Workplace Inspection - WCS Group

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

A. Health and Safety Information

• 1. Is the HSE health and safety law poster displayed in a prominent position?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Are no smoking signs displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Have risk assessments been undertaken and been made available for members of staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Are safe working method statements/warning signs clearly visible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

B. General Issues

• 5. Is the floor space clear of debris/objects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Area tidy and well kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7. Floor surface free from spillages, in good condition and not slippery?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8. Are lighting levels satisfactory for safe working practices?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9. Is the plant/equipment located in an appropriate location within the workshop?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10. Is the ventilation adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11. Is the temperature comfortable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 12. Welfare facilities including wash hand basins clean and accessible

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 13. Is waste stored effectively and removed frequently from the work areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 14. Is equipment being stored correctly and not exceeding safe working loads for racking?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

C. Personal Protective Equipment

• 15. Is PPE stored safety and appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 16. Is the PPE well maintained and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 17. Signage of PPE requirements displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

D. Electrical Safety

• 18. Are there any trailing cables, which could cause a person to trip and fall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 19. Has all portable electrical equipment been tested and labelled with the date of the test?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 20. Are there any apparent faults with any electrical equipment, including damage to cables, plugs and sockets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 21. Are extension leads etc only used for low power equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

E. Manual Handling

• 22. Has manual handling been eliminated where possible or minimised so far as is reasonably practicable i.e., mechanical lifting aids – trolleys etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 23. Are trolleys maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 24. Are items stored sensibly with easy access, i.e. heavy items used frequently stored on waist level shelves and heavy items used infrequently stored at low level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 25. If necessary are properly designed, maintained steps provided for reaching heights?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

F. Emergency Procedures

• 26. Are all fire exit and escape routes, fire alarm points and items of firefighting equipment clearly visible, unobstructed and appropriately indicated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 27. Are all fire doors kept closed when not in use and never wedged open (except when on catches activated by the fire alarm system)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 28. Are sufficient up to date fire action notices prominently displayed throughout the area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 29. Is there excessive storage of flammable materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 30. Are there any exposed ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 31. Are sufficient up to date first-aid notices displayed prominently through the workplace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 32. Is there a first aid box readily available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 33. Eye wash easily accessible where necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 34. Is there a trained first aider available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 35. Spill kit accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

G. Equipment

• 36. Are machines adequately guarded/protected to prevent contact, entanglement etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 37. Is the equipment maintained in a good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 38. Is the equipment stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 39. Are emergency stops working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 40. Is there warning signs/signage on equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 41. Are maintenance logs being completed by staff, including vehicle checks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 42. Are the keys to vehicles being securely held?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

H. Chemical Safety

• 43. Is the safety information available for all chemicals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 44. Are chemicals labelled appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 45. Are chemicals stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 46. Flammables and corrosives stored in appropriate containers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 47. Are flammable liquid cabinets at least 3m away from any potential ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 48. Are there approved methods of chemical disposal?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 49. Are gas cylinders stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 50. Are fuel stores adequately bunded and signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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