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Document No.
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Site safety inspection
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Site details / Site Manager
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Project Manager
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
ROUTINE INSPECTION?
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Is this a routine inspection?
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Please explain why this inspection is necessary.
ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS VISITS
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Are there any actions from previous visits to be considered?
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• All actions closed out.
• Suitable and sufficient evidence.
• Evidence provided by the proposed date.
SITE SET-UP
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Workers:
• Suitable access and egress routes.
• Readily identifiable routes.
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• Clear separation from works.
• Adequate visitor signage.
Reference GE 700: General Safety 01 -
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• Work site secured immediately on possession.
• Site entrances minimise traffic hazards on public roads.
• Heras fencing double clipped.
• Secure hoarding, entrance gates lockable, • Warning notices displayed.
Reference GE 700: General Safety 01.
Reference Safety Portal A12 -
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• Safe designated pedestrian routes are available to all work locations.
• Revised, changes made to routes as work progresses on and around site.
• General public and others protected from any work activities.
• Clearly signposted access routes.
• Regular checks to walkways / pedestrian routes.
Reference GE 700: General Safety 01 -
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• Signs displayed at site entrance (Walkers notice Board) good clean and legible condition.
• Selection of appropriate MANDATORY, WARNING, and PROHIBITION signs in good condition.
• Displayed in appropriate areas around site.
• Correct Traffic Management signage suitable / sufficient to Chapter 8 (Red Book)
Reference GE 700:General Safety 01. -
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• Pocket notice board(s) in place
• Plastic wallets in good condition.
• Notice board displayed in suitable locations -
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• Current polices
• Good clean legible condition.
• Displayed individually in plastic wallets in pocket notice board. -
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• Clean and hygienic welfare facilities.
• Workers can change and dry clothing, make a hot drink, heat and eat meals.
• Sufficient size for workforce to take shelter in bad weather.
• Good supply of drinking water.
• Toilet / canteen maintenance schedule in place.
• Washing facilities- supply of soap, towels, and cleansers.
• Facilities at transient short duration sites.
Reference GE 700: General Health and Welfare 02.
Reference HSE information sheet no 59
Reference Safety Portal A11. -
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Is a fully compliant Health and Safety Law Poster displayed?
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• Genuine hologram poster
• Clearly displayed for all operatives to see
• Names and contact numbers for local safety representative completed
• Names and contact numbers for other Health and Safety contacts completed -
Is a current Employers Liability Insurance Certificate displayed?
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• Employers Liability Insurance current.
• Legible condition.
• Clearly displayed for all operatives to see.
SITE MANAGEMENT
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• SSSTS/SMSTS supervisor on site at all times.
• Competent and experienced.
• Evidence of competence available on site -
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• Site Induction content sufficient & appropriate.
• Briefed and signed by workers
• Competence Record form fully filled out.
• Documentation readily available on site.
Reference GE700: Legal and Management 06.
Reference Walker intranet company forms:
C17 Site General Induction.
C54 Site Induction Record -
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• Copies (front & back) of all workers competence cards readily available on site.
• Competence cards are relevant to the work carried out by individuals.
• Copies of competence cards filed with individuals induction record sheet
Reference GE700: Legal and Management 06 -
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• Correct P.P.E. being worn for the task being carried out.
• P.P.E. in clean condition and in good order.
• Correct size of P.P.E. for workers shape, and build.
• RPE correct & user face fit tested.
• Face fit test records available on site.
Reference GE700: Health and Welfare 06.
Safety Portal B02 -
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• Adequate stock of P.P.E.
• Readily accessible / suitable standard
• Adequate variety to suit workforce.
• Replacement stock
Reference GE700: Health and Welfare 06.
Safety Portal B02 -
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• All workers signed into site register.
• Travel times to work recorded
• Workers appear fit for work.
• Workers do not appear fatigued.
• Sufficient Individual and group competences.
• Copies of competence carried by operative
Reference GE700: Legal and Management 06 -
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• Adequate number of first aiders on site.
• Competent and qualified.
• Readily identifiable to other workers.
• First aid box stocked and contents in date.
• The first aid box should be strategically placed readily accessible and clearly marked.
• Sterile water / saline in sealed disposable containers, containers in date.
• Operatives wearing ICE TAG Emergency ID on their hard hats.
• Closest A+E hospitals routes on display
• Walk in emergency centres identified.
Reference GE700: Health and welfare 05.
Reference Safety Portal: B04 First Aid at Work -
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• Adequate number of fire extinguishers on site and appropriately located
• Suitable type and size for the major fire risks.
• Yearly inspection date present on equipment.
• Fire extinguishers checked monthly and records available on site.
• Fire Safety Plan in place and briefed to operatives.
Reference GE700: General Safety 02
Reference Safety Portal: Section H
Reference Walker Intranet Company forms:
C53 Site Attendance register. -
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• Bunded fuel storage.
• Correct containers for fuel.
• Safe storage of flammable materials.
• Spill kits on site and drip trays used on mobile equipment, small power tools.
• Correct LPG storage.
• Safe system of work for using LPG on site.
Reference GE700: General Safety 02.
Reference Safety Portal: Section H03 &04
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• Generally tidy, risks of slips, trips and falls minimised.
• Clean, tidy welfare facilities, cleaning schedule.
• Welfare waste managed.
• Location of storage, covered.
• No evidence of vermin.
Reference GE700: General Safety 01. -
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Is a Construction Phase Plan required for the project?
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• Construction phase plan provided and readily accessible on site.
• Construction Phase Plan approved and signed.
• Evidence of content requirements complied with.
• Evidence of review process
Reference GE700: Legal & Management 03. -
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Has a Site Waste Management Plan been prepared?
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• Site Waste Management plan on site, approved & signed by authorised personnel.
• Records available on site.
• All removal of waste logged, recorded in site waste log (Smart Waste, Company Diary etc.)
Reference GE700: Environment 03. -
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Are buried or overhead services present?
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• Cat and Genny on site.
• Calibration of equipment in date.
• Competent user of equipment available -
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• CAT scan log sheets in place and readily accessible. Fully filled out, dates, times and signed by trained operatives.
• Results of scans marked on service record drawings.
• Permits to dig in place.
• Scans undertaken during excavation process.
• Service owners contacted (HV/MP/HP)
• Warning notices for overhead cables.
Reference GE700: High Risk Activities 08.
Reference Safety Portal Section E 02
Section C 09 -
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Have any services been damaged?
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Provide details of type of service and cause of the damage i.e. Buried electricity cable struck by excavator.
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Record details
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Is the Site Manager carrying out regular weekly safety inspections?
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• Evidence of weekly inspections carried out & forwarded to safety manager.
• Meaningful, realistic comments included.
• Findings recorded and actioned on sheet.
• Does it highlight actions that were identified in the safety audit.
Reference Safety Portal: Section M01- form HSE 55a Site Safety Check Sheet. -
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Have there been any accidents / incidents (including near misses & close calls) recorded?
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• Accidents / Incidents reported immediately to safety dept.
• Accident report and form HSE 17 completed.
• Photo evidence provided
• Near miss reporting procedure in place and used.
• Appropriate action taken within a reasonable time frame.
Reference GE700: Legal and management 12 & 13.
Reference Safety Portal: Section F01 & 02
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SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK
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• Method Statements- Adequate detail / evidence of briefing.
• Risk assessments - realistic evaluation of risk.
• W.P.P. / Task briefs to Network Rail standard.
• Evidence of task brief delivered daily.
• Evidence of work in compliance with RAMS .
• RAMS revised when necessary.
Reference GE700: Legal and General 05. Reference Safety Portal: M07 & M08 -
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Are Permits to work used where it is appropriate to do so?
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• Fully completed permits to work.
• Work in accordance with permits.
• Separate issuer and receiver.
• Evidence of permit briefed.
• Permits closed out
• Permits do not exceed over times /dates.
Reference GE700: Legal and Management 05.
Reference Safety Portal: Section E02
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• Coshh assessments (not data sheets) for all hazardous substances being used.
• Record of Coshh briefing.
• Briefing carried out at appropriate time.
• Coshh assessment for each individual substances being used, not grouped together on briefing sheet.
Reference GE700: Health and Welfare 07.
Reference Safety Portal: Section B03
Section M01- form HSE29 Coshh Risk Summary.
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Is there work being carried out at height?
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• Fall protection control measures in place.
• Appropriate to the circumstances.
• Consideration given to group rather than individual control measures.
• Permits in place before activities start.
• Evidence of SSOW briefing .
Reference GE700: High Risk activities D01
Reference Safety Portal:Section C Working at Height. -
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Are there open excavations on site?
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• Safe access and egress.
• Earthworks support.
• Permits to dig / work at height.
• Edge protection, plant wheel stops, banksman.
• Evidence of inspections carried out.
Reference GE700: High Risk Activities 07
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MANAGING TASKS / EQUIPMENT / SITE RECORDS
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• Visual inspections before each use.
• Maintenance arrangements.
• Correct tools, equipment for the operations to take place.
• Competent trained operators.
Reference GE700: General Safety 05 & 08
Reference Safety Portal Section M01
Report Of Inspection PUWER (Green Book) -
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• Thorough Examination Certification in place.
• Inspection check sheets from hire company .
• Blue, inspection books in use.
• 7 day inspection schedules.
Reference GE700: General Safety 05 & 08 -
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• Lockable storage containers for tools and equipment.
• Neat and tidy storage of tools.
• Materials on site stored safely (e.g. Spoil safe distance from open excavations)
• Stored materials do not cause any environmental hazards.
• Location of storage.
Reference GE700: General Safety 05/06/08 -
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Is mobile plant in use?
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• Suitable controls in place to manage the use of mobile plant.
• Correct choice of mobile plant.
• Competent to use hydrostatic drive (Dumpers)
• Plant used on highway notified to transport manager. Road legal plant and operator’s driving licence in place.
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• Plant Authorisation forms fully filled out by site manager and plant operator.
• Plant operator Hi-Vi vest worn by operator and machine keys attached to lanyards.
• Operator checks carried out.
• Safety Zones around plant.
Reference Safety Portal Section M01- form R25 Site Managers Authorisation to operate plant with plant check sheet. -
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Are there ladders / stepladders or scaffold / scaffold towers on site?
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• Appropriate ladders used at height.
• Most appropriate for the task.
• Inspection records for: scaffolds / Permanent / mobile- Checks recorded in inspection books or on scaf-tags.
• Ladders securely tied.
• Checks carried out by trained operative.
• Ladders / stepladders- Checks recorded in inspection sheets, books or on ladders tags on equipment.
Reference GE700: High Risk Activities 01-04
Reference Safety Portal Section C09/M01-
form - HSE 12 Tower Scaffold checklist.
form - HSE 28 Ladder Inspection form
form - Report of Inspection scaffold. -
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Are hoists or other lifting equipment in use?
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• Method statements / risk assessments in place, briefed to those involved.
• Lift plans in place approved by qualified Appointed Person.
• Thorough Examination certification in date and records held on site for all lifting equipment in use.
• Exclusion zones.
• Manual handling (Manually operated hoists)
Reference GE700: General Safety 07.
Reference Safety Portal: Section D05
Section M01 Report of Inspection LOLER ( Blue Book) -
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• Method statements / risk assessments outlining exposure and controls in place and briefed to workers.
• Noise reduced at source where possible.
• Noise monitoring systems used.
• Group protection, assessment of noise levels.
• Correct grade of hearing protection.
• Available stock.
• Condition of Ear protection.
• Choice of appropriate controls.
Reference GE700: Health and Welfare 13
Reference Safety Portal Section B10 -
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• Operatives HAVS record logs in place on site.
• Filled out daily, use and non-use logged and signed by the individual.
• Hav’s posters on display for equipment reference.
• Use of low vibration tools.
• Elimination / substitution (Bench saws etc.)
Reference GE700: Health and Welfare 14.
Reference Safety Portal Section B13
Section M01
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• Manual handling risk assessment in place.
• Mechanical aids available .
• Manual Handling training.
• Manual handling minimised.
Reference GE700 Health and Welfare 15 Reference Safety Portal B07 -
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• Method statements / risk assessments / Coshh assessments in place and briefed to workers.
• Effective dust controls.
• RPE and replacement stock available on site.
• Correct grade of mask used.
• Face fit tested & test certs available on site.
Reference GE700: Health and Welfare 10.
Reference Safety Portal Section B09 -
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Does the work involve working with any electrical installation?
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• 110v power used on site.
• RCD in place where required.
• Electrical permits to work in place briefed and signed by personnel involved.
• Lock out electrical protection in use.
• Electrical pass certs for site cabins.
• Electrical equipment PAT tested, up to date and clearly marked on equipment or in PAT test record logs.
Reference GE700: General Safety 03.
Reference Safety Portal Section E04
Section M01
Form HSE 32 Permit to work electrical.
Form HSE 48 Electrical works pre-start checklist.
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• Site diary on site fully filled out daily and up to date.
• Signed by site manager and signatures from contracts manager reviewing the recorded works over the period of the project.
• Does it include relevant information. -
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• Relevant talks specific to the project.
• Safety stand downs carried out.
• Talks covering a variety of health / safety and environmental issues.
• Regular toolbox talks carried out.
• Talks fully filled out name of person delivering talk, date, time and signatures from attendees.
Reference GE700: Legal and Management 07. Reference Safety Portal Section M03
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Has the site received any commendations / complaints?
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• Commendations / complaints reported to senior managers.
• NCR raised where appropriate.
• NCR closed out within agreed timescales.
• Supporting evidence supplied.
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FACTORS SPECIFIC TO THE ENVIRONMENT
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Is a pollution incident control plan in place?
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• Document approved and signed on site
• Has it been implemented?
• Does it identify key pollution risks and appropriate controls?
• Drip trays on site.
• Spill-kit training.
Reference Safety Portal Section G -
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Has an Environmental Management Plan been created for the project?
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• Comprehensive coverage of key issues
• Environmental plan approved, signed off available on site & implemented.
Reference GE700: Environment 10. -
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FACTORS SPECIFIC TO RAIL SITES
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If the project includes rail-related work click 'add rail site'
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• WPP and task briefs in accordance with Network Rail format.
• Documentation present on site.
• Signed, dated and concise.
Reference GE700: Specialist Activities 02.
Reference Safety Portal Section E01. -
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• Are W.P.P’s and task briefs relevant to the job / tasks being carried out?
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Supervisors and plant operators detailed in task brief.
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• Evidence of being briefed daily.
• Operatives on site can recall the information provided to them during the brief.
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• Are all emergency communications and arrangements clearly detailed.
• Telephone (land line & mobile) connections adequate
• Names, numbers easily accessible.
• Accident / incident Emergency details in place / displayed. -
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Is all work being carried out in a High Street environment?
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• Sentinel card carried by operative.
• Sentinel card scanned before every shift.
• Copied in site record induction.
• T.V.P documentation correctly filled out and held with operative on site. -
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• S.S.O.W. pack in place and in order 1 shift before works starts or permission obtained for derogation from responsible manager or planner
• Pack on site before any work commences.
• C.O.S.S. familiar with location of work. -
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• All workers carrying out work received a full brief from the C.O.S.S.
• Sentinel cards scanned by C.O.S.S.
• Record of sentinel numbers and signatures.
• Briefing sheet records held by C.O.S.S. -
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• Are all identified permits in place?
• Comprehensive details.
• AOL assessment.
• HV competent person on site.
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• Sufficient number of Lookouts / Site Wardens appointed.
• Are they fulfilling their duties properly.
• Competence cards held on operative.
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FACTORS SPECIFIC TO MAINS WATER SUPPLY WORKS
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If the project includes mains water supply work click 'Add mains water supply'
Mains water supply
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• Utility SHEA (EUSR) card copied
• Card carried by individual’s onsite.
Reference Safety Portal Section M06. -
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• Copies of rules available on site.
• All workers comply and understand the illness and personal hygiene rules.
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• All personnel wearing correct P.P.E. for the tasks they are carrying out on site.
• Copy of rules on site.
• Evidence of personnel compliance demonstrated on site.
Reference Safety Portal Section M06. -
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• Copy of rules on site.
• Site personnel comply with rules in place.
Reference Safety Portal Section M06. -
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• Guidance available on site.
• Procedures for contamination prevention applied on site.
• Procedures being carried out by personnel on site.
Reference Safety Portal Section M06. -
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• Certificate available on site.
• Materials used on the water supply network approved for use on site.
• Identified materials being used for activities being carried out.
Reference Safety Portal Section M06. -
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• Safe proper storage of materials.
Reference Safety Portal Section M06. -
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• Consideration of environmental hazards on site.
• Trained personnel.
• Procedures and controls for the use of Chlorine implemented on site.
• Guidance available on site.
Reference Safety Portal Section M06. -
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• Sub-Contractors on site approved for use.
• Correct cards to work on the water supply network.
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SAFETY AWARD NOMINATION
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Does the Site Manager wish to nominate anybody for the company individual safety award?
Safety award nominations
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Site manager can choose to nominate operative for safety / behavioural / actions he has carried out.
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Add a name and brief details of why the person should be considered.
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Is the site a contender for a British Safety Council International Safety Award entry?
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The site can be put forward as a contender for the British Safety Council International Safety Award.
AUDITORS COMMENTS (optional)
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Site representative's signature
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