NLW/NNLW Asbestos Contractor Audit (Issue 1 24.11.2021)

• Site conducted

  Select

• Project Number

• Removal Contractor

• Client

• Site Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Description of asbestos removal work being undertaken

Preliminaries and Site Documentation

• Is the ASB NNLW1 Form available on site or evidence that the NNLW has been notified to the HSE? (If Non-Licensed Work is being undertaken select Not Required)

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is the Non-Licensed Work (NLW) or Notifiable Non-Licensed Work Plan of Work suitable and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

• Have any amendments to the NLW or NNLW Plan of Work been correctly made?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Has the work area been set up as per the Plan of Work?

  Yes

  No

• Is the name of the UKAS lab and any planned air monitoring arrangements detailed in the plan of work?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is there a set of risk assessments on site and available for inspection for activities other than asbestos removal? (working at height, hand tools etc) and is it adequate?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is there a set of COSHH assessments on site?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is there a copy of the contractors valid asbestos license on site (if applicable)?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is there a copy of their valid public indemnity insurance on site?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is there a copy of the contractors Waste carriers license on site?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is the supervisors site diary/checks completed?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Are any relevant isolation certificates available for inspection?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

Training/RPE Certificates

• Supervisor Name and Operatives Names

• Current valid medical certificates on site?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Current Training Certificates on site? (check for valid Non-Licensed Training)

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Annual service certificate or record for Full Face RPE? (not usually worn for NL or NNLW)

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Are valid Face Fit Test Certificates for all operatives RPE available on site?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Are daily inspection records for RPE present on site?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Are additional training certificates/records like work at Height/Confined Spaces available on site? (If applicable)

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

Plant on site

• Do the number of H-Type Vacuums in use on site correspond with the Plan of Work?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Are current DOP test certificates (or copies) available and relevant to each Vacuum or NPU (if in use) on site?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• If a generator is in use is a spill kit available and is the fuel being stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Are power leads PAT tested and clear of tape and damage?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

Work Area

• Are control measures in the Plan of Work (Partial Enclosure, Drop Sheets, Floor Covering etc.) suitable and sufficient to prevent the spread of asbestos?

  Yes

  No

• Is the work area segregated adequately with warning signs to prevent unauthorised access?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

Observed Work Practices

• Is the area adequately lit?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Are all operatives clean shaven?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is the RPE being used as stated in plan of work?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Are operatives wearing the coveralls as stated in the Plan of Work?

  Yes

  No

• Are all items of necessary PPE being properly worn? (e.g. overall hood over head straps, overalls not tucked into boots etc)

  Yes

  No

• Does the dust suppression method being used match that stated in the Plan of Work?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Does the asbestos removal technique being used match that stated in the Plan of Work?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is access equipment suitable for the task?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is the asbestos been removed/encapsulated in a safe and controlled manner?

  Compliant

  Non-Compliant

Waste

• Are the waste disposal arrangements as described in the Plan of Work?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Has the waste been bagged correctly?

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

• Is the waste route visibly clean? (Walk the waste route to the Skip or Van being used to take the waste away from the site)

  Yes

  No

  Not Required

Hygiene Facility (If present)

• Is the unit positioned in relation to the work area as stated in the plan of work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A to the project

• Is the transit route as short as possible and away from occupied areas?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Is the unit functional/in working order? (level ,water, ventilation, heating, lighting, water filter, foul drains etc)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Are the internal doors and external door to the dirty end all fully self closing?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Is there an adequate number of showerheads for operatives?(i.e. at least one for every 4 operatives)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Is there a nailbrush provided in the shower area?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Is the unit is good condition and clean so far as is reasonably practicable?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Is there a clearance test certificate from the previous job?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Are the clean end and dirty end doors marked (including prohibited entry and mandatory PPE signage where required)?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Are towels provided?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Are in date DOP Certificates displayed/available for the Hygiene Unit?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

Hand Held Power Tools (HAVs)

• Does the Plan of Work detail the procedure to follow when using power tools? (e.g. type of tools, exposure levels/extraction controls, rotation of operatives and PPE to use etc.)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Is PPE being worn whilst Power Tools are being used? (List PPE being worn in the comments)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Are records being kept/available for operative exposure when using Power Tools?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

MEWPs

• Has the work area/terrain/weather been assessed correctly for the use of the MEWP?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Has the equipment been inspected in the past 6 months and is the certificate on site?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Are all operators using the equipment trained in its use? i.e. IPAF

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Is PPE being worn whilst using the MEWP? (List PPE being worn in the comments)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

Fixed Scaffolding

• Is there an in-date Scaff Tag visible on the scaffold at the point of access? (Note the last inspection date)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

Mobile Scaffolding

• Have competent personnel erected and inspected the scaffold?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

Confined Spaces

• Have all persons involved in confined space work received the correct level of confined space training?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

• Have risks of fire been reduced and are arrangements in place to deal with any fires/emergencies?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable to the Project

Further Comments / Observations / Workforce Feedback

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