Inspection
Stage 4: Report, record and follow-up

Step 4.1

For: Inspector/Team leader

Is the report now being prepared?

If the inspection is now completed:

briefly consider whether the inspection objectives were achieved
where necessary prepare a report recording the outcome and the reasons for the decisions taken
complete any inspection rating(s) required

In FOD, please see:

For guidance on this in ND, please see:

Step 4.2

For: Inspector/Team leader

Prepare and despatch, as appropriate, any required letters, reports or other documents to:

For guidance on informing safety / employee reps, please see:

Send all such items to external recipients:

within 10 working days following the inspection, or
inform the recipient(s) when they will be received, if despatch after this date is likely

Step 4.3

For: Inspector/Team leader

Consider and take further action, as appropriate, to deal with issues arising at the inspection; this may involve:

revisiting the dutyholder at some point to verify that important controls remain in place over time
revisiting if proposed future changes to plant, processes or working arrangements are likely to have a significant impact on the overall health and safety assessment
checking that particular deficiencies, not the subject of notice procedures, have received attention
obtaining health and safety information on certain chemicals or substances found in use during the visit
arranging for HSE specialist staff to visit to give detailed advice on specific health and safety issues, including in support of potential enforcement action
arranging for other HSE staff to visit suppliers of products or substances found in use at the visit under circumstances which had s6 implications
raising with other agencies issues on the boundary of, or even outside, HSE's jurisdiction, such as certain aspects of fire safety or environmental risk