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Disclaimer

  • The consultant believes the information contained within this report is correct at the time of the inspection. The report is based on matters which were observed or came to the attention of the consultant during the time of the inspection and should not be relied upon as an exhaustive record of all possible risks or hazards that may exist or potential improvements that can be made.

Inspection

Section 1 Site Security

  • Hoarding/Fencing. Is the site secure and all hoarding is suitably supported/braced, is site access controlled by use of gate guard, barrier control, turnstile etc.?

  • Public Protection. Are there adequate safeguards in place to protect the public from site activities? Are pedestrian/public access routes clearly defined and away from hazards?

  • Signage/Information. Is adequate site signage positioned around site covering significant risks, with adequate instructions for deliveries and visitors?

Section 2 Welfare Facilities

  • Welfare Facilities. Are adequate facilities provided, drinking water, food warming and storage, tables and chairs, adequately heated and regularly cleaned? Are facilities adequate for numbers on site?

  • Toilets. Adequate provision for number of personnel on site? Separate female facility? Adequately stocked with toiletries and regularly cleaned?

  • Drying Rooms Clothes Storage: Adequate provision for number of site personnel, clothes storage/pegs, adequately heated changing drying room?

  • Hand Washing/Showers. Are provisions suitable for site works, are adequate provisions in place including barrier creams available, are sinks suitable for arm elbow washing?

Section 3 Documentation

  • Site Management and Construction Phase Plan. Does the site have a site manager on site at all times who has attained the CITB site mangers certificate or equivalent qualification? CPP is available on site, updated (as required) to take account of site changes, Signed off?

  • F10. Available on site? Updated to cover construction period? Displayed in a prominent position? In more than one location? In public view?

  • Risk Assessments and Method Statements. Available, project specific, operative signed acceptance?

  • Suitable Assessments. Have suitable First Aid/Fire Risk Assessments been conducted?

  • Permits. Are work permits in place and are they being operated as required? (asbestos, dig, electrical, hot works, confined space)

  • Hazardous Substances. Material data sheets available? COSHH assessment in place and accessible and complied with?

  • Site Register/Log Book. Is there a signing in and out log maintained up to date on site?

  • Health and Safety Information. Is there at least one H&S law poster displayed in a prominent position and fully completed?

  • Is the following displayed and up to date; Employers Liability Insurance certificate, Company H&S Policy Statement, Site Rules, Emergency Procedure/Contacts?

  • Existing Building Environment. Is there a current Gas safe certification, fixed wiring installation inspection and also Legionella assessment present and in date? If not what procedures are in place?

Section 4 Inspections

  • Site Inspections/Audits. Are site safety inspections being carried out as required and documented? Are Company H&S Audits being undertaken? Are reports available for inspection?

  • Statutory Inspections. Are statutory inspections carried out? (excavations, Scaffolding, Electrical Installations, Equipment)

  • Lifting Devices (LOLER). Do all items of lifting equipment bear SWL markings and are thorough inspection certificates available? (Genie Lifts, MEWPS, cranes, hoists, jacks, chains, ropes, D links etc.)

Section 4A Temporary Works

  • Are there Temporary Works?

  • Temporary Works. Are temporary works designs, handover documentation, temporary works co-ordinators/supervisors appointed for the duration of any temporary works, registers etc. information available on site?

  • Temporary Works. Have all temporary works been designed by a competent engineer and all designs held on site?

Section 5 Emergency Procedures

  • Emergency Procedures. Are procedures in place for emergencies? (Accidents, Fire, Explosion, Bomb Threat, Security Alert, Rescue Plans). Are Contact numbers posted and verified?

  • Emergency Evacuation Plan. Does the site have an evacuation plan in place and a designated muster point?

  • Accident/Incident Records and Investigations. Is there a compliant accident/incident reporting procedure and book in place? Are records up to date? Have all accidents/incidents and near misses been investigated? Have measures been put into place to prevent reoccurrence?

  • First Aiders and First aid Provision. Are there adequate numbers of first aiders on site (meets First Aid Regulations 1981 ACoP requirements)? Does the site have adequate first aid provision for the number of persons on site/risks and are they suitably located? Is any specialist first aid equipment required, if so it is available on site?

  • Fire Precautions. Are a suitable number/type of fire extinguishers in place, in date, signage in place? Trained persons to use? Means of raising the alarm? Competent people in place, and a detailed fire plan? Has an audit been conducted as per the 9th Edition (for long duration projects)?

Section 6 Training / Competence

  • Inductions. Are site specific inductions carried out? Are they adequate, do they include PC policies & procedures?

  • CSCS Cards. Does the site maintain a 100% record of all persons holding a suitable CSCS or alternative H&S affiliation card?

  • Training Records. Are competency training records available on site and up to date (first aid, fire warden, asbestos awareness, PASMA etc.)?

  • Toolbox Talks. Are toolbox talks carried out frequently and cover topics relevant to site works and attendance records available?

Section 7 Housekeeping

  • Work Areas and Access/Egress Routes. Are work areas clear of trip and slip hazards, debris, cable management, spilt liquids etc.? Are pedestrian and vehicle routes suitable and sufficient?

  • Material Storage and Recycling/Refuse. Have designated storage and waste disposal areas been defined with materials being safely stored?

  • Traffic/Pedestrian Management. Are pedestrian access routes clearly defined, segregated and away from hazards including vehicles?

  • Floor Openings. Are all floor openings, manholes and bore holes etc. covered over, are suitable barriers and signs in place?

  • Site Conditions. Are the overall site management conditions acceptable? Are they in accordance with Company Policy Procedures? Is sufficient lighting provided where required?

  • Contamination. Are measures in place to prevent contamination from fuel spillages, chemical spillages, does the site have an environmental aspects/impacts register in place?

  • Waste Management: Is there a waste management plan in place and adhered to, are wastes segregated? Are food wastes removed on a daily basis, are measures in place to prevent storm water drainage contamination, river pollution?

  • Road Cleanliness: Are measures in place to prevent mud/debris on roads (sweepers/wheels wash) loads secured to prevent spillages? Waste transfer notes retained?

Section 8 Working at Height

  • Is there Working at Height?

  • Scaffolding. Has scaffolding been designed by a competent person (e.g. Level 3 CISRS)? Has all scaffolding been erected by a competent person, been signed off for use and inspected, every 7 days, after alteration and after adverse conditions? Is a safety identification process in place e.g. Scafftags? Is edge protection in place for all roof works, or demarcation barriers to prevent access to within 2mtr of roof edge or a mansafe line in use? (mansafe training required and emergency plan to be in place)

  • Scaffolding. Are suitable, guard/mid rails in place, toe/kick boards, sole plates, brick/material guards? Stabilisation/tying in adequate, Close boarded?

  • Towers/Podiums. Are they suitable for use, erected safely, wheels locked, fall protection in place, on stable ground/level?

  • MEWP/ Cherry Picker. Have all operators received certified training, are harnesses with short (750mm) lanyard in use? Is the item being used safely, and fully segregated? (emergency plan to be in place with ground banksman having knowledge how to bring cradle to ground in an emergency)

  • Steps & Ladder Work. Is there a separate risk assessment in place covering the specific step/ladder works and is it acceptable for a ladder to be used following consideration of alternatives? Are ladders subject to an appropriate inspection regime? Are ladders being used and stored safely?

Section 9 Plant & Equipment

  • Plant Condition. Is plant roadworthy, licensed, in good condition, inspection records available (including pressure testing for compressors, electrical compliance for generators etc.), effectively silenced, all guards fitted?

  • Plant/Equipment/Scaffolding. Are training records/evidence held for operating plant and equipment on site (MEWP, Dumper, Cranes, Forklifts, Power activated tools, CPCS cards etc.)?

  • Electrical Installations. Site installations compliant with BS7671 and 3 monthly installation test certification in place for all cabins and work places/distribution, are lockout procedures in place (tag permit systems)?

  • Electrical Tools. All tools operated from 110v transformer with transformer being at mains side of supply or battery operated equipment with adequate charging provision (PAT)?

  • Safe Use. Adhering to speed limits, engines turned off when not in use, unattended, operated, parked correctly (keys removed)?

  • Hand Tools and Power Tools: Are hand tools in good condition, equipped with appropriate guards and used and stored correctly on site? Are power tools, suitable for the task, in good condition, used by competent/trained operators, stored correctly, have calibration/test certificates as applicable, and double insulated?

  • Cutting and Sawing. Has a separate area been set aside for cutting and sawing operations and are suitable dust extraction, operated as per risk assessment?

Section 10 Hot Works

  • Are there any Hot Works?

  • PPE. Suitable personal protective equipment in place and in use as per risk assessment and method statement (goggles/face shield, gauntlets, Gaters, boots etc.)?

  • Compressed Gases. Correct use of gases with flash back arrestors fitted, hoses protected from damage, adequate secure storage? Emergency procedure in place?

  • Fire Precautions. Are fire watch measures in place when burning, cutting, welding in the vicinity of combustible materials or at height? Are there 2 forms of extinguishing media as a part of the hot works permits?

  • Arc Welding - have measures been taken to ensure adequate face shield are provided for welders, protection for site personnel from arc flashes by screens being employed?

Section 11 Storage

  • COSHH. Are COSHH assessments in place with emergency procedures, are assessments followed, are chemicals in original labelled containers?

  • Chemicals. Are all chemicals stored in their original containers and stored as per the manufacturers data sheet, are separate flammable/chemical storage provided?

  • Contamination. Are measures in place to prevent contamination from fuel spillages, chemical spillages, does the site have an environmental aspects/impacts register in place? Is fuel stored in bunded tanks? Are spill/drip trays in place? Is there a spill kit available with instructions?

  • COSHH Storage. Are storage facilities suitable and sufficient? Is minimal amount of COSHH stored on site? Is COSHH stored on suitable bunded containers which can hold the entire contents plus 10%? Limited volume of flammable substances/fuels stored together?

Section 12 Excavations

  • Are there Excavations?

  • Shoring. Has provision been made to provide adequate safe shoring of sides of trenches/excavations?

  • Fencing/Barriers. Are adequate barriers, fencing in place at all sides of trenches and excavations to prevent persons falling in to open works? Are stop blocks used where construction vehicles are operating?

  • Services. Adequate planning and provision of service location plans, detection equipment (CAT Scanning) and where required gas monitoring?

  • Spoil. Are spoil piles located at a safe distance away from excavation edges minimum 1 mtr and battered to prevent collapse?

Section 13 PPE

  • Hardhats (if required). Are all site personnel wearing a suitable hard hat? Are spares available for damage replacements/visitors?

  • Protective Footwear. Are all site personnel wearing suitable protective footwear for the work conditions? (safety boots, wellingtons, waders etc. with steel toe cap and mid sole- electricians intrinsically safe boots) in good condition?

  • High Visibility. Are all site personnel wearing the correct high visibility clothing for the work conditions? (Chapter 8 designation for Highways)

  • Gloves. Are all site personnel wearing a suitable type of glove for the work activity being carried out? Have they been given instruction on when and when not to wear gloves?

  • Hazard Specific PPE. Are site personnel using the PPE as defined by the risk assessment/method statement? (Eye protection goggles, visors or glasses, hearing protection, muffs or plugs, respiratory protection, chemical/radiation protection, harnesses).

Section 14 Occupational Health

  • Hand Arm Vibration. Is there a HAV's register in place, are Exposure Action Values times recorded?

  • Noise monitoring carried out, noise assessments in place as well as combined noise on site, identification of sources, provision of silenced equipment, adequate spare PPE and storage available?

  • Dust. Are suppression methods in place, do risk assessments and method statements identify dust hazards and are control measures in place?

  • Information and Occ Health Nurse/Professional available on site Occ Health subjects, examples include; Silicosis, Skin Cancers, Leptospirosis, Tetanus, Asbestos diseases, Tetanus, Hepatitis etc.?

  • Manual Handling: safe system and operation in place?

  • Vermin or droppings, Rats. Mice, Birds. Are their suitable assessments, PPE, literature, first aid facilities and equipment in place if any of the above is a risk/present?

Section 15 Asbestos

  • Should Asbestos be considered?

  • Is the Principal Contractor (PC)/contractors aware of the asbestos register or any asbestos surveys from the Pre Construction Information? Has a refurbishment/demolition asbestos survey been carried out for this project? If so, has the PC got a complete copy & does it cover the work area?

  • Does the Construction Phase Plan address asbestos on site?

  • Have any changes on site/to the scope of works required additional surveys to be carried out?

  • Adequate information/ training being given to their operatives, contractors and visitors?

  • Is Asbestos removal required?

  • Suitable arrangements in place for the safe removal/remedial works to be undertaken?

  • Copy of ASB5 and Method Statement on site for any notifiable removal works?

  • Records for clearance certificate and air monitoring on site?

  • Is there evidence that updated information is being passed to the client to update their Asbestos management system?

Section 16 COVID-19

  • Is hand sanitiser available throughout the site i.e. at the site entrance / exit, in welfare facilities, on walkways & areas where fresh water and soap are not available?

  • Is the Principal Contractor familiar with the latest Construction Leadership Guidance and Government guidance for managing COVID 19 risks on site? Are these arrangements monitored by site Managers and supervisors to ensure they are followed?

  • Are controls in place to prevent congestion and breach of social distancing i.e. staggered start & finishing times, one-way systems, additional access and egress points installed?

  • Is signage displayed throughout the site to remind operatives to wash their hands and to maintain social distancing around the site i.e. on notice boards, in the canteen & toilets, on passenger hoists / lift doors & on stairs?

  • Are regular Toolbox talks delivered to the site operatives on the risks and control measures for COVID 19?

  • Have enhanced cleaning procedures been introduced in the canteen & welfare areas on touch points i.e. door handles, handrails, tables and chairs, kettles, microwaves etc?

  • Have contractors updated their risk and method statements regarding risks and control measures associated with COVID 19?

Signatures

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