Offices and Stores

1) Are the Emergency Procedures available on site?<br>a) Are all persons aware of them?

2) Have all persons been inducted to the project?

3) Are the welfare facilities adequate and is there appropriate first aid provision on site?<br>(numbers of appointed persons / first aiders, location / contents of kit)

4) Have the workforce been informed as to the location of first aid provisions?

5) Is the accident book up to date and filled in correctly?

6) Is the accident reporting procedure covered during inductions?

7) Are the offices tidy and free from trip hazards and is there safe access and egress available for all?

8) Are visitor instructions clear and well signed

9) Is the visitor book being used?

10) Has the fixed wiring system been tested?

11) Has portable electrical equipment (including cables and leads) been tested, tagged, recorded and are records available?

12) Are the available fire extinguishers of the correct type, easily accessible, in date and charged?

13) Has training of Fire Marshalls and use of extinguishers been given?

14) Are the emergency procedures and assembly point displayed?

15) Have Fire Risk Assessments been completed?

16) Is there a fire alarm/ other means for raising the alarm?<br>(Fire alarm to have been tested)

17) Are emergency exit signs and route adequate?

18) Has a fire drill been carried out?<br>(Every six months)

19) Is the standard of cleanliness acceptable?<br>(Rubbish removed)

20) Are all statutory notices displayed and in date?<br>(HASWA poster, F10, Employers Liability, H&S Policy, Emergency Plan)

21) Have any arrangements been made for those who do not have English as a first language or of limited reading ability?

22) Do doors along walkways have vision panels to prevent collisions?

23) is adequate lighting, ventilation temperature control available?

24) Have Display Screen Assessments been carried out?

25) Are pedestrians and vehicles adequately segregated?

26) How are maintenance issues addressed?<br>e.g. light bulbs, fuse boards

27) Are all staff made aware of the security arrangements / locking up procedures?

28) Is a record of PPE issue kept?

29) Are those who use hazardous substances informed as to the hazards?

30) Is the storage of hazardous substances satisfactory?

31) Is the storage of cylinders satisfactory?<br>(ventilated, segregated, hard level standing, roof, signs, locked, quantities)

32) is the storage of lifting accessories adequate? (segregation of quarantined items)

33) is the loading bay adequately guarded to prevent falls from height?

34) is there adequate access / egress?

35) Is there adequate firefighting provision and emergency escape?

36) Are items stored safely with easy access to them?