Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

  • Select date

Electrical

  • Contact with overhead power lines (>10' up to 50k)

  • Contact with live circuits in panels-guarded

  • Temporary wiring and lighting in good condition

  • GFCI protection

  • Arc flash boundaries/protection and PPE

  • Cords protected or hung overhead

  • Tool damage/defective

Struck-by

  • Flying objects protection, machine guards in place

Falling Objects

  • Toe boards at edges of platforms

  • Panels or screens when accessed from below

  • Barricade areas below

  • Housekeeping, materials secured on elevated work

  • Tool lanyards/devices used

  • Use canopies where walkways cross underneath

Cranes

  • Loose or shifting materials/loads

  • Load drop zone barricaded

  • Soft ground, ground bearing pressure assessed

  • Outrigger support

  • Overload, lift plan used

  • Crane out of level

  • Boom strike-spotter prevention

  • Tag-lines used

  • Proper rigging technique

  • Rigging inspection

  • Slings have tags that indicate capacities

Vehicle and Equipment Strikes

  • Workers in view of driver, blind spots guarded

  • High visibility clothing

  • Adequate clearance between vehicles

  • Wearing seatbelt

  • Traffic control plan, devices and personnel

  • Riding in seat provided

Backing Equipment

  • Have audible back-up alarms

  • Have a spotter to direct the operator if visibility is restricted

  • Adequate clearance behind the vehicle

  • Worker attention to backing equipment

Loading & Unloading Equipment

  • Trailer secure and on a level surface

  • Inspect the deck for debris, blocking or chains

  • Have a spotter help properly align the equipment up the ramps

  • Be sure equipment is properly secured

  • Unloading materials and supplies - line of fire

Maintenance Hazards

  • Workers under equipment that is insufficiently supported-blocked & braced

  • Parking break

  • Blocked/chocked

Equipment

  • Do not jump from equipment

  • Use three point contact at all times

  • Be sure steps are clear of mud and ice

  • Slips and trips (housekeeping)

Stack and Store Materials Properly

  • No more than 4:1 height to base ratio

  • Material secured

  • Stack, block, and interlock

  • Keep at least 6' back from edges

  • Fire potential

  • Be prepared for heavy weather

Transporting & Unloading Material

  • Loads secured while traveling

  • Load chocked when unbinding

  • Area clear when unloading

  • Pneumatic nailers

  • Powder actuated tools

  • Equipment rollovers

Caught In-between

Trench/Excavation Collapse

  • Work must be supervised by a "Competent Person"

  • Protection is required over 5 ft. deep or if there is a possibility of a cave-in

  • Excavations must be inspected daily and/or with changes

  • Access/Egress is required over 4 ft. deep

  • Trench shields or boxes

  • Excavations must be barricaded or marked if they are not readily visible

Swinging/Rotating Equipment

  • Barricade the swing radius

  • Maintain 2' distance from fixed objects

Equipment Maintenance

  • LO/TO

  • Unguarded parts

Dumping Trucks

  • Stay clear while they are dumping

  • Unstable with the boxes raised

Falls

  • Unprotected sides, edges and holes

  • Guardrail/stair rails in place as required

  • Proper use of PFAS/spotter

Scaffolds

  • Tagged & inspected

  • Adequate Access

Ladders

  • 4:1 angle

  • Secured

  • Ladder access ways guarded

  • Extend 3' above the landing surface

  • Safety feet for firm level surface, spiked for soft base

  • 3-points of contact

  • Facing the ladder

  • Working above railings; must be protected from falling over the railings peeper

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • Standard PPE in use (H-hat, safety glasses, gloves)

  • Hearing protection being worn as required

  • Task specific PPE per pre-job briefing

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