Construction Site Safety Audit

Do workers have safe access to the site?

Do workers have adequate access to drinking water, toilets, and other sanitary facilities?

Are workers wearing proper PPE for the task they are performing?

Are workers protected from live electrical work?

Are extension cords and tool cords in good shape (no damage to cord, ground prongs intact)?

Are workers using GFCI protection?

Are there any scaffolds on site?

Is the scaffold type/weight rating appropriate for its current use?

Is the competent person on site?

Has the scaffold been inspected before use?

Is the base/bearing adequate?

Do workers have adequate access to the scaffold?

Is scaffold braced, guyed, or tied to building adequately?

Are decks 100% planked?

Are planks adequately lapped or secured?

Are planks rated for use as scaffold planks?

Are workers who are working over 10' high protected from falls?

There any trenches more than 4 feet deep on site?

Is the Competent Person on site?

Are workers in the trench protected from cave-in or collapse via shoring/shielding, benching, or sloping?

Is there a ladder or other means of egress within 25 feet of travel of workers?

Are door and wall openings guarded to protect workers from falls of more than 6 feet with top rail at 42" high and midrail at 21" high?

Are floor openings greater than 2" guarded or covered properly?

Are workers using PFAS properly and as needed?

Are there forklifts being used on site?

Is the operator qualified as defined by OSHA?

Has the forklift been inspected before use?

Is the forklift being used to lift workers with an aerial work platform?

Has the platform been inspected before use?

Are all workers on the platform wearing full body harnesses connected to an approved anchorage point?