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Inspection Questions

Housekeeping

  • Are work areas orderly and clean?

  • Are access roads/walkways clear of obstructions?

  • Is there adequate lighting for safe access during all hours of operation?

  • Are work areas free from trip hazards, debris, and clutter?

  • Area is free of scrap lumber with protruding nails?

  • Are proper signage and barricades in place to direct traffic and pedestrians safely?

  • If applicable, was orange fence used to close work area?

  • Are waste materials, such as excess concrete and packaging materials, disposed of properly and regularly?

  • Are materials stocked/stored properly?

  • Is there an adequate eye wash station? (Has sign, label, and enough liquid)

  • Containers available for disposal of waste materials (dumpster, trash container)?

  • If applicable: pre-storm planning, high winds. Covered and secured materials.

  • If applicable: silica or dust collection control. Are employees using an approved vacuum with HPA filter?

  • Is there a company site storage container?

  • Is there an used open epoxy tool?

  • Are there any unlabeled containers? (ex. water & oil pumps, materials, chemicals, etc)

  • Is there flammable/combustible containers out of their cages? (ex. gasoline, diesel, oil mixer)

  • Is there trash laying around?

  • Does it have a fire extinguisher inside?

  • Does it have a spill containment kit?

  • Is there a concrete washout station?

  • Are they available, clearly marked, and maintained?

  • Is washout container leak free?

  • Are the plastic linings and sidewalls damage free?

  • Has it been filled over 75% capacity?

  • If so, has the washwater been vacuumed off or allowed to evaporate to avoid overflow?

Excavation and Trenching

  • Was Miss Utility called before starting the work?

  • Is Miss Utility's ticket/permit still current and valid?

  • Check for excavation / trench?

  • Are excavation areas properly guarded and secured to prevent unauthorized access?

  • Is excavation/trench greater than 5 ft deep but less than 20 ft?

  • Are they properly sloped/benched, shored, or shielded according to OSHA requirements?

  • If applicable, is shoring system maintained?

  • Is the foundation trench at least 2 ft wide horizontally?

  • In trenches more than 4 ft deep, are stairways, ladders, or ramps located so lateral travel to them is no more than 25 ft?

  • Are employees not working in trenches where there is accumulated water or water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions are taken?

  • Is the spoil set back at least 2 feet?

  • Were the necessary ladders provided?

  • Are materials stored at least 10 feet away from edges/handrails or otherwise prevented from falling?

Concrete

  • Is all protruding reinforcing steel, onto or into which employees could fall, guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement? (rebar impalement protection)

  • No employees are working under concrete buckets while buckets are being elevated/lowered into position?

  • Is rigging tag for shackle and cable on concrete bucket adequate? (tag is in good condition and information is legible)

  • Are concrete mixers guarded properly?

Fall Protection

  • Are guardrails or personal fall arrest systems in place where workers are exposed to fall hazards?

  • Are employees wearing adequate safety harnesses and lanyards? (have tag/label, not involved in an accident, and no visible damage)

  • Are safety harness and lanyards utilized with adequate anchorage points?

  • Check Aerial Work Platforms? (Ex. scaffolds, scissor lifts, boom lifts)

  • Is the operator certified for the AWP equipment?

  • Scaffolds?

  • All scaffolds plumbed and leveled as erection proceeds?

  • Are adequate sills and base plates being used?

  • Do scaffold planks extend past their end supports not less than 6 in and no more than 12 in?

  • If electrical power lines are near the scaffold, are necessary precautions being taken?

  • To prevent from falling objects, are toe boards or area barricaded below?

  • Are scaffolds securely anchored at least every 30 feet of length and 25 feet in height?

  • Are frames and panels braced by cross, horizontal or diagonal braces?

  • Is there an access ladder, steps or equivalent safe access to scaffold?

  • Is the scaffold within its weight capacity?

  • Check Ladders?

  • Are ladders in good condition?

  • Are ladders extended well above landing (at least 3') and being tied off?

  • Are the ladders proper for job and secured?

  • Are step ladders fully open when in use?

  • Is ladder placement safe?

  • Did we make the ladder?

  • Does the ladder not exceed the limit of 24 feet long?

Electrical

  • Is the insulation intact on cords and wiring?

  • Is temporary lighting guarded?

  • Are electrical panels labeled and covered accordingly?

  • Is the ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) device being utilized?

  • Are extension cords connected directly to the GFCI and not to one another?

  • Do all electrical cords have ground pins/plugs?

  • Is there a warning sign where a person, tool, or machine may come into contact with any part of an energized power circuit?

  • Are lockout/tagout procedures utilized?

Hand and Power Equipment

  • Are hand tools in good working order?

  • Are electrical cords in good working order?

  • Are all mechanical safeguards in use?

  • Are handles not broken and splinter free?

  • Is tool specific signage in place? (ex. laser)

  • If laser is in use, is its height lower than 5 ft or higher than 6 ft?

Equipment

  • Check equipment machines?

  • Are brakes, lights, signals, and alarms operative? (ex. backup alarm)

  • Is the daily equipment inspection form filled out?

  • Does equipment operator have a valid and current certification?

  • If needed, does the team and equipment operator have radios to communicate with each other?

  • Check rigging?

  • Rigging team and equipment operator have radios to communicate with each other.

  • Are safety latches present on all hooks?

  • Is rigging in use tagged and in good condition?

  • Is the rigging equipment rated for the load being lifted?

  • Is a restraint line/tag/rope used if necessary to prevent rotation of the load that would be hazardous?

  • Check cranes?

  • Is the signalman certified?

  • Was the start of shift inspections conducted?

  • Are ground conditions appropriate?

  • Is swing radius protected and leveled?

  • Are the riggers qualified and carrying card?

  • Do riggers have a whistle to inform of moving load?

  • Not chains for overhead lifting unless approved

  • Overhead safe distance of 10 ft minimum

  • Crane is not within 20 ft of electrical power lines

Fire Prevention & Environmental Controls

  • Are fire extinguishers immediately available?

  • Are fire extinguishers inspected?

  • Does it have a tag, pin, and less than one year since last inspection? Is the psi green?

  • Are the hazardous materials on site, if any, properly stored?

  • Is there a spill containment kit on site?

  • Is it complete?

  • Combustible debris regularly removed to control fire hazards?

  • Are containers labeled with contents?

  • If applicable, was silt fence installed for erosion water control?

  • Is hot work being done? (ex. welding, cutting, burning, heating, grinding)

  • Is there a hot work permit?

  • Are the emergency plan and fire prevention procedures being followed?

  • Are tools and materials used for hot work properly inspected?

Vehicle

  • Check vehicle safety?

  • Does the truck have a first aid kit?

  • Is it complete and nothing is expired?

  • Does the truck have an adequate fire extinguisher?

  • Does the truck have an adequate eye wash station?

  • Do the water and oil blasting pumps have an adequate chemical label?

PPE

  • Proper work clothing (long pants, sleeved shirts)

  • Proper fit, zipped, buttoned, good condition clothing

  • Eye / face protection (safety glasses, goggles, face shield)

  • Hearing protection

  • Hard hats / helmets

  • High-visibility company vest

  • Steel-toed boots

  • Does rigging team have red vests?

Hazard Communication

  • Is there a chemical list on site?

  • Is the SDS packet on site?

  • Is it accessible to other companies' employees that might be exposed to the chemicals on site?

Documentation

  • Are required permits, drawings. and documentation readily available on site for inspection? (ex. miss utility, hot work, equipment daily log, detail/shop drawings, etc.)

  • Are Tool Box Talks (TBT) being completed?

  • Any violations?

  • Was action taken?

  • Why not?

  • No violations, but were there any safety suggestions made to the foreman on site?

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