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Client
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Project Name:
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Assessed By:
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Date:
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Eastridge Staff Currently On-Site:
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Specific Task Being Audited
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Task Location
A. General
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1. Are SDS (Safety Data Sheets) readily available to all employees on site?
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2. Are there sanitation and hand washing facilities on-site?
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3. Are Walking-working surfaces maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards,<br>corrosion, leaks, spills, snow and ice?
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4. Are employees protected from accidental injury or impalement by sharp or slender objects (protruding nails,<br>rebar, etc.?
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5. Are GFCI's used for all portable electric tools?
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6. Are ladders free from obvious defects?
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7. Are workers provided enough water and appropriate rest breaks?
B. Site Specific Safety Training
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1. Have employees taken part in a JSA / JHA discussion for their particular work task within the last week?
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2. Are employees made aware of the emergency evacuation plan?
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5. Are employees made aware of the site specific Personal Protective Equipment required on-site?
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7. Have employees operating a power tool been trained on that specific tool?
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8. Have workers been trained on preventing and recognizing heat-related illness?
C. Required Personal Protective Equipment based on hazards EE's would encounter
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1. Hard Hat / ANSI Z89.1
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2. Eye Protection appropriate for their task / ANSI Z87.1
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3. Safety Vest / ANSI 107 – 2015
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4. Ear Protection appropriate to their task / ear plugs, ear muffs
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5. Gloves appropriate to their task / Leather, Kevlar, Mechanic
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6. Proper footwear appropriate for their task / Street shoes, Normal work boots / Steel toe or Composite boots
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7. Dust masks available when task involves dusty conditions0?
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8. Are jeans, long pants, T-shirt or Long sleeve shirts being worn by all employees0? Shorts, Sandals, Tank tops<br>are NOT ALLOWED
D. Fire Protection
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1. Flammable liquids stored in approved safety cans
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2. Flammable liquids storage containers labeled appropriately
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3. Fire extinguishers readily available, inspected monthly, and maintained annually
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4. Is there a hot work permit procedure in place ?
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Appendices
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Would you like to access Appendix 1 - Glass Installation
Glass Installation
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Are EE's handling glass per client's approved procedure?
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Have EE's been trained on procedure or Glass Installation?
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Are EE's using proper lifting techniques while carrying or installing modules?
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Are EE's wearing all the required PPE?
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In addition to the normally required PPE, most clients require Kevlar Gloves and Kevlar Sleeves while handling Glass or other sharp objects.
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Additional Comments
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Would you like to access Appendix 2- Post Handling / Installation
Post Handling / Installation
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Have EE's been trained on Post Handling / Installation?
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Are EE's wearing the required PPE for this task? (Example / Double Hearing Protection)
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Some clients require Double Hearing Protection while working near 100ft of the post pounding machines.
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Was the post pounding machine inspected prior to the beginning of work? (Important to have inspection in writing)
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Is the post pounding machine being maintenanced per manufacturers recommendations?
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Are EE's handling using proper lifting techniques while handling modules?
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EE's are not allowed to lift more than 50lbs. If posts are heavier than 50lbs ensure they are being assisted by equipment or additional people.
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Additional Comments
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Would you like to access Appendix 3 - Excavations
A1. Excavations
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1. Are excavations 5 feet or deeper?
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Any employee in an excavation must be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system except when: The excavation is made entirely in stable rock or the excavation is less than 5 feet deep and inspection by competent person reveals no cave-in hazard. If an excavation is 5 feet or deeper please contact JorgeLegarreta at 858-245-7032
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2. Is there an excavation competent person on-site?
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One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees and who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them. 1926.32(f) Every excavation must be inspected on a daily basis by a competent person prior to work starting, and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections must also be made after rainstorms or other hazard increasing occurrences. CalOSHA 1541 (K)(1)
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3. Have all underground utilities been identified?
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811 National locate number"
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4. Has the soil type been identified?
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Type A, B, or C Soil
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5. Are spoil piles and other materials or equipment at least 2 feet away from the edge of the excavation and<br>or retaining devices used to prevent material / equipment from rolling into the excavation?
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6. Is there proper access and egress?
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Only required if excavation is 4 feet or more. Items such as ramps, runways, stairways, ladders at a maximum of 25 feet of lateral travel.
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Additional Comments:
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Would you like to access Appendix 4 - Fall Protection?
A2. Fall Protection
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1. Is fall protection provided for heights 6ft. Or more?
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(7 1/2 feet in California ) As a general matter, each worker on a walking or working surface 6 feet or more above a lower level must be protected from falling by a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system 1926.501 (b) (15) / CalOSHA 1670. 1671. 1671.1 1671.2
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2. Are personal fall arrest systems (harnesses) being inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and<br>other deterioration, and are defective components removed from service?
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1926.502 (d) (21) / CalOSHA 1670. 1671. 1671.1 1671.2
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3. Are proper anchorages being used to attached personal fall arrest systems?
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Anchorages used to attach personal fall arrest systems must be designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person. Must be capable of supporting at least 5,000lbs per worker attached or be capable of supporting at least twice the expected impact load. 1926.502 (d) (15). / CalOSHA 1670. 1671. 1671.1 1671.2
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4. Are employees protected from falling thorough holes?
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Each worker on walking or working surfaces must be protected from falling through holes that are more than 6 feet above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes. 1926.501 (b) (4) (i) / CalOSHA 1670. 1671. 1671.1 1671.2
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5. Are deep excavations protected ?
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Each worker at the edge of a well, pit, shaft, and similar excavation 6 feet or more deep must be protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences, or barricades, or covers. 1926.501(b)(7)(ii) / CalOSHA 1670. 1671. 1671.1 1671.2
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6. Are wall openings protected ?
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Each worker working on, at, above, or near wall openings, where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet or more above lower level and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches above the walking or working surface, must be protected with a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system. 1926.501(b)(14) / CalOSHA 1670. 1671. 1671.1 1671.2
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7. Is there a fall protection competent person on-site ?
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8. Have employees been trained on fall hazards ?
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1926.503(a)(1).
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9. Is there a record employees have been trained on fall hazards ?
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1926.503(b)(1)
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Additional Comments:
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Would you like to access Appendix 5 - Aerial Lifts?
A4. Aerial Lifts
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1. Is fall protection provided for heights 6ft. Or more?
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(7 1/2 feet in California ) As a general matter, each worker on a walking or working surface 6 feet or more above a lower level must be protected from falling by a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system 1926.501 (b) (15) / CalOSHA 1670. 1671. 1671.1 1671.2
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2. Have employees been trained on fall hazards?
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1926.503(a)(1).
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3. Are employees standing firm on the floor of the bucket or work platform?
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4. (Working near Power Lines) Are employees maintaining a minimum clearance of at least 10 feet away<br>from the nearest overhead line?
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Any conductive object that can be contacted must be maintained at least 10 feet from over head lines. Always treat overhead lines as energized.
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5. Are employees tied off to the boom or basket to prevent the worker to being ejected or pulled from the basket ?
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6. Is there an assigned authorized person to operate the aerial lift on-site?
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Additional Comments:
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Would you like to access Appendix 6 - Scissor Lifts
Scissor Lifts
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1. Have employees been trained on fall hazards ?
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1926.503(a)(1).
Osha does not require employees to be tied-off if the scissor lift has a properly designed and maintained guardrail system. The guardrails themselves serve as the necessary fall protection. If however the guardrail system is not adequate the employee shall wear fall protection. -
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