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Safety Management

• Do you require a written safety policy?
• Have you a written safety policy?
• Have you appointed a competent designated person?
• Is the competent designated person identified in the safety policy?
• Do you need to be registered with HSE or the Local Authority?
• Are you registered with HSE or the Local Authority?

Risk Assessment

• Have you carried out general risk assessments?
• Do you need COSHH assessments?
• Have you carried out COSHH assessments?
• Do you need manual handling assessments?
• Have you carried out manual handling assessments?
• Do you need DSE assessments?
• Have you carried out DSE assessments?
• Do you need a noise survey?
• Have you carried out a noise survey?
• Do you need fire risk assessments?
• Have you carried out fire risk assessments?
• Do you need PPE assessments?
• Have you carried out PPE assessments?
• Have you assessed your first-aid needs?
• Is all of the above recorded in the safety policy?

Reactive Approach

• Have you an accident book?
• Is someone appointed to look after the accident book?
• Is the accident book filled in with every accident?
• Is the accident book checked for trends etc?
• Is someone appointed to complete RIDDOR forms?
• Are RIDDOR forms available?
• Are RIDDOR forms completed?
• Is someone appointed to deal with first-aid?
• Have you sufficient numbers of first-aiders?
• Have you sufficient numbers of first-aid boxes etc?
• Have you emergency procedures?
• Have you appointed competent persons to deal with evacuations?
• Have you identified danger areas?
• Is all of the above recorded in the safety policy?

Proactive approach

• Do you carry out regular safety inspections?
• Do you carry out safety sampling?
• Do you carry out safety audits?
• Is all of the above recorded in the safety policy?

Workplace

• Have you maintenance systems for the workplace, equipment, devices and systems?
• Is adequate ventilation provided in all workplaces?
• Is a reasonable temperature provided in all workplaces?
• Is suitable and sufficient lighting provided in all workplaces?
• Is the workplace, furniture and fittings kept clean?
• Is all waste material stored and disposed of safely?
• Is adequate workspace (11m³) provided for every employee?
• Are workstations suitable for the person and the task?
• Are suitable seats provided when people can work sitting?
• Are floors and traffic routes even, of good construction and, where necessary, drained?
• Are traffic routes organised to segregate, where possible, vehicles from pedestrians?
• Are measures taken to prevent falls where people are likely to injure themselves?
• Are measures taken to prevent falls of objects?
• Are windows etc either made of safety material or protected against breakage?
• Can windows, skylights and ventilators be opened safely?
• Can windows etc be cleaned safely?
• Are all doors and gates suitably constructed (including sliding and upwardly opening doors)?
• Are escalators and moving walkways functioning safely and fitted with the necessary safety devices?
• Are suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences provided at readily accessible places (1 for first 5 and 1 for every 25 afterwards)?
• Are suitable and sufficient washing facilities provided at readily accessible places and in the immediate vicinity of the sanitary conveniences (1 for the first 5 and 1 for every 25 afterwards)?
• Is a shower provided where necessary for health reasons?
• Is an adequate supply of wholesome drinking water provided for all persons at work in the workplace?
• Is suitable and sufficient accommodation for clothing provided?
• Are facilities for changing clothing provided?
• Are facilities for rest and eating meals provided?
• Are facilities provided, where necessary, for pregnant workers and nursing mothers?
• Are non-smokers protected from discomfort from smokers?

Work Equipment

• Is lifting equipment subject to statutory examination (6 monthly where lifting people and 12 monthly where lifting materials)?
• Is local exhaust ventilation subject to statutory examination (14 monthly)?
• Is other relevant equipment subject to statutory examination (pressure systems etc)?
• Are all records of statutory examinations kept?
• Is all electrical and mechanical equipment subject to regular inspection, testing and maintenance?
• Are maintenance logs kept?
• Are systems in place to ensure the suitability of new and modified equipment?
• Do risk assessments consider the safety of work equipment in relation to: its initial integrity, the place where it will be used and the purpose for which it will be used?
• Is the use of work equipment with specific risks restricted to authorised users?
• Is a list of authorised users kept?
• Is information, instruction and training, related to work equipment, given to users, supervisors and managers?
• Does all work equipment conform to European Union requirements (CE/CEN or BSI)?
• Is the hierarchy of controls applied to access to dangerous parts (fixed guard, other types of guards, protective devices, protective appliances, provision of information, instruction, training and supervision)?
• Are adequate controls provided (starting, stopping and emergency stopping)?
• Can the work equipment be isolated from all sources of energy?
• Is all work equipment stable?
• Is suitable and sufficient lighting provided for operation and maintenance of work equipment?
• Can maintenance of work equipment be carried out safely?
• Are manufacturers markings and general warning signs displayed?
• Is mobile equipment used for carrying people?
• If so, is it designed for carrying people safely?
• Are measures taken to prevent the roll-over of mobile equipment?
• Are restraining systems provided on mobile equipment?
• Are drive shafts suitably protected?
• Is woodworking equipment used?
• If so, have the requirements of the Approved Code of Practice been met (limiting devices and immediate stopping devices etc)?

Environmental

• Are noise levels acceptable (85dba triggers noise survey and ear protection on request, 90dba for 8 hours is the legal limit, 200 Pascal is the peak limit)?
• Are any employees exposed to harmful levels of ionising or non-ionising radiation?
• Are any employees exposed to harmful chemicals in the form of dusts, gases, mists, vapours, fumes etc?

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