Electrical Hazard Checklist

• Client / Site

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Competent Person

• Nature of Work

General Electrical Safety

• Are power sources assumed to be energized unless certain that they are safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are equipment used only for its designed purpose?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are making extension cords with ROMEX® wire avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are equipment intended for indoor usage being utilized outside?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ungrounded, two-prong adapter plugs avoided from attaching into three-prong cords or tools?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are circuit breakers or fuses with the wrong rating (example: using a 30-amp breaker in a system with a 15- or 20- amp outlet) avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an emergency response plan for electrical injuries?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency response plan practiced for electrical injuries?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Power Tool Safety

• Is carrying power tools by their cords avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is yanking cords to disconnect them from outlets avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cords kept away from heat, oil and sharp edges?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cords kept away from cutting surfaces of power saws or drills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tool disconnected when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tools disconnect before servicing or when changing blades or bits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is holding your finger on the “ON” switch avoided when carrying a plugged-in tool?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gloves and safety footwear worn when using electrical tools?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are tools in damp or wet locations not used unless tools are specifically approved for such use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tools in a well-lit area being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are damaged tools tagged with “Do Not Use”?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Extension and Flexible Cord Safety

• Are factory assembled cord sets being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are extension cords that are three-wire type being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are extension cords marked with a designation code for hard or extra-hard usage being utilized?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are yanking cords to disconnect them from outlets being avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a system for auditing cords to ensure they are the proper kind?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is straining flexible cords avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is dragging flexible cords along the window and other sharp edges avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is dragging flexible cords through staples and other sharp objects avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is removing ground plugs avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ground Fault Protection

• Are all power supply systems grounded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all electrical circuits grounded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all electrical equipment grounded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) on all 120-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are manufacturers’ testing procedures followed to ensure GFCI is working properly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is double-insulated equipment being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tools being used according to their instructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tools with frayed cords avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tools with missing ground prongs avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tools with cracked tool casings avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all exposed metal parts of equipment grounded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all of your electrical systems grounded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Working Around Power Lines

• Are overhead power lines looked upon before entering a worksite?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are utilities for buried power line locations being contacted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are power lines de-energized, guarded or insulated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are warning signs posted when power lines can’t be de-energized?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If power lines are not de-energized, is there enough clearance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safe routes identified where cranes and other equipment travel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cranes operated at slower-than-normal speeds when near power lines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a designated signal person to indicate when clearance is safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is touching or handling the crane or its load avoided unless a signal person says it is safe to do so?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are boom guards being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are insulating links being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When handling equipment or materials with a crane boom, does an equipment which has an electrical ground connected directly to the upper structure of the boom being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are metal frames and tracks of electrically operated cranes grounded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are frames of non-electrically driven elevator cars to which electric conductors are attached grounded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hand-operated metal shifting ropes or cables of electric elevators grounded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders made of non-conductive wood or fiberglass?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

COMPLETION

• Overall Hazard Rating

  Safe

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

• Recommendations

• Full Name and Signature of the Inspector

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