Health & Safety Audit

Employer’s liability insurance certificate displayed?

Does the employer display the necessary health and safety law poster?

Have risk assessments (RA’s) been carried out and significant risks identified?

Have control measures been identified and put in place as a result of the risk assessments?

Have the details of any groups identified as being especially at risk been taken into account/ recorded (children, young persons, vulnerable adults or those with special needs) and control measures put in place?

Are the risks and control measures (associated with venue & activity) explained to employees, participants and others?

COSHH assessments up to date and communicated to staff?

Are first aid boxes present and complete?

Have adequate arrangements for trained first aid persons been made?

Are accidents and first aid treatments recorded?

Are or will all legally reportable accident and incidents be reported and investigated?

Are the arrangements for accidents, incidents and first aid made known to all employees and participants?

Are first aid signs displayed?

Is correct machinery and equipment provided to the appropriate standards and adequately maintained?

Where applicable, is training and information on the safe use of PPE/C provided to all?

Are safe electrical systems and equipment provided and maintained?

Is there a means of raising the alarm and fire detection in place?

Are there appropriate means of fighting fire in place?

Are effective means of escape in place including unobstructed routes and exits?

Is there suitable disabled access/egress?

Is signage appropriate i.e. exit signs, assembly point and procedures?

Are all participants and staff aware of the evacuation procedure?

Does the Evacuation procedure take into account people with visual, mobility and hearing impairments?

Is there a staff/visitors signing in book present?

Fire alarm tested weekly and records kept?

Is a fire log/record book kept?

Is fire-fighting equipment, preventive measures and emergency arrangements maintained, including thorough tests, practise drills and in date fire extinguishers?

No smoking signs displayed at all entrances?

Fire risk assessment completed/reviewed?

Emergency lighting tested monthly and records kept?

Is the fire alarm inspected annually?

Is the emergency lighting inspected annually?

Fire drill undertaken and recorded in last 12 months?

Fire exit routes clear, doors unlocked and not wedged open?

Fire exit signs clearly direct occupants to a place of safety?

Extinguishers in their designated places?

Annual servicing of fire extinguishers carried out?

Gas appliances e.g. boiler inspected?

Electrical “Periodic inspection certificate” in date?

Portable appliance testing completed, including personal items, and extension leads etc?

Health and Safety Policy signed/reviewed?

Are traffic routes defined and people/vehicles segregated?

Are corridors and workstations free from obstruction?

Are premises (structure, fabric, fixtures and fittings) safe and healthy (suitable, maintained and kept clean)?

Is the working environment (temperature, lighting, space, ventilation, noise) an appropriate safe and healthy one?

Are welfare facilities (toilets, washing, drinking, eating, changing) provided as appropriate and maintained?

Induction records up to date for new and existing staff?

Staff adequately supervised, trained and records kept?

Display screen assessments up to date and actioned?