Workplace Inspection Checklist

A thorough, grouped health and safety inspection checklist with action summary, sign-off and inspection schedule.

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Guidance notes included
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Health, safety & compliance

Workplace Inspection Checklist

About this document

What it’s for

A walk-round inspection checklist of more than 80 items in 16 groups covering housekeeping, access, fire, electrical safety, equipment, welfare, the working environment, substances, manual handling, work at height, DSE, first aid, notices, vehicles, security and records.

When to use it

  • For routine monthly or quarterly inspections by a manager or health and safety lead
  • Before reopening premises, after alterations, or when taking over new premises
  • Jointly with employee safety representatives

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • 1. Housekeeping, floors and walkways
  • 2. Access, stairs and doors
  • 3. Fire safety
  • 4. Electrical safety
  • 5. Work equipment and machinery
  • 6. Welfare facilities
  • 7. Lighting, temperature and ventilation
  • 8. Hazardous substances
  • 9. Manual handling and storage
  • 10. Work at height
  • 11. Offices and display screen equipment
  • 12. First aid
  • 13. Signs, notices and information
  • 14. Vehicles and external areas
  • 15. Security, lone working and violence
  • 16. Records and management
  • Annual inspection schedule

How to complete it

  • Delete groups that do not apply and add items specific to your workplace
  • Walk the whole workplace, including stores, outside areas and plant rooms
  • Record every “No” in the action summary with an owner and date
  • File each completed inspection and check previous actions at the next one

Key points to check

  • An inspection is not a risk assessment – use it to check that controls are in place and working
  • Talk to staff during the walk-round; they often know the problems best

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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