Many health and safety checks are a legal requirement for businesses, some need doing weekly, some monthly, some annually, and one every 14 months! Do you have a schedule for what needs doing when? Here is our simple guide to legal and recommended schedules. It is not an exhaustive list.
Daily Tasks
Investigate and report serious accidents immediately
Check if the asbestos register has changed, or if there has been any damage to it.
As part of contractor vetting, is all your documentation adequate and up to date?
Check any Hot Work Permits are in date and controlled.
Inspect ladders before use.
Inspect vehicles before use.
Ensure all fire exit doors are unlocked at the start of shift.
Weekly Tasks
Visual checks on fire extinguishers and their locations and record findings.
Test fire alarms.
Monthly Tasks
Test emergency lighting.
Test smoke alarms.
Review any medical surveillance records.
Review legionella risk assessments and controls.
Quarterly Tasks
Checks that ladders are up to standard.
Are first aider certificates in date or due to expire in the next three months?
Six-monthly Tasks
Have you done driver risk assessments and checked points or driver bans?
Hoist inspections.
LOLER inspections on passenger lifts.
LOLER inspections on fork lift trucks that carry people (e.g. man riding cage).
Run a fire evacuation drill and record findings and improvements needed.
Annual Tasks
LOLER inspections on fork lift trucks
Compressors over 250 bar / litres or autoclaves inspected
Checks on correct installation of equipment and appliances using LPG
DSE Workstation Risk Assessments
Home working risk assessments
Inspection by Gas Safe registered company of all gas burning appliances
Maintenance checks on fire extinguishers, alarms and detection systems.
Review of risk assessments and fire risk assessments
14-monthly Tasks
Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Inspections
Biennial (two-yearly) Tasks
Some risk assessments
Five yearly Tasks
Fixed Electrical Installation inspections
KSH Safety Services is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of the information shown above, which is intended as a guide. Speak to your health and safety competent person if in any doubt.
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