Health & Safety Inspections, Captured on Video

A health and safety inspection is a systematic examination of a workplace or building to identify hazards, assess whether existing control measures are adequate, and recommend improvements. It covers areas such as fire safety, electrical safety, slips and trips, manual handling, welfare facilities, PPE, and first aid provision. Inspections are a key part of meeting your duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Yes. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers have a legal duty to assess and manage risks to employees and others who may be affected by their work activities. Regular inspections are a practical way to meet this duty, and enforcement bodies such as the HSE expect to see evidence of ongoing monitoring and review.

There is no single prescribed frequency — it depends on the nature of the workplace, the level of risk, and any changes to activities or premises. High-risk environments such as construction sites or manufacturing facilities may require daily or weekly checks, while lower-risk offices might be inspected monthly or quarterly. The key is that inspections are regular, documented and acted upon.

Inspections should be carried out by a competent person — someone with sufficient training, knowledge and experience to identify hazards and assess risk. This could be an internal health and safety officer, a trained manager, or an external consultant. Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers must appoint one or more competent persons to assist them in meeting their health and safety obligations.

AnyInspect captures your entire inspection on video as you walk the premises. The AI identifies and categorises hazards across fire safety, electrical safety, slips and trips, manual handling, PPE, first aid, welfare facilities, signage, housekeeping and more. Every observation is timestamped against the video, and the structured report includes risk ratings, photographic evidence and recommended corrective actions.

A risk assessment is a proactive process that identifies potential hazards, evaluates who might be harmed and how, and determines what control measures are needed. An inspection is a reactive check to verify that those control measures are in place and working, and to identify any new hazards. Both are required under UK law, and AnyInspect supports both by providing video-evidenced documentation and AI-assisted hazard analysis.

AnyInspect generates structured digital reports that include categorised findings, risk ratings, timestamped photographic evidence extracted from the video, and recommended corrective actions with suggested deadlines. Reports can be exported as PDF for sharing with clients, regulators or insurers, and all data is stored securely in your AnyInspect account for ongoing access and audit purposes.

AnyInspect provides a central dashboard where you can schedule, track and review inspections across all your sites. You can compare risk profiles between locations, monitor inspection frequency, identify recurring hazards and ensure every site stays on schedule. Each site maintains its own inspection history with full video evidence, so you always have a complete, auditable record regardless of which inspector conducted the visit.