Contractor Audit and Site Inspections Checklist

Use this construction contractor audit and inspection checklist to evaluate how contractors manage health and safety on site and within their management systems. Sections cover policy and responsibilities, accreditations (Constructionline Gold, ISO 45001 optional), incident reporting, regular HSE audits, and permits to work for confined spaces, electrical, breaking ground, hot works, mechanical, mobile cranes, and step-ladders. Verify safe systems of work including method statements, COSHH, and task-specific risk assessments for HAVS, manual handling, noise, and PPE, plus briefings and registers. Check statutory certificates and records for lifting gear, hoists, excavations, plant, PAT, work at height, and pressure vessels. Assess subcontractor competence, temporary works design and registers, and workforce training (CSCS, toolbox talks, inductions, safety-critical medicals). The site inspection covers housekeeping, fire, noise, vibration, access and egress, traffic segregation, working at height, lifting, small tools, electricity, PPE, first aid, hazardous materials, cofferdam safety, and overall safety culture, with close-out tracking and signatures.