Weekly Site Safety Inspection

Access routes and walkways; Safe route designated to all work areas

Security, access gates and boundary fencing secure

Site tidy and well laid out

Suitable lighting provided and used

Appropriate safety signs in place e.g., traffic routes, authorised personnel, PPE

Traffic routes kept clear and are they well lit

Welfare facilities e.g., toilets and canteen, adequate and are they kept clean

Adequate drinking water provided

Notice Board up to date and relevant

Excavations adequately supported to reduce the risk of collapse

Excavations inspected before work starts and given a thorough examination by a competent person weekly and after alterations

Safe exits (ladders) for excavations properly secured

Spoil and plant at least 1.2m feet from the excavation edge

Excavation suitably protected with robust barriers

Holes protected by barriers/barricades. Road plates inspected as temporary works and marked

Permits in place where necessary

Construction Plant

Traffic control plan in place

Mobile plant / vehicle movements monitored

Vehicles have visual and reversing aids fitted where needed e.g. reversing camera, convex mirror

Tools and Equipment

Work equipment maintained in a safe condition and is it inspected regularly by competent persons

Tools neatly stored and safely carried

Portable Electrical Equipment tested and displaying PAT stickers

Tool guards in place and used correctly