Site Health and Safety Inspection Record

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

The following is a list of the hazards most commonly found on construction sites. The questions it asks are intended to help you decide whether your site is a safe and healthy place to work and if your particular operations are being carried out safely and in accordance with safety legislation and best practice. If no is entered to ANY of these questions, you must complete the next section.

Safe Places of Work

• Can everyone reach his or her places of work safely eg. Are traffic routes and access equipment in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are guardrails or equivalent protections in place to prevent falls of people or materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are holes and openings securely guard railed and clearly marked?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are structures stable, adequately braced and not overloaded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are working areas free from unnecessary obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Is the site tidy and are materials stored safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are proper arrangements in place for waste removal?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are work areas sufficiently lit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

Scaffolding - Separate Scaffold Register but be kept.

• Are scaffolds erected, altered and dismantled by competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Is safe access provided to the scaffold platform?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are all the uprights provided with base plates?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are the uprights, ledgers, braces and struts in position?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Is the scaffold secured to the building or structure in enough places to prevent collapse?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Is adequate edge protection provided?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are working platforms fully boarded?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are arrangements in place to prevent people using an incomplete scaffold?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Has the scaffold been designed and constructed to cope with the materials stored on it and are these distributed evenly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

• Does a competent person inspect the scaffold at least weekly and record the findings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What corrective action is being taken

• By Whom

Powered Access Equipment

• Has a competent person erected the equipment?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action being taken

• By Whom

• Is fixed equipment eg. Mast climbers, rigidly connected to the structure against which it is operating?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action being taken

• By Whom

• Does the working platform have adequate edge protection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action being taken

• By Whom

• Have precautions been taken to prevent people being struck by the moving platform or by projections from the building or fall of materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action being taken

• By Whom

• Are the operators trained and competent?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action being taken

• By Whom

• Are the power supply isolated and the work equipment secured at the end of the working day.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action being taken

• By Whom

Ladders

• Are ladders the right means of access for the job?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• Are ladders in good condition?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Are ladders correctly secured and positioned prior to use?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Do ladders rise a sufficient height above the landing place?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Do ladders rest on a solid surface?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

Fire and Emergencies

• Are emergency evacuation procedures in place?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Are people on site aware of the procedures?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Is there a means of raising the alarm and does it work?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Are the adequate unobstructed escape routes?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Is the quantity of flammable material on site kept to a minimum?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Are proper storage facilities provided for LPG?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Are cylinders and containers returned to store at the end of the shift?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Is there an effective no-smoking policy?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Are gas cylinders maintained correctly?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

• Are adequate fire extinguishers provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is Being Taken

• By Whom

Hazardous Substances

• Have all harmful materials, e.g. asbestos, lead, solvents and paints been identified?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Have suitable and sufficient risk assessments been completed?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Are adequate controls in place?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

Noise

• Is noisy equipment fitted with silencers?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are barriers erected to reduce the spread of noise?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Is work sequenced to minimise the number of people exposed to noise?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are those not involved kept away from noisy operations?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Is suitable hearing protection provided and worn?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

Electricity

• Is all electrical equipment 110 volt or lower?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Where mains voltage has to be used are RCD’s provided?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are RCD’s suitably protected and inspected daily?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are cables and leads suitably protected?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Are connections properly made and are suitable plugs used?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Is a formal inspection programme in place?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Have suitable arrangements been made for work near overhead lines?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

• Have underground cables been located and marked and have precautions for safe digging been taken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken

• By Whom

Manual Handling

• Have suitable and sufficient assessment been completed?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Are manual handling operations kept to a minimum?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Are materials ordered in bags of 25Kg or less?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

Excavations

• Is adequate and suitable support and shoring material provided?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Actions are being Taken

• By Whom

• Do work procedures remove the need for persons to work in unsupported excavations?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Actions are being Taken

• By Whom

• Are slopes and batters sufficient to prevent collapse?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Actions are being Taken

• By Whom

• Is safe access to excavation provided?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Actions are being Taken

• By Whom

• Is suitable and sufficient edge protection provided?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Actions are being Taken

• By Whom

• Are properly secured, robust vehicle stop blocks in place?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Actions are being Taken

• By Whom

• Are materials stored away from the edges of excavations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Actions are being Taken

• By Whom

• Are excavations inspected by a competent person at the start of every shift and after any occurrence likely to have affected stability?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Actions are being Taken

• By Whom

Welfare

• Have suitable and sufficient numbers of toilets been provided and are they kept clean?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Are clean washbins, warm water, soap and towels provided?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Is suitable clothing provided for wet, dirty or otherwise adverse conditions?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Are facilities provide for changing drying and storing clothes?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Is drinking water provided?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Is a suitable area where workers can sit and make hot drinks and prepare hot food?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

• Are welfare facilities easily accessible?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken

• By Whom

Personal Protective Equipment

• Has suitable PPE been provided and is it worn?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being Taken?

• By Whom

Protecting the Public

• Is the public fenced off or otherwise protected from site activities?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken?

• By Whom

When Work Stops for the Day:

• Are gates secured?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken?

• By Whom

• Is the perimeter fence secure and undamaged?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders removed?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken?

• By Whom

• Are excavations and openings securely fenced off?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken?

• By Whom

• Is plant immobilised?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken?

• By Whom

• Are materials safely stacked?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken?

• By Whom

• Are flammable and dangerous substances secured away?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What Corrective Action is being taken?

• By Whom