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Workplace Inspection Checklist

This workplace inspection checklist is used to identify potential safety hazards in the office environment. It includes over 40 checklist items to inspect areas like fire safety, emergency exits, storage, manual handling, hygiene, electrical safety, and chemicals. Any issues identified during the inspection are given a risk rating and notes are made on required corrective actions. The inspection is done every 3 months or when changes are made to ensure a safe workplace.

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Workplace Inspection Checklist

This workplace inspection checklist is used to identify potential safety hazards in the office environment. It includes over 40 checklist items to inspect areas like fire safety, emergency exits, storage, manual handling, hygiene, electrical safety, and chemicals. Any issues identified during the inspection are given a risk rating and notes are made on required corrective actions. The inspection is done every 3 months or when changes are made to ensure a safe workplace.

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WORPLACE INSPECTION CHECKLIST

Checklist Version 1 Approval Date 1st Nov 2011 Revision Date 1st Nov 2012

OFFICE AMENDITIES
Safety Inspection Identifies issues that can cause harm - a proactive management strategy that identifies and records circumstances and conditions (hazards) that may cause harm or create loss. This Workplace Inspection Checklist Office/Amenities is to be completed on a three-month basis or when new staff, procedures or equipment is brought into the business. This checklist can be modified to suit warehouse type (i.e. irrelevant sections can be removed); however care must be taken to ensure all relevant information is retained.

Workplace Inspection officer Safety Manager Signature


X Extreme Risk H High Risk M Medium Risk L Minor Risk Ok No Risk

Date Date

This checklist is required to be signed off and registered within one month of the inspection date by the Safety Manager

Risk Priority Rating:

Extremely urgent, action IMMEDIATELY Urgent, action AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Action within ONE WEEK. Not urgent, action within ONE MONTH No action required

Item

Question
(In some cases may be n/a)

Notes / Action

Risk Rating

Date Risk Removed

FIRE, EMERGENCY and FIRST AID Emergency / Evacuation plans and instructions - and 1. available to all staff, and appropriately displayed. Fire extinguishers - clearly marked in relation to type of fire 2. use? Clear access (1m) kept to all fire fighting equipment. Fire extinguishers/hoses/blankets - serviced and tagged 3. every six months? Exit doors clear access kept & easily opened from the 4. inside? Adequate exit direction notices/signs clearly visible. Flammable materials are they stored and handled away 5. from heat in a manner that there is no risk of fire? First aid access to kits, suitably stocked, signage for all 6. treatments? Contents checked regularly. Gloves are included for first aid, blood injuries and biohazard procedures? First aid training do staff have current first aid certificate? 7. Is there a current list of First Aiders displayed? FLOORS, WALKWAYS AND TRIP HAZARDS Clear access are all walkways, entries and exits kept clear 8. of all trip/spill hazards, with walkways a minimum 1.2m wide? Suitable non-slip surfaces? 9. Lighting Do all areas have adequate and working light? SECURITY 10. Window/Door security screens and locks - in good order? Security System procedures in place to on how to test and 11. alarm security system

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STORAGE AND MANUAL HANDLING Manual handling are staff aware and trained in 12. the precautions / techniques to take when lifting or moving objects? House keeping all areas clean, tidy and free of 13. clutter? Shelving - are freestanding shelves and cupboards 14. secured to ensure stability, and are items stored at a suitable height and within shelving width? Containers are there suitable containers used for 15. storage, and are they suitably labelled? Gas Cylinders are all pressurised cylinders stored 16. correctly? Are they fitted with emergency cut off devices? WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICES Utensils are inspected / maintained periodically for wear and tear? Is there a replacement procedure 17. for damaged equipment? Are appropriate utensils/equipment supplied and used for the job? Wall mounted utensils/equipment clear of 18. walkways? Housekeeping- all utensils, equipment and stock 19. stored adequately? Training - are staff trained in the correct use of all 20. equipment? Induction - are staff inducted in their retrospective 21. areas prior to commencement of each task? Extraction systems is there an adequate system 22. in place? 23. Lighting Is there adequate lighting? 24. Bench tops are work heights appropriate? Personal Protective Equipment Is the correct 25. PPE provided, inspected, maintained and stored appropriately for all areas of the workplace? 26. Steps/Ladders - are all steps/ladders maintained? Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) - have been developed / documented for all tasks carried 27. out, enforced and, if applicable, attached to the equipment? Aprons/tea towels are available and regularly 28. laundered? Drinking Water access to adequate drinking 29. water? Microwaves - kept in good working order, regularly 30. cleaned, inspected, maintained, and registered? Positioned at an appropriate height? Insects/vermin control control procedures in 31. place? HYGIENE / STANDARDS Are good personal hygiene practices maintained? Are gloves available and are they changed appropriately or after handling money? 32. Are dedicated chopping boards used for vegetables, poultry, red meat and fish and are they washed after usage?

Checklist Version 1 Approval Date 1st Nov 2011 Revision Date 1st Nov 2012

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WORPLACE INSPECTION CHECKLIST

Checklist Version 1 Approval Date 1st Nov 2011 Revision Date 1st Nov 2012

FOOD STORAGE Are refrigerators (4C) and freezers (-18), operating at the 33. correct temperatures, and kept clean and maintained? Is refrigerated food appropriately covered? (The inspection officer should be familiar with the Electrical Equipment Safety Inspection ELECTRICAL Checklist prior to commencement of this checklist.) Electrical register - is one kept of all electrical items, tagged, tested & updated? 34. Portable items every 12 months Non-portable items every 5 years Electrical power boards do they have overload cut off 35. switch? Have double adapters been removed from workplace? Electrical are plugs, sockets, switches, extension leads 36. kept in good condition and maintained regularly? 37. Electrical - walkways clear of leads etc? CHEMICALS Chemical Register are all chemicals clearly labelled, listed, 38. adequately stored, and registered regularly? MSDS are Material Safety Data Sheets available for all 39. workplace chemicals? Training is suitable training on workplace chemicals given 40. to staff and students? Disposal - are there adequate disposal protocols for waste in 41. liquid storage areas as per the MSDS?

Determining the Level of Risk


This Risk Assessment Matrix can be used to identify the level of risk and help to prioritise any control measures. Consider the consequences and likelihood for each to the identified hazards and use the table to obtain the risk level. Further information regarding determining the level of risk contact the Safety and Quality Manager on 07 3008 3001
Measure of Risk Significance Extreme Risk (128) Significance is defined in the risk assessment Immediate planning & action required. High likelihood that the task will result in catastrophic / major consequences unless specified control measures are actioned. Do not proceed until task has been reviewed. High priority issues requiring attention at all levels. Failure to appropriately manage these risks could have a major impact upon the safety of traffic controllers, workers & the travelling public. Needs to be considered on a regular basis by staff and management. Risks are manageable if regularly assessed. Issues that do not present an obvious and ongoing threat to safety but require periodic monitoring to prevent escalation. Indicates risks that have been suitably controlled and provided controls are properly maintained, appropriate levels of safety can be effectively managed. RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX

High to Very High Risk

(32-64)

Medium to Medium + Risk

(8-16)

Low to Low + Risk

(2-4)

Negligible Risk

(0-1)

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