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Health & Safety at Work Checklist

Questions to ask regarding the management of Health & Safety in the workplace.

Fire Safety

• How do I undertake a Fire Risk Assessment?
• What fire precautions are required?

Further advice can be obtained from the local Fire Prevention Officer who can be contacted at:

• Walton Fire Station
  Hersham Road
  Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
  Tel: 01932 262478

First Aid

• Who is the appointed person for First Aid?
• Is there adequate provision?
• Do employees know where they are?
• |Link to HSE First Aid publication

Accident Reporting

• Do employees know what types of accident to report and to whom?
• Do they know where the accident book is?
• |Link to HSE Reporting Accidents at Work publication

Electricity

• Has the system been checked recently?
• Have any portable appliances been checked?
• What records are kept?
• |Link to HSE Electricity at Work publication

Hazardous Substances

• Has a COSHH assessment been undertaken?
• Is it known to the employees?
• Has it been reviewed in the light of any changes?
• |Link to HSE Hazardous Substances publication

Manual Handling

• Can it be avoided?
• Have any identified risks been assessed?
• Have the employees been trained and informed?
• |Link to HSE Manual Handling information
• |Link to HSE Manual Handling publication

Display Screen Equipment

• Have users been identified?
• Have their workstations been assessed?
• |Link to HSE Working with VDUs publication

Personal Protective Clothing

• Is any required?
• Do the employees know how to use it properly?
• |Link to HSE Protective Clothing publication

Work Equipment

• What equipment is provided?
• Has it been properly maintained?
• Do employees know how to use it properly?
• Link to |HSE Work Equipment Safety publication

Workplace

• Is the workplace properly ventilated, lit, heated and clean?
• Is it overcrowded?
• Are there sufficient toilets and washing facilities plus rest rooms?
• Are there sufficient clothing lockers and a supply of wholesome drinking water?
• Link to |HSE Workplace publication

Registration

• Has the business been registered with LA/HSE?
• Link to |HSE Register Small Business with HSE or LA publication

Insurance

• Is there a current Employers' Liability insurance policy?
• Is the certificate prominently displayed?
• Link to |HSE Employers Insurance publication

Information for Employees

• Have the employees received information by way of leaflet or poster?
• Is the poster displayed where all employees can see it?
• Link to |HSE Law publication

Your answers to these questions will help you decide which of the following you need for the size and activities in your business.

• Fire Certificate
• Equipment maintenance details
• Accident Book (if more than 10 employees)
• Electrical system and portable appliance test certificates
• Accident report forms (F2508)
• Monitoring/surveillance records for occupational health
• Health and Safety Policy Statement
• Training records
• Assessments
  - general risk assessment
  - COSHH
  - manual handling
  - display screen equipment
  - personal protective equipment
• Inspection Certificates
  - lifting plant/equipment
  - passenger lifts and hoists
  - pressure vessels and systems

This is only a brief guide and you may need more specific advice for your business.

If you require any more information or would like a Health & Safety inspection, please contact the |Environmental Health & Licensing Division.

More information

• |Frequently Asked Questions
• Link to |HSE - FAQs
• |Reporting Accidents and Ill Health