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Facility Safety Audit

GENERAL

  • Drinking water available?

  • Adequate lighting in work areas?

  • First aid kit(s) available and easily accessible?

  • First-aid kit(s) fully stocked with necessary supplies?

  • If medical and first aid facilities are not in proximity of the workplace, is anyone qualified to render first aid?

  • Eye wash station(s) or other suitable means for eye flushing available?

  • Employees familiar with muster points in the event of an emergency?

HOUSEKEEPING/MATERIAL STORAGE

  • Walking working surfaces orderly (free of slip/trip hazards)?

  • Materials stored and stacked neatly, limited in height, and secured to prevent displacement?

  • Combustibles kept away from fire hazards?

  • Trucks and trailers secured from movement during loading and unloading operations?

  • Pits and floor openings covered or otherwise guarded?

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

  • Eye and face protection worn as required for work performed?

  • Hard hats worn where danger of falling objects and head injury exists?

  • Appropriate hand protection worn for work performed?

  • Hearing protection worn as required?

  • Respiratory protection as required?

  • Appropriate foot protection worn for work performed?

EXITS

  • Are exits properly marked?

  • Are exits kept free of obstructions?

  • Are areas that could be mistaken for an exit identified by a sign reading "NOT AN EXIT," or similar wording?

FIRE PROTECTION

  • Only NFPA approved containers used for fuel?

  • Adequate number of fully charged fire extinguishers available?

  • Are appropriate fire extinguishers mounted, located, and identified so that they are readily accessible?

  • Fire extinguisher inspections current (annual/monthly)?

HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • Employees familiar with the symptoms of heat related illnesses?

  • Employees aware of what to do if suffering from heat stress?

LADDERS

  • Of the appropriate type (height, capacity, selection)?

  • Secured and properly set up?

  • Overall condition?

  • Properly stored when not in use?

ELECTRICAL

  • GFCI in use as required?

  • Overall condition of cord powered tools and extension cords?

  • Utilized as intended?

  • Access to electrical panel boxes unobstructed?

HAND AND POWER TOOLS

  • Are grinders, saws, and similar equipment equipped appropriate safety guards?

  • Power cords in good operable condition having ground pins and free of cuts and frays?

  • Cords protected from accidental damage when in use?

  • Overall condition of hand and power tools?

  • Utilized as designed?

  • Tools safely secured and stored when not in use?

POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS (Forklifts)

  • Are forklifts in use?

  • Operator certified to operate the Forklift?

  • Pre-operational inspection complete?

  • Seat belts worn when operating forklifts?

  • Audible warning devices (horn/back-up alarm)?

  • If not in use or unattended, are forks titled forward minimizing trip hazards?

  • Spotters required where operators do not have a full view of intended path of travel?

MOBILE ELEVATED WORK PLATFORMS (Aerial Lift, Scissor Lift, etc.)

  • Are mobile elevated work platforms in use?

  • Operator certified to operate the MEWP?

  • Pre-operational inspection complete?

  • Fall protection worn when operating aerial lifts?

COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS

  • Compressed gas cylinders labeled?

  • Cylinder hoses, valves, gauges, regulators, etc., in good condition?

  • Secured and protected from accidental damage?

  • Protective valve caps in place when not in use?

  • Properly stored?

HAZARD COMMUNICATION

  • Is there an existing hazard communication program?

  • SDS sheet available for every chemical substance?

  • Are SDS sheets readily accessible to employees?

  • Are employees aware of the hazards associated with working with these chemicals?

  • Are containers labeled as required?

  • Employees trained on how to locate, read and understand SDS sheets?

OTHER

  • Additional comments or observations?

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