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Depot Audits

by Jamie Kerrigan, from the Community

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This depot audit checklist helps logistics and warehouse teams assess safety, risk, and compliance across depot operations. It covers SHEQ boards and policies, risk assessments and training, and routine communications such as method statements and safety alerts. Equipment and facility checks include LOLER and PUWER compliance, LEV on chop saws, fire risk assessments and drills, alarms and call points, signage, first aid readiness, stock and racking condition with safe working loads, legionella controls, lighting and building condition, PPE and workwear availability, forklift inspections and servicing, compressed gas cylinder storage, asbestos and waste management, and welfare facilities. Use this template to identify issues, evidence compliance, and drive corrective actions.

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SLT Depot Safety Walk Checklist
Conduct focused safety walks across depots using this SLT checklist to verify compliance and good practice. Review SHEQ boards and documentation, confirm access to risk assessments, and check LEV on chop saws. Assess fire management, alarms, signage, emergency contacts, and fire doors. Verify first aid coverage and visibility, safe stock and racking, lighting, roller doors, temperature control, and break facilities. Inspect PPE and RPE stocks, forklift condition, gas cylinder storage, asbestos management, waste segregation, and welfare areas. Capture issues, actions, and responsible persons during the walk.
by Jamie Kerrigan, from the Community
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Site SHEQ Review Audit Checklist
This Site SHEQ Review Audit checklist helps logistics and warehouse teams assess safety, health, environment and quality controls across depot and yard operations. It covers management systems, welfare facilities, training and competence, risk assessments, hazardous substances, work equipment, racking and loading procedures, environmental controls, emergency response, fire safety, contractor management and transport operations. Use it to record findings, assign corrective actions and track compliance.
by Tim Bentley, from the Community
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Depot Audit Inspection Checklist
This depot audit inspection checklist helps teams assess housekeeping and welfare, fire safety, COSHH compliance, equipment condition, environmental controls, building integrity, and site rules. Verify clear access routes, signage, PAT testing, waste storage and transfer notes, and key records such as FRA, asbestos surveys, and legionella assessments. Capture photos, record findings, and assign actions to keep depots safe and compliant. Customize and export results to support audits and continuous improvement.
by Kymberley Havard, from the Community
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Depot Inspection Checklist
This depot inspection checklist helps supervisors assess safety, compliance, and housekeeping across depot facilities and yards. It covers traffic and pedestrian segregation, housekeeping standards, inductions, notice boards, COSHH data, visitor logs, fire logbooks, team briefs, and environmental policies. Verify risk assessments and method statements, first aiders and equipment, extinguisher status and fire drills, trip hazards, access and egress, H&S law and insurance displays, lighting, welfare, and DSE assessments. Inspect yard plant and machinery registers, lifting accessories, hazard signage on containers, recycling practices, storage, bays and sprinklers, fuel bunds and fuel points, skips and signage, spill kits and marked drains, potential asbestos, external cabling, workshop cleanliness, safety signs, gates and fences, product labelling, compressed gases, flammables, and manual handling documentation before sign-off.
by stevie pearce, from the Community
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