Site Health, Safety & Environmental Audit

Is a current site-specific set of RAMS available ?

Are the RAMS in date and signed by PBL site personnel?

Are Toolbox Talks delivered to all site staff?

Are safe starts completed on site?

Are there suitable access and egress routes onsite?

Is there suitable segregation between people & plant?

Is there suitable lighting onsite?

Are ground conditions suitable? (Slip, trip, fall risk on same level)

Are there suitable first aid facilities onsite relevant to the risk?

Are there sufficient PBL first aiders onsite?

Are first aid kits provided and the contents in date?

Are PBL personnel aware of how to contact a first aider in the event of a first aid emergency?

Are PBL personnel aware of the location of the nearest first aid box and defibrillator?

Are Emergency Fire Procedures in place onsite?

Are PBL staff aware of the Fire Emergency procedures and what action to take?

Are PBL involved with any temporary works onsite?

Is there a Temporary Works (TWC) procedure in place, inline with BS5975?

Is there a Temporary works Co-Ordinator onsite?

Are all PBL TW designs signed off by a Temporary Works Designer?

Are TW’s checked by a Temporary works supervisor?

Is PBL undertaking WAH onsite?

Are PTW for WAH required onsite?

Are suitable exclusions zones in place to prevent access to drop zones?

Is tool tethering required onsite?

Do PBL personnel have their tools tethered when WAH?

Are ladders being used onsite?

Are ladders / access equipment free of damage / defect

Are ladder / access equipment checks being completed?

Are MEWPS being used by PBL onsite?

Are MEWP Operators competent? (IPAF)

Are LOLER certificates available for the MEWP(S)?

Are pre-use inspection checks documented and available?

Is there a suitable and sufficient RA in place for MEWP operations?

Is there a suitable rescue plan in place for MEWP rescue?

Are harnesses & lanyards required for the type of MEWP and in use?

If yes to the above, is inspection documentation available?

Were the harnesses and lanyards seen to be in good condition?

Is scaffolding being used onsite?

Is there a scaffold handover certificate?

Are 7-day scaffolding checks completed by a competent person?

Are there checking processes in place to check any scaffolding after an adverse event? (i.e. High winds, plant strike etc.)

Are other areas of WAH managed safely onsite?

Are hand tools/machinery stored in a clean & tidy fashion

Are all guards in place on Handheld Machines

Have staff received training for the tools / machinery they are operating?

Has PAT testing been undertaken for portable appliances

Is all electrical equipment free of visual damage

Is there a suitable process in place for HAVS management?

Is hand arm vibration being suitably managed onsite? (Provide evidence)

Have PBL staff been briefed on HAVS?

Are PBL operating any plant onsite? (Not MEWPS)

Are all guards in place on construction plant

Are flashing beacons fitted & working where required

Are ROPS / FOPS, where fitted correctly attached where required

Were operators seen to be wearing their seatbelts?

Are all machines stored without the key in the ignition or isolated?

Have operatives been trained & assessed for machines used

Are all items of plant tested under LOLER

Are checklists in place & being completed for plant machinery pre use?

Is out of service machinery or equipment easily identified

Are PBL undertaking any lifting operations onsite?

If lifting operations are taking place onsite, is it a Managed lift?

If Managed lifts, do all involved have relevant competencies?

Have all lifting devices present been tested under LOLER<br>(This includes lifting accessories)

Is a lifting plan in place, and completed by a competent person.

If lifting near a rail line, has Network Rail been informed and a lifting permit issued.

Are PBL personnel working in excavations?

Are excavations protected from collapse? (Steeped, Battered, Trench boxes etc.)

Is there suitable access / egress in place?

Is there suitable protection in place around the edge of the excavation? (Barriers, signage, overrun blocks, lighting etc.)

Were checks in place to identify if the excavation is a confined space? (Gas monitoring etc.)

If identified as a confined space, were there suitable processes in place to manage the risk?

Was there a process in place to ensure that the excavation was checked by a competent person before each shift where work was expected to take place.

Was there a suitable rescue plan in place to rescue a potential casualty from the excavation?

Were there dust issues onsite? (From cutting or dry ground etc.)

Was dust created by PBL tasks suitably controlled?

Was RPE being used onsite as part of the control measures for dust control?

Was face fit testing required for the type of RPE being used onsite?

Had all required personnel been face fit tested?

Were personnel onsite using RPE that required face fitting, clean shaven?

Are COSHH products being used onsite?

Are COSHH assessments available for each product on site

Are the COSHH Assessments in date?

Is there evidence to demonstrate that the COSHH assessments have been communicated to PBL personnel?

Are COSHH items stored in a locked COSHH store with suitable bunding if required?

Are all COSHH products being stored in labelled original containers?

Does the PC suitably manage noise onsite? (Not created by PBL)

Are high levels of noise created by the work undertaken by PBL?

Are assessments of the noise created by PBL undertaken to ascertain the levels and risk?

Are suitable control measures in place? <br>(control the source, control the path, protect the receiver)

Do any PBL personnel who are exposed to high levels of noise undergo health surveillance?

Is there any asbestos present on the site?

Do you have access to the asbestos register or survey?

Are you aware if there is any asbestos in the area where you are working?

Have all PBL personnel received a briefing or training on asbestos awareness?

Is the asbestos risk suitably controlled?

Is there a site waste management plan in place onsite?

Is PBL waste managed correctly?

Is PBL waste managed by PBL?

Is PBL waste disposed through a licenced waste contractor

Are waste transfer notes received & correctly completed for waste that leaves site

Are there suitable and sufficient welfare facilities onsite? <br>sanitary conveniences (toilets, washing, showers etc.), drinking water, places for rest, eating and changing facilities.

Are all welfare facilities clean and to a good standard?