Information
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Personnel
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Undertaken by
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Site Foreman
General
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Is the construction phase health and safety plan in place?
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Are risk assessments and method statements available for all work activities and is there evidence that the workforce have been briefed and understand them ?
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Is it clear to visitors where they are supposed to report? Are visitors booked in?
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Is appropriate PPE being worn ?
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Are the F10, insurance, HSE law poster displayed?
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Are first aid facilities available? <br>Qualified first aid personnel on site?<br>Details of nearest hospital and emergency hospital numbers?<br>
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Is the site operating a 110v supply with test certificates in place for all temporary installations?
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Is COSHH information available for materials being used on site ?
Site Access
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Is the site access and egress well defined with adequate signage, fencing and hoarding?
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Are access and egress points secured or lockable outside working hours?
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Are access routes such as walkways, stairways and ladders well maintained and in a suitable condition ?
General Public / Others
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Is the site enclosed, or is there other protection for the public ?
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Are any areas where trespasser could gain access controlled and secured?
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Are trip hazards in public areas being managed?
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Is there adequate signage for the public? Warnings of danger, keep out, contact numbers for out of hours emergency response?
Slips and Trips
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Are there clear designated pedestrian walkways? <br>Areas for material storage?
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Is the site accessible, kept tidy with no materials or debris causing trip/slip hazards?
Site Traffic
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Is there a traffic management plan in place, updated as site progresses ?<br>Have all personnel seen it?
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Does the plan identify separate pedestrian & vehicle routes where possible?
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Are obstacles such as excavations and scaffolds clearly marked and protected?
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Does any plant need a banks man and if so, is there one present?
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Have potentially dangerous slopes where machinery might slide or overturn been protected ?
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Is there a speed limit on site?<br>Is it obeyed?
Falls from Height
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Has safe system of work been put in place to ensure fall protection or prevention?
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Are all open edges and holes appropriately protected to guard against falls of people and materials?
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Have all scaffolds been erected appropriately to meet the needs of which they are constructed?<br>Are all recorded inspections / handover tickets available ?
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Are all working platforms fully and properly boarded out? <br>Boards in good condition?
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Are guard rails, toe boards and brick guards fitted?
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Stored materials are evenly distributed on scaffold platforms and not excessive or above guard rails?
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Are ladders used only as means of access, except for short duration work?
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Are ladders secured before use to prevent slipping ?
Lifting Equipment
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Is any lifting equipment suitable for this purpose? <br>Are weekly checks undertaken ?
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Is the load secure?
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Is the lifting equipment working on solid even ground ?
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Is there certification of through examination for the crane / lifting equipment / lifting accessories ?
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Is there a suitable lift plan and appointed person ?
Services
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Are appropriate precautions in place to safe guard against striking services during the works ?
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Has identification of buried services or services exposed during the works been carried out and recorded ?
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Have all overhead lines identified and steps taken to remove, divert or line to prevent contact ?
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Is there a permit system in place ?
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Are all live services identified and where necessary diverted or isolated?
Environment / Spaces
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Have confined spaces been identified?
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Is there sufficient ventilation in the working area?
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Have any other locations where space is restricted and could increase risk been identified?
Manual Handling
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Have positive steps been undertaken to identify materials likely to be supplied in bulk, in unacceptably large units ( blocks,dry goods, cement) ?
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Are workers manually lifting large items adopting team lifting?
Welfare
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Are all welfare facilities reasonably accessible to all workers on site?
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Is there an area available for sitting, heating water and preparing food?
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Are there adequate numbers of toilets, wash basis with warm water, cleaners, towels and are they being maintained?
Waste Management and Environmental
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Is a site waste management plan in place on site?
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Is waste segregated before being removed from site ?
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Are any water courses, drains protected from pollution?
Demolition
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Has a demolition method statement / safety plan been produced and communicated?
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Are operatives trained to undertake demolition works ?
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Have services been identified and isolated by a competent person
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Has competent structural advise been sought and measures implemented?
Excavations
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Have excavations been inspected by a competent person before each use?
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Is adequate shoring in place to prevent collapse ?
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Are stop blocks in place to prevent vehicles entering excavations ?
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Are gas detection and fume elimination measures in place?
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Is there adequate edge protection to prevent a person falling in to an excavation?
Asbestos
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Has a refurbishment and demolition survey been undertaken covering the full project scope including service runs?
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Are asbestos removal works being undertaken in accordance with the rams and any details issued on the ASB5 notification?
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Are re occupation certificates in place following asbestos works /removals ?
Tools, Plant and Equipment
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Are persons competent and trained to use plant, equipment and tools ?
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Have tools,plant and equipment been tested and inspected with copies of the relevant testing and inspections on site ?
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If applicable are plant safety features present and in use such as seat belts, warning lights and roll bars?
Fire
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Has a fire risk assessment been undertaken and a fire plan in place and displayed ?
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Are there adequate fire extinguishers In place with means of raising an alarm and clear escape routes?
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Is a permit to work system being operated for all hot works including a pre and post works check ?
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No smoking enforced though out the site?
Noise
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Have noise risk assessments been undertaken?
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Is the appropriate PPE being worn and appropriate noise zones enforced?
Dust
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Are measures in place to minimise dust exposure and creation ?
inductions and Training
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Have all personnel been inducted onto the site including inductions for visitors ?
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Are their copies of operatives training records/ certificates relevant to their works ?<br>
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Have tool box talks been undertaken?
Company Vehicles
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Have the vehicles checklists been undertaken?
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Are vehicles in a safe and suitable condition?
Additional Comments
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Additional comments ?