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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Safety Checklist

Beginning of a new week, let us all do a Safety walk around our workplace and see if we have a Safety Checklist.
if not then it is time to get down and do up one.

Do you have the following in Place:

  1. Do you have a Health & Safety Policy in place?
  2. Have you identified and assessed the significance of hazards?
  3. Are controls in place to manage hazards?
  4. Have all the hazards been discussed with all employees? 
  5. Is there a health & safety induction& training program in place for all employees?
  6. Do you have employees that are trained and competent in doing their job safely?
  7. Do you record, report and investigate accidents in your workplace?
  8. Are potential emergency situations in your business been identified?
  9. Are emergency procedures been implemented for those emergency situations?
  10. Do you involve contractors/sub-contractors in your health & safety issues?
  11. Do you monitor contractors/sub-contractors safety?
  12. Do you have the correct PPE for your hazards and for your business requirements?
  13. Do you have First kits and First Aiders in your workplace?
It is not too late to get a Safety Checklist started and getting it implemented at your regular staff meetings.
Have a safe week.

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