Safe Scouting - Premises Audit

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Site photo

  Media

• What entity is responsible for the site

Management of Safety

• Is there a management committee or named person appointed responsible for the safe management of the premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How often do they report to the relevant trustees / executive committee

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How are the trustees on the executive committee aware of their responsibilities for the management of the premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Risk Assessment

• Does the site have a Site Risk Assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the current premises Risk Assessments suitable and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are these shared with team members and site users? (Please add to the notes how this is achieved)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Risk Assessments reviewed at least annually? (Please add to the notes the date of the site risk assessment)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there suitable and sufficient Method Statements / Operating Procedures / Safe Systems of Work for the tasks being carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all completed Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Operating Procedures or Safe Systems of Work need to be easily accessible to staff and is compliance monitored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate signage and other controls in place as identified through risk assessments?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have assessments been made of the site for those with additional needs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add information on what assessments have been taken and what reasonable adjustments have been made

• Are door closers used to control the speed / weight of closing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are door finger guards used to protect hands from the hinged gap?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the site have a Health, Safety & Safeguarding Noticeboard? (If yes does it display the following)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safeguarding info (Yellow card)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Alcohol & Drug guidance (Green card)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety info (Purple Card)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gas Safety guidance

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Carbon Monoxide Info

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire Evac procedures

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Good Hygiene

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food Hygiene

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other

• What guidance is given to Volunteers on Lone Scouting

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Fire Risk Assessment in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When was it last reviewed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Who carried it out?

• Has it been shared with the trustees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it sufficent?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any outstanding actions from the Fire Risk Assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide monitors in good working order and a testing regime in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What is the testing regime?

• Are the Fire Extinguishers in good working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a testing program in place for the Fire Extinguishers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the extinguishers appropriately fixed and have correct signage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there Safe Access and Egress?

  Yes

  No

  N/A