POLICY
Yes
No
N/A
1. Have you prepared a written health and safety policy (required where 5 or more employees)?
2. Is the policy brought to the notice of all employees?
3. Do employees sign to confirm this?
4. Is the policy up to date and reviewed periodically?
COMPETENT PERSONS
Yes
No
N/A
5. Have you appointed a competent person to assist with health and safety
RISK ASSESSMENTS
Yes
No
N/A
6. Have you undertaken risk assessments in respect of (but not exclusively):
a. Work equipment?
b. Display screen equipment (VDUs)?
c. Hazardous substances?
d. Manual handling?
e. Noise?
f. Upper limb disorders?
g. Maintenance of your premises and machinery / plant / equipment?
h. Confined spaces?
i. Work at height?
j. Traffic safety?
k. Work away from your premises?
l. Slips, trips and falls (floors, stairs, steps, handrails, lighting, housekeeping,etc)?
m. Fire
n. Personal protective equipment?
7. Are the significant findings of your assessments recorded (required where 5 or more employees)?
SAFE SYSTEMS
Yes
No
N/A
8. Based upon the findings of your risk assessments have you established safe
9. Are your safe systems of work documented?
10. Are relevant employees instructed accordingly?
11. Do employees sign to acknowledge receipt of instruction in your safe systems?
WORK EQUIPMENT
Yes
No
N/A
12. Is machinery, plant and equipment:
a. Fitted with suitable guarding and other safety devices complying with
b. In efficient working order?
c. Suitably maintained by competent personnel?
d. Examined periodically in accordance with any statutory requirements (e.g. pressure systems, lifting equipment, local exhaust ventilation, etc.)?
e. Used only by trained employees?
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Yes
No
N/A
13. Do your staff selection procedures include a pre-employment medical
14. Are employees issued with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)?
15. Do you issue PPE and any associated instruction to employees on a signed
16. Are appropriate health surveillance arrangements in place?
TRAINING & COMMUNICATION
Yes
No
N/A
17. Do new employees undergo induction training with an emphasis upon health and safety?
18. Do employees receive appropriate job specific training?
19. Is additional training provided to employees undertaking hazardous work (e.g. dangerous machinery, work at height, in confined spaces, etc) in accordance with relevant legislation and standards?
20. Is training given by competent people?
21. Do you maintain training plans and records signed by employees to confirm
22. Are your safety rules communicated to visitors and contractors and is this
23. Have you implemented procedures for the reporting of hazards and are all
24. Is there regular communication on matters of health and safety between
ACCIDENTS
Yes
No
N/A
25. Do you keep an accident book complying with data protection requirements?
26. Are employees aware of the need to report all workplace accidents and
27. Are you aware of the requirements of RIDDOR regarding the notification of
28. Have you had any reportable incidents?
29. Do you have a system in place for investigating accidents and near misses?
30. Have any claims been made against you in connection with accidents involving employees or third parties?
31. Are you aware of the penalties under health and safety law and present
FURTHER ADVICE
Yes
No
N/A
32. Do you seek advice on matters of health and safety from your insurance
