Health and Safety Consultants, Asbestos Services, Environmental Consultants

On-line Health and Safety Audit Report

Following completion of the audit you may be approached by one of our health and safety consultants to discuss any potential assistance you may require.


Your details

Name of the employer:
Address of employer:
Telephone number:
Email:
Contact name:
Job title:
Total number of employees
(including part-time, temporary, fixed-term and casual employees):
Type of business:
Any additional sites:
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Minimum legislative compliance: Health and Safety

The questions below relate to general health and safety. By answering the following questions you be able to identify if there are any areas where you fail to comply with current Health and Safety law. Please answer all questions.

When you have finished, click on "capture" and your completed H&S audit can then be generated and downloaded, ready to print off on your local printer.

1.1   Employers' Liability Insurance
 

A:   Do you have Employers' Liability Insurance in place?
No Yes

B:   Is your current certificate prominently displayed in your workplace?
No Yes

1.2   Health & Safety policy and documents
 

A:   If you have more than five employees, do you have a written, up to date health and safety policy?
No Yes

B:   Is your Policy Statement/Statement of Intent up to date, signed and prominently displayed in the workplace?
No Yes

C:   Do you have a named senior member of staff responsible for Health and Safety issues?
No Yes

D:   Is this person competent and trained in Health and Safety issues?
No Yes

E:   Do you have access to competent, up to date Health and Safety advice?
No Yes

F:   Has your policy been communicated to your workforce?
No Yes

G:   Are your staff consulted on health and safety matters, either via a committee or individually?
No Yes

H:   Is the Health and Safety at Work poster displayed in your workplace?
No Yes

I:   Does it contain up to date information?
No Yes

J:   Do you have an accident book?
No Yes

K:   Do all workers know where to find it?
No Yes

1.3   Risk Assessments
 

A:   Do you have an up-to-date written risk assessment covering activities of significant risk within the business?
No Yes

B:   Has this been distributed to the people who need to be aware of it?
No Yes

C:   Have you evidence to record they have received and understood this?
No Yes

D:   Have you undertaken a COSHH assessment?
No Yes

E:   Do you undertake a separate risk assessment for each pregnant employee?
No Yes Not Applicable

F:   Do you undertake a separate risk assessment for each young worker (aged under 18)?
No Yes Not Applicable

1.4   Fire assessment and precautions
 

A:   Do you have a written fire risk assessment?
No Yes

B:   Do you have an emergency procedure in the event of fire?
No Yes

C:   Are workers and visitors to your organisation made aware of this?
No Yes

1.5   Training
 

A:   Do all new staff receive an induction covering health and safety issues?
No Yes

B:   Are your employees properly trained to work safely and to minimise any health and safety risks within your business?
No Yes

C:   Do you have written records for each employee's health and safety training?
No Yes

D:   Do ALL employees follow your health and safety rules and comply with any procedures you have put in place to minimise risk of accident or injury?
No Yes

E:   Do your staff receive annually refreshed fire awareness & evacuation training?
No Yes

1.6   First Aid and Accidents
 

A:   Do you have suitable and sufficient first aid provision in case of employees being injured or becoming ill whilst at work?
No Yes

B:   Do you have systems in place which ensure that you would always notify any serious accidents or those which result in an absence of more than 3 days to the HSE?
No Yes

1.7   VDU usage
 

A:   Are those employees who regularly use computers or other visual display units during their working day trained in the health and safety aspects of VDU working?
No Yes

B:   Have you undertaken assessments of their work stations?
No Yes

1.8   Lifting and handling
 

A:   Have you taken all reasonable steps to reduce the risk of injury to workers who may have to lift or carry heavy objects?
No Yes

B:   Have these staff received manual handling training?
No Yes

C:   Have you conducted risk assessments of all manual handling opperations within your organisation?
No Yes

1.9   Stress
 

A:   Do your managers realise the importance of acting on any complaints of stress from your staff?
No Yes

1.10   Protective clothing
 

A:   If suitable protective clothing would reduce a risk to the health or safety of any of your workers, is this issued to them?
No Yes

B:   Have you conducted a risk assessment of all personal protective equipment (PPE)?
No Yes

1.11   Asbestos
 

A:   Do you hold an up to date asbestos register? (Please note that this may fall under the responsibility of the building owner or landlord. Please ensure that this is the case before answering.)
No Yes Not Applicable

1.12   Legionella
 

A:   Have you undertaken a legionella risk assessment on the water systems present within the building(s)?
No Yes Not Applicable