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Health and Safety Management System Audit

by Tomas Haerewa, from the Community

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Use this quarterly audit checklist to review every element of your Health and Safety Management System, verify legal compliance, and drive continuous improvement. The checklist covers pre-audit checks; roles and responsibilities; staff information and training; regulatory compliance; housekeeping; warehousing and storage; hand and power tools; electrical hazards; fire safety and evacuation; ladders and work at height; environmental and waste management; first aid; personal protective equipment; safety signage; manual handling; contractor management; lone and isolated workers; drugs and alcohol policy; policies and procedures; management resources; emergency management; customer site work; and chemical handling. It concludes with a summary, recommendations, and action planning.

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Health and Safety Management System Internal Audit
Use this internal audit checklist to assess your health and safety management system across key elements: management commitment, planning, consultation, hazard identification and risk control, training and induction, incident and injury reporting, and contractor management. Capture evidence, identify gaps, assign actions, and set review dates to drive continuous improvement and compliance.
by Jon Winterbrun, from the Community
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Key Document 5: Health and Safety Inspection
This health and safety inspection checklist supports quarterly reviews and annual audits across facilities. It covers policy and management responsibilities, contractor control and permits to work, incident reporting and analysis, risk assessments, fire safety and evacuation planning, emergency action plans, staff training and competence, first aid, DSE, COSHH, electrical safety, asbestos management, work at height, internal and external audits, car park and vehicle movement, legionella controls, and event safety. Use it to evidence compliance, assign actions, and track progress.
by alex copland, from the Community
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Building Health Safety and Environmental Compliance Review
This comprehensive checklist supports facilities teams in reviewing building health, safety and environmental compliance. It covers staffing and inductions, safety noticeboards and legal documentation, contractor management, working environment and welfare, risk assessments and permits to work, COSHH and hazardous substances, work equipment and ladder controls, working at height, portable and powered access equipment, noise controls, fire safety systems and training, housekeeping and waste management, pedestrian and traffic management, PPE, asbestos management, environmental impacts and spill response, storage areas, electronic maintenance records and certificate tracking, lone working arrangements, electrical isolation and LOTO, and water hygiene and Legionella controls. Use it to identify gaps and record observations and recommendations.
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Health & Safety Audit: Commercial Catering Services
Use this audit checklist to evaluate health and safety compliance in commercial catering environments. Cover policy visibility, roles and responsibilities, RAMS awareness, risk assessments, and training. Inspect welfare facilities, signage, walkways, and visitor management. Check controls for noise, vibration, vulnerable workers, and lone working. Verify emergency preparedness, fire safety, alarms, lighting, and evacuation routes. Review COSHH, chemical storage, PPE, eye wash, waste management, and dust control. Assess equipment maintenance, PAT, vehicles, electrical safety, asbestos, manual handling, first aid, lifting equipment, hand tools, and work at height. Include training matrices and site housekeeping.
by andy hansell, from the Community
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