Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Program Administration & Accident Investigation

Recordkeeping Forms and Recording Criteria (1904.29)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=12805

  • 1. Are the past 5 years of OSHA logs maintained?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are all the entries current (6 days for OSHA 200; 7 days for OSHA 300)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Has privacy information remained confidential?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are all entries complete and available?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Are there supplement reports (either First Report or OSHA 101 or 301) available for all entries?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Are all entries current (6 day rule OSHA 200; 7 day rule OSHA 300)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Are all entries complete and accurate?

  • Corrective Action

OSHA Annual Summary (1904.32)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=12776

  • 1. Is the OSHA annual summary completed annually and posted between 2/1 and 4/30?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Is it posted in a conspicuous place?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are the summaries kept for 5 years?

  • Corrective Action

Fatalities/Multiple Serious Injuries (1904.39)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=12783

  • Has the Facility had any fatalities/multiple injuries?

  • 1. If an accident involved >3 injured employees which required their hospitalization, was it reported to OSHA within 8 hours?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Has a fatality occurred at this location? If so, was it reported to OSHA within 8 hours?

  • Corrective Action

Notice of OSHA Violations

  • Is the facility free of OSHA violations within the last three years?

  • 1. If not, did follow up and resolution occur? Did the issues noted remain resolved with no reoccurrences?

  • Corrective Action

Accident Investigation (Formal MTI Reports)

  • 1. Are all Managers and Supervisors trained in Accident Investigation?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are all accident reports completed?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Do the report contents accurately reflect the situation?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are corrective actions noted?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Are the corrective actions adequate to prevent future occurrences?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Were all the corrective actions completed?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Were the appropriate procedures and programs updated as a result of information learned from incidents?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Do the appropriate personnel complete the reports?

  • Corrective Action

Case Management

  • 1. Is adequate information documented or available from the treating physician to be able to classify the case per OSHA criteria?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Does the final physician report note the employee is released to work with no restrictions?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Is the local clinic aware of the Light Duty policy (i.e., are the injury and illness records (e.g., the log) reflective of good case management)?

  • Corrective Action

Employee Safety Meetings (e.g., monthly modules)

  • 1. Are meetings held at least monthly?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are they documented with Attendance Roster?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Do all employees attend?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. If additional meetings are held and documented, are the meeting topics appropriate for work activities at the location?

  • Corrective Action

Safety Committee Meetings

  • 1. Are Safety Committee meetings held monthly?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are management or supervision and employees in attendance?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are the meeting minutes documented and posted on an employee bulletin board?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Do the minutes meet the criteria of the Health & Safety Committee guideline?

  • Corrective Action

Medical Surveillance (1910.120 & 1910.1020)

Medical Surveillance

  • 1. Are employees accurately classified by exposure potential (i.e, Facility/Plant or Site/Technical Services)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Per physical classification, are the PWOs current and on file?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. If physicals are conducted greater than annually, are annual audiograms being conducted for personnel who are exposed to >85 dB of sound?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are medical restrictions communicated and enforced by supervision and management?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Are non-cleared personnel re-tested or cleared by their personal medical physician?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Is substance specific monitoring conducted as needed (e.g., benzene, formaldehyde, asbestos, etc.)?

  • Corrective Action

Industrial Hygiene (H&S Guidance Manual, OSHA Regulated Substances)

Industrial Hygiene Monitoring (1910.1000)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=Standards&p_id=9991

  • Does the facility have an Industrial Hygiene Plan that verifies a review has occurred of the current operations of the site, as per our IH guidelines? <br><br>* If exposure is anticipated and no monitoring has been conducted, questions 35-40 are to be marked as NO, not NA.

  • 1. Does the facility have an Industrial Hygiene Plan that verifies a review has occurred of the current operations of the site, as per our IH guidelines?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Has it been reviewed within the past year?

  • Corrective Action

  • *3. Has an industrial hygiene study been conducted to determine employee exposures?

  • Corrective Action

  • *4. Were the results greater than action levels or PELs? If yes, were appropriate actions taken?

  • Corrective Action

  • *5. Were the Employee Exposure Records provided to the employee?

  • Corrective Action

  • *6. Have the IH report corrective actions been achieved?

  • Corrective Action

  • *7. If required by a substance specific standard, has the appropriate regulatory standard language signage been posted (e.g., Asbestos, Benzene, etc.)?

  • Corrective Action

  • *8. If required, have the employees received training as required per the applicable substance specific standards?

  • Corrective Action

Personal Protective Equipment (1910.132)

Personal Protective Equipment


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9777&p_table=STANDARDS

  • 1. Is PPE available, maintained, and used properly?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Do workers know its storage location?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are workers trained in the use/care of PPE?

  • Corrective Action

  • * If PPE hazard assessments are not available, questions 4 - 8 are to be marked as NO not NA.

  • *4. Are the site-specific PPE hazard assessments documented for all hazardous job tasks current to the operations at the location? Including job tasks assigned to contractor personnel (e.g., mowing.)

  • Corrective Action

  • *5. Are the PPE hazard assessments signed/certified by the Health and Safety Manager?

  • Corrective Action

  • *6. Do the PPE hazard assessments contain the appropriate specificity to chemical protective clothing (e.g., nitrile gloves, PE coated tyvek, specific chemical cartridge, etc.)?

  • Corrective Action

  • *7. Are employee-training certifications available for the site-specific PPE hazard assessments?

  • Corrective Action

  • *8. Do employees wear the PPE for the job task as designated on the PPE hazard assessment (i.e., employees may upgrade but cannot downgraded PPE)?

  • Corrective Action

Respiratory Protection (1910.134)

Respiratory Protection Basics


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=12716

  • Are employees enrolled in the respiratory protection program?

  • 1. Are employees req’d. to wear a respirator clean shaven?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are employees trained in respiratory protection?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are employees fit tested at least annually for all types of APRs allowed to be worn per the PPE haz. assessments?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are supplied air respirators used for routine job tasks? If so, are respirator fit tests being conducted for the ASR type of mask?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Are respirators approved for the job tasks conducted?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Review PWOs. Have employees been cleared by a physician to wear a respirator?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Are respirators stored appropriately after use and cleaning in an air-tight bag or container?

  • Corrective Action

  • * If a chemical cartridge change-out schedule is not available, questions 8 - 10 are to be marked as NO, not NA.

  • *8. Has a site-specific chemical cartridge change-out schedule been prepared?

  • Corrective Action

  • *9. Do employees have sufficient amount of the appropriate cartridges available on-site?

  • Corrective Action

  • *10. Do the employees know the cartridge change-out schedule?

  • Corrective Action

  • 11. Are respirators being worn correctly?

  • Corrective Action

SCBA

  • Do employees have SCBAs to use?

  • 1. Are SCBA units being inspected on a monthly basis? Is the inspection documented on the CHES form? Are SCBA units being inspected on a monthly basis? Is the inspection documented on the CHES form?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are SCBA regulators and alarms serviced according to the manufacturer’s specifications?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Is the SCBA air cylinder hydrostatic test date current (3 years for composite/5 years for steel)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are any cylinders beyond their life (e.g., composite: 15 yrs)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Do all cylinders of purchased breathing air have a certificate from the supplier stating that the breathing air meets the requirements for Grade D breathing air?

  • Corrective Action

Airline respirators and cascade systems

  • Do employees have an airline system to use?

  • 1. Are alarms and regulators serviced per the manufacturer’s instructions?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. If on-site airline compressor is used or filter system (i.e. breather box), how often is the air quality tested?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Does the compressor or filter system have a CO alarm?

  • Corrective Action

Hearing Conservation (1910.95)

Hearing Conservation Standard


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9735

  • Does the facility have any areas or job tasks which may expose employees to >85 dB?

  • 1. If so, has any noise monitoring been performed in the facility?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. If noise has been measured >85 dB, has the facility prepared site-specific information regarding the work areas or job tasks that require hearing protection?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are engineering controls, administrative controls, or HPDs used where levels exceed the PEL?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are exposed employees receiving audiometric testing?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Is the OSHA hearing protection standard posted in the facility?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Are signs posted where hearing protection is required to be worn or specific to the job tasks?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Are HPDs being worn in designated areas or designated job tasks by personnel?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Are HPDs being worn in designated areas or designated job tasks by personnel?

  • Corrective Action

Confined Space (1910.146)

Confined Space Entry


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9797&p_table=STANDARDS

  • Do employees conduct confined space entry projects?

  • 1. Employees assigned work in a confined space have completed Entry training?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Employee supervising confined space entry permits have completed Entry Supervisor training?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Personnel working in vicinity of confined space work activities are made aware of the relevant hazards?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are Entry Supervisors and designated rescue personnel currently trained in First Aid and CPR?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Have Entry Supervisors and designated rescue personnel completed annual rescue training (month/year)?

  • Corrective Action

Testing and Monitoring

  • 1. Is entry prohibited until initial testing of the atmosphere is done from the outside?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are tests performed, including oxygen content, flammability, and appropriate toxic materials?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are the instruments calibrated and calibration records current?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Is entry prohibited if oxygen deficient, flammable materials, or toxic parameters are not met?

  • Corrective Action

Labeling and Posting

  • 1. Appropriate signs are printed in English and in the predominant language of non-English reading workers?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Signage posted on each permit-required confined space: Danger, Confined Space and Enter by Permit Only

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are emergency procedures, including telephone numbers, for emergency response conspicuously noted on the permit that was posted during entry?

  • Corrective Action

Personal Protective Equipment

  • 1. Entry permit specifies the type of PPE to be used?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Equipment available, clean, and serviceable?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Appropriate respiratory protection equipment being used?

  • Corrective Action

Work Practices

  • 1. Documentation is available demonstrating that job safety briefings were held prior to any confined space work?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Conditions that prevent confined space entry (IDLH, oxygen deficiency, etc.) are corrected prior to commencing work?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Lockout/tagout procedures specified for each type of confined space?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Is initial cleaning of tank done from outside?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Is equipment used to conform to requirements listed in policy (i.e, intrinsically safe)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Employees construct a protective barricade to prevent inadvertent entry for all permit required confined spaces?

  • Corrective Action

Rescue Procedures/First Aid

  • 1. Procedures specified for each entry on the permit?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Was a trained standby person available and equipped with SCBA as documented on the permit?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Lifeline and communication to confined space workers remain unobstructed?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Rescue team member always in the area of the confined space who is currently trained in CPR, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Employees are aware of the location of the nearest First Aid kit and how to obtain emergency assistance?

  • Corrective Action

Written Program and Record keeping

  • 1. Has the facility prepared the site-specific information which documents all confined spaces on-site, both permitted and non-permitted, their locations, hazards, etc.?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are permits for the past 12 months available for review?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are the permits completed adequately?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Is documentation available for the annual review of confined space permits?

  • Corrective Action

Bloodborne Pathogens (1910.1030)

Bloodborne Pathogens


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10051&p_table=STANDARDS

  • Do the employees respond to BBP projects?

  • 1. If applicable, has the facility prepared a site-specific Exposure Control Plan?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Have these employees been trained in the ECP?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Have these First Aid/CPR employees been trained in Bloodborne Pathogens?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Have BBP employees been given the Hepatitis B vaccination shot series?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Are completed declination forms available for employees who declined the shot series?

  • Corrective Action

Hazard Communication (1910.1200)

Hazard Communication


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=10099

  • Are employees exposed to or handle hazardous materials?

  • 1. Does the facility have a written chemical inventory?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Is the facility chemical inventory updated as new chemicals are introduced and is it current?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Does the facility have MSDSs available of the chemicals listed on the chemical inventory?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Does the facility have a procedure in place to obtain a MSDS if it is not received at the time of shipment?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Is a responsible person designated to conduct haz-com training?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Are all chemicals, excluding hazardous waste, labeled with chemical name and health/physical hazards?

  • Corrective Action

Laboratory Safety (1910.1450)

Laboratory Safety


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10106&p_table=STANDARDS

  • Does the facility have a laboratory?

  • 1. Is waste stored and managed appropriately (e.g., not on every shelf, spilling when cabinet door is opened?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are volumes of chemicals kept to a minimum?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are chemicals stored properly and by compatibility (acids with acids, etc.)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Is laboratory PPE available, maintained properly, and used?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Do employees know the location of PPE storage?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Are employees trained in the use/care of PPE?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Are safety eyewashes functional and easily accessible?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Are hoods and other ventilation devices operable and tested quarterly?Are hoods and other ventilation devices operable and tested quarterly?

  • Corrective Action

  • 9. Are chemicals properly labeled per HazCom?

  • Corrective Action

  • 10. Are gas cylinders secured so they won’t fall?

  • Corrective Action

  • 11. Are First Aid kits properly stocked and accessible?

  • Corrective Action

  • 12. Is a Chemical Inventory prepared for the Lab chemicals or is it included in the Hazard Communication Chemical Inventory?

  • Corrective Action

  • 13. Are MSDSs readily available on all chemicals?

  • Corrective Action

  • 14. Has a site-specific Chemical Hygiene Plan been prepared?

  • Corrective Action

  • 15. Has it been reviewed within the past year?

  • Corrective Action

  • 16. Have employees been trained on it?

  • Corrective Action

  • 17. Has the workplace been monitored initially to test for contaminant levels?

  • Corrective Action

Hazardous Energy (1910.147)

Hazardous Energy


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9804

  • Do employees perform LO/TO or are there sources of hazardous energy on site?

  • 1. Is hazardous energy on-site that requires lockout/tagout? If yes, has at least one authorized employee been identified and trained?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Has the facility prepared site-specific Energy Control Procedures or SOPs for multiple source energy equipment?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Has a Hazardous Work Permit been completed for past 12 months of LOTO jobs?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Were the Hazardous Work Permits for LOTO completed adequately?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Does each authorized employee possess a lock and are they in control of 1 key during LOTO jobs?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Are tags in place and completed with name of person, date, and the reason of LOTO?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Has the LOTO program been audited at least annually?

  • Corrective Action

Contractors

Contractors

  • Insert CHES contractor approval std

  • Does the site use subcontractors who perform hazardous tasks(i.e. emergency response, excavation, elevated work, etc)

  • 1. Has a Pre-Project H&S Review Checklist been completed for major contracts on-site, as per HS 1.33 Appendix 1?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Were Personal Protective Equipment requirements met?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Were training requirements reviewed and acceptable?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Were Medical surveillance records reviewed and acceptable?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Were respirator clearances received?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Was a Certificate of Insurance received?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Were appropriate work permits completed in accordance with applicable regulations and company policy?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Did the contractors receive site orientation training regarding emergency evacuation, site requirements, etc.?

  • Corrective Action

  • 9. Did the facility conduct and document a job safety briefing for the contractor jobs on-site?

  • Corrective Action

Confined Space Vendor Guidelines

Confined Space Vendor

  • Insert CHES CSE contractor approval form

  • Does the facility use vendors who perform confined space entry?

  • 1. Is the vendor currently approved to conduct confined space work at a CHES facility?

  • Corrective Action

  • For an approved confined space vendor ensure the following documents are current and on file:

  • 2. current HazWoper training (initial and refreshers)

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. confined space entry supervisor and/or entrant training

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. rescue training, if providing own rescue team

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. First Aid/CPR training for rescue team

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. current PWOs within 12-24 months; if applicable, respirator clearance

  • Corrective Action

  • * Items 7 - 11 must also be completed for CHES Site Services personnel who conduct confined space entry at a CHES TSDF.

  • *7. Was a job safety briefing conducted by facility prior to entry?

  • Corrective Action

  • *8. Did the facility document an outbriefing for the contractor after the space entry?

  • Corrective Action

  • *9. Were all proper work permits (e.g., confined space, hot work) completed prior to commencing work?j

  • Corrective Action

  • *10. Is documentation of calibration records for air monitoring equipment available?

  • Corrective Action

  • *11. Did the facility keep a copy of the completed contractor confined space entry permits?

  • Corrective Action

Hot Work (1910.252)

Hot Work


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9853&p_table=STANDARDS

  • Has hot work been conducted by employees on or off site or on-site by contractors within the past year?

  • 1. Has hot work been conducted on-site within the past year? If so, were hot work permits are issued for each day of hot work being conducted?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Has the facility designated personnel who are authorized to conduct hot work?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Have workers been trained on hot work operations?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Does the facility have designated areas for hot work to be conducted? If so, has a hot work permit been completed and posted in the area?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Are employees conducting the hot work indicated on the permit?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Do the permits note the time limit of authorization?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Does the permit describe the type of work?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Have the permits been properly completed?

  • Corrective Action

  • 9. Was air monitoring for O2 and LEL conducted and documented on the permit, and were other relevant contaminants (e.g., organic vapors/toxic metals, if applicable) monitored and documented on the permit?

  • Corrective Action

  • 10. Was the area of hot work secured or barricaded?

  • Corrective Action

  • 11. Was proper supervisory authorization been obtained from the work area supervisor prior to hot work being conducted?

  • Corrective Action

  • 12. Were fire prevention precautions taken?

  • Corrective Action

  • 13. Were fire watches established and utilized for each permit?

  • Corrective Action

  • 14. Were all possible lines, valves, pumps, sumps, and conduits been checked for hazardous vapors and/or locked out?

  • Corrective Action

  • 15. Are all hot work permits kept on-site for twelve months?

  • Corrective Action

TSDF Emergency Response (1910.120(p))

TSDF Emergency Respnse

  • Is the facility a licensed TSDF?

  • 1. Does the RCRA Contingency Plan address all of the OSHA Emergency Response Plan requirements?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. If no to #181, did the facility develop a full Emergency Response Plan (ERP) or an addendum to the Contingency Plan to address the OSHA requirements?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Is the ERP content current to current facility plans, practices, personnel names (if applicable), etc.?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are the requirements of the Employee Emergency Action & Fire Prevention Plans addressed in either the RCRA Contingency Plan or ERP?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Does the facility have a list of designated Emergency Response personnel?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Have the Emergency Response personnel received separate training from regular HazWoper for Emergency Response?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Have annual Emergency Response refresher training requirements been met?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Is an employee alarm system been installed? If not, how is an alarm sounded in the facility? Do employees know the sound of the alarm?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 200. Has the Emergency Response Plan rehearsed regularly (e.g., at least yearly)?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 201. Has the rehearsal been documented?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 202. Do the employees know the names of the primary and alternate emergency coordinators?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 203. Do the employees know the primary and alternate assembly points?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 204. Is appropriate emergency response equipment available and serviceable?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

  • 205. Have employees been trained on the use of the emergency response equipment?

  • Issue Statement

  • Corrective Action

HAZWOPER Training

HAZWOPER Training

  • Is HAZWOPER training required by employees at this site?

  • 1. Is emergency means of communication available?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. HazWoper training given annually to appropriate personnel (via monthly modules or in one session)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Have the H&S for Administrative Personnel training requirements met both initially and annually?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Have temporary personnel been trained appropriately (i.e., HazWoper required if they working with waste)?

  • Corrective Action

IATA shipments

  • Do personnel ship samples via FedEx?

  • 1. Have personnel that ship hazardous waste samples or rad shipments Fed-Ex received ET 2020 (IATA Training)?

  • Corrective Action

Emergency Equipment

Emergency Equipment

  • 1. Are emergency shower and eye wash stations available?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are fire extinguishers available?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. within 50-75’ travel distance per class of materials?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. inspected monthly?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. inspected annually?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. cylinder is within hydrostatic test date?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. proper types for usage in lab?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. location marked with signage or red color?

  • Corrective Action

  • 9. hung on wall or post and not more than 5 feet above floor?

  • Corrective Action

  • 10. If emergency fire overhead doors are available, have they had an annual drop test performed? Are the results documented and on file?

  • Corrective Action

  • 11. Has the fire suppression system been tested annually? Are the results documented and on file?

  • Corrective Action

  • 12. Have the fire pumps been tested annually?

  • Corrective Action

  • 13. Are First Aid kit(s) available and stocked adequately per size of the facility?

  • Corrective Action

  • 14. Are bloodborne pathogens kit available or the material contained within the First Aid kit?

  • Corrective Action

  • 15. Is emergency means of communication available?

  • Corrective Action

Building Safety

Postings (1903.2 and 1910.1200 and BMP)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9606


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=10099

  • 1. Is the current OSHA Health and Safety Policy posted?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Have appropriate state labor and safety posters been posted and are they current?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are OSHA policies communicated to employees by management?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Is the Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety Commitment posted in a conspicuous location?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Was Management attitude cooperative concerning Health and Safety compliance?

  • Corrective Action

Fire Suppression/Alarms (1910.165 and 157)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9811


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9819

  • 1. Is the fire alarm system available & functional?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are fire alarm boxes, if available, readily accessible and within 200 feet of employee access?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are fire extinguishers available?

  • Corrective Action

Exits, Aisles, Building, Evacuation (1910.36 - 38)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9724&p_table=STANDARDS


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9725


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9726&p_table=standards

  • 1. Are exits route doors free, unobstructed, unlocked to outside of building, and open out?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are exits route doors free, unobstructed, unlocked to outside of building, and open out?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are exit signs clearly visible?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are exit signs illuminated with at least 5 ft-candles?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Aisles are clean and unobstructed?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Are exit routes at least 7'6" in ht. & at least 28 in. wide?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Are evacuation routes posted and current?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Does the site have an employee alarm system? Is it operable?

  • Corrective Action

Housekeeping (1910.141)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9790

  • 1. Are all places kept clean, dry, free of unsanitary conditions?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Do trash receptacles in break rooms have a cover?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are toilet facilities and washing facilities kept clean and sanitary?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are scrap, waste and debris safely removed from work areas?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Are accumulations of dust routinely removed?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Is potable water provided in adequate quantities?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Are solid wastes handled properly and disposed to prevent menace to public health?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Are an adequate number of toilets/showers available for employees?

  • Corrective Action

  • 9. Is the designated break/lunch room free of toxic contamination?

  • Corrective Action

  • 10. Is there adequate change room and lockers?

  • Corrective Action

Machinery & Machine Guarding (1910.212 and 215)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9836


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9839&p_table=STANDARDS

  • 1. Machine guards affixed?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Machines designed for a fixed location securely anchored to the floor and hard wired?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Emergency cut off switches functional?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Preventive maintenance performed to ensure machinery is safe to operate?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Work rests appropriately adjusted (1/8”) for grinding?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Do operators wear double eye protection (e.g., safety glasses/goggles and face shield) during the grinder operation?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. If equipped with a guard, is it operated as per the manufacturer’s specifications? Do operators conduct a ring test of new wheels prior to placing on machine? Do side guards cover the spindle, nut and flange and 75% of the wheel diameter?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Are the tongue guards maintained within ¼” of the wheel?

  • Corrective Action

Electrical (1910.303-305)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9880


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9881


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9882

  • 1. Is dust prevented from routinely entering or accumulating on or around electrical enclosures or equipment? Are electrical or breaker boxes maintained in an open position?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Light fixtures and bulbs covered? Is clearance below requirements - 8ft (1910.305(j)(1)(I)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. 3’ x 3’ clearance in front of electrical panels?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Live parts of electrical equipment operating at more than 50 volts guarded by approved enclosure?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Electrical equipment properly marked with required information?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Flexible cords and cables protected?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Temporary cords are not used for permanently affixed equipment?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Electrical cords are not frayed, pulled away from plug, in poor condition, etc.

  • Corrective Action

  • 9. Ensure connections prevent strain relief on the cords (1910.303).

  • Corrective Action

  • 10. Clearance sufficient distances from live parts according to regulation (1910.303)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 11. Cords approved (1910.304)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 12. Is there proper identification of circuits and grounds (1910.304)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 13. Is proper grounding installed (1910.304)?

  • Corrective Action

Hand Tools


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10689

  • 1. Is all equipment in good, workable condition, and inspected before use?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are electrical tools double-insulated or grounded?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are power-actuated tools properly stored when not in use?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are guards in place on all hand tools?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. If compressed air is used and the nozzle is dead-ended, is the end pressure reduced to 30 psi?

  • Corrective Action

Walking/Working Surfaces


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9714


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=10839

  • 1. Are covers/guard rails in place for open pits, tanks, ditches, vats, etc. (1910.22)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are floor loads properly marked with maximum capacity and not exceeded (1910.22)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are floor and wall openings properly guarded using railings, toe boards, or covers for stairways, manhole floor openings, etc. (1910.23)? Note: loading dock are not required to be guarded.

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Do wood ladders meet specifications required by OSHA (1910.25)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Do metal ladders meet specifications (1910.26)?k

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Do metal ladders meet specifications (1910.26)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Are employees who work at heights >4 feet provided with fall protection?

  • Corrective Action

Electrical

Flammable Liquids/Compressed Gases (1910.106)


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9752&p_table=standards

  • Does the facility flammable liquids or compressed gases on site?

  • 1. Are flammable liquids, including wastes, stored in flammable storage cabinets or safety cans?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are bulk containers of flammable liquids grounded and bonded to containers during dispensing?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are general exhaust ventilation systems functioning adequately to remove fumes?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are job specific mechanical ventilation systems operating properly?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Sources of ignition controlled where flammable vapors may be present?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Is the appropriate electrical classification followed in areas where flammables are stored or processed (e.g., radios, electrical cords)?

  • Corrective Action

H&S Guidance Manual

Decontamination


  • https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hazardouswaste/training/decon.html

  • 1. Does the facility have a written Decontamination Program?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Have employee been trained on the site-specific program?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Do employees follow the Decontamination Program?

  • Corrective Action

Crane Safety

Fixed Cranes


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9830

  • Does the facility have fixed cranes on site?

  • 1. Is the rated load capacity marked on each side of the crane (1910.179.b.5)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Is the lifting device inspected prior to use (1910.179.j.2)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Is the lifting device inspected (and documented) as per the manufacturer’s specifications and as per local regulatory requirements (1910.179.j.3)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Do the inspections address the OSHA requirements (1910.179.j)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Are the ropes inspected at least once a month? Are the ropes certified by the inspector (1910.179.m)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Is the initial operational test available and on file (1910.179.k.1)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Is the rated load capacity test available and on file (1910.179.k.2)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Has a maintenance program been established per the manufacturer’s recommendations (1910.179.1)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 9. Prior to each operator’s shift, is the hoist limit switch tested without a load (1910.179.n.4)?

  • Corrective Action

Mobile Cranes


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9831

  • Does the facility use mobile cranes on site or at customer sites?

  • 1. Is the load rating chart available to the operator while at the controls (1910.180.c.2)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Is the lifting device inspected prior to use (1910.180.d.2)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Is the lifting device inspected (and documented) as per the manufacturer’s specifications and as per local regulatory requirements (1910.180.d.4)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Do the inspections address the OSHA requirements (1910.180.d)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Do the inspection records contain a certification statement, identifier of the crane, and the signature of the inspector (1910.180.d.6)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Are the ropes inspected at least once a month? Is it certified by the inspector (1910.180.g)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Is the initial operational test available and on file (1910.180.e.1)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Is the rated load capacity test available and on file (1910.180.e.2)?

  • Corrective Action

Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178)

Powered Industrial Trucks


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9828&p_table=standards

  • Does the facility operate powered industrial trucks on site or on customer sites?

  • 1. Are the operators trained initially when the job duty is assigned, including a performance evaluation?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are the forklift operators re-evaluated every 3 years?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Have any accidents or near misses occurred with a forklift? If so, did the operator receive re-training?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Do the forklifts have seat belts? If not, is a retrofit kit available from manufacturer? If not, has the facility documented their efforts to obtain a seat belt kit from the manufacturer?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Do the operators wear seatbelts when operating forklifts?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Are forklift procedures followed during operations and maintenance of the trucks?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Are trucks used only in proper designated areas?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Are procedures followed for battery/fuel handling?

  • Corrective Action

  • 9. Are forklifts properly stored when not in use (i.e., forks down)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 10. Are trucks examined daily or per operational shift for problems?

  • Corrective Action

  • 11. Are the inspections kept for 3 months?

  • Corrective Action

  • 12. Is there a maintenance program for the forklifts?

  • Corrective Action

  • 13. Are the repairs for equipment deficiencies recorded, documented, and traceable, and maintenance records maintained for 6 years?

  • Corrective Action

  • 14. Are forklifts tagged out when not working properly?

  • Corrective Action

  • 15. Have forklifts been improperly altered by the facility?

  • Corrective Action

Heavy Equipment (1910.126)

Heavy Equipment

  • Do employees operate heavy equipment( i.e. excavator, back hoe, skid steer, etc) on site or on customer sites?

  • 1. Is the rollover protection structure in place?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are seat belts in working order and being worn?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are all turn signals and lights in working order?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Are pre-operation inspections being completed?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Have employees been trained in the operation of the equipment? Is the training documented?

  • Corrective Action

Excavation (29 CFR 1926)

Excavation


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=10775

  • Do employees conduct excavation & trenching projects?

  • 1. Have personnel been instructed on how to properly conduct excavation operations?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Has there been rainfall in the past 24 hours?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Is there a competent person on site to inspect?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Has the soil been tested by a materials lab to determine the soil type, or has the competent person performed the appropriate manual and visual tests to determine the soil class, and therefore, the set back distance?Has the soil been tested by a materials lab to determine the soil type, or has the competent person performed the appropriate manual and visual tests to determine the soil class, and therefore, the set back distance?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Is the spoil pile greater than 2 feet back from the trench?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Is adequate shoring or benching available in the trench?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. When Appropriate, has the trench been tested as a permit required confined space?

  • Corrective Action

  • 8. Does the trench have a ladder or exit every 25 feet?

  • Corrective Action

Site Services or Technical Services

Job Safety Analysis/Job Hazard Analysis

  • Is this a Field Services or Tech Services facility?

  • 1. Operations Safety Evaluation (OSE) checklists completed for scheduled jobs?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. OSE Review with H&S documented?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Work permits (either Hazardous Work; Hot Work; LO/TO; or CSE) completed for each project?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Work permit form completed properly (includes proper dates and signatures)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Mandatory Site plans: (completed for all ) Clean up operations required by govt. body; corrective actions at RCRA sites; voluntary clean-up operations at uncontrolled; work conducted at TSDFs; Emergency Response Operations?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. All site plans, mandatory or not, are complete?

  • Corrective Action

Emergency Response


  • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9765

  • Do employees perform Emergency Response activities at customer sites?

  • 1. ER site plan completed for all responses?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. H&S contacted on all ERs, except where exceptions authorized?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Plan is thorough and all sections complete?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Chapters 1-12 available for all responses?

  • Corrective Action

  • 5. Air monitoring conducted as required and necessary?

  • Corrective Action

  • 6. Level A PPE inspected and tested?

  • Corrective Action

  • 7. Personnel have received level A training?

  • Corrective Action

Air Monitoring Equipment

  • Does the facility use and maintain air monitoring equipment?

  • 1. Equipment calibrations documented and available?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Factory calibrations (if required) are current?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Colorimetric indicator tubes w/in expiration dates?

  • Corrective Action

High Pressure Water Jetting

  • Do employees perform HPWJ activities (> 5000 psi)

  • 1. All employees have received training in accordance with guidelines?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. HPWJ checklist completed for each project?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Hoses and other equipment inspected and tagged in accordance with guidelines?

  • Corrective Action

California Requirements

California Specific Requirements

  • Is the facility in California?

Injury and Illness Prevention Plans (8 CCR)

  • 1. Does the facility or location have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP)?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Is the facility plan signed/dated and reviewed annually by the noted responsible administrators of the plan?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Is the facility or location compliant with the major topics presented in the plan?

  • Corrective Action

  • 4. Is a method established to ensure that 2-way and anonymous safety communication exists?

  • Corrective Action

OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

  • 1. If records are maintained at a central location, is a notice posted indicating location address and telephone number?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. For records maintained at a central location, is there a notice posted providing the name of a person available during normal business hours who can transmit records?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. For employees on payroll during the posting period who do not normally (at least weekly) report into the location (i.e., telecommute or home-based), are annual summaries mailed or presented individually to employees?

  • Corrective Action

Proposition 65 Notice

  • 1. Does the business unit ensure that no discharges of Proposition 65 Hazardous Chemicals pass onto land, waterways, or into drinking water supply?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Does the facility warn visitors that the facility or location contains Proposition 65 Hazardous Chemicals?Does the facility warn visitors that the facility or location contains Proposition 65 Hazardous Chemicals?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Does the facility have Proposition 65 signage posted?

  • Corrective Action

Ergonomic Requirements

  • 1. Has a worksite evaluation for each type of job, process, and/or operation been conducted to identify activities which can contribute to repetitive motion injuries?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Having identified exposures by evaluation and/or injury/illness occurrence, have interventions been introduced to minimize future employee exposure?

  • Corrective Action

General H&S Observations/Concerns/Issues/

General H&S Issues

  • 1. Are JHAs/JSBs or HWPs completed for all non-routine job tasks?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Does the facility have SOPs for all routine job tasks in all operational areas? Are the SOPs routinely reviewed at least once every 3 years?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Do SOPs meet company standards?

  • Corrective Action

Ergonomics Design

  • 1. Is the workstation designed to minimize physical stressors in performing normal duties?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are commonly used workstation control devices installed to reduce these stressors? See list Section 2.4 of HS SOP HS-19.

  • Corrective Action

Workstation Control Devices

  • 1. Does the design of the work task adequately minimize the physical stressors?

  • Corrective Action

  • 2. Are techniques or procedures in place for handling difficult materials?

  • Corrective Action

  • 3. Are high rates of repetitive motion avoided?

  • Corrective Action

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