NORTHERN SAFETY LIMITED - CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY AUDIT

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Support Systems Safety

Date

SITE SAFETY

INSPECTION REPORT

PREPARED BY

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Client:

Business:

Manager:

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Telephone:

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E.Mail:

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Principal Contractor:

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C2 Electrical Personnel on Site?

Operatives on site?

Accidents this month?

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This report has been prepared following a request from #### of ####.

The Company is a ##### company whose permanent base is in ####.

Objective: In accordance with Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA), Employers have a duty of care, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all their employees. The objective of this report is to review the Health and Safety of the Company and highlight any deficiencies to the Management to allow them to put sufficient control measures in place to ensure safe working conditions and therefore complying with HASAWA. We believe that this is a pro-active approach to managing Health and Safety and will therefore prevent accidents occurring and allow management to carry out both their moral and legal duties.

Methodology: To meet the objective, this audit was carried by ###### in order to identify: - Any shortfall in the required documentation Any unsafe act Any unsafe condition Using both my experience and current Health and Safety Legislation, I have laid out my findings in section 2 and, where appropriate, included recommendations which may help to eliminate or reduce the identified risk.

Description of Works: Z Drive/BMS/Forms/Customer Consultancy Forms/ Construction Site Safety Inspection Issue 2 Page 2

Requires Improvement

Good Practice

Above used to denote good/bad photo examples

Displayed Information

- General Statement of Intent (H & S Policy) Date:

- Company's Liability Insurance

- F10 Notification Start Date:

- Company's Gas Safe Registration

- Company's NICEIC Registration

- Emergency Plan, e.g. Muster Point, Fire Points, Emergency Exits

- First Aid Persons/First Aid Post

- Health and Safety Law Poster

- PPE Warning Signs and Site Rules at Entrance and on Site

- The H&S policy statement was located in the health and safety file in the principal contractor's office. All other information was displayed on notice boards in the PC site office as required.

Required Documentation

- Site Specific Construction Phase Plan

- Method Statement and Declaration Sheet

- Asbestos Survey carried out by: ????? Date: ???????

- Risk Assessments including; Work at Height; Manual Handling; Fire

- CoSHH Assessments

- Daily Log/Diary/Hand Arm Vibration records

- None

Training & Competency

- Induction Records

- CSCS card/NVQ, CPCS SMSTS/NVQ

- General Certificates e.g. Manual Handling, Work at Height etc.

- Specific Task Certificates e.g. PASMA, IPAF, Asbestos Awareness, Face Fit Tests etc.

- Supervisor Competency: CSCS & SSSTS Supervisor's Certificate

Equipment Documentation

- Equipment Register

- Maintenance Certificates/Thorough Examinations

- Lifting Inspection Certificates

- Daily or Weekly Check Lists

- Scaffold Register

Emergency Arrangements

- Signing in Procedure in place to account for all personnel on site?

- Fire Plan including Muster Point & Operational fire alarm system in place?

- Has a fire risk assessment been carried out?

- Extinguishers suitable for work in the area and maintained?

- Are there adequate escape routes and are they clear and unobstructed?

First Aid Arrangements

- Is a first aid kit available?

- Direction to the nearest A & E Hospital?

- Emergency Telephone Numbers?

- Accident Book/Reports Removed?

- Has it been an accident free period since the project started?

- Are accidents or near misses recorded?

- Is the treatment area adequate?

Welfare Arrangements

- Male and female facilities?

- Are there sufficient clean toilets, washbasins, hand cleaner and towels?

- Are facilities adequate and clean?

- Is wholesome drinking water available?

- Facilities to boil water and heat up food?

- Are there showers on site?

Asbestos Arrangements (Refurbishment)

- Has an Asbestos Survey been carried out?

- Is there a Management Plan in place?

- Has all Asbestos been identified?

- Have all operatives completed an Asbestos Awareness Course?

- Are there arrangements in place in the event of accidental disturbance?

Operatives Safety/ Behaviour

- Are operatives working safely?

- Are operatives aware of other site workers they may impact upon?

- Are operatives working in a safe place?

- Are operatives working to procedures?

- Are operatives using good manual handling techniques?

- Are operatives using tools and equipment safely?

CoSHH Management

- Are COSHH Assessments available for all hazardous substances on site?

- Are hazardous substances stored correctly?

- Are adequate control measures in place and being adhered to?

- Are operatives wearing the correct PPE for the substances in use?

- Is there a system in place to deal with an uncontrolled release or spillage?

- Are hazardous substances and containers disposed of correctly?

General PPE

- Are Safety Helmets available?

- Are Safety Footwear available?

- Are High Visibility Jacket or Vests available?

- Is Hand Protection available?

- Is Eye Protection available?

- Is Hearing Protection available?

- Is Respiratory Protection (P3) available?

Body Protection available?

- Are Safety Harness and Lanyards available?

- Is Barrier/Sun Cream available?

Temporary Works

- Are there any of the following types of Temporary Works on site? (formwork, false work, access scaffolds, support of reinforcement, lifting operations, moving equipment, battered excavations, trench supports, cofferdams, steel sheet piling, demolition schemes, temporary roads, piling and crane platforms, MEWP platforms, temporary services installations, traffic management schemes, site office & welfare establishment and temporary cabin foundations, propping, façade retention, needling, shoring, edge protection, temporary bridges, site hoarding and signage, site fencing)

- Is there a Temporary Works Coordinator/Supervisor in place?

- Is there a Temporary Works Register in place?

- Has the Temporary Works been designed to BS5975 : 2008?

- Is the Temporary Works regularly checked?

Traffic Management

- Is there a Safe Traffic Management System in place? Is it working?

- Are one-way systems, reversing procedures included?

- Are speed restrictions in place and adhered to?

- Is there Pedestrian/Traffic Segregation?

- Is the Plan reviewed to take into account changes?

Manual Handling

- Is there a manual handling assessment in place?

- Are there sufficient alternatives e.g. mechanical lifting aids?

- Are there adequate operatives for a team lift when required?

- Is the route clear of obstruction?

- Are the operatives trained in manual handling?

Work at Height

Has a task specific risk assessment of the height work been carried out

Is the correct type of access equipment being utilised