Title Page
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Site conducted
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Business Area
1. Access and Egress
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Is safe access and egress to the building/area available?
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Are these arrangements suitable for individuals with additional needs?
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Do these access/egress arrangements consider adverse weather?
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Are individuals on site easily identifiable as colleagues, learners, visitors or contractors
2. Information and Communication
3. Welfare/Work Environment
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Is there a supply of fresh air? (with no drafts)
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Is there sufficient lighting in the building/area?
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Is there sufficient space in the work area?
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Is good housekeeping practices? (excess paper and rubbish removed)
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Do staff know how to report spills? Are spills cleaned up immediately?
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Are toilets/changing facilities provided?
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Are lockers provided for learners clothing and bags?
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Is there a rest room away from the area where learners can eat or drink if they want to?
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Is a designated area for smoking with bins provided?
4. Risk Assessment and SSoW Review
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Are risk assessments held by the department/on the shared drive.
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Are these suitable and sufficient for the tasks being undertaken?
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Are all relevant persons trained appropriately?
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Is there a review and monitoring system in place to ensure they remain fit for purpose?
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Are they available to interested parties?
5. Waste and Environment
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Are general/household waste streams segregated where practical?
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Are all hazardous waste streams identified and segregated (e.g. chemicals, electrical, medical)
6. Emergency Preparedness: Incidents
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Do colleagues know how to report an incident, accident or near miss on TOPdesk?
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Have there been any Root Cause Analyses completed?
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Where RCAs have been completed have corrective actions been closed out?
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Or are there action plan(s) in place?
7. Emergency Preparedness: First Aid
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Are there an adequate number of first aiders?
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Are the first aid facilities suitable for the working environment? (e.g. eye wash, burns kit)
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Are the first aid kits maintained?
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Are products in date, sufficient stock levels, sterile)
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Are site first aiders and facility locations identifiable?
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Is there sufficient signage?
8. Emergency Preparedness: Fire
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Are fire alarms tested regularly and are records available?
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Do colleagues know what to do in the event of a fire?
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Is there suitable safety signage displayed indicating escape routes?
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Are fire extinguishers regularly maintained with evidence of inspections?
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Are fire blankets available in cooking/food preparation areas?
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Are there a sufficient number of fire exits available?
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Are they clear from obstruction?
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Do they lead to a final place of safety with designated assembly points?
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Are there enough trained fire wardens on site?
9. Electrical Safety
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Are electrical fixtures regularly inspected and maintained by competent persons?
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Are records available?
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Are colleagues advised to carry out regular visual examinations of their equipment and report faults ?
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Are there any overloaded plug sockets?
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Are colleagues informed to switch off all electric appliances before leaving work?
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Do colleagues know the procedure for reporting faulty equipment and taking it out of use to be repaired or replaced?
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Are all leads adequately protected from damage?
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Is access restricted to any high voltage electrical cupboards/storerooms
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Are 'Danger' safety signs displayed?