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Health and Safety Services

Checklist of activities, hazards, arrangements, etc to assist with Risk Assessment, Audits, etc.

1. Identify those headings below that are applicable with a Yes in the adjacent box
2. Delete all that are not applicable
3. Write in the arrangements that are currently in place to control the activity.
4. Consider whether these are still adequate.  If they are not – go back and update the
    arrangements until they area.
5. Add in any new activities not listed in the ‘Other’ sections.


School/Dept....................................................... Compiler....................................... Date.........................

Heading
Applic-
able?
Arrangements?

Ade-
quate?

Policy

     
Local health and safety arrangements published?      
Local risk assessments up-to-date?      

Organisation & responsibilities

     
Local Health & Safety co-ordinator      
Local fire marshals      
Local Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor      
Local Safety panel/group/committee      

Planning & review

     
Locally, is policy & performance reviewed annually?      
Is safety planned ahead locally e.g. with objectives?      

Arrangements

     
Audits & inspections      
Abrasive wheels      
Accident reporting

   
Allergens      
Animal handling      
Asbestos      
COSHH - Biological/Chemical/Carcinogenic agents      
Building works (new)      
Building maintenance      
Cash handling      
Cleaning areas with hazards      
Centrifuges      
CDM Regulations      
Cold/hot rooms - scientific/industrial      
Compressed gases      
Confined spaces      
Construction issues      
Contractors/sub-contractors on site      
Cryogenic substances      
Dangerous machines      
Display screen equipment      
Driving including minibuses      
Electrical equip. incl. Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)      
Emergency procedures - Fire, gas leak, etc.      
Events/conferences      
Environmental requirements      
Explosive atmospheres (potentially)      
Field trips      
First aid arrangements      
Funding for H&S (adequacy) for research etc.      
Fume cupboards      
Food handling, storage & and preparation.      
Genetically modified organisms      
Health monitoring      
Home-working      
Hot work incl. dust, smoke, steam etc      
Housekeeping rules      
Ionising radiations      
Immunisations      
Induction arrangements for new staff      
Information (H&S) distribution for staff etc.      
Inspection arrangements - see audits      
Insurance arrangements      
Joint arrangements with other employers      
Joint arrangements with other schools      
Laboratory work (other than specified elsewhere)      
Landlord obligations to tenants      
Lasers      
Lead - working with.      
Legionella      

Lifting tackle/equipment

     
Lone working in workshops and laboratories etc.      
Magnetic fields      
Maintenance issues      
Manual handling      
Microwave emitters      
New research groups joining      
Noise at work issues      
Novel chemical materials      
Noxious odours (legally defined ones)      
Occupational stress issues      
Oxygen depletion      
Pathogenic substances      
Pressure vessels      
Permit to work systems      
Personal protective equip - eyes/breathing/clothing/etc      
Personal safety (Violence and aggression)      
Pregnant worker risk assessment      
Record keeping for safety      
Signage - fire, instructional etc      
Smoking, eating, drinking, etc rules      
Soldering & welding      
Spillage procedures      
Sports activities      
Storage arrangements      
Student entry into potentially hazardous areas      
Student supervision arrangements      
Tenants obligations to landlords      
Training in safety for relevant activities      
Unattended/overnight experiments      
UV emitters      
Vehicle movements - around pedestrians      
Visitors/public - entry to haz areas      
Waste disposal (hazardous)      
Workers from other Schools      
Work equipment - provision & use      
Workers from other institutions      
Working at heights/window-cleaning/ladder safety      
Workshop equipment and activities      
Workplace conditions      
Other      
Other      
Other      

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