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  • Audit Title

  • Document No.

  • Client / Site

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  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Section 1 General Information

  • Is the Corporate SH&E Policy posted prominently at the plant?

  • Has the plant developed health and safety goals?

  • Are safety performance measures posted prominently at the plant?

  • Does the team meet at least monthly?

  • Are safety issues discussed during management meetings?

  • Does the plant have a health and safety committee?

  • Does the team meet at least monthly?

  • Does plant management participate in the meeting?

  • Does the team perform self audits?

  • Other than OSHA mandated training, does the plant perform any type of safety education or training?

  • Are all OSHA recordable accidents or illnesses at the plant formally investigated?

  • Are near miss incidents investigated?

  • Is the pant using a standardized form for accident investigations?

  • Are the investigation complete and detailed?

  • Is the root cause of the accident identified in the investigation?

  • Does the report recommend corrective actions?

  • Are accident investigation reports reviewed by management to ensure the cause is identified and corrected?

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Section 2 OSHA Recordkeeping and Medical Record Access

  • Is the OSHA poster (form 2203) displayed at the plant?

  • Compare the list of workers compensation claims for the previous quarter with the OSHA 300 log?

  • Are all work related injuries (as defined by OSHA) being recorded on the OSHA 300 log?

  • Who is responsible for maintaing the OSHA 300 log?

  • Are injuries and illnesses properly recorded?

  • Is the OSHA 300 log current to within 6 days of an injury or illness?

  • Are employee exposure records and medical records maintained in accordance with the OSHA requirements?

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Section 3 Hearing Conservation/Noise Control

  • Noise Monitoring

  • Has the plant performed a survey to determine the level of employee exposure?

  • Were 8-hour equivalent sound pressure levels less than 85 dB measured?

  • If pressure levels were less than 85dB then do not continue with this section of the audit.

  • What type of monitoring was done?

  • Are monitoring results readily available?

  • Have employees been notified of exposure monitoring results?

  • Have baseline audiograms been provided if necessary?

  • Have annual audiograms been provided if necessary?

  • How was the audiometric testing completed?

  • If Mobile Service or Clinic, provide the name of the service.

  • Have employees been notified of audiometric test results?

  • Hearing Protection

  • Is hearing protection mandatory for employees with exposure exceeding 90 dB and for employees exhibiting standard threshold shifts?

  • Are these areas of the plant posted accordingly?

  • Are at least 2 (two) types of hearing protectors provided for employees to choose from?

  • List the types available:

  • Is hearing protection being worn by employees in the posted areas?

  • If not, are enforcement efforts by plant management documented?

  • Written Program

  • Has the plant developed a written hearing conservation program?

  • Has a copy of the OSHA Noise and Hearing conservation standard been posted in the plant (Hearing Conservation Poster)?

  • Training

  • Has a regular training program on been established, implemented and documented?

  • Has a feasibility study of engineering and administrative controls for noise reduction been reviewed?

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Section 4 PPE

  • PPE Program

  • Has the plant conducted a hazard assessment to determine the appropriate PPE for each job and certified them in writing?

  • Are all employee trained in the correct use of the appropriate PPE?

  • Are all employees given an exam to demonstrate an understanding of the training?

  • Is eye and face protection selected according to the ANSI standard Z87?

  • Is head protection selected according to the requirements of 1910.135?

  • Is foot protection selected in accordance with ANSI standard Z41?

  • Is hand protection selected according to the requirements of 1910.138?

  • Respiratory Protection (if applicable)

  • Is respiratory protection used in routine or non-routine tasks if it nessary?

  • Are all employees using respirators trained to wear, store & use the respirator?

  • Is the correct type used for task?

  • Is the training appropriate?

  • Is the training approriate?

  • Does the plant have a written respirator program?

  • Does the plant's respiratory program include the following?

  • Criteria for respirator selection?

  • Use of approved respirator?

  • Employee Training?

  • Cleaning, Inspecting and storing?

  • Fit Testing?

  • Medical approval?

  • Does the plant have signed medical approval on file for all employees using a negative pressure respirator?

  • Are respirators cleaned on a regular basis?

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Section 5 Hazard Communications

  • Chemical Inventory/MSDS

  • Does the facility have an up to date, comprehensive chemical inventory (list of hazardous substances)?

  • Who is responsible for maintaing the chemical inventory list?

  • Is the MSDS for each chemical easily identified and retrieved?

  • Is there a procedure for reviewing MSDSs on new chemicals before they enter the workplace?

  • Who is responsible for maintaining the MSDS collection?

  • Is there a procedure for obtaining an MSDS from a supplier?

  • Who is responsible for obtaining an MSDS from a Suppler?

  • Is there a procedure for updating of each MSDS?

  • Are MSDS's readily available to each affected employee on each shift throughout their shift?

  • Labels and Warnings

  • Is the HMIS labeling system used to assure that all materials are correctly labeled?

  • Were any containers of hazardous chemicals observed which did not have the proper labels or warnings?

  • Are all labels legible and prominently displayed on the contianer?

  • Where appropriate, do labels contain multi-lingual information?

  • Employee Information and Training

  • Is each employee provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at initial assignment?

  • Is there a procedure to inform employees whenever a new hazard is introduced into their work area?

  • Does the information in the training include the following:

  • Requirements of the OSHA Standard?

  • Operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present?

  • Location and availability of the written Hazardous Communication Program?

  • Method to detect the presence or release of hazardous chemicals?

  • The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area?

  • How employees can protect themselves from the hazards?

  • Are employees informed of hazards associated with non-routine tasks?

  • Does the facility have a written haz com program?

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Section 6 Exposure Monitoring

  • Has the plant performed any exposure monitoring?

  • Who performed the testing?

  • Did the results indicate exposures at acceptable levels not exceeding applicable OSHA PELs?

  • If not, what actions were taken to reduce exposures?

  • Were the results of the of sampling communicated to the employees?

  • Have all employee complaints about chemical exposures been investigated and resolved if necessary?

  • Has the facility been free from any reported dermatitis cases in the past two years?

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Section 7 Hazardous Materials

  • COMPRESSED GASES (1910.101)

  • Are cylinders in use and in storage secured?

  • Are all caps in place?

  • Are cylinders clearly marked to indicate contents?

  • Are oxygen cylinders stored at least 20' away or separated by a 5' high partition with a 30-minute fire rating from any fuel gas cylinder?

  • Are oxygen cylinders stored well away from highly combustible materials?

  • FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS (1910.106)

  • Are all flammable liquids, except those in use, stored correctly which complies to the OSHA requirements?

  • Are flammable liquids stored in quantities appropriate to the requirements of table H-12?

  • Are all flammable liquid storage cabinets in good condition?

  • Are flammable liquids storage cabinets free of paper, rags, tools and other inappropriate materials?

  • SPRAY FINISHING USING FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS (1910.107)

  • Are all spray booths designed, constructed and illuminated in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.107?

  • Do all electrical equipment, wiring, open flames and other sources of ignition in and around spray booths comply with 29 CFR 1910.107

  • Are all spraying areas provided with adequate ventilation to remove flammable and combustible vapors?

  • Is air exhausted from spraying operations directed so that it will not contaminate make-up air?

  • Are flammable or combustible liquids kept to the minimum required for operations?

  • Are original closed containers and piping used to bring flammable or combustible liquids into the spray area?

  • Are all containers used for cleaning spray nozzles of the closed type or provided with metal covers?

  • Are all containers under pressure provided with a visible gauge and a relief valve?

  • Are all containers or piping that uses a flexible connections provided with a shutoff valve at the container?

  • Are flammable and combustible containers bonded and grounded correctly?

  • Are all spray booths protected by a sprinkler system that meets the intent of 29 CFR 1910.159?

  • Are an adequate number of fire extinguishers located in or just outside the booth?

  • Is all of the spraying completed in a pre-designated spray area?

  • Are combustible residue (overspray) removed from the booth, on a daily a basis if necessary >

  • Have "No Smoking" signs been posted at all spraying areas and paint storage locations?

  • For electrostatic hand spraying operations has the equipment been designed, installed and maintained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.107?

  • For powder coating operations, is the exhaust ventilation sufficient to maintain the atmosphere below the LEL for the materials being applied?

  • For powder, are all areas kept free of the accumulation of powder coating dust, particularly horizontal surfaces such as ledges, beams, pipes, hoods, booths, and floors?

  • Have "No Smoking" signs ben posted at all powder coating area and powder storage rooms?

  • Storage and Handling of LPG (1910.110)

  • Are all liquid petroleum gas containers marked as follows:

  • With the name and address of the supplier of the container or with the trade name of the container?

  • With the capacity in pounds or gallons?

  • The the pressure in p.s.i.g for which the container is designed?

  • With the wording, "this container shall not contain a product having a vapor pressure in excess ..."?

  • Are all containers and first stage regulating equipment located outside the building?

  • Is each individual container located in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.110

  • Are all LPG containers stored away from readily ignitible materials, such as weeds and long dry grass?

  • Is a fire extinguisher present at at the outside LP Tank?

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Section 8 Confined Spaces

  • Program

  • Has the facility completed a Confined Space assessment of the entire facility?

  • Have warning signs been posted at the entrance of any confined spaces?

  • Wherever feasible, have confined spaced been secured by lock or other means to prevent access?

  • Has the plant developed a confined space program?

  • Who performs the monitoring?

  • Describe the equipment used.

  • Have employees received training in the use of the equipment?

  • Permit System

  • Has the plant established a permit system for confined space entry?

  • Does the permit include the following?

  • Description of space and work?

  • Names of authorized entrants?

  • Date and time?

  • Signature of approved person authorizing the and phone number?

  • Special requirements?

  • Results of monitoring?

  • Which of the following work practices, equipment etc are used for confined space entry

  • Supplied Air Respiratory Protection?

  • Other Respiratory Protection?

  • Retrieval harness?

  • Purge - Flush and Vent method?

  • Trained attendant?

  • LOTO?

  • Protective Clothing?

  • Are these work practices and procedures documented in a written plan?

  • Rescue Team

  • Has the plant established a rescue team?

  • Are team members available on all shifts?

  • Does each shift have at least one team member with current certification in basic first-aid and CPR?

  • Describe the training provided to the team:

  • Outside Responders

  • Is the plant relying on outside responders for confined space rescue?

  • Who is the responding organization?

  • Have prior arrangements been established (and documented) wit the outside responders?

  • Has the outside responder visited the plant and examined the confined space?

  • Written Program

  • Does the facility have written confined space procedures?

  • Are the following items included in the written procedures?

  • description of employee training?

  • documentation of employee training?

  • description of personnel roles/responsibilites?

  • documentation of arrangements with outside responders?

  • description of the permit system?

  • Outside Contractors

  • Does the plant intend to relay on outside contractors to perform some or all of those tasks requiring confined space entry?

  • If so, have procedures been established to:

  • Prevent plant employees from entering the permit spaces?

  • Inform the contractor that the workplace contains permit spaces and that permit space entry is allowed only through compliance with a permit space program meeting the OSHA requirements?

  • Apprise the contractor of the elements, including the hazards identifies and the host employers experience with the space, that make the space in question a permit space?

  • Apprise the contractor of any precautions or procedures that the host employer has implemented for the protection of employees in or near permit spaces where contractor personnel will be working?

  • Coordinate entry operations with the contractor?

  • Debrief the contractor at the conclusion of the entry operations regarding the permit space program followed and regarding any hazards confronted or created in permit spaces during entry operations?

  • Has this notification been documented?

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Section 9 Machine Guarding

  • General Machine Guarding

  • For each machine or process line at the plant, has one or methods of machine safeguarding been provided?

  • Are all drill presses lagged to the ground?

  • Are all chucks (drill presses, lathes, etc) guarded or properly labeled?

  • Are all band saws properly guarded?

  • Does the provided guarding prevent access to hazard area from all sides?

  • Where guards are used, are the guards:

  • Affixed to the machine where possble?

  • Designed so that they do not themselves create pinch points or other hazards?

  • Interlocked or utilize fasteners not readily removable by the operator?

  • Designed to offer maximum visibility of the point of operation consistent with the other requirements?

  • Designed to prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching over, around under or through?

  • Do openings into or through guards conform to the maximum permissible openings of Table O-10 of the OSHA standard?

  • Where presence sensing device are used are they:

  • Installed only on machines which can be effectively stopped by brake or other means?

  • Constructed so that a failure within the system does not prevent the normal stopping action from being applied to the machine when required?

  • Where two-handed controls are utilized, do they:

  • Protect against unintended operation?

  • Require concurrent use of both hands to initiate a machine cycle?

  • Incorporate and anti repeat function?

  • Require concurrent use of both hand to initiate a machine cycle?

  • Require release of all operators hand controls before an interrupted cycle can be resumed?

  • Are they fixed in position sot that the operator cannot relocate the controls under normal conditions of use?

  • Mechanical Power Press

  • FOr Partial Rev presses, has the press been equipped with control reliability and brake monitoring?

  • Are press operator provide with hand tools for removing stuck work or scrap from the dies without having to extend their hands into the point of operation?

  • Are formal die setting procedures established?

  • Are springloaded turnover bars provided and used for adjustment and repair of dies in the press?

  • Are brushes, swabs, rolls or guns provided for lubricating the dies where needed without reaching into the point of operation?

  • Are all presses inspected on a regular basis to insure that all parts, equipment and safeguards are in safe operating condition?

  • Are regular inspections of the clutch/brake mechanism, anti repeat feature and single stroke mechanism performed?

  • Are these inspections documented?

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Section 10 LOTO

  • Has the Plant implemented the LOTO Program?

  • Has the plant developed machine specific LOTO procedures for those machines which require LOTO?

  • Do the plants procedure include verification of lockout?

  • Are the LOTO practices in the plant being inspected (audited) at least annually to verify that they comply with the written program?

  • Has each authorized employee been provided with OSHA compliant LOTO devices?

  • Are these devices labeled with the employees' name or otherwise linked to an indivdual?

  • Have all appropriate employee received training in LOTO Procedures?

  • Has the training been documented including employee signature?

  • Were exams or other means used to determine employee understanding of the material covered?

  • Has awareness training been provided to other employees whose work activities are in the areas where energy control procedures may be used?

  • Has the plant implemented procedures for ensuring that in conjunction with maintenance actiities, all energy sources are capable of being locked?

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Section 11 Emergency Preparedness

  • Emergency Egress

  • Does the facility have sufficient, well-marked emergency exits?

  • Are emergency exits unlocked and free from chains and other fastereners?

  • Has adequate emergency lighting been provided?

  • Are emergency exits maintained free of materials which could impede escape?

  • Emergency Action Plan and Fire Prevention

  • Has the plant implemented the emergency action plan?

  • Did training include:

  • Emergency escape procedure and emergency escape routes?

  • Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plan operation before they evacuate?

  • Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been completes?

  • The preferred mean of reporting fires and other emergencies?

  • Does the plant have an emergency alarm system?

  • Does the plant conduct tests of the emergency alarm system as least annually?

  • Has the plant implemented the Fire Prevention?

  • Does the Fire Prevention Plan include:

  • A list of major workplace fire hazards and their proper handling and storage procedures?

  • Names or job titles of those personnel responsible for maintenance of equipment and systems installed to prevent or control fires?

  • Name or job titles of those personnel responsible for control of fuel source haards?

  • Has general awareness training been conducted for all employees to ensure they they understand the plants emergency procedures?

  • Have an adequate number of employees on each shift received first aid/CPR training?

  • Are appropriate First aid supples available?

  • Have emergency eyewash stations been provided at appropriate locations within the plant?

  • Portable Fire Extinguisher

  • Has the plant provided appropriate selected fire extinguishers and located and identified the so that they readily accessible to employees?

  • Are the FEs visually inspected each month?

  • Are the FEs subjected to an annual maintenance check?

  • Does the plant have a procedure to ensure that hydrostatic testing of FEs is conducted in accordance to the OSHA requirements?

  • Have employees been trained in the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting?

  • Is this training conducted annually?

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Section 12 Powered Industrial Trucks

  • Powered Industrial Truck Training

  • Have all operators successfully completed the training and evaluation?

  • Did the initial training include all the truck related topics found in the OSHA regualtion?

  • Did intial training include appropriate truck operations as stated in 1910.178(m)?

  • Did intial training include traveling guidelines as stated in 1910.178(n)?

  • Did intial training include loading guidelines as stated in 1910.178(o)?

  • Has refresher training bee conducted according to 1910.178(I)(4)?

  • At least once in the past 3 years, has an evaluation of each operator's performance been evaluated?

  • Has employee training been certified?

  • Who conducts the training? Are they qualified and knowledgeable?

  • Truck Operations?

  • Are trucks taken out of service if in need of repair, defective or in any way unsafe?

  • Are operators taught to turn off the engine when fueling the truck?

  • Have employees been trained on proper fueling guidelines?

  • Is it prohibited to use an open flame for checking battery levels or gasoline levels in tanks?

  • Truck Maintenance

  • Is maintenance performed by "authorized" personnel only?

  • Are trucks examined daily?

  • Are daily inspections documented?

  • Trailer Loading/Unloading

  • Are wheel chocks and/or dock locks provided at all loading docks?

  • Were they observed in use?

  • Are fixed jacks provided at all loading docks?

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Section 13 Overhead Cranes

  • Hoist Inspections

  • Is the rated load capacity plainly marked on each side of the crane of each hoist and visible from the ground?

  • Have designated personnel received training on crane use?

  • Daily Inspections

  • Is the upper load limit switch checked on a daily basis?

  • Are lines, tanks, valves, drain pumps, and other parts of air or hydraulic systems inspected daily for deterioration or leakage?

  • Are hooks visually inspected each day?

  • Are chains visually inspected each day?

  • Monthly Inspections

  • Are hooks checked for cracks and deformities on a monthly basis?

  • Are hoist chains including end connectors check for excessive wear, twist, distortion or elongated links on a monthly basis?

  • All functional operating mechanisms for excessive wear.

  • Annual Inspections

  • Are all of the daily items inspected during the annual inspection?

  • Are all hoists and cranes checked for lose bolts and/or rivets?

  • Are the sheaves and drums checked for cracks and wear?

  • Are the bearings, shafts, pins, rollers, gears locking and clamping devices checked for wear, distortion and cracks?

  • Is the brake system examined for excessive wear?

  • Are chain drive sprockets checked for excessive wear?

  • Are the inspections documented?

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Section 14 Bloodborne Pathogens

  • Does the plant have a first-aid team?

  • Names of those of those on the first-aid team:

  • Procedures

  • Does the plant have prescribed procedures to prevent employee contact with blood and other potentially infectious agents?

  • Does the plant have prescribed procedures for cleaning up spills or other releases of blood or other potentially infections agents?

  • Is the plan reviewed on an annual basis?

  • Has the facility made their health care professional aware that they are obligates, per OSHA, to provide their employees, whom encounter a BBP exposure, post-exposure and follow-up procedures per the CDC guidelines?

  • Exposure Incidents

  • Does the plant have reporting requirements for exposure incidents?

  • Since the program was implemented, have there been any exposure incidents?

  • If so, review the investigation performed and the medical followup

  • Training

  • Was the training complete and sufficient?

  • Was the training documented?

  • Who completed the training?

  • Supplies

  • Which of the following items are available at the plant?

  • Surgical gloves

  • Spill cleanup kit

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  • General/Plant Manager of facility

  • Auditor

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