Health & Safety Audit - Live Site Visit - SCCI

• Site conducted

  Select

• Site Address

• Job Ref No

• Engineer Name

• Employee / Sub contractor

  Employee

  Sub contractor

• Company name

• Work Activity

• Date of Inspection

  Date

• Inspected by

• Document No.

First Impressions - Engineer & Appearance

• Is vehicle parked correctly and at a suitable location?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is vehicle clean outside?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is vehicle tidy inside?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First Aid kit on vehicle?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it within expiry date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Engineer must replace items or kit and ensure adequate First Aid kit is carried on vehicle

• Is engineer wearing Correct uniform?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it clean and well presented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is company I.D being worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is engineer wearing a Hi-Vis vest?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is engineer wearing safety boots?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the site in a tidy condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Health & Safety

• Has site induction and/or sign in taken place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Copy of Risk Assessment and method statement present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it suitable and sufficient, adequately controlling hazards to an acceptable level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors working to the requirements of the permit issued?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For a site to be notifiable under CDM 2015 it must meet the following requirements:
  
  - last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any one time or;
  - exceeds 500'person days

• Is the site notifiable under CDM 2015?

  Yes

  No

• Have all operatives signed in?

  Yes

  No

• Are welfare facilities adequate?

  Yes

  No

• Is the Construction Phase Plan adequate for activities?

  Yes

  No

• Has the Construction Phase Plan been reviewed and recorded?

  Yes

  No

• Are copies of inductions and certificates of competences held on site?

  Yes

  No

• Copy of F10 valid and displayed?

  Yes

  No

Environmental

• Are dust creating activities being adequately controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are noise creating activities being adequately controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is any COSHH items being adequately controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is any hazardous waste being created?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the facilities for disposal adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Working at Heights

• Is MEWP being used?

  Yes

  No

• Has full handover of plant been carried out and sheet present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Operators Manual present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has Plant inspection been carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Fall Arrest system being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is correct PPE Being worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a scaffold tower being used?

  Yes

  No

• Is it erected correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the engineer received full training how to use / erect correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Step Ladders being used?

  Yes

  No

• Are they set up on Level Ground?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Advise engineer of the risks associated with non level ground and corrective actions to be carried out

• Are steps in safe condition and free from damage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they being used safely and in the correct manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they tagged and in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were Leaning Ladders being used at time of visit?

  Yes

  No

• Ladders in good condition and free from damage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladders tied in with ratchet straps and eyebolts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Rope on Ladder?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Engineer wearing Harness with cows tail & rope grab?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladder stand off (micro-lite) used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladder stabiliser used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladder leveller used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladder at correct angle? (1 in 4)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Could 3 points of contact be maintained whilst ascending & descending?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hard hat worn whilst on ladder?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any comments or corrective actions taken place

• Photos of Ladder setup (if required)

  Media

• Is there evidence of WAH kit used, I.E-eyebolts or drill holes, kit left out etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photos of WAH evidence

  Media

• Is Fixed Scaffold being used?

  Yes

  No

• Has Scaffold been inspected within the last 7 days?

  Yes

  No

• Work is to cease immediately pending Scaffold Tag inspection and if applicable the client is to be contacted.

• Do engineers have permission to access scaffold?

  Yes

  No

• Permission from client is to be sought immediately.

Working at Heights - Roof work

• Was Roof Access required?

  Yes

  No

• Pitched roof or Flat roof?

  Pitched roof

  Flat roof

• Does the flat roof have edge protection?

  Yes

  No

• Was the engineer safe and risk of falls minimised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a 2m exclusion zone set up around the roof edge?

  Yes

  No

  Not Seen

• Were suitable Anchor points available?

  Yes

  No

• Was a man anchor required? (Dead mans anchor)

  Yes

  No

• Details

• Was the man anchor set up correctly with full fall restraint system in place?

  Yes

  No

  Not Seen

• Eyebolts drilled/Anchor points used and fall restraint system set up correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was Roof ladder set up correctly? (Strapped to triples etc)

  Yes

  No

  Not Seen

• Any comments or corrective actions taken place

• Photos of roof areas, set up if required

  Media

Manual Handling

• Have mechanical means been used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safe lifting techniques being observed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electricity

• Has electrical isolation taken place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Equipment

• Is electrical equipment in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Remove from service

• Is any work equipment safe and free from wear and tear??

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• State which pieces and remove from service

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Eye protection used when drilling?

  Yes

  No

  Not Seen

• Ear protection used? (Defenders or plugs)

  Yes

  No

  Not Seen

• Hand protection worn when required?

  Yes

  No

  Not Seen

• Dust masks worn when required?

  Yes

  No

  Not Seen

• Overshoes worn? (If applicable)

  Yes

  No

  Not seen

  N/A

• Where PPE is not required is it stored appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Explain to engineer the importance of correct storage of PPE

Signage & Barriers

• Were road or pathway cordons set up?

  Yes

  No

  Not seen

  N/A

• Should road or pathway cordons have been implemented to protect the public etc?

  Yes

  No

• Details and corrective actions taken place

• Photos of areas that should have been cordoned off

  Media

• Correct use of Cones?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Correct use of Barrier tape?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Correct use of signage? (Cable in progress etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photos of cordons put in place

  Media

Asbestos

• Has asbestos been identified on site?

  Yes

  No

• Have asbestos precautions been followed?

  Yes

  No

• Work must be stopped immediately, H&S department and line manager contacted and the asbestos register consulted.
  
  

Vibration

• Is risk from exposure from vibration being adequately controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Lighting

• Is lighting suitable for task?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ensure task has sufficient lighting before continuing

Completion

• Has a full H&S kit inspection been carried out within the last 6 months?

  Yes

  No

• A full Health & Safety kit inspection is to be carried out by a competent person. H & S department to be contacted

• Date of last Kit Inspection

  Date

• Document number

• Any comments

• Engineer Training required?

  Yes

  No

• Details of training to be given

• Is escalation / further investigation required?

  Yes

  No

• Details

• Engineer 1

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• Engineer 2

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• Senior Supervisor or H&S manager

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