Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Previous Inspection Report

  • Has the previous inspection been auctioned and closed out by the relevant person?

  • Are insurances in date, displayed or readily available?

Insurances

Policies

  • Are policies in date, displayed and communicated to the employees?

Company induction

  • Have all persons been inducted by the PC? <br>Have all persons been inducted into the company? <br>Have all persons signed as confirmation and understanding? <br>

Risk assessments and method statements

  • Are risk assessments and method statements in place, suitable for task, communicated to the operatives involved?<br>Are the operatives working in accordance with the safe systems of work?

Daily action briefings

  • Action briefing undertaken at the start of the day by the person in charge? <br>Are significant hazards and risks communicated to the operatives at this stage? <br>Have all operatives signed as understanding?

Tool box talks

  • Are weekly tool box talks being undertaken? <br>Are the talks relevant to the works? <br>Is here opportunity for employee feedback?

Training and competence

  • Are all operatives trained to carry out the work in which they are undertaking? <br>Are copies of skill cards being retained? <br>

Supervision of workforce

  • Is there adequate supervision of employees at the workface? <br>

First aid /accidents or incidents

  • Is there an accident book available? <br>Is there an adequate first aid box in place? <br>Are there enough first aides per worker? <br>Is the fist aid box checked and replenished? <br>

Personal protective equipment

  • Is PPE being issued in accordance with the risk assessment? <br>Are employees wearing the correct PPE for the task? <br>Is PPE being issued and signed for by the operatives? <br>Is PPE only being issued as a last resort?

Tools and equipment

  • Are tool registers being completed? <br>Are tools and equipment inspected at the required frequency? <br>Are the tools being inspected by a competent person?<br>Are guards in place and in good condition? <br>

Lifting registers

  • Are registers in place? <br>Are reports of thorough examination certificates in place? <br>Are test certificates in place? <br>Is lifting equipment and accessories inspected weekly and by a competent person? <br>

Portable Appliance Testing

  • Are portable tools combined inspection and tested? <br>Are electrical parts of tools in good order? <br>Are PAT Tools in date?

Scaffolding

  • Is scaffold in good order/inspected?

Mobile tower and podium steps or stepladders

  • Are mobile towers and podiums built to manufacturers instructions?<br>Is the access equipment in good order? <br>Is the access equipment inspected and tagged? <br>Are steps being used safely?

Lifting equipment

  • Is the lifting equipment in good condition? <br>Does the lifting equipment being used correspond to the registers? <br>Is the equipment being used safely?<br>

COSHH

  • Are COSHH materials stored correctly?<br>

Highly flammable liquids e.g. LPG

  • Stored in well ventilated place? <br>Stored in secure cage? <br>Warning signage displayed? <br>Empty cylinders removed from site? <br>Fire Extingiushers located nearby? <br>

Signage

  • Is suitable health snd safety signage displayed <br>Is the signage in accordance with the Signs and signals regulations<br>

Vibration /HAVS

  • Lowest vibration tools procured? <br>Vibration assessments in place?<br>Exposure times being monitored and recorded?

Fire Precautions

  • Are any hot works being undertaken? <br>Are hot works being controlled by permits? <br>Are the controls being adhered to? <br>Suitable fire Extingiushers in place for the activity? <br>Are combustible materials removed or covered with flame retardant materials?

Dust

  • Is construction dust being extracted at source? <br>Is construction dusts being suppressed?<br>Are operatives being exposed issued with correct RPE?<br>Have operatives been fit tested to the mask?

Manual Handling

  • Is manual handling avoided where possible<br>Where manual handling is taking place is it being done using safe kinetic lifting. <br>

Housekeeping & good order

  • Are working areas free from debris and general waste?<br>Is there control over trailing leads? <br>Is waste cleared regularly throughout the day?

Noise

  • Are high noise levels being controlled at source? <br>Are noisy works being assessed? <br>Are noisy operations being managed correctly? <br>Are noise zones being used? <br>Are operatives wearing the correct hearing protection?

Environmental

  • Are environmental tool box talks being undertaken at least monthly? <br>Is waste being segregated as far as practicable? <br>Is hazardous waste being segregated and disposed of in the correct manner? <br>Are waste transfer noted being correctly completed and retained? <br>Is the site in compliance with the SWMP? <br>Is water being monitored for leaks? <br>Are fuels and oils stored on bunds? <br>Are spill kits available? <br>Have operatives been briefed on the environmental emergency procedures?

Observations for the Principal Contractor

  • Are there any areas which have been noted as significant issues in which the principal contractor has overall control?

  • Signature of person carrying out inspection.

  • Managers or Key Person seen signature:

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