Information

  • Project Name

  • Client

  • Conducted on

  • Workgroup

  • Number of Employees

  • Job Titles

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel (first and last name)

  • Audit Guidance: -All unsafe acts shall be stopped immediately. -Field Observations shall include photos for both safe and unsafe operations. Photos should be annotated with what the observer is focused on at the time of the audit. -Any item marked as a deficiency shall have a photo (if possible) and a detailed description. -All comments should identify those crew members performing the task correctly and/or incorrectly. -Equipment being inspected shall be listed and/or have a photo with the unit number displayed. -All audits shall be reviewed with the PIC prior to departure from the site. Corrective actions shall be assigned with due dates and noted on the audit. -Any audits being forwarded to the client shall be reviewed by more than one safety team member prior to being sent.

  • All audit findings shall have an assigned weight (1-4) assigned per the below matrix. Document the weighted number rating in the comment section associated with the applicable question.

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Communication

  • Prior to making a decision, do the crew use star?

  • Human Performance tools observed and bieng utilized correctly?

  • Is Stop Work Authority discussed and documented on the JSA,JHA?

  • Cell phone use by Supervision only?

Procedures and Documents

  • When was the last time you were coached from a member of management on safety?

  • Entergy fatal rules being complied with?

  • Tailboard/Job Hazard analysis completed?

  • Weekly/Daily inspection sheets complete?

  • Are SDS available for all hazardous chemicals on site ?

Displays and Labels

  • Is the work site properly marked and/or barricaded? (open holes ,trenches, stationary objects, around cranes, spoil piles marked 10' from leading edge).

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  • Is appropriate signage in place on entry?

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  • Proper signage in control house for (exits, fire extinguishers, batteries hazards and required PPE)

  • Is emergency exit plan posted in the control house.

  • Proper use of hand signals and flagging techniques? Spotters used appropriately?

Environmental

  • Controls in place prior to moving soil?

  • Secondary containment in place? Units parked away from waterways?

  • Spill kits available and stocked? Spill response understood and practiced? Spills reported?

Schedule

  • Crew schedules identified and fatigue management addressed?

  • Schedules communicated for multiple operations?

Work Practices

  • Taglines when moving suspended loads?

  • Drop Zones properly barricaded when aerial work is being performed?

  • Are uncovered trim ways properly barricaded with OSHA.ANSI compliance?

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  • Are appropriate excavation and trenching techniques being used (shoring required if over 5 feet deep or in unstable soil)?

  • Confined Space hazards identified and controlled per OSHA 1910.146?

  • Are proper lifting/carrying techniques utilized or discussed in the JHA / JSA?

  • Are proper pushing/pulling techniques utilized and discussed in the JHA/JSA ?

  • Are employees using 3 points of contact when ascending, descending, and climbing?

  • Are line of fire and pinch points identified and mitigated?

  • Proper rigging, lifting, hand signals, and good communication being utilized?

  • Are portable gas containers properly stored according to OSHA reg.1926.152?

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  • Is housekeeping kept in order and documented on the job site?

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Work Planning

  • Job Plan (does everyone know the job duties or the tasks that need to be performed )?

  • Have the job hazards been identified, prioritized, and documented?

  • Work area clearly defined on JSA?

  • Are all hazards that can be eliminated have been eliminated or mitigated ?

  • Has an effective control/mitigation plan for identified hazards been developed?

  • Ingress, Egress routes and parking areas communicated with proper signs in place?

  • Severe weather contingency plan discussed and documented?(tornados, thunderstorms, lightning)

  • Has the emergency plan been documented and understood? (evacuation plan in place)

  • Is fall protection equipment in good condition and rescue plan in place?

  • If more than one crew present (contract or Entergy), lead(s) are identified and communication is occuring?

  • Animals, insects and plants mitigated?

Supervision

  • Emphasis of schedule exceeding safe work?

  • Is supervision conveying safety first Practices

  • Have new Entergy rules for the use of proper cutting tools been implemented and discussed, documented with all employees?

  • Supervision verifying the job hazard analysis/job plan is being followed?

  • Crew lead demonstrated leadership ability?

Training/Qualification

  • Powersafe complete and up to date

  • Crew members qualified and trained to operate equipment on site?(credentials on site)

  • Crew Members qualified for task being performed?(digging, operating, driving)

Change Management

  • JSA updated periodically and whenever work task changes?

  • Scope changes time stamped?

External Influence

  • Weather conditions discussed and documented?

  • Heat/cold weather mitigation plan in use and documented?

  • Public encrouchment on job site discussed and documented on JSA?

System/Equipment Operation

  • If work is being performed inside the substation or switchyard, is the gate locked or barricaded?

  • Are seat belts being used on applicable equipment while in operation?

  • Appropriate PPE and equipment for welding and cutting operations (FR clothing etc.)?

  • Are Fire extinguisher near or present for any hot work done in substation.

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  • All PPE in good order and utilized? hard hat, Z-87 eye protection, FR clothing , hearing protection, high viz vest, EH footwear, gloves, face shield, chaps etc.

  • Cut resistant gloves utilized when stripping, cutting conduit or anytime sharp objects are present?

  • Arc flash protection being utilized (correct class)?

  • If applicable, 100% fall protection being utilized?

Personnel and Materials Management

  • Sufficient personnel assigned to task? (spotter, signal, flagger, insulated matts, fiberglass ladder, ex.)

  • Adequate materials provided to complete task?

Equipment Selection and use

  • Is all equipment set up for safe use (outriggers set up properly as applicable ,Barricades on equipment )?

  • Are fire extinguishers on site, with up date inspections,(annual, mouthy) and in good working order?

  • Skinning and Stripping tools utilized and in good condition?(Entergy approved cutting tools only)

  • Hot Sticks/shotguns inspected and in good condition?

  • GFI equipment and extension cords in good working order and inspected prior to use?

  • Are ladders (fiberglass only) in good condition with all labels legible and tied off as needed?

  • Ladders inspected prior to use and load rating tags applied?

  • Are guards in place on grinders, portable saws, etc?

  • Are the proper tools for the job being utilized, and are tools in good condition with no modifications?

  • Eye wash station or solution in good working order and readily available?

  • Are proper PPE available for entrance in the battery storage rooms in the control house.

Management

  • Short service employee's identified?

  • Does management covey, care, trust and commitment to employees?

  • Policies, practices, procedures properly defined and accessible to emplyees?

  • incidents/near misses reported and documented in a timely manner?

Machine Maintenance/Testing

  • Equipment photos on site.

  • Has the crew performed and documented an inspection of the equipment prior to work to assure equipment is in safe operating condition?

  • Are safety/medical/first aid equipment/ goods on site and within date?

  • Di-electric testing on booms completed?

  • Slings and rigging properly inspected and adequate?

  • Back up alarms working properly

  • Is equipment damage/malfunctions recorded?

Design Configuration

  • Are appropriate (DOT, OSHA) signs and cones in place?

Summary and signatures

  • Positive observations. List crew members and specific items they are doing correctly:

  • Inspectors signature

  • Crew lead signature

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