Information

  • Site conducted

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  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Previous Audit Report

  • Has a previous audit report been completed to this property

Management Controls

  • Is Job F10 notifiable

  • Has f10 been submitted

  • Has surrounding properties / tenants been informed of works

  • Ensure a new style Accident Book (which complies with the Data Protection Act) is provided on site and is available to all personnel

  • Ensure that all persons are familiar with the requirements of the site safety rules and that they are complied with on site.

  • Ensure all contractors have been provided with information relating to Health & Safety for the work they are undertaking.

  • Ensure site safety rules are displayed in a prominent position e.g. reception, canteen, site office etc.

  • Ensure all subcontractors have been assessed and are adequately resourced and competent for the work they are undertaking.

  • Are operatives on site qualified to complete the tasks given<br>

  • Management controls compliant?

Access and Egress

  • Is there safe access and egress to all working areas of the site?

  • Are pedestrian walkways safe from falling objects ?

  • Are walkways free from obstructions and stored materials?

  • Cable management compliant

  • Access and Egress compliant?

Asbestos Management

  • Has an asbestos survey been carried out in accordance with HSG264?

  • Inspection carried out by qualified personnel?

  • Have the results of the survey been communicated to relevant parties?

  • Is the work being carried out in a controlled and safe manner?

  • Asbestos Management Compliant?

Compressed Gasses (e.g. LPG, Acetylene) and COSHH

  • Are any gasses segregated by type?

  • Compressed gasses compliant?

  • MSDS and COSHH assessments available on site?

  • MSDS and COSHH assessments Comply with CPL signs and symbols?

  • Chemicals and containers stored in safe manner?

  • Compressed gasses compliant?

Confined Spaces

  • Is there a risk assessment for the confined spaces work?

  • Safe access to confined space ?

  • Confined Spaces compliant?

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

  • Have COSSH Assessments been carried out for all potentially hazardous materials and substances being used on the site.

  • Are material safety data sheets available to assist with COSHH assessments.

  • Ensure all dangerous/hazardous materials/Substances are clearly marked/identified and stored in a secure location appropriate to the substance.

  • Have the appropriate control systems and PPE been provided and is the PPE being used.

  • COSHH Compliant?

Electrical Equipment

  • Check that low voltage tools and equipment are being used wherever possible.

  • Check that only 110v CTE hand tool etc are in use.

  • Check that tools and equipment are visually checked and regularly inspected/tested by a competent person. (PAT)

  • Ensure that cables and trailing leads are not trip hazards.

  • Ensure that suitable and sufficient task lighting is provided to enable operatives to safely carry out their work.

  • Electrical Equipment compliant?

First Aid

  • An appropriate number of trained and qualified first aiders should be available on the site.

  • suitably qualified persons available to ensure adequate first aid provision is provided.

  • Ensure the first aid kit contains only first aid materials.

  • The First Aid box should be;

  • Marked with a white cross on a green background.

  • Be placed where it can be seen and used.

  • Be checked and replenished on a regular basis.

  • Are new staff made aware of its location as part of their induction?

  • First Aid requirements compliant?

Housekeeping

  • Ensure Site is clean and any debris are stacked in a neat safe manner

  • Ensure staff adopt the philosophy of 'A tidy site is a safe site'.

  • Ensure materials are stored in an appropriate manner so as not to cause damage to or a weakening of the material.

  • Housekeeping compliant?

Low Level Access Including Steps

  • Are steps class 1 as defined in EN131?

  • Is there a risk assessment in place for the use of steps?

  • Low level access compliant?

Manual Handling

  • Ensure that a manual handling risk assessment has been completed wherever regular lifting of heavy loads is required.

  • Check the suitability of using wheelbarrows, hoists, telehandlers and other plant or machinery so that manual handling of heavy objects is kept to a minimum.

  • Ensure all staff have received manual training.

  • Manual Handling compliant?

Mobile Scaffold Towers

  • Check that proprietary tower scaffolds have been erected and are being used in accordance with the suppliers instructions.

  • Erected by qualified personnel?

  • Check that the wheels of any tower scaffold have been locked when in use and check that the platform is empty when being moved.

  • Are they tagged safe for use?

  • Mobile Towers compliant?

Occupational Health, HAV'S, Noise and Associated Health Risks

  • Check that exposure to HAV has been reduced as much as possible by selecting suitable work methods and Plant.

  • Noise on site to acceptable levels?

  • Occupation health, HAV'S, Noise and associated risks compliant?

Permits to Work

  • Hot Works - Hot Works include welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, use of angle grinders/skill saws etc.

  • Ensure all Works Permits have been checked and reviewed and are valid for the work conditions.

  • Check old permits have been cancelled and closed.

  • Permits compliant?

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • PPE General Requirements - Ensure PPE compatibility issues have been considered and that one piece of PPE not restrict the effectiveness of another piece of PPE.

  • Ensure that PPE is issued on an individual basis.

  • Ensure that it is suitable for the type of work being undertaken.

  • Check that the PPE is marked with the genuine 'CE' mark to help identify type of protection.

  • Check that it is kept in good condition.

  • Ensure that it is appropriately replaced.

  • Ensure all staff and visitors are wearing Hi-Viz vests

  • Foot Protection

  • Ensure that footwear is manufactured to CE standards.

  • Ensure that footwear is fitted with steel toecaps and steel sole plates.

  • Hand Protection - Ensure that where damaged to the hands may occur through activities such as handling, or when using hazardous substances/chemicals that all persons affected wear the appropriate class of safety glove.

  • Are all gloves free from damage?

  • Ensure gloves are the correct size.

  • Ensure gloves are correct for their application and the activity being undertaken.

  • Safety Helmets

  • Ensure all staff and visitors are wearing safety helmets.

  • Were all helmets found free from damage?

  • Ensure helmets are worn correctly.

  • Were helmets within their expiry date - helmets should be changed every 2-3 years.

  • Are safety harnesses being worn ?

  • PPE requirements compliant?

Equipment

  • Ensure that tools and equipments are stored correctly to avoid damage to the equipment and persons.

  • Check that all dangerous parts are guarded e.g. gears, chain, drives, projecting engine shafts etc.

  • Check that tools are 110 volt and that a residual current device (RCD) is used for additional protection.

  • Check the supply cable for cuts, splits or other damage. All all cables free from damage?

  • Plant and Equipment compliant?

Fire

  • Are fire extinguishers available

  • Are fire annually serviced?

  • Are extinguishers free from defects?

Risk Assessments and Method Statements

  • Ensure all Method Statements have been prepared by a competent person and have been checked, reviewed and signed.

  • Are method statements adequate and suitable for the task?

  • Does the method statement offer the necessary controls and required level of protection?

  • Have the operatives completed point of works risk assessment before works commence

  • Ensure all contractors are working in accordance with the method statement.

  • Risk Assessments and Method Statements compliant?

Scaffolding/Working platforms

  • Check that any scaffold erection, alteration or dismantling is carried out by a competent person.

  • Lower level scaffold fully padded?

  • Check that all standards are provided with base plates and timber sole boards which span at least two base plates.

  • Ensure that the scaffold is adequately tied to the building or structure to prevent collapse.

  • Check that double guard rails and toe boards or other suitable protection at every edge.

  • Check that there are additional brick guards provided to prevent materials falling from scaffold where they are used as a working platform.

  • Check that working platforms are fully boarded and that the boards are arranged to avoid tipping or tripping - i.e.: no overlapping boards.

  • Do all ladder accesses have self closing gates fitted?

  • Ensure that there are effective warning notices in place to stop any person using an incomplete scaffold.

  • Check that the scaffold is strong enough to carry the weight of materials stored on it and that they are evenly distributed.

  • Ensure that the scaffold has been properly maintained.

  • Ensure that a competent person inspects the scaffold regularly, at least once a week; and always after it has been altered, damaged and following extreme weather.

  • Are scaffold tags being utilised?

  • Are all scaffolds and working platforms sutable?

Waste Management

  • Is a waste management plan in place and sutable?

  • Is the plan being maintained?

  • Is waste bagged and securely stored

  • Waste management requirements compliant?

Working at Height

  • Check that access equipment is erected by competent persons and checked before use.

  • Roof Work

  • Ensure that edge protection is provided to stop people or materials falling.

  • Ensure that precautions have been taken to stop people falling through fragile materials when working on roofs, e.g.: by providing barriers, covers or working platforms.

  • Ensure roof ladders are used in accordance with best practice requirements.

  • Are three points of contact being maintained

  • Ensure that people are kept away from areas below the roof work.

  • Is tetra system being used and if so is it being used correctly

  • Ladders - Ladders should be used at an angle of 1:4 (75 degrees).

  • Ensure that ladders are in good condition, are not split, warped or have damaged rungs etc.

  • Check whether ladders are suitable for the purpose - only for short term work or for gaining access to another area.

  • Check that ladders rest against a solid level surface and that this is not a fragile or insecure material.

  • Check that ladders are secured to prevent them slipping sideways or backwards.

  • Check that ladders rise a sufficient height above their landing place (approx. 1m or 5 rungs).

  • Safe landing platforms to be provided where a ladder rises to a height of 9m or more.

  • Are work at height operation in accordance with the W@H Regulations?

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Summary

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Audit Risk Level

  • Risk rating for this Audit.

Corrective Actions

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Sign off

  • I confirm I have had the contents of this audit report explained to me.

  • Project Manager

  • Person conducting this Audit.

  • Audit concluded at:

Closure

  • All actions on this report have been completed on:

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