Health & Safety in Healthcare

Use this checklist to perform critical health & safety checks at care homes and in other healthcare settings to ensure the safety of staff, residents and visitors.

Health & Safety in Healthcare



Information

1. Is the organisations' Liability Insurance in date?


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2. Are minutes of the Health and safety meetings recorded?


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3. Is the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation available and accessible to employees?


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4. Are management responsibilities posted?


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5. Are employee responsibilities posted?


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6. Is an up-to-date health and safety policy statement posted?


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7. Is a fire safety procedure posted?


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Incidents

1. Are fire exits and signs in place?


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2. Are fire exits accessible?


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3. Are fire extinguishers checked annually?


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4. Is emergency lighting operable?


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5. Is a fire drill conducted at least annually?


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Strains And Sprains

1. Are loads carried close to the body between waist and chest level?


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2. Are heavy items carried between waist and shoulder heights?


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3. High reach areas have been identified and appropriately equipped (for example, with footstools, steps at pass through, and ladders)?


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4. Are Preventing Strains and Sprains posters up?


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5. Are work areas clear and well organized?


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6. Are wet floor signs available and used?


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7. Are floors and carpets in good condition?


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8. Do employees wear footwear that is slip resistant, closed toe and in good condition?


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Chemical Hazards

1. Are workplace labels used on chemicals removed from their original containers (including spray bottles)?


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2. Are safety goggles available for use when mixing chemicals?


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3. Are accidents investigated using an Incident Investigation Form and followed up on to prevent recurrences?


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4. Are all CO2 tanks chained and secured to prevent falling over?


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5. Are all chemicals covered, labelled and stored away from food and food-service storage areas?


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Records And Statistics

1. Is the number of accidents reviewed monthly?


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2. Are maintenance records available?


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3. Are all accidents and incidents recorded?


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First Aid

1. Is a First Aid certificate holder on duty at all times?


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2. Is an appropriate first aid kit accessible to all employees, and is kept clean, dry, and fully stocked according to Regulation standards?


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3. Is the first aid log book complete, up-to-date, and kept in the first aid kit?


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4. Are First Aid certificate holders identified by posted hard copies of certificates?


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