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    General Inspection Checklist For Safety Representatives

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    This document provides a general inspection checklist that can be used to inspect workplaces for common safety issues. The checklist contains over 40 individual items across various areas and hazards that a safety representative can check during a workplace inspection. Items cover topics like housekeeping, lighting, noise levels, welfare facilities, slip/trip hazards, fire safety equipment, machine guarding, personal protective equipment, chemical storage, and more. The checklist is not exhaustive and can be adapted or added to for the specific workplace. It allows the safety representative to systematically inspect the workplace and document any issues found.

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    This document provides a general inspection checklist that can be used to inspect workplaces for common safety issues. The checklist contains over 40 individual items across various areas and hazards that a safety representative can check during a workplace inspection. Items cover topics like housekeeping, lighting, noise levels, welfare facilities, slip/trip hazards, fire safety equipment, machine guarding, personal protective equipment, chemical storage, and more. The checklist is not exhaustive and can be adapted or added to for the specific workplace. It allows the safety representative to systematically inspect the workplace and document any issues found.

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    This document provides a general inspection checklist that can be used to inspect workplaces for common safety issues. The checklist contains over 40 individual items across various areas and hazards that a safety representative can check during a workplace inspection. Items cover topics like housekeeping, lighting, noise levels, welfare facilities, slip/trip hazards, fire safety equipment, machine guarding, personal protective equipment, chemical storage, and more. The checklist is not exhaustive and can be adapted or added to for the specific workplace. It allows the safety representative to systematically inspect the workplace and document any issues found.

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    General Inspection Checklist For Safety Representatives

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    Doaa Gamal
    This document provides a general inspection checklist that can be used to inspect workplaces for common safety issues. The checklist contains over 40 individual items across various areas and hazards that a safety representative can check during a workplace inspection. Items cover topics like housekeeping, lighting, noise levels, welfare facilities, slip/trip hazards, fire safety equipment, machine guarding, personal protective equipment, chemical storage, and more. The checklist is not exhaustive and can be adapted or added to for the specific workplace. It allows the safety representative to systematically inspect the workplace and document any issues found.

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    General Inspection Checklist

    for Safety Representatives


    This checklist can be used as a guide to help inspect a workplace for common problems. It is not an exhaustive list of items
    and will not cover all hazards in all workplaces. It can be completed in a single inspection or over a series of shorter
    inspections. The template can be adapted to suit your workplace or you can use the blank boxes to add in additional items
    that you want checked or items that you come across.

    Area or Location Inspected:


    Date:
    Inspected By:

    No. Item Yes No Comments


    1 Is the workplace clean and tidy?
    2 Is there adequate lighting?
    3 Is there excessive noise?
    4 Is the temperature reasonable?
    5 Are welfare facilities, e.g. toilets and canteen,
    clean and tidy?
    6 Are walkways kept clear of trip hazards?
    7 Are there trailing leads?
    8 Is there clear access to exit doors and do fire exits
    open outwards?
    9 Are floors and walkways slippery?
    10 Are floors wet at the entrance?
    11 Are secure handrails in place on stairways and
    raised walkways?
    12 Are steps hard to see, damaged or slippery?
    13 Is wet cleaning of floors carried out at a time when
    there is little or no pedestrian traffic?
    14 Are fire extinguishers in their marked locations?
    15 Have fire extinguishers been serviced and checked
    and are they in date?
    16 Has the fire alarm recently been tested?
    17 Are employees aware of the location of the
    assembly point?
    18 Has an evacuation drill been carried out in the past
    6 months?
    19 Are employees aware of the location of the first aid
    kit?
    20 Is the first aid kit fully stocked and has it recently
    been checked?
    21 Are employees aware of the location of emergency
    power cut offs e.g. for electricity and gas?
    22 Have employees using machines and equipment
    been trained?
    General Inspection Checklist
    for Safety Representatives

    No. Item Yes No Comments


    23 Are machine guards in place to prevent access to
    dangerous parts?
    24 Are employees aware of the location of machine
    emergency stop(s) and are they within easy reach
    and working?
    25 Are machine operator manuals / instructions
    available?
    26 Is PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) provided
    and being worn?
    27 Do electrical cables and plugs show signs of
    over-heating, damage or wear and tear?
    28 Has the RCD (Residual Current Device) recently
    been tripped / tested?
    29 If asbestos is present in the building is its
    condition being monitored and are there
    procedures and signs in place to prevent its
    disturbance?
    30 Are chemicals stored safely?
    31 Are systems for removing dust or fumes in good
    working order and used as needed?
    32 Do the wheels of trolleys and manual handling
    aids move freely?
    33 Are signs or information provided to direct visitors
    to reception?
    34 Are vehicles and pedestrians kept safely apart?
    35 Are vehicles loaded or unloaded in a suitable area?
    36 Are mirrors and other visibility aids on workplace
    vehicles in good working order?
    37 Are there edges and openings where people
    could fall?
    38 Is suitable equipment used for getting to work
    areas at height?
    39 Is there an in-date certificate of thorough exam-
    ination for lifting equipment e.g. lift, crane, hoist,
    forklift, MEWP?
    40 Is there an in-date certificate of thorough exam-
    ination for pressure systems e.g. pressurised steam
    boiler, compressed air?
    Have employees been made aware of the
    41 contents of the safety statement and the risk
    assessments relevant to their work?
    42 Are employees aware where the safety statement
    is available?
    Additional items / hazards in your
    workplace: Yes No Comments
    43
    44
    45

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