SITE MANAGEMENT VISIT

HSE PERFORMANCE GUIDANCE OBSERVATION CRITERIA

ITEM

POOR
1

SITE
HOUSE
KEEPING

PPE
COMPLIANCE

ELECTRICAL
SAFETY

LIFTING
OPERATIONS/
LIFTING
EQUIPMENT

MEDIOCRE
3
4

ADEQUATE
5
6

GOOD
7

EXCELLENT
9
10

Poor cable management

Waste materials lying
around
No waste containers
available
Imminent danger of
falling objects
Evidence of vermin
on site

Poor cable management

Some waste
materials lying
around
Waste containers
available
Some evidence of
vermin on site

Cable management
and routing employed
in some areas
Waste containers
available and used
Occasional items of
waste material lying
around
Some dedicated
storage areas on site

Dedicated storage
areas for materials
Cable management
and routing
employed but some
loose cable are
present
No loose materials or
equipment on site
Waste containers
available and
regularly emptied

Dedicated storage
areas for materials
Cable management
and routing employed
No loose materials or
equipment on site
Waste containers
available and
regularly emptied
Housekeeping plan
for site

No personnel
wearing PPE
PPE available is not
in good condition
Site PPE
requirements not
specified by signs on
site or in induction

Some personnel
wearing/using PPE
PPE available is not
in good condition
Site PPE
requirements
specified by signs
and in induction but
not complied with

Isolated instances of
personnel not
wearing PPE
PPE available is
mostly manufactured
to a recognised
standard
Site PPE policy
available

All personnel on site

wearing mandatory
PPE
All PPE on site
manufactured to a
recognised standard
Site PPE policy
available and
implemented
Dedicated PPE
storage available on
site but not used

All personnel on site

wearing mandatory
PPE
All PPE on site
manufactured to a
recognised standard
Site PPE policy
available and actively
enforced
Dedicated PPE
storage used on site

No Earth Leakage
Circuit Breakers
(ELCBs) installed
Damaged electrical
cables present
Unqualified
electricians employed
Diesel generators not
earthed
Electrical equipment
in poor condition
No electrical/isolation
PTW

Some ELCBs
installed
Some damaged
electrical cables
present
Some qualified
electricians employed
Some diesel
generators earthed
Some electrical
equipment in poor
condition
Electrical/isolation
PTW in place but not
used

ELCBs installed but

not tested
Some electrical
cables routed to
avoid traffic routes
and sharp edges
Some electrical
cabling used
protected against
cuts/abrasions
Most electrical
equipment in good
condition
Qualified electricians
employed
Electrical/isolation
PTW in place and
occasionally used

ELCBs installed and

tested weekly
Most electrical cables
routed to avoid traffic
routes and sharp
edges
Most electrical
cabling protected
against
cuts/abrasions
Electrical equipment
in good condition
Qualified and
competent
electricians employed
Electrical/isolation
PTW in place and
used

ELCBs installed and

tested daily
Electrical cables
routed to avoid traffic
routes and sharp
edges
Electrical cabling
protected against
cuts/abrasions
Electrical equipment
in good condition
Qualified and
competent
electricians employed
Electrical/isolation
PTW in place and
used
Risk assessment
conducted and
associated control
measures
implemented

Incorrect lifting
methods employed
Incorrect or
uncertified lifting
equipment being
used
Untrained personnel
No site supervision

Some incorrect lifting

methods employed
Some incorrect or
uncertified lifting
equipment being
used
Some trained
personnel
Inadequate site
supervision

Adequate supervision
on site
Trained personnel
displaying most
required
competences
Cranes inspected
occasionally
Most rigging and
lifting equipment
used has valid
certification available
on site
Crane load charts
available and some
safety devices fitted
and operational

Pre-use examination
of lifting equipment
conducted
Most crane safety
devices fitted and
operational
Cranes regularly
inspected
Trained and
competent personnel
Certified rigging and
lifting equipment
Lifting equipment
mainly compatible
with the load being
lifted
Adequate site
supervision

Pre-use examination
of lifting equipment
conducted
Crane safety devices
fitted and operational
Cranes regularly
inspected
Trained and
competent personnel
Risk assessment and
lift plan available for
complex lifts
Certified rigging and
lifting equipment
Lifting equipment
compatible with the
load being lifted
Adequate site
supervision

SITE MANAGEMENT VISIT

HSE PERFORMANCE GUIDANCE OBSERVATION CRITERIA
ITEM

POOR
1

VEHILCES /
MOBILE PLANT

PERMIT TO
WORK

ADEQUATE
5
6

GOOD
7

EXCELLENT
9
10

Personnel working at
height on incomplete
or poorly erected
scaffolding
Personnel working at
height with no fall
protection
Untrained personnel
erecting scaffolding

Some personnel
working at height on
incomplete or poorly
erected scaffolding
Scafftag system in
place but not used
Some personnel
observed working at
height with no fall
protection
Some untrained
personnel erecting
scaffolding

Scaffolding complete
Scafftag system used
to inspect and certify
scaffolding
Trained personnel
erecting scaffolding
Safety harness used
for work at height
Some lanyards
connected to
unsuitable anchor
points

Scaffolding complete,
safe and suitable for
the intended job
Scafftag system or
equivalent inspection
regime in place
Fall arrest equipment
regularly inspected
Trained and
competent personnel
for scaffold erection
Most personnel
trained for work at
height
Most tools and
materials used at
height are secured
Safety harness used
for work at height
with lanyard attached
to suitable overhead
anchor point

Scaffolding complete,
safe and suitable for
the intended job
Scafftag system or
equivalent inspection
regime in place
Fall arrest equipment
inspected prior to use
Trained and
competent personnel
for scaffold erection
and work at height
All tools and
materials used at
height are secured
Safety harness used
for work at height with
lanyard attached to
suitable overhead
anchor point
Working at height
minimised by design /
engineering

No designated
escape routes
Muster point not
identified or known by
site personnel
No fire-fighting
equipment available
Drills not conducted
Site housekeeping
poor
No control of
hotwork/smoking on
site

Limited escape
routes
Insufficient firefighting equipment
available or out of
date
Muster point
identified but not
known by site
personnel
Drills not conducted
Site housekeeping
mediocre
Limited control of
hotwork/smoking on
site

Sufficient escape
routes and fire
fighting equipment
available
Muster point
identified but not
known by all site
personnel
Drills conducted
infrequently
Site housekeeping
adequate
Hotwork controlled by
PTW
Site smoking policy
implemented but
compliance generally
poor

Sufficient escape
routes and fire
fighting equipment
available but not all
visibly marked
Muster point
identified and known
by all site personnel
Drills conducted
Site housekeeping
good
Hotwork controlled by
PTW
Site smoking policy
implemented with
good compliance

All escape routes and

fire fighting
equipment accessible
and visibly marked
Muster point
identified and known
by all site personnel
Drills regularly
conducted
Site housekeeping
excellent
Hotwork controlled by
PTW
Site smoking policy
fully implemented

Entry and exit of

vehicles to site not
monitored
No designated traffic
routes on site
Loading and
unloading of material
uncontrolled
Vehicles reverse on
site without alarms or
banksman
No parking facilities
on site
Vehicle and Plant
standards not set and
no inspections
conducted

Limited monitoring
of vehicles entering
and leaving site
Traffic routes
defined but not
marked
Loading and
unloading areas for
material defined but
not used
Vehicles reverse on
site with alarms but
uncontrolled
Parking facilities
defined but
insufficient and not
used
Vehicle and Plant
standards set but
not enforced

Limited monitoring
of vehicles entering
and leaving site
Traffic routes
defined and marked
Loading and
unloading areas for
material defined and
predominantly used
Vehicles reverse on
site with alarms and
banksman
Parking facilities
defined but
insufficient
Vehicle and Plant
standards set and
inspections
conducted
occasionally

Entry and exit of

vehicles monitored
on site
Traffic routes
defined and marked
Loading and
unloading areas for
material defined and
used
Vehicles reverse on
site with alarms and
banksman
Parking facilities
available and used
Vehicle and Plant
standards set and
inspections
conducted regularly

Entry and exit of

vehicles monitored
on site
Physical segregation
of site vehicle and
pedestrian traffic
routes
Loading and
unloading areas
defined and used
Vehicle reversing
minimised via site
design
Site parking facilities
available and used
Vehicle and Plant
standards set and
regular inspections
conducted

Work carried out

without permit
Necessary
precautions not being
taken or enforced

Work carried out with

permit
Necessary
precautions not being
taken or enforced

Work carried out with

permit
Not all necessary
precautions being
taken or enforced

Work carried out with

permit
All necessary
precautions being
taken and enforced

Risk assessment
conducted and
associated control
measures
implemented
Work carried out with
permit
All necessary
precautions being
taken and enforced

WORK AT
HEIGHT /
SCAFFOLDS

FIRE
PREVENTION/
FIRE-FIGHTING
EQUIPMENT

MEDIOCRE
3
4

SITE MANAGEMENT VISIT

HSE PERFORMANCE GUIDANCE OBSERVATION CRITERIA
ITEM

POOR

MEDIOCRE
3
4

ADEQUATE
5
6

Incorrect storage,
unsecured,
unidentified
substances
No control measures/
PPE used when
handling
Excessive inventory
stored at location
No material safety
data sheets available
No COSHH / Health
Risk Assessments
available

Substances
identified but
incorrect/unsecured
storage
Insufficient control
measures/PPE used
when handling
Excessive inventory
stored at location
Incomplete material
safety data sheets /
assessments
available

Substances
identified but
improvements
required to ensure
secure storage
Sufficient control
measures/PPE used
when handling
Material safety data
sheets available
Inventory sufficient
but greater than
operational needs
stored at location

Substances
identified, secured
and correctly stored
Sufficient control
measures/PPE used
when handling
Inventory sufficient
for operations stored
at location
Material safety data
sheets available and
understood by most
personnel

Inventory sufficient
for operations stored
at location and
distribution of
substances
controlled
All substances
segregated, labelled
and secured
Data sheets
available and
understood by
personnel
Control
measures/PPE used
when handling

Tools/machinery used
without guards
Equipment being
used unsuitable for
task
Equipment in poor
condition
Personnel untrained
in use of
tools/equipment

Some
tools/machinery in
use without proper
guards
Some equipment in
poor condition
Some personnel
trained in use of
tools/equipment
Some equipment
being used is
unsuitable for the
task

Most tools/machinery
in use with proper
guards and some
safety devices
Most equipment in
good condition but
only breakdown
maintenance
employed
Most personnel
trained in use of
tools/equipment
Most equipment used
is suitable for the task

All tools/machinery in
use with proper
guards and most
safety devices
Equipment in good
condition and
regularly maintained
Equipment being
used is suitable for
the task
Personnel on site are
trained in the use of
tools/equipment
Pre-use examination
of tools/equipment
Some risk
assessments
conducted for use of
tools and equipment
on site

All tools/machinery in
use with proper
guards and safety
devices
Equipment in good
condition and subject
to planned
maintainance
Equipment being
used is suitable for
the task
Personnel on site are
trained in the use of
tools/equipment
Pre-use examination
of tools/equipment
Risk assessment
conducted for use of
tools and equipment
on site

HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES

HAND TOOLS /
EQUIPMENT

GOOD
7

EXCELLENT
9
10