first aid box

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all accidents within the department reported?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are investigations carried out for accidents within the department?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of how to report any incidents of ill health that may be reportable to the HSE

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Health and Wellbeing

• Are staff aware of the colleges Employee Assistance Programme and how to access it?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of the health and wellbeing initiatives that the college run?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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