Information

  • Client / Site

  • Audit Title

  • Conducted on

  • Location
  • Personnel

  • Prepared by

  • Project #

  • Overview Job Pictures

  • Performance rating. 10 being best (little or no risk) and1 being worst (high risk for injury or fines)

  • Executive summary for the safety and risk status of the project.

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

  • Hard Hats worn 100% of time, per policy? 1926.100

  • Safety Glasses worn 100% of time, per policy? 1926.102

  • High visible apparel worn when required by project, traffic, or earthwork?

  • Hearing protection as required.

  • Safety appropriate footwear worn as needed? 1926.28(a)

  • Respiratory protective measures in place?

  • Safety Glasses appropriate for environment and conditions (do not fog, overhead work or debris from wind, on nose, not broken)?

  • Face Shields used for appropriate hazards.

  • Goggles used for appropriate hazards.

  • Cut resistant gloves worn for laceration hazards?

  • Leather gloves worn for puncture hazards?

Administrative

  • Are labor law postings available and posted in an accessible place? 1903.2(a)(1)

  • Safety Data Sheets on site for every chemical exposure?

  • Do employees know where the site plan & safety data sheets are located and can access them?

  • Has a site safety plan been developed and followed during installation?

  • Daily Take 2 Tri-fold completed?

  • Are job hazard analysis (JHA) reports being maintained by sub-contractors?

  • Emergency postings visible and employees know where to find them?

  • First aid kit accessible and checked weekly? 1926.50(d)(1-2)

Housekeeping

  • Sanitation good. This includes clean toilet facilities and potable water? 1926.51(a&c)

  • Nails from used lumber removed? 1926.250(b)(8)

  • Aisle way and walking surfaces clear of debris? 1926.250(a)(3)

  • Material neat and orderly stacked. Professional appearance? 1926.250(a)(1)

  • Trash placed in dumpsters?

  • No spills, prevention and containment measures in place?

  • Break areas are sufficient and hygienic?<br>

  • Cords removed from ground and tripping hazards identified?

  • Materials secured against high winds and storms where exposed?

Fall Protection

  • Fall Protection safety and installation plan communicated to crew?

  • Fall Arrest equipment use and configuration correct?

  • Pre-engineered fall protection systems used correctly & in good condition?

  • Employee trained for fall protection? 1926.503

  • Elevations higher than 6' protected by guardrail, net, or personal fall arrest system? 1926.501(b)(1)

  • No employee working closer than 15' of a leading edge? 1926.501(b); 502(b) & letter of interpretation Troxell 2000

  • Warning line systems erected around perimeter of leading edge 15' away? Letter of interpretation Steigerwald 2005

  • 2" diameter holes and larger securely covered, marked, and able to withstand 200% expected load.

  • Toe boards installed when exposure higher than 6' to prevent falling objects?

Scaffolds

  • Scaffold contains only manufacturer designed components (no mixing without approval)? 1926.451(b)(10)

  • Scaffold on stable ground with base plates and mud sills or other firm foundation? 1926.451(c)(2)

  • Scaffold not erected higher than 4 times the minimum base width without tie backs? 1926.451(c)(1)

  • Scaffold as fully planked as possible? 1926.451(b)(1)(i-ii)

  • Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights <br>shall be plumb and braced. 1926.451(c)(3)

  • Fully guard railed when at or over 6' in height?

Power Tools

  • Assured Grounding check in current quarter or GFCI in use? 1926.302(a)(1)

  • Power tools designed to have a guard shall have them equipped. 1926.300(b)(1).

  • Only trained employees are operating powder actuated tools? 1926.302(e)

  • All hand and power tools shall be maintained in a safe condition. 1926.300(a)

  • Lock Out Tag Out procedures used for defective tools? 1926.302(e)(3)

  • Case & switches in good shape and operate freely? 1926.300(d)

  • Only trained employees are using powder actuated tools? 1926.302(e)

Rigging & Crane Use

  • A qualified rigger is conducting a daily inspection? 1926.753(c)(2) & 1926.251.

  • Operator has the authority to stop work when there is a safety concern. 1926.1418

  • Crane is a safe distance from power lines? 50 feet with load. 1926.1409(a) or 20 feet without load? 1926.1411

  • Operator has been trained and has a certification card. Full law in effect November 10, 2017. 1926.1427

  • Operator lifting below 75%, no tandem or other critical picks without approved written plan.

  • A tag or restraint line must be used if necessary to prevent rotation of the load that would be hazardous. 1926.1417(w)

  • Annual Crane inspection completed and documentation reviewed? 1926.1412(f)(1) & 1926.1412(f)(7)(i & ii).

  • Operators manual, load charts, and warnings must be readily available in the operators cab at all times. 1926.1417(c)(1).

  • The operator remains at the controls while the load is suspended unless all exception criteria met. 1926.1417(e)(1)

  • Rigging hardware and slings used correctly and within capacity? 1926.251(a)(2)(ii).

  • Rigging equipment has permanent legible identification markings for capacity and manufacturer. 1926.251(a)(2)(i).

Fire protection

  • Clear egress out of the building? 1926.34(a)

  • Fire extinguishers are in good condition and periodically inspected? 1926.150(a)(4)

  • Fire extinguishers inspected annually? 1926.150(c)(1)(viii)

  • Fire extinguishers are available throughout the project? <br>Minimum 1 per floor, adjacent to stairs, within 100 feet. 1926.150(c)(1)(i&iv).<br>

  • Fire protection and prevention program or "hot work" plan is in place? 1926.24<br>

  • When welding, cutting, or heating operation may cause a fire despite controls in place, additional personnel will act as a "fire watch". 1926.352(e)

  • Cylinders protected appropriately?

  • Containers labeled?

  • Safety cans used for flammable liquids?

  • Flash Arrestor in safety cans containing flammable liquid?

Ladders and stairs

  • Extension ladder 3 rungs above roof? 1910.25(d)(2)(xv)<br>

  • Ladders are setup correctly. Stable, fully open, secured. 1926.1053(b)(4)

  • Employees are maintaining 3 points of contact when climbing a ladder? 1926.1053(b)(21)

  • Ladders are in good condition? No broken, cracked, or missing parts? 1926.1053(b)(16)

  • No employee is standing on or straddling the top step. 1926.1053(b)(13)

  • Stairs having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches shall have at least one handrail. 1926.1052(c)(1)<br>

  • Pans are level and filled or concrete poured. 1926.1052(b)(1-3)

Powered Machinery

  • Inspections completed daily at start of shift? 1926.601(b)(14). <br>

  • Backup alarms or spotter is in use or clear view to the rear? 1926.601(4)

  • Manufacturer approved attachments?

  • Are they documented by the responsible party?

  • Attachments Secured from movement.

  • Powered industrial truck operator has training certification within three years. 1910.178(I)(4)(iii).

Electrical Safety

  • Electrical panels/circuits are effectively enclosed? 1926.405(b)(1)

  • Electrical panels are labeled.

  • Conductors entering boxes/cabinets are protected from abrasion? 1926.405(b)(1)

  • Extension cords have the ground pin intact? 1926.404(f)(6)

  • Temporary power connections using GFCI? 1926.404(b)(1)(ii)<br>

  • Extension cords are not worn, frayed, or otherwise damaged? 1926.416(e)(1)

  • Light bulbs protected from accidental breakage? 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E)

  • All sockets in temporary lighting have bulbs? 1926.416(a)(1)

Concrete/ Masonry

  • Rebar guarded to prevent impalement? 1926.701(b)

Silica Exposure Control Plan

  • Control of dust containing silica?

  • What materials are being used in which Silica dust could be present? Select all that apply.

  • Asphalt

  • Brick

  • Cement

  • Grout

  • Mortar

  • What is the plan to control the dust?

  • Walk behind the saw with water

  • Walk behind with saw with vacuum

  • Angle grinder with vacuum

  • Masonry saw with water

  • Masonry saw with vacuum

  • Sweeping compound

  • Dowel drilling with dust collection

  • Hand held drill with vacuum

  • Hand held drill with water

  • Portable mixing station

  • Respirator/ proper dust mask

  • If respirator is used as only source of protection, has user been fit tested?

  • Please describe the procedure to restrict access to work zones and to minimize number of employees exposed. Required by OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1153 (g)(1)(iv)

  • Describe other concerns that need to be taken into consideration (site specific) if necessary

  • Please describe housekeeping measures that will limit exposure to employee as required by OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1153 (g)(1)(iii)

Near Misses

  • Has job site remained "near miss" free from any occurrence

  • Do employees understand the definition?

  • Are employees active identifying near misses and solutions?

Uncommon Issues

  • Other (not listed on audit)

  • Follow up needs from the office?<br>

  • Auditor Signature

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