Banking and Insurance Industry Inspections
The need and purpose of workplace inspections in the banking and insurance industry
The employer is obliged to provide employees with safe and health working conditions. To know exactly how safe and healthy working conditions are or aren’t he needs to constantly monitor performance against health and safety standards and procedures as prescribed by law and company policy.
This is achieved by conducting regular safety inspections in the workplace and recording the results.
Other factors to consider in the banking and insurance industry:
As tools and equipment get older they get worn out or damaged. Such tools can be very dangerous and need to be repaired or replaced. Materials, equipment and procedures constantly change. Ignoring such changes can jeopardize people’s health and safety. Lack of the necessary skills to perform a certain job can cause injury.
Regular safety inspections will help to expose possible training needs. Safety inspections may vary in purpose from routine to maintenance inspections to inspections after a major incident like a fire or aircraft crash.
Fire Extinguisher Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Are all fire extinguishers placed on an asset register with a unique number?
Are all fire extinguishers still valid to point of date?
Have the fire extinguishers been inspected monthly by the appointed fire fighter?
Is the service seal of the fire extinguisher intact?
Is the fire extinguisher corrosion and damage free?
Are all fire extinguishers placed on an asset register with a unique number?
Are all fire extinguishers still valid to point of date?
Have the fire extinguishers been inspected monthly by the appointed fire fighter?
Is the service seal of the fire extinguisher intact?
Is the fire extinguisher corrosion and damage free?
Hazardous Chemical Substance Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Have the hazardous chemical substances been inspected by a competent person at regular intervals?
Have redundant chemicals been disposed of appropriately by an approved waste removal company?
Where applicable, have Material Safety Data Sheets been made available in an easily readable format and made available to all interested and affected parties, e.g. customers, waste removal contractors, fire department, hospitals, etc?
Are all chemicals clearly labelled as per the chemical register?
Has the employer ensured where necessary the storage area of the HCS has been bunded appropriately (maximum capacity plus 10%)?
Have the hazardous chemical substances been inspected by a competent person at regular intervals?
Have redundant chemicals been disposed of appropriately by an approved waste removal company?
Where applicable, have Material Safety Data Sheets been made available in an easily readable format and made available to all interested and affected parties, e.g. customers, waste removal contractors, fire department, hospitals, etc?
Are all chemicals clearly labelled as per the chemical register?
Has the employer ensured where necessary the storage area of the HCS has been bunded appropriately (maximum capacity plus 10%)?
Stacking Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Has the stacking and storage area been inspected by a competent person at regular intervals?
Was the supervision of stacking done by a competent person?
Is the base even and able to sustain weight exerted by the stack?
Are the pallets and containers in a good condition?
Are the articles consistently of the same size, shape and mass?
Has the stacking and storage area been inspected by a competent person at regular intervals?
Was the supervision of stacking done by a competent person?
Is the base even and able to sustain weight exerted by the stack?
Are the pallets and containers in a good condition?
Are the articles consistently of the same size, shape and mass?
Accident and Incident Investigation Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Are there material safety data sheets available for all chemicals / solvents used on site?
Were similar prior incidents investigated and controls put in place?
Was the person/s involved in the incident trained to do the task?
Was the process described in the SOP investigated?
Was this incident communicated to all employees to create awareness among them?
Are there material safety data sheets available for all chemicals / solvents used on site?
Were similar prior incidents investigated and controls put in place?
Was the person/s involved in the incident trained to do the task?
Was the process described in the SOP investigated?
Was this incident communicated to all employees to create awareness among them?