Information
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Audit Title
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Document No.
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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
Section 1 General Information
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Is the Corporate SH&E Policy posted prominently at the plant?
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Has the plant developed health and safety goals?
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Are safety performance measures posted prominently at the plant?
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Does the team meet at least monthly?
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Are safety issues discussed during management meetings?
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Does the plant have a health and safety committee?
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Does the team meet at least monthly?
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Does plant management participate in the meeting?
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Does the team perform self audits?
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Other than OSHA mandated training, does the plant perform any type of safety education or training?
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Are all OSHA recordable accidents or illnesses at the plant formally investigated?
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Are near miss incidents investigated?
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Is the pant using a standardized form for accident investigations?
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Are the investigation complete and detailed?
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Is the root cause of the accident identified in the investigation?
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Does the report recommend corrective actions?
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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
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Is the OSHA poster (form 2203) displayed at the plant?
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Compare the list of workers compensation claims for the previous quarter with the OSHA 300 log?
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Are all work related injuries (as defined by OSHA) being recorded on the OSHA 300 log?
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Who is responsible for maintaing the OSHA 300 log?
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Are injuries and illnesses properly recorded?
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Is the OSHA 300 log current to within 6 days of an injury or illness?
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Are employee exposure records and medical records maintained in accordance with the OSHA requirements?
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Section 3 Hearing Conservation/Noise Control
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Noise Monitoring
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Has the plant performed a survey to determine the level of employee exposure?
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Were 8-hour equivalent sound pressure levels less than 85 dB measured?
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If pressure levels were less than 85dB then do not continue with this section of the audit.
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What type of monitoring was done?
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Are monitoring results readily available?
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Have employees been notified of exposure monitoring results?
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Have baseline audiograms been provided if necessary?
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Have annual audiograms been provided if necessary?
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How was the audiometric testing completed?
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If Mobile Service or Clinic, provide the name of the service.
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Have employees been notified of audiometric test results?
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Hearing Protection
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Is hearing protection mandatory for employees with exposure exceeding 90 dB and for employees exhibiting standard threshold shifts?
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Are these areas of the plant posted accordingly?
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Are at least 2 (two) types of hearing protectors provided for employees to choose from?
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List the types available:
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Is hearing protection being worn by employees in the posted areas?
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If not, are enforcement efforts by plant management documented?
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Written Program
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Has the plant developed a written hearing conservation program?
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Has a copy of the OSHA Noise and Hearing conservation standard been posted in the plant (Hearing Conservation Poster)?
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Training
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Has a regular training program on been established, implemented and documented?
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Has a feasibility study of engineering and administrative controls for noise reduction been reviewed?
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Section 4 PPE
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PPE Program
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Has the plant conducted a hazard assessment to determine the appropriate PPE for each job and certified them in writing?
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Are all employee trained in the correct use of the appropriate PPE?
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Are all employees given an exam to demonstrate an understanding of the training?
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Is eye and face protection selected according to the ANSI standard Z87?
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Is head protection selected according to the requirements of 1910.135?
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Is foot protection selected in accordance with ANSI standard Z41?
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Is hand protection selected according to the requirements of 1910.138?
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Respiratory Protection (if applicable)
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Is respiratory protection used in routine or non-routine tasks if it nessary?
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Are all employees using respirators trained to wear, store & use the respirator?
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Is the correct type used for task?
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Is the training appropriate?
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Is the training approriate?
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Does the plant have a written respirator program?
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Does the plant's respiratory program include the following?
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Criteria for respirator selection?
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Use of approved respirator?
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Employee Training?
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Cleaning, Inspecting and storing?
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Fit Testing?
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Medical approval?
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Does the plant have signed medical approval on file for all employees using a negative pressure respirator?
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Are respirators cleaned on a regular basis?
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Section 5 Hazard Communications
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Chemical Inventory/MSDS
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Does the facility have an up to date, comprehensive chemical inventory (list of hazardous substances)?
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Who is responsible for maintaing the chemical inventory list?
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Is the MSDS for each chemical easily identified and retrieved?
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Is there a procedure for reviewing MSDSs on new chemicals before they enter the workplace?
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Who is responsible for maintaining the MSDS collection?
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Is there a procedure for obtaining an MSDS from a supplier?
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Who is responsible for obtaining an MSDS from a Suppler?
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Is there a procedure for updating of each MSDS?
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Are MSDS's readily available to each affected employee on each shift throughout their shift?
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Labels and Warnings
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Is the HMIS labeling system used to assure that all materials are correctly labeled?
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Were any containers of hazardous chemicals observed which did not have the proper labels or warnings?
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Are all labels legible and prominently displayed on the contianer?
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Where appropriate, do labels contain multi-lingual information?
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Employee Information and Training
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Is each employee provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at initial assignment?
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Is there a procedure to inform employees whenever a new hazard is introduced into their work area?
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Does the information in the training include the following:
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Requirements of the OSHA Standard?
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Operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present?
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Location and availability of the written Hazardous Communication Program?
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Method to detect the presence or release of hazardous chemicals?
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The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area?
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How employees can protect themselves from the hazards?
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Are employees informed of hazards associated with non-routine tasks?
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Does the facility have a written haz com program?
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Section 6 Exposure Monitoring
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Has the plant performed any exposure monitoring?
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Who performed the testing?
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Did the results indicate exposures at acceptable levels not exceeding applicable OSHA PELs?
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If not, what actions were taken to reduce exposures?
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Were the results of the of sampling communicated to the employees?
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Have all employee complaints about chemical exposures been investigated and resolved if necessary?
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Has the facility been free from any reported dermatitis cases in the past two years?
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Section 7 Hazardous Materials
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COMPRESSED GASES (1910.101)
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Are cylinders in use and in storage secured?
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Are all caps in place?
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Are cylinders clearly marked to indicate contents?
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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?
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Are oxygen cylinders stored well away from highly combustible materials?
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FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS (1910.106)
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Are all flammable liquids, except those in use, stored correctly which complies to the OSHA requirements?
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Are flammable liquids stored in quantities appropriate to the requirements of table H-12?
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Are all flammable liquid storage cabinets in good condition?
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Are flammable liquids storage cabinets free of paper, rags, tools and other inappropriate materials?
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SPRAY FINISHING USING FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS (1910.107)
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Are all spray booths designed, constructed and illuminated in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.107?
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Do all electrical equipment, wiring, open flames and other sources of ignition in and around spray booths comply with 29 CFR 1910.107
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Are all spraying areas provided with adequate ventilation to remove flammable and combustible vapors?
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Is air exhausted from spraying operations directed so that it will not contaminate make-up air?
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Are flammable or combustible liquids kept to the minimum required for operations?
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Are original closed containers and piping used to bring flammable or combustible liquids into the spray area?
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Are all containers used for cleaning spray nozzles of the closed type or provided with metal covers?
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Are all containers under pressure provided with a visible gauge and a relief valve?
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Are all containers or piping that uses a flexible connections provided with a shutoff valve at the container?
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Are flammable and combustible containers bonded and grounded correctly?
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Are all spray booths protected by a sprinkler system that meets the intent of 29 CFR 1910.159?
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Are an adequate number of fire extinguishers located in or just outside the booth?
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Is all of the spraying completed in a pre-designated spray area?
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Are combustible residue (overspray) removed from the booth, on a daily a basis if necessary >
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Have "No Smoking" signs been posted at all spraying areas and paint storage locations?
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For electrostatic hand spraying operations has the equipment been designed, installed and maintained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.107?
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For powder coating operations, is the exhaust ventilation sufficient to maintain the atmosphere below the LEL for the materials being applied?
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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?
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Have "No Smoking" signs ben posted at all powder coating area and powder storage rooms?
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Storage and Handling of LPG (1910.110)
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Are all liquid petroleum gas containers marked as follows:
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With the name and address of the supplier of the container or with the trade name of the container?
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With the capacity in pounds or gallons?
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The the pressure in p.s.i.g for which the container is designed?
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With the wording, "this container shall not contain a product having a vapor pressure in excess ..."?
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Are all containers and first stage regulating equipment located outside the building?
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Is each individual container located in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.110
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Are all LPG containers stored away from readily ignitible materials, such as weeds and long dry grass?
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Is a fire extinguisher present at at the outside LP Tank?
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Section 8 Confined Spaces
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Program
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Has the facility completed a Confined Space assessment of the entire facility?
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Have warning signs been posted at the entrance of any confined spaces?
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Wherever feasible, have confined spaced been secured by lock or other means to prevent access?
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Has the plant developed a confined space program?
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Who performs the monitoring?
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Describe the equipment used.
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Have employees received training in the use of the equipment?
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Permit System
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Has the plant established a permit system for confined space entry?
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Does the permit include the following?
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Description of space and work?
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Names of authorized entrants?
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Date and time?
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Signature of approved person authorizing the and phone number?
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Special requirements?
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Results of monitoring?
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Which of the following work practices, equipment etc are used for confined space entry
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Supplied Air Respiratory Protection?
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Other Respiratory Protection?
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Retrieval harness?
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Purge - Flush and Vent method?
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Trained attendant?
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LOTO?
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Protective Clothing?
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Are these work practices and procedures documented in a written plan?
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Rescue Team
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Has the plant established a rescue team?
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Are team members available on all shifts?
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Does each shift have at least one team member with current certification in basic first-aid and CPR?
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Describe the training provided to the team:
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Outside Responders
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Is the plant relying on outside responders for confined space rescue?
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Who is the responding organization?
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Have prior arrangements been established (and documented) wit the outside responders?
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Has the outside responder visited the plant and examined the confined space?
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Written Program
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Does the facility have written confined space procedures?
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Are the following items included in the written procedures?
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description of employee training?
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documentation of employee training?
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description of personnel roles/responsibilites?
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documentation of arrangements with outside responders?
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description of the permit system?
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Outside Contractors
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Does the plant intend to relay on outside contractors to perform some or all of those tasks requiring confined space entry?
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If so, have procedures been established to:
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Prevent plant employees from entering the permit spaces?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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Coordinate entry operations with the contractor?
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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?
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Has this notification been documented?
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Section 9 Machine Guarding
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General Machine Guarding
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For each machine or process line at the plant, has one or methods of machine safeguarding been provided?
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Are all drill presses lagged to the ground?
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Are all chucks (drill presses, lathes, etc) guarded or properly labeled?
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Are all band saws properly guarded?
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Does the provided guarding prevent access to hazard area from all sides?
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Where guards are used, are the guards:
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Affixed to the machine where possble?
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Designed so that they do not themselves create pinch points or other hazards?
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Interlocked or utilize fasteners not readily removable by the operator?
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Designed to offer maximum visibility of the point of operation consistent with the other requirements?
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Designed to prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching over, around under or through?
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Do openings into or through guards conform to the maximum permissible openings of Table O-10 of the OSHA standard?
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Where presence sensing device are used are they:
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Installed only on machines which can be effectively stopped by brake or other means?
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Constructed so that a failure within the system does not prevent the normal stopping action from being applied to the machine when required?
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Where two-handed controls are utilized, do they:
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Protect against unintended operation?
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Require concurrent use of both hands to initiate a machine cycle?
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Incorporate and anti repeat function?
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Require concurrent use of both hand to initiate a machine cycle?
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Require release of all operators hand controls before an interrupted cycle can be resumed?
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Are they fixed in position sot that the operator cannot relocate the controls under normal conditions of use?
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Mechanical Power Press
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FOr Partial Rev presses, has the press been equipped with control reliability and brake monitoring?
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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?
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Are formal die setting procedures established?
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Are springloaded turnover bars provided and used for adjustment and repair of dies in the press?
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Are brushes, swabs, rolls or guns provided for lubricating the dies where needed without reaching into the point of operation?
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Are all presses inspected on a regular basis to insure that all parts, equipment and safeguards are in safe operating condition?
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Are regular inspections of the clutch/brake mechanism, anti repeat feature and single stroke mechanism performed?
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Are these inspections documented?
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Section 10 LOTO
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Has the Plant implemented the LOTO Program?
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Has the plant developed machine specific LOTO procedures for those machines which require LOTO?
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Do the plants procedure include verification of lockout?
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Are the LOTO practices in the plant being inspected (audited) at least annually to verify that they comply with the written program?
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Has each authorized employee been provided with OSHA compliant LOTO devices?
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Are these devices labeled with the employees' name or otherwise linked to an indivdual?
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Have all appropriate employee received training in LOTO Procedures?
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Has the training been documented including employee signature?
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Were exams or other means used to determine employee understanding of the material covered?
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Has awareness training been provided to other employees whose work activities are in the areas where energy control procedures may be used?
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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
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Emergency Egress
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Does the facility have sufficient, well-marked emergency exits?
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Are emergency exits unlocked and free from chains and other fastereners?
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Has adequate emergency lighting been provided?
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Are emergency exits maintained free of materials which could impede escape?
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Emergency Action Plan and Fire Prevention
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Has the plant implemented the emergency action plan?
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Did training include:
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Emergency escape procedure and emergency escape routes?
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Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plan operation before they evacuate?
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Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been completes?
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The preferred mean of reporting fires and other emergencies?
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Does the plant have an emergency alarm system?
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Does the plant conduct tests of the emergency alarm system as least annually?
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Has the plant implemented the Fire Prevention?
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Does the Fire Prevention Plan include:
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A list of major workplace fire hazards and their proper handling and storage procedures?
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Names or job titles of those personnel responsible for maintenance of equipment and systems installed to prevent or control fires?
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Name or job titles of those personnel responsible for control of fuel source haards?
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Has general awareness training been conducted for all employees to ensure they they understand the plants emergency procedures?
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Have an adequate number of employees on each shift received first aid/CPR training?
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Are appropriate First aid supples available?
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Have emergency eyewash stations been provided at appropriate locations within the plant?
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Portable Fire Extinguisher
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Has the plant provided appropriate selected fire extinguishers and located and identified the so that they readily accessible to employees?
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Are the FEs visually inspected each month?
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Are the FEs subjected to an annual maintenance check?
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Does the plant have a procedure to ensure that hydrostatic testing of FEs is conducted in accordance to the OSHA requirements?
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Have employees been trained in the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting?
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Is this training conducted annually?
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Section 12 Powered Industrial Trucks
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Powered Industrial Truck Training
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Have all operators successfully completed the training and evaluation?
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Did the initial training include all the truck related topics found in the OSHA regualtion?
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Did intial training include appropriate truck operations as stated in 1910.178(m)?
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Did intial training include traveling guidelines as stated in 1910.178(n)?
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Did intial training include loading guidelines as stated in 1910.178(o)?
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Has refresher training bee conducted according to 1910.178(I)(4)?
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At least once in the past 3 years, has an evaluation of each operator's performance been evaluated?
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Has employee training been certified?
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Who conducts the training? Are they qualified and knowledgeable?
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Truck Operations?
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Are trucks taken out of service if in need of repair, defective or in any way unsafe?
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Are operators taught to turn off the engine when fueling the truck?
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Have employees been trained on proper fueling guidelines?
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Is it prohibited to use an open flame for checking battery levels or gasoline levels in tanks?
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Truck Maintenance
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Is maintenance performed by "authorized" personnel only?
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Are trucks examined daily?
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Are daily inspections documented?
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Trailer Loading/Unloading
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Are wheel chocks and/or dock locks provided at all loading docks?
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Were they observed in use?
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Are fixed jacks provided at all loading docks?
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Section 13 Overhead Cranes
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Hoist Inspections
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Is the rated load capacity plainly marked on each side of the crane of each hoist and visible from the ground?
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Have designated personnel received training on crane use?
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Daily Inspections
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Is the upper load limit switch checked on a daily basis?
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Are lines, tanks, valves, drain pumps, and other parts of air or hydraulic systems inspected daily for deterioration or leakage?
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Are hooks visually inspected each day?
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Are chains visually inspected each day?
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Monthly Inspections
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Are hooks checked for cracks and deformities on a monthly basis?
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Are hoist chains including end connectors check for excessive wear, twist, distortion or elongated links on a monthly basis?
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All functional operating mechanisms for excessive wear.
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Annual Inspections
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Are all of the daily items inspected during the annual inspection?
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Are all hoists and cranes checked for lose bolts and/or rivets?
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Are the sheaves and drums checked for cracks and wear?
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Are the bearings, shafts, pins, rollers, gears locking and clamping devices checked for wear, distortion and cracks?
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Is the brake system examined for excessive wear?
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Are chain drive sprockets checked for excessive wear?
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Are the inspections documented?
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Section 14 Bloodborne Pathogens
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Does the plant have a first-aid team?
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Names of those of those on the first-aid team:
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Procedures
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Does the plant have prescribed procedures to prevent employee contact with blood and other potentially infectious agents?
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Does the plant have prescribed procedures for cleaning up spills or other releases of blood or other potentially infections agents?
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Is the plan reviewed on an annual basis?
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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?
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Exposure Incidents
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Does the plant have reporting requirements for exposure incidents?
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Since the program was implemented, have there been any exposure incidents?
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If so, review the investigation performed and the medical followup
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Training
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Was the training complete and sufficient?
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Was the training documented?
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Who completed the training?
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Supplies
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Which of the following items are available at the plant?
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Surgical gloves
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Spill cleanup kit
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General/Plant Manager of facility
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Auditor