Title Page
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Foreman on site
Inspection Questions
Housekeeping
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Are work areas orderly and clean?
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Are access roads/walkways clear of obstructions?
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Is there adequate lighting for safe access during all hours of operation?
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Are work areas free from trip hazards, debris, and clutter?
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Area is free of scrap lumber with protruding nails?
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Are proper signage and barricades in place to direct traffic and pedestrians safely?
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If applicable, was orange fence used to close work area?
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Are waste materials, such as excess concrete and packaging materials, disposed of properly and regularly?
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Are materials stocked/stored properly?
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Is there an adequate eye wash station? (Has sign, label, and enough liquid)
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Containers available for disposal of waste materials (dumpster, trash container)?
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If applicable: pre-storm planning, high winds. Covered and secured materials.
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If applicable: silica or dust collection control. Are employees using an approved vacuum with HPA filter?
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Is there a company site storage container?
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Is there an used open epoxy tool?
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Are there any unlabeled containers? (ex. water & oil pumps, materials, chemicals, etc)
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Is there flammable/combustible containers out of their cages? (ex. gasoline, diesel, oil mixer)
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Is there trash laying around?
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Does it have a fire extinguisher inside?
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Does it have a spill containment kit?
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Is there a concrete washout station?
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Are they available, clearly marked, and maintained?
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Is washout container leak free?
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Are the plastic linings and sidewalls damage free?
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Has it been filled over 75% capacity?
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If so, has the washwater been vacuumed off or allowed to evaporate to avoid overflow?
Excavation and Trenching
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Was Miss Utility called before starting the work?
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Is Miss Utility's ticket/permit still current and valid?
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Check for excavation / trench?
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Are excavation areas properly guarded and secured to prevent unauthorized access?
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Is excavation/trench greater than 5 ft deep but less than 20 ft?
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Are they properly sloped/benched, shored, or shielded according to OSHA requirements?
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If applicable, is shoring system maintained?
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Is the foundation trench at least 2 ft wide horizontally?
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In trenches more than 4 ft deep, are stairways, ladders, or ramps located so lateral travel to them is no more than 25 ft?
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Are employees not working in trenches where there is accumulated water or water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions are taken?
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Is the spoil set back at least 2 feet?
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Were the necessary ladders provided?
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Are materials stored at least 10 feet away from edges/handrails or otherwise prevented from falling?
Concrete
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Is all protruding reinforcing steel, onto or into which employees could fall, guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement? (rebar impalement protection)
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No employees are working under concrete buckets while buckets are being elevated/lowered into position?
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Is rigging tag for shackle and cable on concrete bucket adequate? (tag is in good condition and information is legible)
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Are concrete mixers guarded properly?
Fall Protection
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Are guardrails or personal fall arrest systems in place where workers are exposed to fall hazards?
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Are employees wearing adequate safety harnesses and lanyards? (have tag/label, not involved in an accident, and no visible damage)
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Are safety harness and lanyards utilized with adequate anchorage points?
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Check Aerial Work Platforms? (Ex. scaffolds, scissor lifts, boom lifts)
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Is the operator certified for the AWP equipment?
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Scaffolds?
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All scaffolds plumbed and leveled as erection proceeds?
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Are adequate sills and base plates being used?
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Do scaffold planks extend past their end supports not less than 6 in and no more than 12 in?
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If electrical power lines are near the scaffold, are necessary precautions being taken?
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To prevent from falling objects, are toe boards or area barricaded below?
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Are scaffolds securely anchored at least every 30 feet of length and 25 feet in height?
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Are frames and panels braced by cross, horizontal or diagonal braces?
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Is there an access ladder, steps or equivalent safe access to scaffold?
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Is the scaffold within its weight capacity?
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Check Ladders?
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Are ladders in good condition?
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Are ladders extended well above landing (at least 3') and being tied off?
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Are the ladders proper for job and secured?
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Are step ladders fully open when in use?
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Is ladder placement safe?
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Did we make the ladder?
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Does the ladder not exceed the limit of 24 feet long?
Electrical
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Is the insulation intact on cords and wiring?
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Is temporary lighting guarded?
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Are electrical panels labeled and covered accordingly?
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Is the ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) device being utilized?
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Are extension cords connected directly to the GFCI and not to one another?
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Do all electrical cords have ground pins/plugs?
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Is there a warning sign where a person, tool, or machine may come into contact with any part of an energized power circuit?
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Are lockout/tagout procedures utilized?
Hand and Power Equipment
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Are hand tools in good working order?
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Are electrical cords in good working order?
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Are all mechanical safeguards in use?
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Are handles not broken and splinter free?
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Is tool specific signage in place? (ex. laser)
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If laser is in use, is its height lower than 5 ft or higher than 6 ft?
Equipment
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Check equipment machines?
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Are brakes, lights, signals, and alarms operative? (ex. backup alarm)
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Is the daily equipment inspection form filled out?
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Does equipment operator have a valid and current certification?
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If needed, does the team and equipment operator have radios to communicate with each other?
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Check rigging?
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Rigging team and equipment operator have radios to communicate with each other.
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Are safety latches present on all hooks?
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Is rigging in use tagged and in good condition?
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Is the rigging equipment rated for the load being lifted?
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Is a restraint line/tag/rope used if necessary to prevent rotation of the load that would be hazardous?
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Check cranes?
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Is the signalman certified?
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Was the start of shift inspections conducted?
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Are ground conditions appropriate?
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Is swing radius protected and leveled?
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Are the riggers qualified and carrying card?
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Do riggers have a whistle to inform of moving load?
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Not chains for overhead lifting unless approved
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Overhead safe distance of 10 ft minimum
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Crane is not within 20 ft of electrical power lines
Fire Prevention & Environmental Controls
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Are fire extinguishers immediately available?
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Are fire extinguishers inspected?
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Does it have a tag, pin, and less than one year since last inspection? Is the psi green?
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Are the hazardous materials on site, if any, properly stored?
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Is there a spill containment kit on site?
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Is it complete?
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Combustible debris regularly removed to control fire hazards?
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Are containers labeled with contents?
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If applicable, was silt fence installed for erosion water control?
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Is hot work being done? (ex. welding, cutting, burning, heating, grinding)
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Is there a hot work permit?
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Are the emergency plan and fire prevention procedures being followed?
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Are tools and materials used for hot work properly inspected?
Vehicle
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Check vehicle safety?
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Does the truck have a first aid kit?
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Is it complete and nothing is expired?
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Does the truck have an adequate fire extinguisher?
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Does the truck have an adequate eye wash station?
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Do the water and oil blasting pumps have an adequate chemical label?
PPE
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Proper work clothing (long pants, sleeved shirts)
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Proper fit, zipped, buttoned, good condition clothing
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Eye / face protection (safety glasses, goggles, face shield)
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Hearing protection
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Hard hats / helmets
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High-visibility company vest
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Steel-toed boots
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Does rigging team have red vests?
Hazard Communication
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Is there a chemical list on site?
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Is the SDS packet on site?
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Is it accessible to other companies' employees that might be exposed to the chemicals on site?
Documentation
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Are required permits, drawings. and documentation readily available on site for inspection? (ex. miss utility, hot work, equipment daily log, detail/shop drawings, etc.)
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Are Tool Box Talks (TBT) being completed?
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Any violations?
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Was action taken?
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Why not?
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No violations, but were there any safety suggestions made to the foreman on site?
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Additional Inspection Pictures