Title Page

  • Site name

  • Inspection date

  • Inspection conducted by

  • Department, Curriculum Area.

Access and Egress

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

  • Evidence which area is not available.

  • Are these arrangements suitable for individuals with additional needs?

  • Are there enough evacuation chairs/sliders?

  • Are they in good working condition?

  • Are evacuation chairs maintained to a schedule?

  • Are the chairs on an compliance list?

  • Do these access/egress arrangements consider adverse weather?

  • Explain why?

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

  • Which group is not wearing ID badges?

Information and Communication

  • 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

Welfare/Work Environment

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

  • Evidence 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?

  • Why?

  • Is a designated area for smoking with bins provided?

Risk Assessment and SSoW Review

  • 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?

  • When was the last review date?

  • 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?

Waste and Environment

  • 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?

Emergency Preparedness: Incidents

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

  • How many colleagues were questioned?

  • How many colleagues were questioned?

  • Has there been any RCA in the last 6 months?

  • Give a brief description of the RCA

Emergency Preparedness: First Aid

  • Are there an adequate number of first aiders?

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

  • What items are missing?

  • Are the first aid kits maintained?

  • Are products in date, sufficient stock levels, sterile?

  • What items are missing or out of date?

  • Are site first aiders and facility locations identifiable?

Emergency Preparedness: Fire

  • Is this a campus audit?

  • Is the fire panel showing a fault?

  • What is the fault showing?

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

  • Are there weekly fire bells tests ?

  • Ask FM why there has been no tests

  • Is there suitable safety signage displayed indicating escape routes?

  • Are there a sufficient number of fire exits available?

  • Are they unobstructed?

  • What items are obstructing the exit?

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

  • Is there a final place of safety?

  • Is there a fire assembly sign?

  • Is there emergency lighting?

  • is it working?

  • Is there any cooking or food preparation areas

  • Are there fire blankets?

  • Have any been ordered?

  • Why?

  • Are fire extinguishers regularly maintained?

  • Are fire extinguishers correctly sited?

  • Are Protected stairways clear of combustible materials

  • What items are in the stairway?

  • Who do they belong to?

  • 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?

Hazardous substances COSHH

  • 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?

  • Where are they kept?

  • Are colleagues informed to report hazardous spillages immediately?

  • Are spill kits provided?

  • Why?

  • 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?

Machinery and Equipment

  • 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?

Electrical Safety

  • 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?

Gas Safety

  • 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?

Personal Protective Equipment

  • 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?

Working from height

  • 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?

Safety Walks

  • Are safety walks being completed?

  • Who carried out the walk, DTL, HOD, VP,

  • Who are they reported to?

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