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  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Branch Location

  • Branch IBL Number

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

PURPOSE: To encourage leaders to perform routine safety observations of the work environment and actively engage with their employees regarding safe and/or unsafe behaviors and conditions. These engagement activities will provide coaching and listening opportunities to improve our overall safety program.

KEY OBSERVATION POINTS 1. A safety observation should take 10-15 minutes. 2. List the positive and improvement opportunities found. 3. Provide coaching and feedback on observations noted. 4. Develop corrective actions, document on action register and track through closure. 5. Retain observations for 12 months.

HOUSEKEEPING CONDITIONS

  • Is the area clean and orderly?

  • Are walking and working surfaces free of any slip/trip/fall hazards (i.e. electrical cords, broken pallet pieces, straps, liquids, etc.)?

  • Is the area free of leaning materials (load bars, skids, dock plates, etc.)?

  • Any other housekeeping observations?

  • Please provide details on what you observed.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

  • Are employees wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (i.e. safety glasses, protected toe shoes, gloves, etc.)?

  • Any other personal protective equipment observations?

  • Please provide details on what you observed.

PICK LINE AREA

  • Is the employee using proper material handling techniques?

  • Are pick pallet locations maintained at a height that can be safely accessed?

  • Is the pick path maintained in good condition and free of trip hazards?

  • Any other pick line area observations?

  • Please provide details on what you observed.

PALLET AND CART BUILDING

  • Is the employee using proper material handling techniques?

  • Are flex belts appropriately positioned to carts/pallets to safely build orders?

  • Any other pallet and cart building observations?

  • Please provide details on what you observed.

STRETCHING

  • Was pre-shift stretching completed today?

DRIVER WORK PRACTICES

  • Are 3 points of contact being used when entering and exiting the truck?

  • Is the employee using proper material handling techniques?

  • Are proper driver methods being used?

  • Are truck wheels chocked?

  • Any other Driver work practice observations?

  • Please provide details on what you observed.

POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS

  • Are pre-use inspections being completed?

  • Are forklift operators wearing seatbelts? Give instant feedback (positive or negative).

  • Are powered industrial truck operators operating in a safe manner (i.e. safe speed, using horns at blind corners/intersections, maintaining clear view in the direction of travel, etc.)?

  • Are powered industrial truck units parked with attachments lowered to the ground and the units shut down?

  • Any other powered industrial truck observations?

  • Please provide details on what you observed.

DOCK LOADING / UNLOADING

  • Are dock doors/screens in closed position when not in use?

  • Are key control methods being used?

  • Are jack stands used on all decoupled trailers?

  • Are orange cones used to designate an active load / unload process?

  • Are wheel chocks being used?

  • Any other dock loading / unloading observations?

  • Please provide details on what you observed.

TRAINING

  • Do you feel you have received sufficient safety training for your job?

GENERAL QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN ENGAGING EMPLOYEES 1. How would you evacuate and where would you go in an emergency situation. 2. Do you have any suggestions to make this branch a safer place to work? 3. What are you personally working on to improve your safety and that of your co-workers?

OBSERVATION SUMMARY

  • Do you feel this observation should be considered a SAFE or AT RISK observation?

  • Did the observation process include employee interactions?

  • Enter number of employees that were engaged.

  • Were there any deficiencies noted?

  • Enter the number of deficiencies noted.

  • Please provide details on what you observed (include feedback given to the employee).

  • If an opportunity was observed, what will the employee be working on?

  • Were there any positive findings observed?

  • Enter number of positive observations.

  • Please provide details on what you observed (include feedback given to the employee).

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