SHE & Risk Audit TMC all areas 2024

Is this a campus audit?

Is safe access and egress to the building/area available?

Do these access/egress arrangements consider adverse weather?

Are these arrangements suitable for individuals with additional needs?

Are there enough evacuation chairs?

Are they in good condition?

Are individuals on site easily identifiable as colleagues, learners, visitors or contractors?

Is the audit a campus audit?

Is the Health and Safety Law Poster displayed and completed with correct details?

Is Employers Liability Insurance Certificate displayed and current?

Are policies (energy management, environmental, H&S, quality) displayed and current?

Are Statutory Notices displayed prominently? (e.g. no smoking, CCTV)

Is the Site Duty folder complete

Is there a supply of fresh air? (with no drafts)

Is there sufficient lighting in the building/area?

Are light bulbs broken or missing

Is there sufficient space in the work area?

Are good housekeeping practices observed? (excess paper and rubbish removed)

Do staff know how to report spills?

Are spills cleaned up immediately?

Are toilets/changing facilities provided?

Are toilets cleaned to a schedule?

Where necessary are lockers provided for learners clothing and bags?

Is there a need for lockers?

Have lockers been requested?

Is a designated area for smoking with bins provided?

Are Risk Assessments uploaded onto the shared drive

Are the risk assessments onsite?

Do they have risk assessments?

Are these suitable in date and sufficient for the tasks being undertaken?

Have all staff read and do they understand the risk assessment?

Is there a review and monitoring system in place to ensure they remain fit for purpose?

Are there any hazardous waste streams

Are they identified and segregated (e.g. chemicals, electrical, medical)

Are LEVs used?

Are filters in place?

Are these maintained?

Are records available?

Do colleagues know how to report an incident, accident or near miss on TOPdesk?

Has there been any RCA in the last 6 months?

Are there an adequate number of first aiders?

Are the first aid facilities suitable for the working environment? (e.g. eye wash, burns kit)

Are the first aid kits maintained?

Are products in date, sufficient stock levels, sterile?

Are site first aiders and facility locations identifiable?

Is this a campus audit?

Is the fire panel showing a fault?

Are protected stairways clear of combustible materials?

Do colleagues know what to do in the event of a fire?

Are there weekly fire bells tests ?

Is there suitable safety signage displayed indicating escape routes?

Are there a sufficient number of fire exits available?

Are they unobstructed?

Do they lead to a final place of safety with designated assembly points?

Is there emergency lighting?

is it working?

Is there any cooking or food preparation areas

Are there fire blankets?

Have any been ordered?

Are fire extinguishers regularly maintained?

Are fire extinguishers correctly sited?

Are there enough trained fire wardens on site/in the area?

Are there any toasters in the department/area?

Have FM been informed to remove the toaster?

Is there any COSHH?

Are all chemicals/hazardous substances clearly labelled?

Are all chemicals/hazardous substances securely stored?

Are COSHH assessments available for hazardous substances in the building/area?

Are they on the shared drive?

Are spill kits provided?

Is there any asbestos on site?

Are any ACMs clearly labelled and registered in the Asbestos Management Plan?

Are cleaning cupboards locked?

Do cleaning cupboards have safety signage?

Is there any machinery used?

Are all relevant colleagues and learners trained to use equipment/machinery safely?

Is all equipment and machinery regularly inspected and maintained?

Are records available?

Is there a procedure for reporting faulty machinery and equipment and taking it out of use?

Are dangerous machines operated only with their guards on?

Are SSOW available/attached to the machinery?

Are there any items that require statutory inspections/ i:e autoclave, lifting equipment.

Have the items been inspected this year?

Are electrical items being P A Tested?

Has the item not PA tested been taken out of service?

Are there any overloaded plug sockets?

Has the area been made safe during the inspection?

Are colleagues informed to switch off all electric appliances before leaving work?

Are all leads adequately protected from damage?

Is access restricted to any high voltage electrical cupboards/storerooms

Are 'Danger' safety signs displayed?

Are all Plant rooms locked and accessed via a PTW system?

Do colleagues know what to do in the event of a gas leak?

Are there any gas cylinders?

Are they regularly inspected?

Are there records available?

is there a requirement for the use of PPE?

Is appropriate PPE provided for colleagues and learners?

Is there a process for replacing PPE once it becomes worn or damaged?

Are suitable processes in place to ensure learners are regularly provided with clean overalls?

Are facilities for the storage and cleaning of PPE provided?

Is this a workshop audit?

Are safe work method statements/warming signs clearly visible?

Mobile plant is in good working order. (Seat, lights, steering, controls, horn, tires, gas cylinder, warning signs, brakes, mast, chains, hoses, counterweight, control labels).

seat belt and rollover protection is provided where required.

Are records of training held for appropriately trained people?

Welding screens available, maintained and in good condition.

Operators and maintenance personnel properly trained, familiar with the operation and set up of machinery and able to demonstrate safety features.

Where fixed guards are provided, they prevent operation of the machinery when open, the guards are prevented from opening while the machinery is in operation.

Guards protect against hazards to the rear and sides of machinery.

Warning signs and decals clearly visible.

where it is not practical to provide guarding and people are required to operate or pass close to dangerous moving parts, a safe system of work in place to reduce risk.

Are staff appropriately trained and inducted in the dangers of performing welding tasks?

Are students appropriately supervised by a competent person when welding?

Are welding operators provided with the appropriate PPE?

Is there adequate ventilation for welding tasks?

Are there appropriate warning signs in welding areas?

Are welding screens used when performing welding tasks?

Are ventilation systems working adequately?

Cylinders contents are identified and appropriately secured.

Cylinders are stored according to dangerous goods class and empty cylinders are separated from full ones.

Gas lines are free of leaks, kinks, wear & tear.

Control measures have been put in place to reduce the risk of injury as a result of noise, including the provision of personal hearing protection.

Workers have received information and training in relation to noise at the workplace.

A risk assessment on noise has been conducted where it is likely that workers Re exposed to noise levels.

Is there any working from height?

Are colleagues trained to work from height?

Are training records available?

Do ladders have inspection tags?

Are they in date?

Are safety walks being completed?