Charitable and Religious Industry Inspections
The need and purpose of workplace inspections in the charitable, religious, political and trade organisations 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 charitable, religious, political and trade organisations 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.
General Electrical Installation Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Are all lighting fixtures functioning properly and are they fitted with bulbs that are in good working order?
Have Compliance Certificates been issued, where required, for receptacles that are located outdoors, in a garage, in an unfinished basement, at kitchen counters and in bathrooms?
Are all receptacles (light fixtures and smoke detectors) protected by an arc fault circuit protection?
Are outside receptacle covers of a type that provides waterproofing with a cord, connected?
Are directly wired appliances such as furnaces, properly grounded?
Are all lighting fixtures functioning properly and are they fitted with bulbs that are in good working order?
Have Compliance Certificates been issued, where required, for receptacles that are located outdoors, in a garage, in an unfinished basement, at kitchen counters and in bathrooms?
Are all receptacles (light fixtures and smoke detectors) protected by an arc fault circuit protection?
Are outside receptacle covers of a type that provides waterproofing with a cord, connected?
Are directly wired appliances such as furnaces, properly grounded?
Distribution Board Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Is the area in front of the DB Board free from obstruction?
Does the distribution board have a back plate to prevent someone from touching a live electrical wire?
Do all DB boards have a ledger card indicating the numbers and description of the circuit breakers?
Are all open spaces on the DB board covered to prevent a user from being exposed to live electrical connections?
Is the earth leakage checked every quarter?
Is the area in front of the DB Board free from obstruction?
Does the distribution board have a back plate to prevent someone from touching a live electrical wire?
Do all DB boards have a ledger card indicating the numbers and description of the circuit breakers?
Are all open spaces on the DB board covered to prevent a user from being exposed to live electrical connections?
Is the earth leakage checked every quarter?
Electrical Fence Installation Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Is the energizer away from water or dust and is it installed where it does not constitute a fire hazard?
Is the fence installed where it is not likely to sustain mechanical damage or be tampered with?
Is the output circuit isolated from the supply by means of a double-wound isolating transformer?
Is the earth of the fence energizer free and least 2 m away from any other electrical system?
Is the electrified fence constructed of smooth wire only?
Is the energizer away from water or dust and is it installed where it does not constitute a fire hazard?
Is the fence installed where it is not likely to sustain mechanical damage or be tampered with?
Is the output circuit isolated from the supply by means of a double-wound isolating transformer?
Is the earth of the fence energizer free and least 2 m away from any other electrical system?
Is the electrified fence constructed of smooth wire only?
Ladder (Portable) Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Are any loose or defective hinge spreaders, hinges or defective centre guides for extension repaired?
Is there an identification number?
Are there only undamaged / unworn non-slip devices?
Is the ladder stable when opened for use?
Are all the rungs (steps) tightened and secured (move by hand to test)?
Are all the mounting brackets, rivets, etc. tightened and secure?
Are any loose or defective hinge spreaders, hinges or defective centre guides for extension repaired?
Is there an identification number?
Are there only undamaged / unworn non-slip devices?
Is the ladder stable when opened for use?
Are all the rungs (steps) tightened and secured (move by hand to test)?
Are all the mounting brackets, rivets, etc. tightened and secure?