Amey site inspection - highways checklist
Consulting rail and strategic highways - highways
What does this form include?
This form contains 25 sections:
Health, Safety & Environmental Management
- Has the site got the correct documentation?
- Is there a Induction/briefing record in place? (Record any findings)
- Are the employees aware of the hazards and the necessary procedures to protect themselves?
Notice Boards
- Is the F10, Health & Safety Law Poster, ELI, Statement of intent etc. displayed or provided for all employees?
- Is there a Fire Plan/Local Plan displayed or provided for all employees?
Health Surveillance
- Are there any job specific health issues?
- Are occupational health reviewed/recorded?
Manual Handling
- Is there any manual handling involved?
- Are there any residual risks?
- Are there any trained POPs or TRACAs?
- Have staff been trained to follow the Pristine condition programme?
- Do personnel make full and proper use of any manual handling equipment provided?
First Aid
- Are there sufficient number of qualified first aiders available on site?
- Are provisions made for special hazards in the workplace?
- Is the first aid box located with the workgroup and is it suitably stocked?
Fire and Evacuation
- Are the emergency evacuation procedures brought to the attention of all staff?
- Have a sufficient number of Fire Extinguishers been provided and are they tested/inspected in accordance with the requirements?
Display Screen Equipment
- Have all DSE users received the relevant training/information for Display Screen Equipment use?
- Have the minimum requirements for the workstation been met with respect to the Display Screen, Keyboard, Software, Documents, Seating and working environment?
Electricity/Portable Appliance Testing/Work Equipment
- Do you have a register of all portable appliances i.e. Extension leads, portable hand electric tools such as drills etc?
- Check on Electrical Safety (by sampling use of equipment, competence of staff, lockouts), is this being followed as per the standards?
Provision of Welfare Facilities
- Are the sanitary conveniences and welfare facilities sufficient for the number of staff?
- Is there an adequate supply of potable drinking water available?
Temperature/Ventalation
- Are means provided to reduce excessive temperatures! I.e. Regular breaks, warm clothing etc.
General
- Ladders: if there are step ups, step ladders, ladders etc. provided for all staff, have they been inspected and result recorded?
- Scaffold: if there are fixed or mobile scaffolds provided for staff, have they been inspected and erected by component people?
- Pressure Systems: have all relevant pressure systems received a recorded inspection in accordance with written schemes of examination?
- Hazardous Substances: is there a register of hazardous substances and risk assessments for their use?
- Do you have permits to work? (If required) If so, have all staff been briefed on the controls required with the use of such permit?
- Are operators given adequate training and have they been checked for competence?
- Is Access/Egress onto site adequate?
- Is there any compressed gas/highly flammable liquids stored on site?
- Is the storage of these adequate?
- Is housekeeping to a good standard?
Lifting Devices
- Have the operators been properly trained?
- Is the appropriate lift plant being used?
- Is there evidence of regular checks and maintenance to ensure the safety of the fork lift trucks/cranes/hoists/hydraulic rams/lifting chains/ropes/strops/pump up pallet trucks etc. ?
- Is the Safe Working Load (SWL) clearly marked?
- Is the latest test date identifiable, and in date?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Have the risks, use, exposure and nature of the hazardous substance been assessed/briefed to all affected staff?
- Are all harmful and dangerous substances clearly labelled?
- Are alternative safer substances available which can be used as substitutes?
- Have the appropriate control systems and PPE been provided and is the PPE being used?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Is everyone wearing the mandatory PPE?
- Has the PPE been provided to cover any additional risks? e.g. Safety harnesses, all weather gear etc.
- Is the equipment being maintained, cleaned and looked after as necessary?
- Is the PPE being properly used?
Plant, Machinery & Vehicles
- Is the machine/plant/vehicle completed and correctly installed, and operated competently?
- Do Plant Operators hold appropriate competency cards?
- Are all moving parts adequately guarded?
- Is the machine/plant used for its intended purpose?
- Is the machine/plant/vehicle regularly maintained and are the maintenance procedures carried out as per the manufacturers recommendations?
Noise - As a general rule, if you: - have to shout to be heard at a distance of 2m, the noise level i
Noise
- Is it monitored and results recorded?
- Are the mitigation measures adequate and is hearing protection provided?
- Are all operatives wearing the appropriate ear protection as identified by the risk assessment?
- Are people not involved in the work kept away from the source of the noise.
- Is the hearing protection adequate (correct SNR) being worn correctly and are they serviceable?
- Ensure Areas which are mandatory hearing protection zones are signed as such using the appropriate signs.
Environment
- Does the organisation retain a register of its Environmental aspects and impacts appropriate to the scope of work?
- Is all controlled waste stored in suitable receptacles (sacks, bins or skips) on the site?
- Are registered controlled waste carriers used to remove and dispose of the waste from the site? (Are copies of the annual waste registration certificates available)
- Are Waste Transfer Notes kept on site for a minimum period of 2 years?
- Are waste products disposed of in a controlled manner by a registered carrier at licensed facilities?
- Is the pollution prevention controls adequate? (Storage, bundling, containers, drips trays on static plant etc.)
- Is there any evidence off protected species, if so are protection measures adequate?
- Is there any evidence of invasive plants, if so are precautions adequate?
Note - it is an offence to propagate or cause to spread Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Ragwort and
Excavations
- Is the excavation clearly demarcated?
- Is there any edge protection to prevent falls?
- If the excavation requires shoring or battering is it suitable and sufficient?
- Is the access/egress into the excavation adequate and safe?
- Is there a correctly implemented permit to dig in place?
Hand Arm Vibration (HAV)
- Is it monitored and results recorded?
- Are the mitigation measures adequate and workplace exposure limits being adhered too?
Highways Specific
- Is the Traffic Management in place?
- Have briefings been completed?
- Is the Competence of the TM crew in date?
- Do TM vehicles meet requirements of Chapter 8 - Compliance & Cleanliness?
- Does the TM installation meet requirements of a safe design, security, and cleanliness?
- Are the Safety Zones provided and maintained?
Summary
Risk Rating
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