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  • Audit Title

  • Location
  • Client

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • AMS Site Supervision

  • Completed on

AMS Safety Program Administration

  • OSHA Postings

  • Emergency numbers / contacts posted

  • Weekly Toolbox Talks

  • First Aid Kits onsite

  • Emergency Action Plan posted

  • Task Hazard Analysis completed for each task / crew

Housekeeping

  • Work area clean and orderly

  • Adequate lighting

  • Cords and leads properly routed

  • Work area clear of slips, trips and fall hazards

  • Stairways / walkways clear

  • Trash picked up

  • Break area / trailer orderly

Working at Heights

  • Fall risk of 6 feet or more? (Including voids, pits and trenches).

  • Proper leading edge protection

  • Guard rails in place where required

  • Wall or roof openings covered or barricaded

  • Floor openings covered or barricaded

  • Fall protection used when needed

Equipment

  • Unsafe or damaged equipment / tool? (Including missing or damaged guards).

  • Incorrect equipment / tool for job? (E.g. Grinding discs for cutting)

  • Unsafe or incompatible attachments used with equipment

  • Untrained or non-certified operators

  • Lack of safe work instructions?

  • Lack of training in safe operation, cleanup and maintenance?

  • Breaks, lights, alarms and signals operative

  • Daily inspections of fork trucks, AWP, lulls, ECT

  • Seat belt worn, lulls, fork truck, etc.

  • Harness and lanyards used in AWP

Hot Work, Welding, Cutting

  • Hot work permits in order

  • Flash back arrestors installed on torch

  • Fire extinguisher on site - inspected

  • Fire watch monitoring the area

  • Weld screens in use

  • Unused cylinders capped

  • Cylinders, hoses, gauges free from damage

  • Spark containment utilized

  • Proper PPE in use

  • Compressed gas cylinders properly stored

Scaffolding

  • Has scaffolding been erected correctly under the supervision of a competent person?

  • Do rolling scaffolds have locking wheels and are locked when used?

  • All scaffolds plumb and level

  • Are scaffolds fully planked?

  • Are toeboards and guard rails in place on scaffolding?

  • Is scaffolding erected on a firm and substantial surface?

  • Adequate sills and base plates

  • Safe access, proper ladder or steps

  • Inspection tag on scaffold

  • Safe Work Load (SWL) exceeded? (Tools, stored materials, number of persons).

Cranes

  • Proper set up including distance to overhead power lines (20 ft)

  • Proper cribbing in place

  • Ground conditions verified (sewers, valts)

  • Lift plan required

  • Lift plan followed

  • Swing radius protected / barricated

  • Operator licensed, crane inspection in cab

  • Signal person qualified

  • Lift area barricaded

Lifting Equipment

  • Loads lifted over persons, close proximity to obstacles incl. 20ft from overhead power lines

  • Rigging properly inspected

  • Hoist, chain fall, come-a-long have current certification

  • Lack of SWL information displayed

  • Unsafe or damaged lifting equipment, including ropes, slings, chains, hooks

  • Riggers certified and qualified

  • SWL of any lifting equipment exceeded

Fall Arrest Equipment

  • Unsafe or damaged harness / lanyard or other fall protection equipment

  • Proper lanyards used

  • Incompatible hooks / equipment

  • Unlabeled or does not meet standards

  • Unsafe or uncertified anchor points

  • Lack of inspection protocol for equipment

  • Lack of or inadequate formal training of employees

Ladders

  • Unsafe or damaged ladders

  • Unsafe positioning of ladders

  • Extension ladders set up with 4:1 ratio

  • Side rails extend 36 inches above landing

  • Step ladders fully open when in use

  • Ladder properly secured

  • Ladder suitable for job? (E.g. Metal ladder used for electrical work / incorrect ladder for job).

  • Damaged ladders removed from jobsite

Excavation

  • Competent person on site

  • Underground utilities marked

  • Water pumped out if present

  • Excavation daily checklist completed

  • Adequate benching, shoring, sloping and or proper trench box

  • Access and egress means provided (not to exceed 25 feet)

  • Spoil set back at least 2 feet

  • Excavation grater than 4 feet if so is a confined space permit completed

  • Excavation properly protected

Confined Space

  • Proper permits filled out

  • Permit posted at entry

  • Entrants and attendant properly trained

  • Supervisor authorized entry

  • Competent person evaluated permit and non-permit spaces

  • Air monitor on site (properly calibrated, properly used)

  • Atmosphere test results documented

  • Energy source locked out

  • Adequate ventilation

  • Rescue plan in place

Hazardous Manual Tasks

  • Inadequate risk controls? (Examples: no job rotation, lighter loads, trolleys, lifting equipment, etc.)

  • Lack of identification hazardous manual tasks

  • Lack of assessment of hazardous manual tasks

  • Lack of training in risk controls and safe lifting / team lifting techniques

  • Unsafe storage location (e.g. flammable near ignition sources, spills could enter storm water drains,etc)

  • Incompatable chemicals stored near each other

  • Safety Data Sheets not accessible on site

  • Lack of emergency procedures for injury / spills/ fire / etc

  • Insufficient or incorrect PPE

  • Insufficient ventilation

  • Excessive quantities stored on site or in vehicles

  • Unsuitable storage containers (unlabeled)

Traffic Management

  • Lack of, or inadequate, Traffic Management Plan (TMP) in place

  • Lack of training in TMP for all persons on site (contractors and visitors)

  • Inadequate controls for TMP (physical barriers, bollards, speed limits, flashing lights, spotters, etc)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • ANSI approved safety toe leather boots

  • Hard hats worn

  • Gloves being worn and adequate for the work activity

  • Face shields being used with safety glasses when required

  • Welding hoods being worn in conjunction with safety glasses

  • Eye protection being worn and adequate for the work activity

  • Hearing protection

  • Respirators and masks utilized when needed (welding, silica, chemicals)

  • High visible clothing in use when needed

  • Personal monitors required / worn properly (CO-O2-H2S)

  • Lack of system to issue, inspect, replace and monitor PPE

  • Lack of training in safe use, clean up and inspection of PPE

Work Environment

  • Lack of / or inadequate amenities (toilets, wash area, lunch rooms, etc.)

  • Insufficient lighting

  • Inadequate housekeeping

  • Lack of / or inadequate noise / vibration control

  • Work area barricaded as needed (proper signage)

Electrical Hazards

  • Unsafe electrical cords (damaged, missing ground prong inspected)

  • Contact with underground assets

  • Contact with overhead electrical lines

  • Overloading outlets

  • Cords placed on ground or on metal structures

  • Electrical equipment near water

  • Electrical equipment near flammables

  • Electrical equipment near chemicals that could cause damage

  • Electrical cords / leads that may be damaged from contact with moving machinery parts

  • Lack of Lockout / Tagout (LOTO) procedures for electrical equipment

  • GFCI protection utilized

  • Electrical panels labeled and covered

Environmental Hazards

  • Hazardous waste properly disposed of

  • Lack of / or inadequate Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

  • Lack of / or inadequate dust suppression system

  • Lack of / or inadequate system to prevent contaminants entering storm water drains

  • Lack of water reuse system

Administrative Procedures

  • Lack of / or inadequate Site Safety Plan

  • Failure to obtain permits (SWP, Hot Works, Confined Space, Excavation, etc.)

  • Lack of / or inadequate induction for workers, contractors, visitors

  • Lack of / or inadequate supervisory arrangements

  • Lack of / or inadequate training, licenses, skills, experience

  • Lack of / or inadequate incident notification procedures

  • Lack of / or inadequate routine inspections, monitoring, audits

  • Lack of / or inadequate consultative arrangements

Corrective Actions

  • Enter any corrective actions that will be undertaken

Sign Off

  • Onsite Representative

  • Auditor

  • GC, CM, Site Rep

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