Site Inspection CERC

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Risk Management MSS 14

• Have project health and safety risks been properly assessed and communicated? (brief review at least one of the high level documents e.g. project Plan, Risk Control Schedule, T M plan and record on inspection form)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Method Statements and Task Control Sheets been completed and communicated to the workforce and are control measures being adhered to? (Review at least two method statement/ task control sheets and record on inspection form)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are permits in place for relevant works e.g. permit to Penetrate, Hot Works, Confined Space, Permit to Access? ( Review at least one permit and record on form)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an "Electrical Safe System of Work" in place for all work on conductors which have the potential to be live e.g. Work on open distribution panels or in sub stations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accidents or significant Close Calls

• If there have been any accidents or significant close calls this week have they been carefully investigated to reveal the "root cause"?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If accidents or significant close calls have occurred has a report been sent to the Health Safety & Environmental Protection Department?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire Management MSS 8

• Have fire risks been properly assessed and communicated? (Fire Control Schedule / Plan should be reviewed)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all fire extinguishers and fire call points and alarms in place as per the fire plan and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the site free of fire risk from inadequately controlled sources of ignition, such as overloaded or damaged cables, poorly positioned generator exhausts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are escape routes, fire escape signage, fire procedure notices and muster points adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gas bottles stored in a well ventilated area and secured or upright in a gas cage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other than bottles in a welding trolley ready for use, is all oxygen stored at least 3m away from acetylene and propane/butane bottles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Work at Height MSS 4

• Are there arrangements in place to stop persons falling from any place from which a fall could lead to injury?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Generally, are you satisfied that unauthorised persons are not erecting, altering or dismantling scaffolds and falsework?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffolds being erected as per SG4 2010?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffold contractors completing the statutory inspection sheet and scaff tags?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the competence of operatives working at height adequate? (Random sample should be periodically checked)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are suitable controls such as brick guards and or exclusion zones in place to protect personnel from falling objects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all voids in the platforms harried off or suitably covered and signed to indicate void below?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders authorised for use by VINCI, tagged and installed and being used correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Generally are you satisfied that unauthorised persons are not erecting, altering or dismantling excavation support structures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are excavations suitably battered or supported by a preparatory system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Lifting Operations MSS 5

• Does the site lifting plan cover every machine carrying out a lifting operation on the site? (Including forklifts and excavators)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all lifting operations being carried out safely and interfaces managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cranes/pumps/HIABs set up level with all their outriggers out, on suitably sized mats?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have lifting accessories been tested, inspected and tagged? ( Sample of lifting accessories should be checked against the site register)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all slinging and controlling of loads being undertaken by an appointed Slinger Signaller?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Office / Welfare

• Are the office facilities clean and tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the welfare facilities clean and tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there adequate facilities for changing, storing and drying clothes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all washing facilities clean and supplied with soap, a means of drying hands and hot and cold water?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Housekeeping / Pedestrian Access and Egress

• Are work areas tidy and free of litter and excessive waste material, with materials stacked and protected appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are main access routes around site adequate, clear of obstructions, demarcated where practicable and minimum width of 1.35m?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are points of access to scaffold, stairs, ladders, excavations and other safety critical areas adequate and clear of obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all hoardings and fences in good condition and secure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stripped timbers being de-nailed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Plant / tools / Traffic Management

• Do all plant operators and drivers hold a current CPCS card for the plant they are operating and are they operating it competently? (Sample to be checked)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the construction plant in good condition without signs of defects, such as oil leaks, weld cracks, incorrect bucket pin retaining clips, noisy/smokey exhausts, obvious steering and braking defects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does all equipment being used appear to be appropriate to the task and in good working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have weekly and daily checks been carried out on plant? (Sample to be checked)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cherry picker operators wearing safety harnesses clipped using a work restraint lanyard to a suitable attachment point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are arrangements in place to control vehicle movements, particularly reversing and the segregation of pedestrians?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an up to date plan showing vehicle and pedestrian routes in place and displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there adequate traffic barriers / cones / signs and are they clean and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

PPE

• Is everyone on site wearing a safety helmet, high visibility waist coat / coat /trousers, safety footwear, safety glasses and cut 3 gloves?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is everyone wearing reasonably well maintained and suitably branded PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the PPE appropriate to the risk e.g. High impact goggles used with disk cutter, Wellington boots with concrete?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is PPE associated with COSHH risk assessments being worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Occupational Health

• Have appropriate measures been taken to minimise dusts and vapours e.g. Damping down or additional ventilation / respiratory protective equipment in enclosed spaces?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all persons using hand held power tools aware of the trigger time?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all noise hazards suitably defined and signs posted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is manual handling been minimised and undertaken correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are substances being used safely in accordance with their risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Environment

• Are waste skips and containers signed, accessible and not overfilled and recyclables separated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fuel and other substances stored in secure areas away from watercourses and site drainage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are measures in place to protect water courses being polluted by site activities and site run off? (Check main site discharge point)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the concrete washout facility provided, maintained and accessible for use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are vehicle access / egress points and site roads sufficiently clear of mud and debris?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there is a need for dust suppression is it in place and effective?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If protected wildlife species have been found on site are there precautions in place to protect them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is vegetation (trees, hedgerows, etc) protected against damage caused by site works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Any other significant Risks

Good Practice

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