This general health and safety checklist is not exhaustive and is provided as a general to – assess the arrangements required. Issues: Comments: Has a health and safety policy been Yes No □ □ documented? Are the policies up to date? Yes No □ □ Are they available to all staff? Yes No □ □ Are responsibilities identified for controlling Yes No □ □ hazards and risks? Have arrangements to control been Yes No □ □ identified and documented? Is there a commitment to allocating Yes No □ □ adequate resources for health and safety? Do senior managers support health and Yes No □ □ safety initiatives? Have health and safety officers been Yes No □ □ identified? Have health and safety officers been Yes No □ □ trained where required? Is there evidence of action being taken to Yes No □ □ make improvements to health and safety? Are health and safety plans based on Yes No □ □ previous safety audits and inspections? Are employees consulted and informed Yes No □ □ about health and safety issues that affect them? Are employees inducted and informed Yes No □ □ about reporting systems, defects, concerns, accidents? Do employees have access to health and Yes No □ □ safety information, e.g. risk assessments and safe methods of work?
This general health and safety checklist is not exhaustive – and is provided as a general to assess the arrangements required. Issues: Comments: Has a health and safety policy been documented? □ Yes □ No Are the policies up to date? □ Yes □ No Are they available to all staff? □ Yes □ No Are responsibilities identified for controlling hazards and risks? □ Yes □ No Have arrangements to control been identified and documented? □ Yes □ No Is there a commitment to allocating adequate resources for health and safety? □ Yes □ No Do senior managers support health and safety initiatives? □ Yes □ No Have health and safety officers been identified? □ Yes □ No Have health and safety officers been trained where required? □ Yes □ No Is there evidence of action being taken to make improvements to health and safety? □ Yes □ No Are health and safety plans based on previous safety audits and inspections? □ Yes □ No Are employees consulted and informed about health and safety issues that affect them? □ Yes □ No Are employees inducted and informed about reporting systems, defects, concerns, accidents? □ Yes □ No Do employees have access to health and safety information, e.g. risk assessments and safe methods of work? □ Yes □ No
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