Page 36 - Cowdray Gold Cup 2021

7. Blank Safety Method Statements - These are provided to enable you or sub contractors to produce method statements on site when these are required and have; not been provided, those provided are not satisfactory or the work changes and requires a safety method statement. Basic guidance is given within the first column.
Section Three - Inductions and Registers
1. Site Rules – All personnel must be made aware of site rules at induction, a copy should be placed in a prominent position. It is no good leaving them in the plan - no one will see them there! You will notice that the site rules are specific to each site. The content depends on the work being carried out and the materials/equipment used.
2. Site Induction Notes – Use these to assist with site induction. The notes are written in such a way that they tell you what to say, leaving you to present it in your own way. Don't forget that not all the notes will be appropriate for all people and at all times (there is no point telling someone about excavations if excavation work hasn't started yet or has finished). You should pick the relevant items according to those you are inducting. Make the induction, short, comprehensive and interesting. There is nothing more ineffective, than just a list of rules being read out. This is your opportunity, right at the start to show the guys on site who is in charge and what you expect of them.
3. Contractors Records – Complete a separate page for each trade attending site, do not forget to enter information about your own site personnel. Each operative should sign to say they have received their site induction. You must always ask to see their relevant training certificates and record that fact that you've seen them. You should also record that they have brought relevant information with them (risk assessments, method statements if appropriate) and any plant test certificates needed.
4. HSE Visits Register – Hopefully you won't need this one. But if a Health and Safety Inspector from the HSE or Environmental Officer from the Local Authority calls onto site you should record the visit, what was said (especially the good points!) and the action you need to take as a result.
5. Toolbox Talks – Guidance sheets are provided for a wide range of topics to assist you in carrying out and recording toolbox talks. A talk should involve everyone involved in the activity, be informal, short and to the point - a chat over a cup of tea around the toolbox! Each talk should not take more than 15 minutes or so. The guidance highlights the important issues that should be discussed. Encourage workers to 'share' their experience and safe working practices.
Section Four - Checklists, Diary and Inspections
1. Site Set Up Checklist – Complete this checklist to assist you in ensuring you have set up site correctly. It has been prepared as a result of those many questions being answered about the work activity. It goes hand in hand with the risk assessments as many of the things you have to do to set up the site will be 'control measures' identified in the assessment.
2. Daily Inspection Checklist – Complete this checklist daily and record any actions necessary in the site safety diary. As with the Site set-up checklist many of the things you check on a daily basis will be identified as 'control measures' in the risk assessment.
3. Pre-Works Checklist – This is provided to assist you with identifying health and safety issues relevant to specific work activities - BEFORE that work activity starts. You should complete this checklist therefore prior to the specific work activity starting.
4. Site Safety Diary – This is an invaluable tool for you during the job. Use it to record any issues of a health and safety nature that occur throughout the works and the action you have taken to manage the situation. It demonstrates that you are in control - you record anything that later may be called into question. Examples of things to record:-
a). an operative warned for repeatedly not wearing PPE
b). fire extinguishers needing replacing because someone has emptied one
c). relaxation of the 'hard hat' rule
d). documentation on equipment not provided and the action you took to get it
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