Information

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Personnel

  • Undertaken by

  • Site Foreman

General

  • Is the construction phase health and safety plan in place?

  • Are risk assessments and method statements available for all work activities and is there evidence that the workforce have been briefed and understand them ?

  • Is it clear to visitors where they are supposed to report? Are visitors booked in?

  • Is appropriate PPE being worn ?

  • Are the F10, insurance, HSE law poster displayed?

  • Are first aid facilities available? <br>Qualified first aid personnel on site?<br>Details of nearest hospital and emergency hospital numbers?<br>

  • Is the site operating a 110v supply with test certificates in place for all temporary installations?

  • Is COSHH information available for materials being used on site ?

Site Access

  • Is the site access and egress well defined with adequate signage, fencing and hoarding?

  • Are access and egress points secured or lockable outside working hours?

  • Are access routes such as walkways, stairways and ladders well maintained and in a suitable condition ?

General Public / Others

  • Is the site enclosed, or is there other protection for the public ?

  • Are any areas where trespasser could gain access controlled and secured?

  • Are trip hazards in public areas being managed?

  • Is there adequate signage for the public? Warnings of danger, keep out, contact numbers for out of hours emergency response?

Slips and Trips

  • Are there clear designated pedestrian walkways? <br>Areas for material storage?

  • Is the site accessible, kept tidy with no materials or debris causing trip/slip hazards?

Site Traffic

  • Is there a traffic management plan in place, updated as site progresses ?<br>Have all personnel seen it?

  • Does the plan identify separate pedestrian & vehicle routes where possible?

  • Are obstacles such as excavations and scaffolds clearly marked and protected?

  • Does any plant need a banks man and if so, is there one present?

  • Have potentially dangerous slopes where machinery might slide or overturn been protected ?

  • Is there a speed limit on site?<br>Is it obeyed?

Falls from Height

  • Has safe system of work been put in place to ensure fall protection or prevention?

  • Are all open edges and holes appropriately protected to guard against falls of people and materials?

  • Have all scaffolds been erected appropriately to meet the needs of which they are constructed?<br>Are all recorded inspections / handover tickets available ?

  • Are all working platforms fully and properly boarded out? <br>Boards in good condition?

  • Are guard rails, toe boards and brick guards fitted?

  • Stored materials are evenly distributed on scaffold platforms and not excessive or above guard rails?

  • Are ladders used only as means of access, except for short duration work?

  • Are ladders secured before use to prevent slipping ?

Lifting Equipment

  • Is any lifting equipment suitable for this purpose? <br>Are weekly checks undertaken ?

  • Is the load secure?

  • Is the lifting equipment working on solid even ground ?

  • Is there certification of through examination for the crane / lifting equipment / lifting accessories ?

  • Is there a suitable lift plan and appointed person ?

Services

  • Are appropriate precautions in place to safe guard against striking services during the works ?

  • Has identification of buried services or services exposed during the works been carried out and recorded ?

  • Have all overhead lines identified and steps taken to remove, divert or line to prevent contact ?

  • Is there a permit system in place ?

  • Are all live services identified and where necessary diverted or isolated?

Environment / Spaces

  • Have confined spaces been identified?

  • Is there sufficient ventilation in the working area?

  • Have any other locations where space is restricted and could increase risk been identified?

Manual Handling

  • Have positive steps been undertaken to identify materials likely to be supplied in bulk, in unacceptably large units ( blocks,dry goods, cement) ?

  • Are workers manually lifting large items adopting team lifting?

Welfare

  • Are all welfare facilities reasonably accessible to all workers on site?

  • Is there an area available for sitting, heating water and preparing food?

  • Are there adequate numbers of toilets, wash basis with warm water, cleaners, towels and are they being maintained?

Waste Management and Environmental

  • Is a site waste management plan in place on site?

  • Is waste segregated before being removed from site ?

  • Are any water courses, drains protected from pollution?

Demolition

  • Has a demolition method statement / safety plan been produced and communicated?

  • Are operatives trained to undertake demolition works ?

  • Have services been identified and isolated by a competent person

  • Has competent structural advise been sought and measures implemented?

Excavations

  • Have excavations been inspected by a competent person before each use?

  • Is adequate shoring in place to prevent collapse ?

  • Are stop blocks in place to prevent vehicles entering excavations ?

  • Are gas detection and fume elimination measures in place?

  • Is there adequate edge protection to prevent a person falling in to an excavation?

Asbestos

  • Has a refurbishment and demolition survey been undertaken covering the full project scope including service runs?

  • Are asbestos removal works being undertaken in accordance with the rams and any details issued on the ASB5 notification?

  • Are re occupation certificates in place following asbestos works /removals ?

Tools, Plant and Equipment

  • Are persons competent and trained to use plant, equipment and tools ?

  • Have tools,plant and equipment been tested and inspected with copies of the relevant testing and inspections on site ?

  • If applicable are plant safety features present and in use such as seat belts, warning lights and roll bars?

Fire

  • Has a fire risk assessment been undertaken and a fire plan in place and displayed ?

  • Are there adequate fire extinguishers In place with means of raising an alarm and clear escape routes?

  • Is a permit to work system being operated for all hot works including a pre and post works check ?

  • No smoking enforced though out the site?

Noise

  • Have noise risk assessments been undertaken?

  • Is the appropriate PPE being worn and appropriate noise zones enforced?

Dust

  • Are measures in place to minimise dust exposure and creation ?

inductions and Training

  • Have all personnel been inducted onto the site including inductions for visitors ?

  • Are their copies of operatives training records/ certificates relevant to their works ?<br>

  • Have tool box talks been undertaken?

Company Vehicles

  • Have the vehicles checklists been undertaken?

  • Are vehicles in a safe and suitable condition?

Additional Comments

  • Additional comments ?

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