Safety Inspections
Employers have a general duty of care to provide safe conditions in workplaces. Carrying out health and safety inspections and publishing the findings to employees are essential steps in ensuring safe conditions.
A selection of the areas to cover when carrying out Safety Inspections:
- Documentation – health and safety policy, risk assessments, CDM construction phase plans, HSE notifications.
- Accidents and Incidents – have any accidents taken place, have they been reported and investigated, and what if any remedial action has been taken.
- First Aid – what arrangements are in place regarding first aid, have the first aiders received up to date training.
- Fire – what procedure are in place, have emergency routes been planned and signed correctly, are fire extinguishers in the correct locations and are they maintained.
- Housekeeping – fire risks, obstructions, materials causing trips.
- Electrical – PAT testing, test certificates, overloaded sockets.
- Safety Signage – is the correct signage been used in the appropriate locations, has statutory signage been displayed?
The inspections can be carried out in house, by your health and safety consultant or by your CDM co-ordinator.
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