Information

  • Audit Title

  • Site

  • Personnel

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

General Safety & Work Activity

  • Is all relevant information on site? (Emergency service poster, EEO, permits)

  • Are toolbox talks being completed weekly?

  • Are daily safety meetings being completed daily using Aclaimant?

  • Is the general level of housekeeping safe and adequate (hand tools put away when not in use, no litter, safe access around the site without trip/slip hazards,chemicals stored safely)

  • Do all areas with next level >19" have a ramp or step?

  • Walkways free of loose materials and other hazards?

  • Are spotters used where necessary (i.e backing) and is this working effectively?

  • General work activities? (ie. unsafe lifting technique,)

  • Is there whip protection on all hose couplings?

  • Are all rebar capped?

  • Is water available?

  • Appropriate fire extinguishers present? (Trucks, sea cans, office trailers, equipment)

  • Any recent complaints from the community?

Storage area

  • Are storage areas properly labeled by GHS stickers?

  • Is the level of housekeeping acceptable ( litter, separation of materials and waste materials)

  • Any hazardous chemicals stored correctly?

  • Spill kits easily accessible?

  • Are the lights in sea cans hung properly?

PPE

  • Everyone wearing Class II vests?

  • If night work, is everyone wearing Class III vests with leggings?

  • Glasses being worn at all times?

  • Hard hats worn at all times?

  • Hearing protection being worn during tasks of 90db or higher?

  • Double hearing protection being worn? (Jackhammering, hoe ramming, rivet busting under bridge)

  • Double eye protection being worn?(Cutting/grinding steel)

Fall protection

  • Is there a fall hazard of 6' or more and is it protected?

  • Is there a guardrail system?

  • Is the top rail between 39"-45"? Can it withstand 200 lbs of force?

  • If we are using a cable guardrail, is the top rail flagged?

  • Can the mid rail withstand 150 lbs of force?

  • Is there a toe board if there is a possibility of people being struck by falling debris?

  • If a personal fall arrest system is it being used properly?

  • Has it been designed by engineer?

  • Are we following manufacturers recommendations?

  • Has personal fall arrest gear been inspected by user?

  • Are holes >2" in any dimension covered?

  • Is there a rescue plan/procedure?

Heavy Equipment

  • Is driver currently wearing seatbelt?

  • Is back up alarm functioning?

  • Is beacon light functioning?

  • Is pre-op inspection complete?

  • Are all safety grabs and mirrors in place and functioning?

Electrical Safety

  • All generators have functioning GFCI?

  • Extension cords in good condition? (ie. frays, exposed wires, strain at plug)

  • Grounding prong?

  • Portable lights have guarding?

  • Are electrical hand tools in good condition?

  • All mobile equipment work minimum 10' away for electrical lines?

  • Is there a warning line and/or signage to warn operators of overhead lines?

Safety culture of jobsite

  • Supervisors showing good commitment to safety? (ie. wearing right PPE, morning huddles, positive examples)

  • Two week look ahead discussed? And questions asked?

Excavations

  • PA One Call been placed?

  • Excavation inspected by competent person?

  • If an excavation is >5' is protection present?

  • Is trench box at least 18" above top of trench?

  • If sloping, is the slope angle between 53 & 34 degrees?

  • Is there safe ladder access and egress?

  • Barriers and signage in place to stop people falling in the excavation?

  • If an excavation or confined spaces permit is needed, is it on site with the job

  • Are spoils at least 2' from excavation?

First Aid

  • Adequate first aid boxes on site and stocked and accessible to all personnel?

  • Do all eye wash stations operate correctly?

Scaffolding

  • Baseplates & mud sills?

  • Competent scaffold erectors on sight?

  • Does scaffold go above 4:1 ratio and need anchored to structure?

  • Access/egress ladder?

  • Scaffold frames in good condition? (ie. No significant bends, no extreme wear)

  • All frames properly locked in place with pins?

  • OSHA approved planking and/or picks in good condition?

  • Fall protection on scaffold in place? (Guardrail system or fall arrest system)

  • Falling object protection? (ie. Toe boards and/or area below blocked off)

  • Planking has 6"-12" over hang or cleated?

  • No more than 1" gap in planking?

Guarding for tools

  • Are all moving parts on machinery that could cause a risk of injury to persons, screened or guarded to prevent contact

  • Are all guards secure and in good repair?

Ladders

  • Ladders in good condition,properly placed for access & egress?

  • Are all ladders on firm ,level ground?

  • Ladders secured at the top or if not possible at the bottom weighted or footed to prevent slipping?

  • Do ladders rise at least 3' above their landing place?

  • Are step ladders being used correctly?

Crane/Rigging

  • Lifting being done according to engineered plan?

  • Lifting chains, rings, hooks & tags in good condition?

  • All chain slings tagged?

  • Do all lifting chain hooks have safety latches?

  • Tag lines being used to guide loads?

  • Crane has all required certificates, registration, inspection and logbooks?

  • Crane operator has all needed certs?

  • Overhead power lines?

  • Swing radius properly taped off?

Hot work & Welding

  • Material being worked on tested for lead?

  • Are the hierarchy of controls being used?

  • Hoses and hose connections in good condition?

  • Are oxy/acetylene cylinders in use properly secured? Cylinders stored separate,secured upright 25' apart?

  • Are cylinders tagged and within date of inspection?

  • Do valve gauges have proper covers?

  • Are fire watch and fire extinguishers in place where there is a fire risk?

  • Are flashback arresters fitted at both cylinder and torch ends of hoses?

  • Is a welding screen in place where necessary to shield civilian traffic?

Lead / Asbestos / Silica

  • Personal air monitoring being performed?

  • Decontamination units?

  • Is work zone properly controlled?

  • Are proper engineering and administrative controls being used? (ie. wet cut silica, remove lead paint, etc)

  • Are we wearing the proper PPE?

  • Surfactant being used with asbestos?

  • All exposed personnel have proper clearances and medical evaluations? (ie. respirator clearance and fit test, blood lead, chest x-ray)

  • Is material being disposed of properly? And is waste area properly secure?

Traffic Control

  • Traffic pattern designed in coordinance with Pub 213?

  • Safe access & egress of construction zone?

  • Is work zone adequately barricaded off from the public?

  • If barrier is not used, are temporary barrels/cones/channelized in good condition and well maintained?

  • Is there a crash truck a minimum 100' before the work zone?

  • Are traffic signs clearly indicating the traffic flow, both pedestrian and vehicles? This includes detours.

  • How are we documenting traffic patterns/advanced warnings/detours?

Confined Spaces

  • All personnel trained and competent in confined space entry?

  • Air monitoring performed?

  • If a hazardous atmosphere exists, is the confined space permit form completed?

  • Standby person in place?

  • Emergency rescue plan in place?

Sub-contractor

  • Sub-contractors

  • Any hazards identified?

  • Hazard and correction?

  • Are subcontractors complying with all JD Eckman Inc safety policies per contract requirements?

  • Is JD Eckman Inc receiving the sub contractors weekly toolbox talks?

  • Are we receiving incident investigation reports from our subcontractors?

General Comments/Observation:

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Recommendations

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