CERTIFICATE
(2009 specification)
Candidate report template
UNIT NGC3 – THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Student number: 00139069 _______________________
Location: Company*, 118 – 120, Acton High Street_______
Date of review: 29 /05 /2012
Introduction including overview of area inspected and activities taking place
The inspection focused on the back of house areas of a retail store. The areas considered within this inspection are the delivery yard, back of house corridors, staircase, warehouse and the staff room. th The inspection was undertaken at 10am 29 May 2012, whilst the store was open for business. There were 4no. members of staff and 1no. supervisor working on site during the inspection. No deliveries were due to take place on the day of the inspection.
The delivery yard is used solely by the retail company, for loading and unloading of stock deliveries.
The back of house area and staircase are the common areas that link the warehouse and staff room at first floor level with the sales floor at ground floor level.
The area under inspection is accessed by staff and trainees throughout the day. No customers are allowed into the back of house areas at any time. Other person(s) that need to be considered are; maintenance contractors, delivery drivers, staff from head office and any visiting local authorities, Fire
Officers etc. On occasion young person(s) aged between 16 – 18 maybe employed in the premises as trainees, and/or part time staff.
The premises are occupied by up to 8no. staff at any one time. Employees work on rotation throughout the day between 6am until 8pm.
Executive Summary
Within this report serious breaches in varying regulations have been identified.
Generally, the hazards identified signify a lapse in general health and safety management. However, many of the observations can be rectified by simple maintenance and staff training and an overall review of the safety culture