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  • Business Area

1. Access and Egress

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

  • Are these arrangements suitable for individuals with additional needs?

  • Do these access/egress arrangements consider adverse weather?

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

2. Information and Communication

3. Welfare/Work Environment

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

  • Is there sufficient lighting in the building/area?

  • Is there sufficient space in the work area?

  • Is good housekeeping practices? (excess paper and rubbish removed)

  • Do staff know how to report spills? Are spills cleaned up immediately?

  • Are toilets/changing facilities provided?

  • Are lockers provided for learners clothing and bags?

  • Is there a rest room away from the area where learners can eat or drink if they want to?

  • Is a designated area for smoking with bins provided?

4. Risk Assessment and SSoW Review

  • Are risk assessments held by the department/on the shared drive.

  • Are these suitable and sufficient for the tasks being undertaken?

  • Are all relevant persons trained appropriately?

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

  • Are they available to interested parties?

5. Waste and Environment

  • Are general/household waste streams segregated where practical?

  • Are all hazardous waste streams identified and segregated (e.g. chemicals, electrical, medical)

6. Emergency Preparedness: Incidents

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

  • Have there been any Root Cause Analyses completed?

  • Where RCAs have been completed have corrective actions been closed out?

  • Or are there action plan(s) in place?

7. 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)

  • Are the first aid kits maintained?

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

  • Are site first aiders and facility locations identifiable?

  • Is there sufficient signage?

8. Emergency Preparedness: Fire

  • Are fire alarms tested regularly and are records available?

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

  • Is there suitable safety signage displayed indicating escape routes?

  • Are fire extinguishers regularly maintained with evidence of inspections?

  • Are fire blankets available in cooking/food preparation areas?

  • Are there a sufficient number of fire exits available?

  • Are they clear from obstruction?

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

  • Are there enough trained fire wardens on site?

9. Electrical Safety

  • Are electrical fixtures regularly inspected and maintained by competent persons?

  • Are records available?

  • Are colleagues advised to carry out regular visual examinations of their equipment and report faults ?

  • Are there any overloaded plug sockets?

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

  • Do colleagues know the procedure for reporting faulty equipment and taking it out of use to be repaired or replaced?

  • Are all leads adequately protected from damage?

  • Is access restricted to any high voltage electrical cupboards/storerooms

  • Are 'Danger' safety signs displayed?

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