I NSPECTI ON REPOR ORT I nt r oducti on Att her eques tof_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _aheal t h& saf e t yi nspect i onoft he_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _wor kshop wascar r i edouton_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Pl easefindencl osedt her epor tandr ecomm mmendat i onsf r om t hei nspect i on.
Ter msofr ef er ence Thei nspect i onwascar r i edouton_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _by_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( name& j obt i t l e ) . Thepur poseoft hei nspect i on wast oi dent i f yar easofgood pr act i ceand t o hi ghl i ght haz a r dst ohe al t h& s af e t y . Thei nspect i onwascar r i edoutusi ngobser v at i onshee t s,andbygr oupi nghaz ar ds. Ri s kst ohe al t h& s af e t ywe r epr i o r i t i s e dasf o l l o ws : Hi gh–r equi r esi mmedi at eat t ent i on Medi um –r equi r esac t i onwi t hi n1mont h Low –r equi r esact i onwi t hi n6mont hs. OR Act i on r equi r ed was pr i or i t i sed ac cor di ng t ot he t i me s cal er equi r ed t oc ar r y out r e me me di a lac t i o n:I mmedi at e–act i onr equi r edwi t hi n1week( l ow cost ) Medi um –act i onr equi r edwi wi t hi n3mont hs( l ow cost ) Longt er m –act i onr equi r edwi wi t hi n12mont hs( medi um t ohi ghcost ) Thef ol l owi ngabbr e vi at i onsar eusedwi t hi nt her epor t : E. g.COSHH -Cont r olofSubst ance sHazar doust oHe Heal t hRegul at i ons2002 MHSWR WR –Manage mentofHeal t h& Saf e t yatWor kRegul at i ons1999. e t c .
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Summar y Thi sr epor thasbeenpr oducedf ol l owi ngahe al t h& saf e t yi nspect i onof_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Thei nspect i onshowedt hat : 1.Over al l ,t hest andardofheal t h& saf et ywasreasonabl e, 2.Hazardsexi sti nsev er alare as,someofwhi chr equi r ei mmedi at eat t ent i on ascur r ent he al t h& s af e t yl e gi s l at i o ni sbe i ngc ont r a v e ne d.
Br each ofst at ut orydut i escan r esul ti ncri mi nalpr osecut i on,andfinesofupt o £20000. Fi ndi ngsand r ecommendat i onsar edi scussedwi t hi nt here port ,and yourat t ent i on i s di r e c t e dpar t i c ul ar l yt ot hei t e mshi g hl i g ht e da sr e qui r i ngur g e ntat t e nt i o n.The s ei t e ms r epre sent ar eas wher et her ei s consi der abl er i sk of i nj ury t o empl oye es or wher e l egi sl at i on i s bei ng br eached. Rec ommended act i on i s di r ec t ed t owar ds i mpro vi ng wor ki ngcondi t i onsi nor dert o: 1.Ensur et heheal t h,saf et yandwel f areofst aff andvi si t ors, 2.Compl ywi t hst at ut or ydut i esandavoi denf or cementact i onandfines 3.I mpr oveor gani sat i onalcont r olofheal t h& saf et y . I fy o u wi s ht odi s c us sanyoft he s emat t e r sf ur t he r ,pl e as edo n’ the s i t at et oc ont ac tme .
Fi ndi ngs ( bebr i e f !i . e .pi c ko uthaz a r dswhi c hpo seahi g hr i s k) . Li s tpos i t i ves . E. g. t he i nspect i on i dent i fied se ve r al are as of good pract i ce , whi ch shoul d be commended. St or age ar eas wer ecl ear l y mar ked and wel lor gani sed.Ther ewas pr ovi si on ofmet al cupboardsf orhazar doussubst ances,whi chwer ecl ear l ysi gnedi n compl i ancewi t ht he Heal t h & Saf et y( Si gns& Si gnal s)Regs.A heal t h& saf et yi nf ormat i on boar dwasnot ed, pr o v i di ngr e l e v antandt i me l yi nf o r mat i o nf o rs t aff.
Li stnegati ves. Thi nkaboutt hehi ghr i skareaswher eur gentact i oni sr equi r ed& t ryt o gr oupt hem.E. g.Pr obl emswer ef oundi nt hef ol l owi ngareas: ng 1.Housekeepi
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Numer ous exampl es of poor house ke epi ng wer ef ound and ar el i s t ed on t he obser vat i on shee t s.They ar e produci ng t r i p hazar ds,fire hazar ds and hyg i ene haz a r ds ,a ndt he r e f o r et her i s ko fi nj ur yt oempl o y e e sandv i s i t o r s . TheWor kpl aceH,S& W Regsr equi r et hatt hewor kpl acei skeptcl e anandt i dy .I ti s r ec ommended t hatt hewor kpl acei scl eaned and al lwast emat er i al sar er emov ed wi t hi n 1 week.Cov er ed r ubbi sh bi ns shoul d be pr ovi ded,and a sys t em ofdai l y empt yi ngshoul dbei mpl ement edwi t hi n1mont h.Theser epre sentl ow costact i ons. I nt hel ongt erm,i ti sr ecommendedt hatt hepossi bi l i t yofempl oyi ngacaret akerbe expl ored,i nordert oi mpr ovet heoveral lst andardofcl eanl i nessi nt heworkshopand t oai dl egalcompl i ance.Thi swoul dr equi r eacostbenefitanal ysi st obecarr i edout , asi twoul di nvol vesi gni ficantcost .Al lempl oyeesshoul dbet r ai nedon i nduct i on on gener alhousekeepi ngpr ocedur es,i ncl udi ngthecorr ectst orageoft ool s.Thi swoul d i nv o l v el i t t l ec os tasi tc oul dbec ar r i e do uti nho us ebysupe r v i s or s .
ect r i ci t y 2.El Evi denceofpoormai nt enanceofel ect ri calequi pmentwas observ ed,t oget herwi t h t r ai l i ng cabl es,whi ch pr oduce a t ri ppi ng hazar d.Theri sk ofel ect r ocut i on,fir e or bur nst os t aff i ss t r essed,andr equi r e sur gentact i on,bot ht opr ot ectpe r sonneland t oai dcompl i ancewi t ht heEl ect r i ci t yRegul at i onsandPUWER. I ti sr ecommended t hatvi sualchecks ofal lel ect ri calequi pmentar e carr i ed out i mmedi at el y .Al lequi pmentf ound t ohavef r ayedcabl es,orot herdamageshoul d be r emov edf r om t hewor kshop,l abel l edDO NOTUSE andquar ant i ned. I n addi t i on,acompet entper son ( El ect ri ci t yatWorkRegs)shoul dcarryoutPort abl e Appl i anceTes t i ngwi t hi n 1 mo nt h.Annualt es t i ngshoul d becar r i ed outt her eaf t er , andasyst em oft est i ngofal lnew equi pmentshoul dbei nt r oducedbef or ei ti sused f o rt hefir s tt i me .Thi swi l li nv o l v eme di um c os t ,ase xt e r nalpr o v i s i o ni sr e q ui r e d,but wi l lr esul ti nsi gni ficantr i skr educt i on. Al lcabl es whi c h cr oss t r affic r out es wi t hi nt he wor kshop shoul d be r er out ed i mmedi at el y ,as t hey pose a si gni ficantri sk.I n order t ot ry t o el i mi nat et r ai l i ng cabl es,a r evi ew ofel ect r i calsocket s shoul d be car r i ed outwi t hi n 1 mont h.Any addi t i o nalpr o v i s i o no fe l e c t r i c als o c ke t ss ho ul dbepl anne df o ri n ne x ty e a r ’ sbudg e t asi tma yi nv o l v ehi g hc o s t .
douss ubst ances 3.Hazar Sev er ale xampl es ofunl abel l ed and i ncor r ect l y st or ed subst ances wer ef ound,as i ndi cat ed on t hei nspect i on sheet s.Al lsubst ancesshoul d bel abel l ed accor di ngt o CHI P Reg s and s t or age ofsubst ance si n spec i fied ar eas shoul d be i mpl ement ed wi t hi n 1mo nt h,atl ow cos t .Anyunl abel l edsubs t ancess houl dbei nv es t i g at edbya compet entper son t o es t abl i sh whatt heyar e& t hen ei t herl abel l ed ordi sposed of
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saf el y . Act i on r equi r ed i n 1 wee k, at l ow t o medi um cos t , dependi ng on t he avai l abi l i t yofcompet entper sonnelanddi sposalr equi r ement s.
re 4.Fi A f oam ext i ngui s herwaspr ovi ded,buti t sposi t i on wasnotcl ear l ys i gned.Theonl y maj orhaz ar d was a l oc ked fir e door ,whi c h pl ace ss t aff i ne xt r eme dange rand cont r av enest he Fi r e Pre caut i ons Act .Fi r e door s mustr emai n unl ocked whenev er s t aff ar e usi ng t he wor kshop, and i ns t r uct i ons f or t hei r oper at i on shoul d be di spl ay ed.Thefir edoormustbeunl ocked i mmedi at el y ,and si gnagei mpl ement ed wi t hi n 1week.Li t t l ecos ti si nv ol v ed i nt heseact i ons,butsi gni ficantr i skr educt i on andl egalcompl i ancec an beachi eved. rstAi d 5.Fi Det ai l soffir stai der swer edi spl ayedand a fir stai d boxwasmount ed on t hewal l . Howev er ,i t scont ent swer edepl et ed and mustber epl eni shed i mmedi at el y ,as t hi s cont r avenest heFi r stAi datWor kRegsandpl acesst aff atr i sk.Thecont ent sshoul d ber epl eni shed wi t hi n 2 weeksatl ow cos t .I ti sr ecommended t hatfir s tai der sbe made r esponsi bl ef or checki ng cont ent s weekl y ,and f or r epl eni shi ng st ocks as necessary .Cost s are l ow,butwi l li nvol ve i nst ruct i ng fir stai der s and moni t ori ng compl i ance.Agai n,t hi si sa l ow costact i on whi ch shoul d bei mpl ement ed wi t hi n1 mont h. Et c,etc. Concl usi ons I ti s advi sed t hatt he r ec ommendat i ons i nt hi sr eportbe i mpl ement ed i n or dert o i mpr oveheal t h& saf et y ,andai dl egalcompl i ance. Ther ear eanumberofl ow cos tac t i onswhi c hcanbecar r i edoutqui c kl y ,andwhi c hwi l l si gni ficant l yi mpr oveheal t h & saf et yst andar ds,r educet her i sk ofharm t oempl oye es andv i s i t o r sa ndhe l pt oac hi e v el e g alc o mpl i anc e . Medi um and l ongt er m act i onshavebeen i ndi cat edwher ef ur t herr i skr educt i on coul d beac hi ev ed.Ther ear eobvi ouscos ti mpl i cat i ons,butt hel ongt er m act i onscoul d be i nc or po r at e di nt of ut ur ebudg e t s ,ac c or d i ngt opr i o r i t y . Thei nspect i on shee t sl i s taddi t i onalhaz ar dswhi c h pr oducea l owerr i sk t os t aff and vi si t or s,butwhi c hy oushoul dbeawar eof .Al t hought he ywi l lneedt ober educedi nt he f ut ur e,t hey areofa l owerpri ori t yt han t hose i ncl uded i nt hi sr eport .Agai n,act i on shoul d be pl anned and budget ed f or accor di ng t ot he t i mes cal es i ndi cat ed on t he i ns pe c t i o ns he e t s .
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I ti sadvi sedt hati mpl ement at i onofal lr ecommendat i onsi smoni t ore d,andt hatanot her i ns pe c t i o ni sc ar r i e do ut ,t omo ni t o rp r o gr e s s ,i n_ _ _ mo nt hs .
Remember :You muston no accountj ustr ehash youri nspect i on sheet s.I ti sOK t o r ef er t o t hem wi t hi n your r eport , but essenti al l y t he r eport i s about hi ghl i ght i nghazar dswher eur gentact i on i sr equi r ed.Thi sgener al l y meanswher e r i sks ar e hi gh orwher el ow costbutqui ck act i on can be t aken t o si gni ficant l y r educer i sk. Foreachhazar dgr oupyou needt oi ncl ude: Whaty ouf ound( i ngener alt er ms )
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Whyi t ' sapr obl em ( e. g.r i skof………)
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Le gi s l at i o n br e a c he d( e . g .c ont r a v e ne st heEl e c t r i c i t yatWo r kRe gul at i ons )
Whatneedst obedone( i ncl udeanys t at ut or yr equi r ement se. g.Requi r ementof LOLER t hat al ll i f t i ng equi pment whi ch l i f t s peopl e under goes a t hor ough i nspect i onev er y6mont hs) Whoneedst odoi t( e. g.compe t entper son) Ti me scal e( e. g.shoul d becar r i ed outi nt hene xtmo nt h)Don' tf or ge tt oi nc l ude l onger t erm act i onwher eappr opri at e.
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Ani ndi cat i onofcos t( l ow,medi um,hi gh)
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Don' tf or ge t-i fyou ment i on t r ai ni ng BE SPECI FI C!Say whatt he t r ai ni ng shoul d i ncl ude,whatt hepur posewoul dbe,whet herornoti tcanbecarr i edouti nt er nal l y& an i ndi c at i onofc os t .
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