JP EXCAVATING SAFETY

  • CONDUCTED ON

  • LOCATION
  • CREW

Site Details

  • Site / Project Name

  • Use this audit to assess the following aspects of this site as Safe, At Risk or Not Applicable. Unsafe response indicate that attention is required to bring items to a satisfactory standard. Notes and photos should be attached where appropriate, particularly to At Risk items.

Work Areas

  • Do you wish to examine work areas on this inspection?

  • General Housekeeping

  • Walkways (free of trip hazards and obstructions)

  • Impalement Hazards (none present, or adequately marked)

  • Material Storage/Lay Down

  • Work area is properly protected with barriers and/or barricades

  • Is concrete or masonry work in progress at this location?

  • Is confined space entry in progress at this location?

  • Are there hot works of any type at this location?

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • Do you wish to examine PPE on this inspection?

  • Hard Hats

  • Safety Glasses, Face Shield, Goggles

  • Respiratory Protection

  • Hearing Protection

  • Appropriate Clothing

  • Leather Gloves

  • Foot Protection (fit for task)

Fall Protection Equipment

  • Do you wish to examine fall protection equipment on this inspection?

  • Fall protection equipment inspected inspected regularly and before use

  • Appropriate for task and used properly by crew where applicable

  • Suitable Anchorage Points

Ladders

  • Do you wish to examine ladders on this inspection?

  • Ladders are well maintained and in satisfactory condition

  • Ladder base, footing and set up is to standard

  • Proper Ladder for Task

Tools and Equipment

  • Do you wish to examine tools and equipment on this safety walk?

  • First Aid kits available and maintained

  • Fire extinguishers in place for general conditions, and<br>inspections complete

  • Tools and Equipment inspections take place and are recorded

  • General condition of tools

  • Correct tools are being used for specific tasks

  • Crew members are trained to be competent in the tools appropriate for their work tasks

  • Guards in place on grinders, saws

Excavations

  • Do you wish to examine excavations on this inspection?

  • Bluestakes Ticket Number

  • Excavation inspected by competent person prior to crew entry

  • Access/Egress is safe and frequency of egress is acceptable

  • Utilities are supported, protected, or removed in open excavation.

  • Shoring/Shielding/Sloping is safe

  • Spoil piles are at least 2 feet from edge of excavation

Electrical Safety

  • Do you wish to examine electrical safety on this inspection?

  • Ground fault circuit interrupters in use

  • Extension Cords are not causing trip hazards or used inappropriately

  • Power Tools are undamaged and being used fit for purpose

  • Color coded tape present, quarterly inspection of cords

People Safety

  • Do you wish to check work crew safety knowledge at this inspection?

  • Approach at least one team member and record their responses to the following. Make clear this is not an assessment of the team member themselves, but rather the safety procedures on site.

Crew

  • JSA or toolbox talk within the last week?

  • Who is competent person onsite?

  • Is the crew member able to describe the correct process to follow in an emergency situation?

  • Is the worker able to identify hazards they may encounter in their tasks today?

General Comments

  • Any further comments or recommendations arising from this inspection?

  • Add any additional relevant photos

  • Have all required corrective actions been added as Actions to this inspection?

  • Please add any corrective actions to the appropriate questions above before completing this report

Sign Off

  • Name & Signature of Inspector

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