Information

  • This is for a Safety Walk by a visiting Director or Senior Manager and is to record what is observed during the visit. It is NOT an Audit or full inspection although negative findings will be recorded as NCRs / Failings.

  • Project Client

  • Conducted on

  • Project Contract Name and Number.

  • Prepared by

  • Company Position

  • Location
  • Personnel on site

Instructions for completion.

Welfare

  • Do you wish to examine welfare on this safety walk? Consider COVID-19 controls.

  • Are Toilets clean and functioning ?

  • Are adequate provisions in place ? (towels, toilet rolls etc.)

  • Hot and Cold running water ?

  • Clean drinking water ?

  • Separate smoking and vaping areas ? (fire bucket & extinguisher)

  • Site Office housekeeping maintained ?

  • Reverse Parking carried out ?

  • First Aid Provision (adequate supplies and in date, First Aider identified).

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Places of Work

  • Do you wish to examine places of work on this safety walk? Consider COVID-19 SoP's.

  • Safe Access and Egress to the workplace

  • Access and Task Lighting adequate.

  • Signage (H&S Site Rules, H&S Notice on site entry, Emergency Exit signage)

  • General Housekeeping (neat, tidy, dust free)

  • Walkways (free of debris and obstructions)

  • Work Surfaces (clear of clutter and dust)

  • Places at height (scaffold platforms, working platforms, MEWPs)

  • Free from impalement hazards, adequately marked ?

  • Material Storage/Lay Down (neat and tidy)

  • Hazardous Chemicals and Materials stored correctly (Ref: to Material Safety Data Sheet / COSHH Assessment)

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • Do you wish to examine PPE on this safety walk?

  • Hard Hats (available, worn and in safe condition)

  • Safety Glasses / Goggles for task specific activities ref: Risk Assessment (available, worn and in safe condition)

  • Respiratory Protection (available, worn and in safe condition) incl. COVID-19 controls.

  • Hearing Protection (available, worn and in safe condition)

  • Appropriate Clothing (in safe condition)

  • Gloves (available, worn and in safe condition)

  • Foot Protection (fit for task, worn and in safe condition)

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Fall Protection & Mitigation Equipment (Safety Nets, Air Bags, Bean Bags)

  • Do you wish to examine fall protection equipment on this safety walk?

  • Fall protection equipment inspected regularly and before use

  • Safety Nets installed by approved FACET certified operatives.

  • Appropriate for task and used properly where applicable.

  • Suitable Anchorage Points. (i.e. restraint/work positioning = 2.5 times body weight, fall arrest anchor points tested and certified to 10Kn or by approved design by competent person).

  • Have any issues been identified ?

WaH Access Equipment (Ladders, Scaffold, Podiums, MEWPS & Towers)

  • Do you wish to examine ladders on this safety walk?

  • Ladders are well maintained and in satisfactory condition

  • Ladder base, footed and set up is to standard

  • Correct Type of Ladder for Task (e.g.Class 1 Industrial or EN131 Professional)

  • Have any issues been identified ?

  • Do you wish to examine scaffolds on this safety walk?

  • Scaffold Documentation on site (TG20:13 Compliance Sheet, Handover Certs. Ref: Temporary Works File)

  • Access to scaffold is clear (area around ladder base is uncluttered or not restricted).

  • Scaffold is well maintained and in satisfactory condition

  • Guardrails, toeboards and platform boards fitted and secure. (Guardrails: toprail @ 950mm, midrail @ 470mm, 225mm toeboards, no gaps greater that 470mm, no gaps that will allow materials, tools or person's foot to fall through).

  • Scaffold Statutory Inspection being carried out (period not exceeding 7 days) (signed Scafftag & Entry in WaH Register by Inspector).

  • Access Ladders secured correctly (proprietary clips or rope)

  • Have any issues been identified ?

  • Do you wish to examine Safe Working Platforms (podiums, hop ups, alloy towers/MEWPS) on this safety walk?

  • MEWP 6 monthly Certificate of Thorough Examination on site.

  • MEWP, IPAF trained operator

  • Machine is well maintained and in satisfactory condition

  • Weekly Inspections being carried out (record on WaH Register)

  • Alloy Towers erected correctly. (handrails in place).

  • PASMA Trained erector/Supervisor

  • Podiums / Hop Ups suitable for the activity.

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Tools and Equipment

  • Do you wish to examine tools and equipment on this safety walk?

  • General condition of tools good and fit for purpose ?

  • Tools and Equipment inspections take place and are recorded

  • Lifting Equipment Certification (Cranes = 1 yr (6 monthly if lifting personnel e.g. manriders). Chains & slings = 6 monthly.)

  • Lift Plan (signed by Appointed person, signed onto by crane driver, Lift Supervisor and Slinger Signaller)

  • Right tools are being used for tasks

  • Users are trained to be competent in the tools appropriate for their work tasks

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Excavations

  • Do you wish to examine excavations on this safety walk?

  • Access/Egress is safe.

  • Shoring / Propping / Benching is safe (as per Temp Works Design)

  • Barriers / fall prevention / signage are in place as required

  • Site investigation i.e. CAT scans / GPR surveys carried out

  • Services identified and marked

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Electrical Safety

  • Do you wish to examine electrical safety on this safety walk?

  • Circuit breakers in use

  • Extension Cables used safely i.e. are not causing trip hazards or used inappropriately

  • Portable Appliance Test sticker visible and in date.

  • Installation Certificate on display and in date. (Cabin Test or 5 yearly fixed wire test).

  • Power Tools are undamaged and fit for purpose

  • Canteen white goods PAT & sticker displayed.

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Working On or Adjacent to Overhead or Underground Services.

  • Does the work involve working on or adjacent to electrical services ?

  • Working in accordance with GS6 & HSG47 Guidance (Avoidance of Danger from Overhead Services and Underground Services)

  • Appropriate Permits to Work in place.

  • CAT and/or GPR scans in place.

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Temporary Works

  • Do you wish to check Temporary Works File ?

  • Designated Individual document evidenced.

  • TWC Appointed.

  • Temporary Works Register up to date.

  • Temporary Works being checked on a regular basis i.e. at least weekly.

  • Permits evidenced (e.g. Permit to Load / Dismantle (Piling and Crane Mats, scaffolds and shafts)

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Environmental

  • Do you wish to examine environmental safety on this safety walk?

  • Site Dust & Mud Management in place. (prevention of dust migration to the local environment, (e.g. road sweeper, extraction measures, wheel washing)

  • Noise Controls in place. (acoustic barriers, exhaust mufflers, 'white noise' plant alarms)

  • Waste Management suitable. ( covered skips, waste segregation, housekeeping)

  • Waste Transfer Notes & Season Ticket (environmental file)

  • Spill kits on site appropriate for level of risk (i.e. fuel bowsers, plant failures, washout management, local to foul or water courses)

  • Have any issues been identified ?

Personnel

  • Do you wish to check personnel and this safety walk?

  • Behaviour is orderly and professional (Social Distancing compliance)

  • Clear communication is possible without needing to shout

  • Proper lifting technique demonstrated

  • Have any issues been identified ?

People Safety

  • Do you wish to check operative safety knowledge at this inspection?

  • Approach at least one team member and record their responses to the following. Make clear this is not an assessment of the team member themselves, but rather the safety procedures on site.

  • Team Member
  • Has the team member attended a pre-start meeting or toolbox talk within the last week?

  • Is the team member able to describe the correct process to follow in an emergency situation?

  • Is the worker able to identify three hazards they may encounter in their tasks today?

  • Have any issues been identified ?

  • Team member signature (to verify this interview took place NOT to assess their safety knowledge)

General Comments

  • Any further comments or recommendations arising from this inspection?

  • Add any additional relevant photos

  • Have all required corrective actions been added as Actions to this inspection?

  • Please add any corrective actions to the appropriate questions above before completing this report

Sign Off

  • Name & Signature of Inspector

  • Name & Signature of Site Representative

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