Title Page

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Statements

  • Health & safety policy statement signed & dated by the current GM & displayed on staff noticeboard

  • Health & safety Law poster displayed & fully compliant

Training

  • All new employees provided with health & safety induction training to Kew Green standard & signed records available

  • Certificates available to demonstrate that all employees have completed a recognised level 2 in health & safety ( eg Merlin AIMs CIEH etc) within 3 months of employment

  • Signed records available to demonstrate that all employees have been trained in safe systems of work relevant to their work activities

  • Have all employees received fire training within the last 6 months & night staff & Duty Managers within the last 3 months

Health & Safety meetings

  • Health & Safety meeting held every 2 months minimum & minutes available

  • Evidence available that actions are followed through

Risk assessments & safe systems of work

  • Completed using the General Risk Assessment form (RA 001) and where appropriate Detailed Risk Assessment form (RA 002) for each of the following departments

  • Kitcehn

  • Restaurant, bars & cellar

  • Housekeeping

  • Maintenance

  • Other departments / areas such as Reception, posters, offices etc

  • Risk assessment on stress at work

  • Risk assessment on personal security & violence at work

  • Relevant Safe Systems of Work completed for all departments signed & dated by the HOD or "competent person"

  • Annual review of assessments completed & recorded

Fire Safety

  • Has a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment been completed and reviewed by the GM within the last 12 months

  • Fire Safety inspection form (FS 001) completed every 6 months

  • Signed records available to demonstrate that all employees have participated in a planned fire evacuation drill within the last 6 months

  • Are records available to demonstrate that all break glass points have been identified and tested weekly

  • Has the fire alarm been serviced within the last 6 months and is fully functioning with no faults displayed

  • Has the emergency lighting been serviced within the last 12 months

  • Are the emergency lights checked monthly in-house & any defects recorded & signed off

  • Are corridor fire doors and final exit doors identified checked monthly and any defects recorded & signed off

  • Are the details of any unplanned fire alarms identified & recorded

  • Are night time fire patrol checks completed and signed records available (a minimum of 2 floor walks are required)

  • Are written fire plans available for each department

  • Is the external fire assembly point clearly marked

  • Are fire escape routes clear in good order & no wedges in use

  • Are fire extinguishers checked monthly and have been serviced within the last 12 months

  • Where applicable has the fire suppression system (eg Ansul) been serviced within the required test date

  • Has the kitchen ventilation extract ducting been deep cleaned within the last 6 months ( or as required by Kew Green) and records available

  • Are there any uncontrolled fire hazards within the hotel and are combustible materials stored safely

Accident Reporting

  • Are all accidents and incidents (employees, guests and others) logged in an accident book

  • Are all accidents investigated, records available & is there evidence that preventative actions are being taken where appropriate

  • Following an accident are risk assessments reviewed and where appropriate, safe systems of work amended

First Aid

  • Are there sufficient number of qualified staff to give 24 hour coverage

  • Is there a list of first aiders displayed on the staff noticeboard

  • First Aid provision checklist (form FA 003) completed every 6 months

COSHH & PPE

  • Product safety data sheets available and COSHH assessments completed for all chemicals used within each of the following departments

  • Kitchen

  • Restaurant & Bar

  • Housekeeping

  • Maintenance

  • Appropriate PPE available (gloves, goggle, mask, safety shoes etc) and in use for tasks undertaken

  • No prohibited chemicals being used eg bleach, sulphuric acid, drain cleaning fluid etc

  • Are all decanted chemicals properly labelled & no drinking vessels used to store chemicals

Electricity at work

  • Records available to demonstrate that portable electrical appliances have been PAT tested within the last 12 months

  • 5 yearly electrical installation inspection carried out or 20% per annum and records available

  • No outstanding category 1 or 2 defects from the fixed wire report that have not been rectified within 6 months of the report date

  • No faulty or dangerous equipment found

  • Are all earth bonding wires in place including kitchen

  • Industrial quality rubber mat available & electric shock 1st aid procedure poster displayed in main electric inlet room

Manual Handling

  • Safe systems of work found to be in place during audit

  • Equip available for heavy loads (eg sack truck)

  • There are no hEavy items stored at head night or above

Special Hazards

  • Lone Workers

  • Risk assessment & safe system of work in place for all lone workers

Local Contractors

  • Contractors visitor book or signing in/ out sheets available and used

  • Register of all local contractors (form CC08) eg window cleaners, grounds maintenance etc & risk assessments, safe systems of work & public liability insurance available

Legionella disease

  • Has a legionella risk assessment been completed /reviewed in the last 2 years & is the report available

  • Have all the remedial actions within the assessment been completed, signed off & dated

  • Are hot & cold water temperature checks carried out monthly & recorded for the boiler/calorifiers and sentinel outlets

  • If hot and cold temperatures are not compliant ( I've hot below 50oC , cold above 20oC & stored water below 60oC) has appropriate remedial action been taken and recorded

  • Check the water temperatures (hot and cold) at the sentinel outlets - are these in line with the records available

  • Are all shower heads de-scaled AND disinfected every 3 months, are records available & up to date

Gas safety

  • Have all gas appliances been tested within the last 12 months by a Gas Safe registered engineer and records available

  • Are all gas cylinders stored safely including CO2, LPG etc

Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

  • Have all employees who use a display screen completed the initial assessment using form VDU002

  • Have all employees who have been identified as display screen users completed the detailed workstation analysis using form VDU003

Lifts & Hoists

  • Are LOLER certificates available for all lifting equipment including passenger lifts and are they within the required timescale

  • Have any urgent repairs been completed within the required timescale

  • Is there a documented contingency plan in place for lift rescue

Pressure Vessels & Systems

  • Test certificates available and current written scheme of examination available

Walkways & Stairs

  • Housekeeping standards in order esp tripping hazards

Workplace/Safety Management Review

  • General workplace (HWE 001) inspection completed six monthly

  • Do all windows above ground floor have restrictions & are they working

Asbestos

  • Has an asbestos survey been completed if the hotel was constructed before 2000 and is this readily available

  • Is there evidence that employees who have responsibility for managing asbestos on site eg Maintenance Managers have been appropriately trained and deemed to be competent?

Dangerous Equipment

  • Safety signs for all dangerous machines

  • Are all slicer guards available and in good repair

  • Waste disposal guards available & working

  • Guard to dough/bowl mixer available & used

  • Compactor cut outs working (if applicable)

  • Safe systems of work in place for emptying & cleaning deep fat fryers & signed records available

  • Is a register of ladders available, are ladders checked monthly & records available

  • Microwave oven leakage testing undertaken annually

  • Staff issued with safety shoes or all staff wearing low heeled closed toe, slip resistant shoes

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