Safety & Quality Audit Report

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Document No.

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Site Details

• Site / Project Name

Work Areas

• Do you wish to examine work areas on this safety walk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General Housekeeping (neat, tidy, dust free)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Walkways (free of debris and obstructions)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Work Surfaces (clear of clutter and dust)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Sides or Holes (safety guards or covered)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Impalement Hazards (none present, or adequately marked)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Material Storage/Lay Down (neat and tidy)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is all lighting (general and task lighting) suitable and sufficient?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Safety Glasses (available, worn by crew and in safe condition)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Safety Goggles and Face shields (available, worn by crew and in safe condition)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Respiratory Protection (available, worn by crew and in safe condition)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

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

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Appropriate Clothing (in safe condition)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Gloves (available, worn by crew and in safe condition)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

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

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Tool Lanyards (available, worn by crew and in safe condition)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Working at Height

• Do you wish to examine working at height on this safety walk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there safe access to all work at height activities?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is edge protection in place?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are all podiums safely erected?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are all mobile scaffold towers safely erected?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are Scafftags in place and up to date on all podiums and mobile scaffold towers?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Does all lifting equipment for lifting persons (pop ups, scissor lifts, booms) have an in-date LOLER thorough examination certificate?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Fall Protection Equipment

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fall protection equipment inspected inspected regularly and before use

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Appropriate for task and used properly by crew where applicable

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Suitable Anchorage Points

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Ladders

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladders are well maintained and in satisfactory condition

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Ladder base, footing and set up is to standard

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Proper Ladder for Task

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Tools and Equipment

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General condition of tools

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Tools and Equipment inspections take place and are recorded

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Right tools are being used for tasks

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

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

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are COSHH assessments and material safety data sheets (MSDS) available for all hazardous substances?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is exposure adequately controlled?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Hazardous substances correctly stored?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Hazardous substances correctly disposed of (i.e. In appropriately labelled, dedicated containers)?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are spillage procedures in place?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Excavations

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Access/Egress is safe and frequency of egress is acceptable

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Shoring/Shielding/Sloping is safe

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Barricades are in place as required

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Spoil Pile

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Electrical Safety

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extension Cords are not causing trip hazards or used inappropriately

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Power Tools are undamaged and being used fit for purpose

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Personnel

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Behavior is orderly and professional

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Clear communication is possible without needing to shout

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Proper lifting technique demonstrated

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

People Safety

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 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?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Sign

Fire and First Aid/Welfare

• Do you wish to check fire and first aid/welfare?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is fire fighting equipment available on site?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Have all fire extinguishers been serviced within the past 12 months?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are all fire/emergency escape routes clear and marked?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are all fire points clear and free from obstructions?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is there a first aider on site?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is first aid equipment available (first aid kits, etc.)?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are suitable welfare facilities in place?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Safety Documentation

• Do you wish to check safety documentation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the daily task briefings being completed and recorded on the appropriate form?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are both the risk assessment and method statement (RAMS) relevant to the current work activities?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are the current/most recently updated set of RAMS within the site file?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Have the RAMS been signed by all operatives?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Have weekly toolbox talks been completed?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Have the weekly equipment inspection forms been completed?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Have the daily MEWP checklist forms been completed?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Competency & Training

• Do you wish to check competency and training records?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all operatives hold a valid CSCS card?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• If mobile towers are being used, is there adequate coverage of PASMA trained operatives?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• If MEWPs are being used, is there adequate coverage of IPAF trained operatives?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Quality

• Do you wish to check quality assurance compliance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a fully signed-off release of works form for each area released to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all finished works been fully inspected, complete with fully signed-off record of inspection/completion form(s)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Comments

• Any further comments or recommendations arising from this inspection?

• Add any additional relevant photos

  Media

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

• Have all previous corrective actions identified on previous inspections been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sign Off

• Name & Signature of Inspector

  Sign

• Name & Signature of Site Supervisor / Foreman

  Sign