Inspection: Chemistry and Medium
NEBOSH PRACTICAL INSPECTION
Observations
Hazards / Good Practice Control measures
Immediate, medium, long-term actions Timescale
(Immediate, 1 week, etc)
(1) Good practice: Adequate lighting, ventilation, and low background noise levels. Continue the good practice. Ongoing
(2) Good practice: Operating manuals were available for some of the work equipments. Immediate: Continue to make the manuals accessible to the relevant employees.
Medium: Arrange a suitable place to hold the manuals and inform employees about it.
Long-term: Provide the operating manuals of the other relevant work equipment. Immediate and ongoing
1 month
1 month
(3) Safe system of work: Evidence to operate safe work system of work with permit to work procedures were posted on the walls, but not followed. Immediate: Instruct the team to adhere to any existing safe systems of work.
Medium: Investigate why the system was not operating.
Long-term: Re-implement the system and regularly review implementation. 1 week
2 months
3 months
(4) Fire: 1 meter long paper rolls left on top of the laboratory bench where highly flammable materials are used. Risk of fire if flames reach the paper rolls. Immediate: Clear the paper roll from the bench.
Medium: Hold a staff briefing to highlight fire hazards and preventive measures to clear them.
Long-term: Adopt clear-as-you-work policy with a daily monitoring system supported by a disciplinary action. Immediate
1 month
1 month, thereafter ongoing
(5) Fire: Fire extinguishers blocked by a rubbish bin. Possibility of people failing to spot it during an emergency. Risk of small fires escalating. The content of the extinguisher: Foam. Fire extinguishers
Immediate: Remove the rubbish bin and keep the fire extinguishers accessible.
Medium: Instruct staff to throw out excessive rubbish as they arise.
Long-term: Monitor the above.
Immediate
1 month
Ongoing
(6) Fire: Fire sign talks about a roll call once in
Observations
Hazards / Good Practice Control measures
Immediate, medium, long-term actions Timescale
(Immediate, 1 week, etc)
(1) Good practice: Adequate lighting, ventilation, and low background noise levels. Continue the good practice. Ongoing
(2) Good practice: Operating manuals were available for some of the work equipments. Immediate: Continue to make the manuals accessible to the relevant employees.
Medium: Arrange a suitable place to hold the manuals and inform employees about it.
Long-term: Provide the operating manuals of the other relevant work equipment. Immediate and ongoing
1 month
1 month
(3) Safe system of work: Evidence to operate safe work system of work with permit to work procedures were posted on the walls, but not followed. Immediate: Instruct the team to adhere to any existing safe systems of work.
Medium: Investigate why the system was not operating.
Long-term: Re-implement the system and regularly review implementation. 1 week
2 months
3 months
(4) Fire: 1 meter long paper rolls left on top of the laboratory bench where highly flammable materials are used. Risk of fire if flames reach the paper rolls. Immediate: Clear the paper roll from the bench.
Medium: Hold a staff briefing to highlight fire hazards and preventive measures to clear them.
Long-term: Adopt clear-as-you-work policy with a daily monitoring system supported by a disciplinary action. Immediate
1 month
1 month, thereafter ongoing
(5) Fire: Fire extinguishers blocked by a rubbish bin. Possibility of people failing to spot it during an emergency. Risk of small fires escalating. The content of the extinguisher: Foam. Fire extinguishers
Immediate: Remove the rubbish bin and keep the fire extinguishers accessible.
Medium: Instruct staff to throw out excessive rubbish as they arise.
Long-term: Monitor the above.
Immediate
1 month
Ongoing
(6) Fire: Fire sign talks about a roll call once in