Information
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Audit Title
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Project Name and Number
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Foreman/ Competent Person
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
ADMINISTRATIVE
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Project start-up binder on site?
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Potable drinking water available?
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First aid kit accessible and properly identified?
HOUSEKEEPING 1926.25
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Scrap and debris is moved regularly?
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1926.25(a) - During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, shall be kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.
1926.25(b) - Combustible scrap and debris shall be removed at regular intervals during the course of construction. Safe means shall be provided to facilitate such removal. -
Passageways and walkways clear?
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1926.25(a) - During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, shall be kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.
1926.25(b) - Combustible scrap and debris shall be removed at regular intervals during the course of construction. Safe means shall be provided to facilitate such removal.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 1926.95
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Hard hats being worn?
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1926.100(a) - Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.
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Safety glasses being worn when required?
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1926.102(a)(1) - Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.
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Respirators being used?
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Respirators being used on voluntary basis and all respirable hazards are below OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)?
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Respirator user cleared by a licensed healthcare professional?
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Fit test completed on specific type and size respirator being used?
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OSHA Appendix D completed and on file?
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Hearing protection being worn when required?
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1926.101(a) - Wherever it is not feasible to reduce the noise levels or duration of exposures to those specified in Table D-2, Permissible Noise Exposures, in 1926.52, ear protective devices shall be provided and used.
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Traffic vests or high visibility clothing material being worn?
FIRE PREVENTION 1926.150
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Are fire extinguishers located within 100 feet of each area?
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1926.150(c)(1)(i) - A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof. Travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed 100 feet.
1926.150(c)(1)(iv) -One or more fire extinguishers, rated not less than 2A, shall be provided on each floor. In multistory buildings, at least one fire extinguisher shall be located adjacent to stairway -
Fire Extinguishers charged and in good condition?
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1926.(c)(1)(viii) -
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"No Smoking" posted and enforced near flammables?
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1926.151(a)(3) - Smoking shall be prohibited at or in the vicinity of operations which constitute a fire hazard, and shall be conspicuously posted: "No Smoking or Open Flame."
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Fuel tanks protected from all equipment traffic?
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Fuels properly stored?
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1926.152(a)(2) - Flammable liquids shall not be stored in areas used for exits, stairways, or normally used for the safe passage of people.
MATERIAL HANDLING 1926.250
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Material stored out of access ways and so they can not fall over?
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1926.250(a)(1) - All materials stored in tiers shall be stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling or collapse.
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Employees using proper lifting techniques?
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Chemical containers properly labeled?
TOOLS, HAND & POWER 1926.300
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Guards in place on machines and tools?
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1926.300(b)(1) - When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they shall be equipped with such guards when in use.
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Correct tool being used for job at hand?
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1926.302(e)(1) - Only employees who have been trained in the operation of the particular tool in use shall be allowed to operate a powder-actuated tool.
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Tools free of damage?
WELDING AND CUTTING 1926.350
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Are welding or cutting operations being completed on site?
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Fire extinguishers readily available?
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1926.352(d) - Suitable fire extinguishing equipment shall be immediately available in the work area and shall be maintained in a state of readiness for instant use.
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Fire watch present during hotwork and 1 hour after completion?
ELECTRICAL 1926.400
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Extension cords with bare wires or missing ground prongs taken out of service?
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1926.416(e)(1) - Worn or frayed electric cords or cables shall not be used.
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Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) being used?
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1926.404(b)(1)(ii) - Ground-fault circuit interrupters. All 120-volt, single-phase 15- and 20-ampere receptacle outlets on construction sites, which are not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees, shall have approved ground-fault circuit interrupters for personnel protection.
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Adequate temporary lighting?
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1926.56(a) - General. Construction areas, ramps, runways, corridors, offices, shops, and storage areas shall be lighted to not less 5 foot-candles of illumination.
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Are there any exposed live electrical parts?
SCAFFOLDING 1926.450
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Supported Scaffolding on site?
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Scaffold decks are fully planked with plank in good condition and no gaps more than 1” inch?(no tri-sectioned plank)<br>
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Scaffold plumb both horizontally and vertically-planks can only extend 6” to 12” over the supports?
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Guardrails, mid-rails, toe boards and screens in place ?
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Base plates are in place, scaffold is on baseplates with screw jacks and or all mud sills level sound & rigid.<br>
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Scaffold tied every three frames vertically and horizontally?
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Scaffolding inspected daily by competent person?
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1926.451(f)(3) - Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visual defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could effect the scaffolds structural integrity.
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Proper access provided?
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1926.451(e)(1) - When scaffold platforms are more that 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access(ladders build into the frame), or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. CROSS-BRACES SHALL NOT BE USED AS MEANS OF ACCESS.
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Area below scaffold protected from falling objects or blocked to prevent access?
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1926.451(h)(2)(i) - The area below the scaffold to which objects can fall shall be barricaded, and employees shall not be permitted to enter the hazard area.
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Are aerial lifts being used on site?
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Daily pre-operational inspections performed and documented?
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Fall arrest systems used on boom or articulating lifts?
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1926.453(b)(2)(v) - A fall protection harness shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.
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Operators trained?
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Suspended Scaffolds being used?
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All tieback and safety lines protected from abrasion?
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Rigging and hardware in good condition?
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Area below scaffold protected from falling objects or blocked to prevent access?
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Scaffolding inspected daily by competent person?
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Proper Access Provided
FALL PROTECTION 1926.500
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Tradesman exposed to fall hazards of 6 ft or greater protected?
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1926.501(b)(1) - "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.
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Safety rails and cables secured properly?
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1926.502(b)(1) - Top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, shall be 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level. When conditions warrant, the height of the top edge may exceed the 45-inch height, provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of this paragraph.
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Fall protection equipment used properly and inspected before use?
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It is vitally important that chest straps are positioned in the mid-chest area, and back D-rings located in the middle of the back between the shoulder blades. Both in addition to the leg straps must be tightened for a snug fit. If a chest strap is not fastened properly, it can slide up around a worker’s neck after a fall.
1926.502(d)(21) - Personal fall arrest systems shall be inspected prior to each use for wear, damage and other deterioration, and defective components shall be removed from service. -
All holes are covered, secured, and marked?
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1926.500(b) - "Hole" means a gap or void 2 inches or more in its least dimension, in a floor, roof, or other walking/ working surface.
1926.501(b)(4) - Employees on a walking/ working surface shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more that 6 feet above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail system erected around such holes.
1926.502(i)(2) - All covers shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time.
1926.502(i)(4) - All covers shall be color coded or shall be marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard.
EQUIPMENT/VEHICLES 1926.600
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Forklift on jobsite?
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Owners manual on forklift?
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Operator trained?
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Is the forklift being operated Safely?
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Forklift in good condition?
CONCRETE & MASONRY 1926.700
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Mixers in working order?
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Employees are protected from silica dust?
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Are all vertical rebar and concrete pins covered?
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1926.701(b) - Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.
STAIRS & LADDERS 1926.1050
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Extension /job-made ladders secured to prevent movement?
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Ladders shall be braced or tied off at the base and top to prevent it from being displaced by workplace activities or traffic. Leave all tie-off devices in place until they must be removed before taking the ladder down.
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Damaged ladders on site?
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1926.1053(b)(15) - Ladders shall be inspected by a competent person for visual defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could effect their safe use.
1926.1053(b)(16) - Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or faulty or defective components , shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "do not use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired. -
Extension/ job-made ladders extended at least 3' above landing?
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1926.1053(b)(1) - When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface the ladder side-rails shall extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of its length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not defect, and a grasping device, such as a grab-rail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension ladder be such that the ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.
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Step ladders used corretly?
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1926.1053(a)(8) - A metal spreader or locking device shall be provided on each step ladder to hold the front and back sections in an open position when the ladder is being used.
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Metal pan stairs filled before use?
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1926.1052(b)(1)Except during stairway construction, foot traffic is prohibited on stairways with pan stairs where the treads and/or landings are to be filled in with concrete or other material at a later date, unless the stairs are temporarily fitted with wood or other solid material at least to the top edge of each pan. Such temporary treads and landings shall be replaced when worn below the level of the top edge of the pan.
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Stair rail installed on stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches?
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1926.1052(c)(1) Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, shall be equipped with: 1926.1052(c)(1)(i) At least one handrail; and 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii) One stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge. 1926.1052(c)(7) When the top edge of a stairrail system also serves as a handrail, the height of the top edge shall be not more than 37 inches (94 cm) nor less than 36 inches (91.5 cm) from the upper surface of the stairrail system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of the tread.
CRANES 1926.1400
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Are cranes being used on site?
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Outriggers extended and swing radius barricade in place?
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Crane operator licensed?
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Hand signal charts on crane?
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Crane has documentation of valid annual inspection?
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Employees kept from under suspended loads?
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Slings damaged or missing/illegible tags?
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Employees handling loads trained in rigging and signaling?
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Tag lines being used to control loads?
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Mobile Crane Log being complete?
COMMENTS
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Other unsafe acts or practices observed?
SIGNATURE
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Person Completing Inspection
