Information
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
Personal Protective Equipment. (PPE)
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Hard hats / head protection worn by all employees<br>
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Eye protection worn when required
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Face shield being used when required
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Gloves / hand protection being used when required
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Hearing protection being used when required
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Appropriate respirator being used when required
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Work boots worn by all employees (no gym shoes, sandals, bare feet)
Electrical
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Extension cords in safe condition for use (no cuts in outer insulation, no exposed wires, no missing ground prong)
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Electrical cords compliant with our assured grounding program
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GFCI being used if required by conditions or project requirement
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Electrical panels appropriately covered or our employees protected from coming within 6' of a live exposed panel
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10' minimum clearance from live high voltage power lines
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Temporary lights in our work areas guarded
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Halogen light bulb guards in place
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Proper use of temporary power boxes
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Lock out / tag out procedures in place and being implemented if required
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Are all energized electrical components protected to reduce employee exposures
Housekeeping and Other
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Clear access to building, structure & work location
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Are slip, trip & fall hazards in reasonable condition to minimize risk of injury
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Impalement protection
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Proper material storage
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Fire extinguishers present and charged
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Adequate lighting
Mobile Baker Type Scaffolds
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Scaffolds in safe condition for use
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Wheels / casters locked when required
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Guardrails in place when required
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Stabilizer outriggers in place when required when double stacking or higher
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Scaffold being used within its rated weight capacity limits
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Being used in a safe appropriate manner
Mini-Perry Mobile Workstands
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In safe condition for use
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No one working above 3rd rung level
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If accessing 3rd rung level, are 3 platforms being used in stair-step fashion
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Being used within rated weight capacity limits (4' model = 250 lbs, 5' model = 300 lbs per platform)
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Overall, being used in a safe manner
Pipe or Frame scaffolding
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All scaffold components free of damage and in safe condition for use
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Cross braces in place at all levels
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Safety toggle pins in place to prevent uplift of sections
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Scaffold fully planked at working level
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Scaffold wheels / casters locked when occupied
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Guardrails in place when required (10' per OSHA or must follow G.C. rule if more stringent
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Stabilizer outriggers being used or is scaffold secured to structure if higher than 4:1 height to width ratio
Fall Protection (6' fall hazard exposures)
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Guardrails or barricades in place protecting our employees from falls of 6' or more to lower levels
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Do guardrails meet OSHA requirements
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Floor holes adequately covered within OSHA requirements (secured, demarcated, capable of supporting 2 x load)
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If using fall arrest or restraint equipment, was it inspected and in safe condition for use
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Proper 5,000 lb anchorage point
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Roof edge or sharp edges protected from cutting our lifelines, lanyards, etc.
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Is all fall arrest and/or restraint equipment being used in the correct appropriate manner
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Is the employee's free fall distance limited to 6' or less
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Are all employees protected from fall exposures of 6' or more to lower levels
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If using metal pan roof anchors, are all baseplate holes filled in with 1 1/4" # 12 tek screws and using a retractable lanyard
Aerial Lifts
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Aerial lifts in safe condition for use
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Floor surface free of pits, holes & depressions which could cause tipping
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Safety gate or chain closed
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Feet on platform floor (no climbing or standing on safety rails)
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Lift being used within rated weight capacity
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10' clearance from power lines
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If using boom lift, safety harness worn by employees and are they tied off to manbasket's anchorage point
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Overall, are aerial lifts being used in a safe appropriate manner
Ladder Safety
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Are ladders in safe condition for use
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Extension ladders being used to access higher levels extended 3' and secured
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No standing on top 3 rungs of straight ladders & top 2 steps of portable A-frame ladders
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Are portable A-frame ladders being used in the fully open position with the spreader arms locked
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No one using make-shift ladders such as 5-gallon buckets to stand and work on
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Ladders or stairs with handrails being used when access area has a > 19" break in elevation
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Are ladders being used safely, appropriately and for their intended use
Stairs
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Are stair treads filled in
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Do stairs have handrails
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Do stairways have adequate lighting
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Are the stairs clear of debris, materials & equipment
Stilt Safety
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Are stilts in safe condition for use
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Floor conditions safe for stilt usage
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Stilts being used in a safe manner
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No stilt usage on computer floors
Tool safety
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Are tools and cords in safe condition for use
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Blade guard or machine guard in place and working appropriately
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Ground prongs in place on tools and equipment that require them
Back Injury or Lifting Related Hazards
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Are employees using safe lifting procedures
Hazard Communication
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Are M.S.D.S. readily available
Medical
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1st aid kit accessible to employees
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Occupational health clinic & emergency medical center established
Other Employee Safety Issues
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Any other employee safety issues that are not noted above (unsafe acts, unsafe behavior, violating co. rules, Etc.)
Other Job Site Safety Issues
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Any other job site safety issues that are not noted above
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Safety Inspection Completed by Peter Graham, Safety Director for International Decorators, Inc.