Checklists

IDevice Icon H & S Inspection Checklist

 

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Draw up a Checklist like the following. The following items are not exhaustive and are for guidance only.

- Access/egress - entrance/exit, stairs etc
- Housekeeping - cleanliness, tidiness, walkways/corridors/stairs/obstructions
- Temperature and ventilation - heating, air conditioning)
- Lighting
- Floors - worn carpets, slippery surfaces
- Toilets - washing facilities, cloakrooms
- Noise
- Computers, workstations, chairs, RSI
- Chemicals, Toxic Substances (COSHH)
- Equipment and furniture - plant, powered vehicles
- Electrics
- Fire precautions, extinguishers, exits
- Health problems - stress
- First Aid facilities
- Accidents
- Dust
- Ionizing Radiation
- Manual handling
- Vibrations
- Protective clothing/equipment
- Contractors activities
- Security measures
- Public safety issues
- Safety Notice boards, Safety Policy Notices


IDevice Icon Draw up a checklist

In addition to this basic checklist, there are more specific and elaborate checklist

For Farm Visitors by UKASTA

Elmbridge Borough Council H&S Work Checklist

Checklist for small businesses from Business link has loads of questions and is appropriate for farms and holdings. Copy the "printable set of questions" that covers manual handling, repetitive task, hazardous materials, working at height, working with guarded machinery, stress, transport, surfaces and vibrating tools. And you can do it online and it gives you a score!

Wherever you have special procedures, there should be a checklist. Who is responsible for a checklist and carrying out inspections?.


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