Health & Safety Compliance Audit

• Site Address

• Responsible person/ Landlord/ Owner

• Duty holder/ Managing agent

• Relevant persons

• Conducted on

  Date

• Conducted by

• Areas Inspected

• Areas not inspected & reason(s) why

• The compliance audit, and the observations therein, are based on the findings at the time of the audit.

• The audit reviews legal compliance and not a full review of the management system within the client's organisation.

• A full review of mechanical, electrical, plant and equipment inspection, testing and service records were not undertaken. This audit only extended as far as verifying statutory records were in place as required.

• REVIEW - it is recommended that this compliance audit is undertaken on a yearly basis to ensure a consistent standard.

• Principal property usage

• Other property usage

• Property size (approx in square feet)

• Date of construction

• Details of construction

• Number of floors

• Areas not occupied or not in use

• Number of exits

• Number of stair wells

• Car parking details

• security measures in place

• Fire plan in place

• Additional H&S information

Occupants at risk

• Total building occupancy

• Current occupancy (number of %)

• Total number of visitors/ members of the public daily

• Occupants at risk

Asbestos

• Summary

• Assessment ofrisk

  Low

  Medium

  High

• Further comment(s)

Hazardous Substances

• Summary

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

• Further comment(s)

Control of contractors

• Summary

• Are contractors being subject to competency checks prior to commencing work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has contractors supplied their Safe System of Work prior to commencing work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a permit to work system in place for high risk work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors signing in and out daily?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors being inducted prior to commencing work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors being supervised/ managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors on site working safely

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any area(s) of concern?

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Working with electricity

• Summary

• Fixed wiring installations inspected within a suitable timescale?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has remedial works been undertaken to fix any issues?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are electrical switch rooms/ fuse boxes secure from unauthorised entry?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate warning signage on electrical fuse boxes/ switch rooms etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are electric shock posters available and up to date (where required)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there suitable rubber matting on the floor within electrical installations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are electrical installations easy to access?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a lock out tag out procedure when working on live electrical circuits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all portable electrical devices been PAT tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any area(s) of concern?

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Employee arrangements

• Summary

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Work at height/ dropped objects

• Summary

• Does the building have any loose materials that may fall from it externally?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If materials present on the roof, are they secure to prevent them falling/ being dislodged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all leading edges externally protected or what means of protection is there?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Internally are all leading edges protected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all hand rails, balustrades in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have ladders been inspected before use with a register detailing who has been issued them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has scaffolding been erected, and checked every 7 days by a trained and competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has mobile towers been erected by a trained and competent person and said tower is safe to use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are MEWPs being operated by trained and competent person(s) with daily pre use checks being completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any area(s) of concern?

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

First aid and incident management

• Summary

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Legionella

• Summary

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Lifting operations and lifting equipment

• Summary

• Are all lifts and escalators in good visible condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a thorough examination dated within the last 6 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all other lifting equipment and/ or accessories been thoroughly examined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the lifting equipment (lift/ escalator etc) been maintained on a regular basis?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any area(s) of concern?

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Noise, dust and vibration

• Summary

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Plant & work equipment

• Summary

• Is all plant on site in good visible condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has daily pre use checks been completed for plant being used on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all plant under gone periodic maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If plant is not in operation have the keys been removed and it has been secured in a suitable place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all work equipment in good visible condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all work equipment been secured away when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any area(s) of concern?

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Housekeeping - slips, trips and falls

• Summary

• Are internal floors in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there is a change of level has it been highlighted with markings and/ or signage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all escape routes clear from debris and materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• External areas - is there suitable drainage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• External areas - is the ground conditions suitable and of a suitable material to walk on?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are walk ways well lit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any area(s) of concern?

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Traffic Management

• Summary

• Are car parking areas well marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there suitable signage/ direction given for deliveries?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is pedestrian routes well marked externally?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is loading/ unloading bays well marked with signage and markings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any area(s) of concern?

• Assessment of risk

  Low

  Medium

  High

Workplace safety and welfare

• Summary

• Is there a smoking area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there no smoking signage in place internally?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there good ventilation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the heating/ air conditioning system work with access to regulate the temperature?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there emergency lighting in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency lighting tested/ maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the fire alarm tested and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there suitable welfare - canteen, drinking water and means to prepare food?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the welfare clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can PPE be stored in a suitable place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there emergency procedures (emergency plan) in place with suitable signage in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the emergency plan been tested - fire drills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has vulnerable person(s) risk assessments been completed where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Summary

• Actions required - based on the audit findings.

• Auditor Signature

  Sign