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CONTRACT: DATE
INSPECTED:

NWC AREAS
REPRESENTATIVES: INSPECTED:
Ref Inspected Item Action required Ref Inspected Item Action required
Welfare 18 Traffic Management
Compliance
1 Mess facilities, drinking 19 Personal Protective
water, toilets, washing, shade Equipment
2 First Aid 20 Excavation including barriers
3 Prescribed Signs & Notices 21 Confined Spaces
Monitoring/Control 22 Edge Protection
4 Weekly Inspection Registers 23 Scaffolding & Access
5 Toolbox Talks 24 Mobile Towers
6 Induction Training 25 Ladders & Stepladders
7 Plant Certification 26 Cranes & Lifting Equipment
Stores/Workshops 27 Mobile Plant
8 Materials Management 28 Static Plant
9 Flammable Liquids, LPG, 29 Temporary Electrical Supplies
Other Gases/Fuel
Site Operations 30 Power Tools
10 Site Access & Egress 31 Noise and Vibration
(Pedestrian segregation)
11 Site Security, including 32 Dust Suppression
Demarcation & Public Safety
12 Manual Handling 33 COSHH
13 Tidiness/Housekeeping 34 Checked method Statements
14 Storage of Materials Others (please specify)
15 Fire Precautions & Fire Plan 35
16 Lighting (including 36
Emergency Lighting)
17 Underground Services 37

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DETAILS OF UNSATISFACTORY ITEMS

Ref Nature of Defect, Risk, Hazard (cross ref. to HSE Observation Record) Action

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Report Completed by: <Name> (CBU Project HSE Officer)

Copies to: Contractor

Supervising Consultant
NWC Project Manager
CBU Group Manager

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Item Standard/Clause/
No. Category
1 ISO14001 clause 4.2 & Are up-to-date Environmental policy & OH&S
OHSAS18001 clause 4.2
2 ISO14001 clause 4.3 &
OHSAS18001 clause 4.3.
3 ISO14001 clause 4.4.1&
OHSAS18001 clause 4.4.1.
4 ISO14001 clause 4.4.2&
OHSAS18001 clause 4.4.2.
5 ISO14001 clause 4.4.3&
OHSAS18001 clause 4.4.3.
6 ISO14001 clause 4.4.4 ,
4.4.5& OHSAS18001 clause
4.4.4., 4.4.5
7 ISO14001 clause 4.4.6 &
OHSAS18001 clause 4.4.6
8 ISO14001 clause 4.4.7 &
OHSAS18001 clause 4.4.7
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A = acceptable; R = recommended action; U = unacceptable
Requirement Compliance Comment/Remark
A R U
policy being followed?
Has assessment of environmental and health
and safety risks been carried out and are
identified risk control measures implemented?
Are Legal requirements being complied with?
Are Safety & Environment Policy, Drugs &
Alcohol policy and Safety Critical Work policy of
Faithful+Gould available?
Are Objectives and targets in accordance with
Policy?
Are roles, responsibilities, and authorities of
personnel who manage, perform & verify
defined?
Are personnel trained, aware & competent?
Are environmental and health and safety
requirements being communicated to the
necessary staff?
Are established procedures available for
documentation and control of documents &
data?
Are established, documented procedures
available for controlling significant
environmental and health and safety risks?
Are established procedures being maintained
for emergency preparedness & response?
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A = acceptable; R = recommended action; U = unacceptable

Item Standard/Clause/ Requirement Compliance Comment/Remark

No. Category A R U
9 ISO14001 clause 4.5.1/ Are established procedures being maintained to
4.5.2 /4.5.3 & OHSAS 18001 monitor & measure performance on a regular
clause 4.5.1/4.5.2 basis?
Has corrective & preventive action been
identified, actioned and then closed out where
necessary?
10 ISO14001 clause 4.5.4/ 4.5.5 Are established procedures available to
& OHSAS 18001 clause demonstrate conformity to the requirements of
4.5.3/4.5.4 EMS & OHSAS?
Are established procedures available to conduct
audit at planned intervals? Are audits being
carried out to cover all the clauses of EMS/
OHSAS?
11 Accident/Incident

Check accident/incident reports

Check - accident/incident investigation process
- Is investigation done in all cases and
Corrective & Preventive actions identified?
Check - Status of Corrective and Preventive
actions identified
Is process effective?
12 Display Screen Equipment
Check - DSE Assessment records
Check - Actions taken - Have all identified
action been taken?
Is the process effective?

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Item Standard/Clause/ Requirement Compliance Comment/Remark

No. Category A R U
13 Fire & Safety
 
Has Fire risk assessment been carried out?
Have actions been completed?
14 First Aid
First Aiders - Trained - Check Training
Certificate - Are their names prominently
displayed?
Check First Aid Box - Expiry of equipment -
schedule check by nominated authority -
system of recoupment - Are they readily
accessible, even to lone workers?
Check Record of First Aid cases

15 Housekeeping

Check general housekeeping - free of high

level storage and items stored under desk?
Check Storage area - Are materials and
equipment stored adequately - Look for any
Fire Hazard?
Check Cleanliness - office, toilets etc.- system
for Cleaning - schedule followed - check for
Pest Control measures - Is Cleaning staff
provided with adequate training and PPE?
16 Lone Working

Check arrangements in place for lone workers

- Are they adequate?

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A = acceptable; R = recommended action; U = unacceptable

Item Standard/Clause/ Requirement Compliance Comment/Remark

No. Category A R U
17 Manual Handling

Check manual handling operations - Are they

correctly done?
18 New & Expectant Mothers

Are there any new & expectant mothers -

Have risk assessments been undertaken?
19 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
(COSHH)
Check COSHH assessment records - Have all
Hazardous substances been identified - are
procedures in place to deal with spillage and
other hazardous waste?
Check use of Cleaning material by Cleaners -
Storage, correct usage - dangers of spillage of
chemicals?
20 Disabled Provision
Are there adequate measures to control risks?

21 Security Access and Egress

Is security provision adequate to meet the

needs of the facility?
22 Visitors and Contractors

Check safety arrangements for Visitors and

Contractors – Are they adequate?

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Item Standard/Clause/ Requirement Compliance Comment/Remark

No. Category A R U
23 Electricity at Work

Check - Fixed Electrical circuits and wiring -

Physical check - Regime for maintenance and
Testing - Any Certificate of inspection - Is it by
competent person?
Check - Portable Electrical appliances
- Are they tested periodically - Are they labelled
for test/retest date - Is testing by competent
person?
- Check PAT Inventory register - inspection
dates of appliances?
Check doors and covers protecting electrical
systems - Are they secure and are warning
signs in place?
Environmental
24 Waste Management

Check system of waste segregation

Check waste disposal system - including

Recycling system - Are waste collection
schedules suitable to ensure that there is no
build up of waste on the premises? Are storage
arrangements suitable?
25 Water Management

Check water management system – preserve,

recycle, prevent wastage?
26 Energy Management

Check Energy Management system - Are all

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Item Standard/Clause/ Requirement Compliance Comment/Remark

No. Category A R U
lights, equipments switched off when not
required; use of energy saving devices; Car
Sharing scheme – Adequacy?
Check - Availability of clean drinking water (hot
and cold)?
Check - Lighting and Temperature
(Airconditioning system) at workplace?

Check if reasonable space to work available for

each employee?
27 Noise at Work

Check Noise levels - Are they excessive at any

place?
28 OHSAS 18001 Cl. 4.4.6 Catering

Check if Catering authority License from Local

authority valid?
Check hygiene arrangements - Storage of
food, cleaning of cutlery before reuse, clean
distribution etc?
Check disposal arrangement for food waste - is
it effective?
29 Contingency Planning
Check Crisis Management Plan - Test Record
if any - Awareness of responsibilities by Crisis
Management Team members - Battle Box
contents - Effectiveness of Plan?
30 OHSAS 18001 Cl. 4.4.6 Plant, Equipment and Machinery
Is there maintenance regime in place - Check
maintenance records of A/c, photo copy

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Item Standard/Clause/ Requirement Compliance Comment/Remark

No. Category A R U
machines, printers etc?

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