Entertainment and Sports Industry Inspections
The need and purpose of workplace inspections in the entertainment and sports 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 entertainment and sports 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.
Emergency Evacuation Floor plan and Escape Route Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Do all luminaries in emergency escape routes work and are they replaced immediately once they become defective?
Are all brake glass assemblies for emergency door locks in place?
Are all emergency staircases and fire doors unobstructed and kept clear?
Has a luminous running man sign been made available indicating the escape route? (Only applicable for dark areas).
Have instructions been made available for occupants to follow in case of an emergency?
Do all luminaries in emergency escape routes work and are they replaced immediately once they become defective?
Are all brake glass assemblies for emergency door locks in place?
Are all emergency staircases and fire doors unobstructed and kept clear?
Has a luminous running man sign been made available indicating the escape route? (Only applicable for dark areas).
Have instructions been made available for occupants to follow in case of an emergency?
Air Compressor Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Is the drive belt of the compressor protected with a guard?
Is there a red line on the meter dial face that shows the limit?
Is there a safety valve on the compressor and is it locked, sealed and calibrated?
Is the drain valve of the air compressor accessible?
Has a competent person inspected the air compressor?
Is the drive belt of the compressor protected with a guard?
Is there a red line on the meter dial face that shows the limit?
Is there a safety valve on the compressor and is it locked, sealed and calibrated?
Is the drain valve of the air compressor accessible?
Has a competent person inspected the air compressor?
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?
Risk Assessment Inspection Checklist
Examples of questions relevant to this type of inspection:
Is a risk assessment in place for the company?
Is the risk assessment signed off / approved by management?
Is the risk assessment discussed / communicated to all the employees involved with the tasks / activities / equipment / machinery?
Is the risk assessment reviewed annually?
Is the risk assessment reviewed when an incident has occurred?
Is a risk assessment in place for the company?
Is the risk assessment signed off / approved by management?
Is the risk assessment discussed / communicated to all the employees involved with the tasks / activities / equipment / machinery?
Is the risk assessment reviewed annually?
Is the risk assessment reviewed when an incident has occurred?