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Site Name
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Location
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Site Photo - External view
General issues
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Is the company health and safety policy available to all?
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Is the pre-construction information available on site?
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It is mandatory under the CDM 2015 regulations that the Principal Designer has prepared the Pre-Construction Information, which contains; the Project description and programme details including: ...
Client's considerations and management requirements. ...
Environmental restrictions and existing on-site risks. ...
Significant design and construction hazards. ...
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Is the F10 displayed on site ?
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An F10 Notification must be submitted to the HSE where a project will last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point on the project or. exceed 500 person days. The F10 Notification must be displayed in an area readily available to all site personnel.
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Is the construction phase plan (CPP) available on site?
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It is mandatory under the CDM 2015 Regulations, that the Principal Contractor has prepared a thorough and adequate Construction Phase Plan(CPP)
It is important to ensure this is available to view by any contractor attending site.
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Is there a health and safety law poster displayed?
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It is a legal requirement within the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to have this displayed at all places of work.
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Have risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) been completed and made available to all parties?
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It is mandatory under the Managing Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Section 3 (MHSWR 1999) that 1) Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of—
(a)the risks to the health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work; and
(b)the risks to the health and safety of persons not in his employment arising out of or in connection with the conduct by him of his undertaking,
for the purpose of identifying the measures he needs to take to comply with the requirements and prohibitions imposed upon him by or under the relevant statutory provisions and by Part II of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997.
(2) Every self-employed person shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of—
(a)the risks to his own health and safety to which he is exposed whilst he is at work; and
(b)the risks to the health and safety of persons not in his employment arising out of or in connection with the conduct by him of his undertaking,
for the purpose of identifying the measures he needs to take to comply with the requirements and prohibitions imposed upon him by or under the relevant statutory provisions. -
Are all persons on site inducted?
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It is important to communicate the site H&S requirements, welfare arrangements, emergency procedures and first aid arrangements to all contractors & visitors attending site. this should be done via a site induction and records kept of all who have attended.
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Are there any sub-contractors within the operatives
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Are the sub-contractors being managed in compliance with the principal contractors system?
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Are all operatives competent, have supplied cscs, cpcs, npors, ipaf, pasma or equivalent cards for copying?
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It is a legal requirement to ensure all operatives undertaking a task are competent to do so. This is outlined under section 13 of the MHSWR 1999.
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Are all persons on site aware of the lone working procedure?
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Is there a system to monitor the presence of lone, or out or hours workers?
Arrangements
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
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Do all substances that require a COSHH assessment have one in place?
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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 outlines the following -
State that a suitable and sufficient COSHH assessment must be carried out for any substance that has the potential to cause harm.
It is also a legal requirement to supply a copy of the (MSDS) Material Safety Data Sheet.
When deciding on appropriate controls the following order of priority should be used;
1 Eliminate the use of a harmful product or substance and use a safer one.
2 Use a safer form of the product, eg paste rather than powder.
3 Change the process to emit less of the substance.
4 Enclose the process so that the product does not escape.
5 Extract emissions of the substance near the source.
6 Have as few workers in harm’s way as possible.
7 Provide personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, coveralls and RPE.
PPE must fit the wearer.
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Photos of items not compliant
Dusts
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Is the risk of dusts from all construction activities considered and managed through a suitable and sufficient risk and method statement?
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The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations -
Employers have a duty under COSHH 2002 Regulations to ensure that the exposure of employees
to substances hazardous to health is prevented or, if this is not reasonably
practicable, adequately controlled.
In order of priority the right combination of control measures could include:
(a) Eliminate the use of a harmful product or substance and use a safer one.
(b) Use a safer form of the product, eg paste rather than powder.
(c) Change the process to emit less of the substance.
(d) Enclose the process so that dust does not escape.
(e) Extract dust emissions near the source.
(f) Minimise the number of workers that are at risk.
(g) Apply suitable administrative controls, such as reducing the length of time that
workers are exposed to dust.
(h) Provide personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, coveralls and a
respirator. PPE must fit the wearer. The provision of PPE, if required, should
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If respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is in use, does it conform to the type / spec in the RAMS and have the uses been face fit tested and do they still conform to the requirement to be clean shaven?
Emergency procedures
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Have all Risk Assessments and Method Statements been completed and signed onto by all parties?
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It is important to ensure that your work team have read and understood the RAMS documents, including any control measures that are required to be implemented.
The only way to prove that they have read, understood and will comply with any requirements is to ensure that they have signed onto the document on completion of reading it. -
Fire action notices in place?
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Is there a fire risk assessment for the site?
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It's a legal requirement to assess the risk of fire. Construction Design Management 2015 regulations means this responsibility falls to the Principal Contractor. It should be understood by the site management, reviewed regularly and any recommendations implemented.
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Is the site laid out respecting the maximum allowable travel distanced?
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Construction fire safety guidances states that it must be possible to reach a place of safety (either behind a fire door or out of the building) in 18m for spaces with a single exit or 45m for spaces with more than one exit.
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Fire Fighting equipment readily available?
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It is a legal requirement that suitable and sufficient fire fighting equipment is available on site and that all personnel attending site know its presence and location. It is also a legal requirement to ensure that all firefighting equipment is subject to annual inspection and replaced once used. All fire safety regulations and guidance are legislative under the Fire Safety Scotland Regulations 2006. England and Wales are covered by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
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Are all persons on site familiar with the location of fire fighting equipment?
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Are Exit Routes marked and clear?
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Fire steward or someone to take control of fire evacuation nominated?
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Are there sufficient First Aid notices informing staff of how and where to get help?
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Is the location of the first aid box clearly signed?
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Are there clearly displayed notices advising on how to contact the emergency services?
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Is the first aid box suitable stocked and replenished when necessary?
Excavations / temporary works
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Is there a suitable and sufficient risk assessment and method statement for the excavation or temporary works?
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The correct design and execution of temporary works is an essential element of risk prevention and mitigation in construction. BS 5975 provides recommendations and guidance on the procedural controls to be applied to all aspects of temporary works in the construction industry and on the design, specification, construction, use and dismantling of falsework.
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Is the excavation / temporary works been designed and has this been included in the temporary works register and reviewed by a competent person?
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The design of the temporary works should be based on the agreed design brief. Any proposed alteration or modification of the design brief by the designer should be referred back to the TWC. The temporary works should be designed in accordance with recognised engineering principles. The preparation of design calculations, drawings and specification should be undertaken with similar rigour to the procedures applied to the design of the permanent works.
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Are there properly designed and maintained support systems in place?
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Are the sides of the excavation battered back to the correct angle of repose for the soil type?
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Is there safe and secure access to the excavation?
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Are sufficient barriers (to the relevant British standard) in place to stop accidental pedestrian falls into the excavation?
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Has the stability of adjacent structures been considered in relation to the excavation work or temporary structure?
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Is plant, materials and spoil stored away from the excavation to minimise the possibility of collapse?
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Is the excavation inspected regularly by a competent person and the results recorded within the temporary works register?
General Housekeeping
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In general does the site meet the expected standard for cleanliness and tidiness exhibited by good housekeeping standards?
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Detail the areas that are compliant and those that are non-compliant
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Working at height
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Has a suitable and sufficient working at height risk assessment been completed and the hierarchy of working at height applied?
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The Working at Height Regulations 2005 (WAHR) have no minimum height requirement for work at height. They include all work activities where there is a need to control a risk of falling a distance liable to cause personal injury. This is regardless of the work equipment being used, the duration the person is at a height, or the height at which the work is performed. It includes access to and egress from a place of work.
You must make sure work is properly planned, supervised and carried out by competent people with the skills, knowledge and experience to do the job. You must also use the right type of equipment for working at height.
While working at height the following hierarchy of control should be employed;
1. Avoid working at height completely
2. Prevent falls using a safe place to carry out work
3. Prevent falls using collective equipment
4. Use personal protective equipment (PPE): Fall restraint
5. Minimise the distance the worker could fall
6. Minimise the impact of a fall
7. Use PPE: Fall arrest
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Is adequate edge protection in place to all working at height locations including guard rail and mid rail?
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If harnesses are used, are they for restraint, work positioning or fall arrest. Are the arrangements surrounding their use correct, has rescue been considered, do they satisfy the requirements of working at height regs, PPE regs, puwer and loler. Are the harnesses uniquely identified, inspected by a competent person within the last 6 months, undamaged (Inc all connectors) anchored correctly and is the user trained?
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Are crawling boards used if fragile surfaces are present and unprotected?
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Is the area under the working at height location protected to prevent falling debris injuries to all users?
Ladders
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Are ladders (Inc steps) included in a working at height risk assessment and method statement signed onto the by all parties using them?
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If ladders are used are they secured at head or foot to prevent slippage?
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Are ladders extended the correct distance above the working platform (at least 1 m) ?
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If steps are used are they unfolded and users below knee height to the top platform?
Lifting
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Are there lifting operations on the site?
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Is there a lifting plan, written by a competent person for all lifting operations?
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Its a legal requirement from LOLER 1998 that all lifting operations be planned in advance by a competent person. The industry standard qualification for this role is "Appointed person" training.
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Are lifting operations being carried out as detailed in the lift plan?
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Is all lifting equipment subject to LOLER thorough examination?
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It is a legal requirement from LOLER 1998 that all lifting equipment and lifting accessories be regularly inspection by a competent person. This is usually every 12 months, but can be 6 months for some soft rigging accessories and equipment used for carrying people.
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Is Supervision, Slinging and Banking of the load carried out by competent people?
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Loads must be slung (attached to the lifting equipment) and supervised (banked) by competent people, as detailed in the lift plan. The industry standard qualifications for these roles are "Slinger banksman" and "lifting supervisor"
Manual handling
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Is there a suitable and sufficient risk assessment and method statement to cover the types of loads being handled manually?
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The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, as amended in 2002 -
The Regulations define manual handling as:
"...any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force".
The load can be an object, person or animal.
The MHOR 1992 set out a clear ranking of measures for dealing with risks from manual handling, these are:
first : avoid hazardous manual handling operations so far as is reasonably practicable;
second : assess any hazardous manual handling operations that cannot be avoided; and
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Are mechanical handling methods used in preference to manual, eg telehandler, forklift, sack barrow, lifting devices?
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Is the use of heavy or outsize materials reduced ?
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Are bagged materials such as cement used in their smallest sizes, such as cement and mortars below 25kg?
Noise
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Is the risk to users from noise properly controlled through a suitable and sufficient risk assessment and method statement?
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The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 - The employer shall ensure that risk from the exposure of his employees to noise is either eliminated at source or, where this is not reasonably practicable, reduced to as low a level as is reasonably practicable.
Exposure limit values and action values -
The lower exposure action values are—
- a daily or weekly personal noise exposure of 80 dB (A-weighted); and
- a peak sound pressure of 135 dB (C-weighted).
The upper exposure action values are—
- a daily or weekly personal noise exposure of 85 dB (A-weighted); and
- a peak sound pressure of 137 dB (C-weighted).
The exposure limit values are—
- a daily or weekly personal noise exposure of 87 dB (A-weighted); and
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If hearing protection equipment is in use, is it of correct type?
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Is any health surveillance on hearing loss carried out by the employer?
Portable appliance testing
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Are all portable electrical appliances in current test date for portable appliance testing (PAT)?
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Photos of items without current PAT certification?
Powered Access
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Are there powered access platforms on site?
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Are all operators trained and certified?
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It is a legal requirement that all staff are trained and competent for the plant they operate. The industry standard training for powered access is IPAF.
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Is there a valid LOLER thorough examination certificate available for the equipment?
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All equipment which is used for lifting people must be thoroughly inspected by a competent person at least every 6 months. Proof of this inspection should be retrievable at the point of use of the machine.
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Are there any obvious defects on the machine?
Scaffolding
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Are there scaffold structures on site?
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Is the scaffolding part of a working at height risk assessment and method statement, signed onto by all parties using it?
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Do the Scaffolds appear safe? there obvious faults with the scaffold? Consider boards, toe boards, hand and mid rails and access ladders.
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Is the scaffold tagged and showing an inspection within the last 7 days?
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It is the scaffold users / hirers responsibility to ensure that all scaffolding has been inspected as follows:
following installation / before first use
at an interval of no more than every 7 days thereafter
following any circumstances liable to jeopardise the safety of the installation eg high winds.
All scaffolding inspection should be carried out by a competent person whose combination of knowledge, training and experience is appropriate for the type and complexity of the scaffold.
Vibration Control Measures
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Does the tool have its vibration control measures intact
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Vibration
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Is the risk to all users of vibration producing tools controlled by a suitable and sufficient risk assessment and method statement?
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The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 - employee exposure to vibration should be reduced to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP)
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Is the vibration data stated for all vibrating tools in use, including EAV and ELV. Does the user understand the trigger time or timings involved in these levels. Are the uses of tools being recorded by a supervisor or manager?
Vehicles
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Take photo of any site transport vehicles
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Are there correctly segregated pedestrian and vehicle routes, are the suitable barriers in place?
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Under the CDM Regulations 2015, and the PUWER Regulations 1998 it is imperative to utilize effective ways to keep vehicles away from pedestrian areas include:
Protective barriers;
Clear markings to set apart vehicle and pedestrians routes; and
raised kerbs to mark vehicle and pedestrian areas.
Where needed, provide suitable barriers or guard rails:
At entrances and exits to buildings;
At the corners of buildings; and
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Is there a suitable and sufficient risk assessment and method statement to cover the use of site transport (all vehicles)?
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Your risk assessment should include answers to these questions:
How are pedestrians and cyclists kept away from vehicles?
How do you mark out and sign vehicle and pedestrian areas?
Where do vehicles and pedestrians have to use the same route?
How do you mark out and sign crossing points
for drivers?
for pedestrians?
How do you tell drivers and pedestrians about the routes and the layout? For example:
staff who work on site (training)
new staff (induction)
visitors
Apart from collisions, what else presents a health and safety risk? For example:
materials falling from vehicles
noise
fumes
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Is there a one-way system in place to reduce reversing of site transport vehicles?
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Are suitably trained banksmen in place to control the movement of all vehicles?
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Do vehicles have reversing warning alarms or proximity systems?
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Do vehicles have the correct beacon fitted, is the safety belt in use, are all safety features such as ROPS and FOPS present?
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Are vehicles correctly maintained and is there a record of maintenance available?
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By law, every employer must make sure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.
Inspections could range from drivers carrying out start-up safety checks before using the vehicle (such as checking that the tyres are properly inflated) to regular preventive maintenance inspections carried out based on time or mileage. Each vehicle you purchase or hire should come with a handbook giving manufacturer’s guidance on regular maintenance. -
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Welfare
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Take photo of welfare arrangement
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Are the correct toilet facilities in both type and number provided. Are these facilities maintained and cleaned?
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It is a requirement under CDM 2015 for the Principle Contractor to provide suitable and sufficient welfare facilities including toilet facilities. Adequate for the number of persons attending site and their gender.
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Is hot and cold water available to the washing facilities along with suitably sized sinks to accommodate washing the hand / arm up to the elbow?
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Is soap and towels available along with bins for waste towels etc?
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Is the correct foul weather or dirty working clothing provided and stored correctly?
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Are changing and drying facilities provided?
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Is a supply of drinking water supplied with cups?
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It is a requirement under CDM 2015 for the Principle Contractor to provide suitable and sufficient welfare facilities including the access to clean drinking water, heating of food and heating of water.
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Are canteen facilities provided, seats, tables, facility to heat water and heat food?
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Are Physical Distancing arrangements clearly marked on welfare arrangements?
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Is shared cutlery and crockery removed from welfare facilities?
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Shared cutlery and crockery is a source of potential virus spread. Staff should bring their own and remove it form the canteen after use, or used disposable products.
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