Risk assessment awolla checklist
Designed for electrical work up to 400 volts and working at heights
What does this form include?
This form contains 21 sections:
1. Working at Heights
- 1.1. Fall risks of 2m or more? (including voids, pits, and trenches)
2. Tools and Equipment
- 2.1. Unsafe or damaged tools/equipment? (including missing or damaged guards, electrical test leads etc)
- 2.2. Incorrect tools /equipment for job? (e.g. Non insulated screwdrivers etc)
- 2.3 Power tools appliance tested.
- 2.4. Test meters calibrated?
3. Loft spaces
- 3.1. Safe and secure access to the loft (i.e loft ladder or extendable ladder safety positioned)
- 3.2. Loft has adequate flooring to work in or a crawl board in place where work is to take place
- 3.3 Adequate lighting in place to avoid addition risk of injury
4. Other people and animals (pets) at the property
- 4.1. Customer and other adult occupants aware of the work area and agree to avoid entering it until work area is cleared away?
- 4.2. Children and other vulnerable people under due care from a competent adult and restricted from entering the work zone
- 4.3. Support systems in place for unsupervised vulnerable people. (i.e. heating kept on for elderly person, emergency call phone line still attached)
- 4.4. Approved warning and health and safety signs on display in a prominent area?
5. Noise
- 5.1. All occupants of the property protected from noise above 83dB(A)
6. Ladders
- 6.1. Unsafe or damaged ladders?
- 6.2. Unsafe positioning of ladders?
- 6.3. Ladder not properly secured?
- 6.4. Ladder unsuitable for job? (e.g. Step ladder used for accessing loft spaces)
7. Work area and manual Tasks
- 7.1. Risk of exposure to live electrical contact
- 7.2. Risk of damage or injury from heavy lifting?
- 7.3. Work area clean and tidy?
8. Asbestos exposure
9. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 9.1. Lack of, or inadequate PPE (including sun protection)
- 9.2. Lack of system to issue, inspect, replace and monitor PPE?
- 9.3. Lack of training in safe use, clean-up and inspection of PPE?
10. Goods/valuables affected by work
- 10.1. Customer property in good condition, robust enough to be moved?
- 10.2. Perishable goods protected(i.e. freezer supply maintained during works)
- 10.3. Customer carpets and other belongings protected from exposure to excessive dust?
11. Electrical and chemical Hazards
- 11.1. Overloading outlets?
- 11.2.. Leads placed on ground or on metal structures?
- 11.3. Electrical equipment near chemicals that could cause damage?
- 11.4. Electrical leads that may be damaged from contact with moving machinery parts?
- 11.5. Electrical leads on work surfaces?
- 11.6. No exposed live parts of electrical installation present during works?
- 11.7 Adequate RCD Protection installed.
- 11.8 Chemical hazards affecting workers?
12. Additional specific hazards identified.
- 12.1. Electric Shock
- 12.2. Slips and trips
- 12.3. Other contractors working nearby
- 12.4. Mechanical Machinery
- 12.5. Storage of materials
Action already taken to reduce risks
Planning
Physical
Absolute
Managerial / Supervisory
Training
Corrective Actions
Auditor's signature
Client signature to agree they will take responsibility for themselves and all other people onsite who are not connected to AWOLLA.
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