Information

  • Periodic EHS Plan Review

  • Client

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

OBSERVER(S)

  • Herb Oxendine, CSP EHS Manager

Report Issued To

  • Steve Thompson, Dustin Haunhorst

AUDIT CHECKLIST

Jobsite General

  • Posters and safety signs/warning Signs?

  • Safety meetings held periodically?

  • First aid kits available and adequately stocked?

  • Job related safety training completed?

  • Accident reporting procedure established?

  • Substance abuse policy in place?

  • Injury records being kept?

  • Has the Emergency Action Plan been posted in appropriate location?

Housekeeping and Sanitation

  • General neatness of work area(s)?

  • Waste containers provided and used?

  • Sanitary facilities adequate and cleaned?

  • Eyewash facilities available and inspected monthly?

  • Nails, boards, pallets, etc., regularly removed?

  • Regular disposal of waste and trash?

  • Procedures to handle hazardous wastes?

  • Adequate portable water supply?

  • Passageways and walkways clear?

  • Adequate lighting?

Security and After Hours

  • Warning signs in place?

  • Open ditches/trenches protected?

  • Ladders lowered?

  • Hazard lights utilized?

  • Equipment secured, keys removed, locked?

  • Utility ditches flagged or barricaded?

Policy/Procedures

  • Have workers been trained and are they aware of their right to "Stop Work"?

  • Have workers been trained and are they aware of the "OUCH" protocol?

  • Have workers been trained and do they understand "Fit For Today"?

  • Do workers understand "Take 2 Minutes" and "You See It, You Own It"?

  • Do workers understand and can they verbally explain the "Man on the Ground" and "25 Foot" rule?

HAZCOM/GHS

  • Is a list of all hazardous chemicals (HCL) on the site and available?

  • Are MSDS/SDS readily available for each material on the Hazardous Material List?

  • Is worker training documented on the Safety Training Matrix?

  • Materials properly stored and labeled?

Fire Prevention

  • Adequate number and type of fire extinguishers available?

  • Fire prevention/extinguisher training accomplished?

  • Monthly FX inspections performed and documented?

  • FX provided on appropriate equipment?

  • Are flammable liquids properly stored?

  • Are fuel supplies protected from accidental impact?

  • Is equipment shut down prior to refueling?

  • Is equipment properly grounded to fuel trucks before refueling?

  • "No Smoking" signs posted and enforced?

  • Only approved containers being used?

  • Is fuel storage inside bermed containments?

  • Are storage tanks properly grounded, bonded, and pressure relief?

  • Are cylinders stored/secured in an upright positions?

Job Hazard Analysis

  • Are JHAs kept on the Jobsite and made available for review?

  • Are JHAs available for each hazardous task?

  • Are JHAs updated and reviewed periodically?

Environmental Controls

  • Are adequate environmental controls in place ie: sanitation, water, dust, noise?

  • Is construction noise being monitored & adequately controlled?

  • Has any silt fence been installed and is it being maintained?

  • Have any employees requested voluntary use of dust mask? Have they signed the Declaration?

  • Are Spill containments clean and free of petroleum fluids?

  • No Smoking in Enclosed Areas (site buildings/sheds & confined spaces) Is this being adhered to?

Excavations

  • Is a Competent Person on site?

  • Is excavation barricaded and well lighted?

  • Are all surface encumbrances and adjacent structures that may create a hazard removed or supported?

  • Have all underground utility installations been located?

  • Are Means of egress provided and are they adequate?

  • Is Spoil setback at least 2 feet?

  • Is a Protective system provided?

  • Is the excavation inspected daily and after any hazard increasing occurrence by a competent person?

  • Registered PE designed if over 20 feet deep?

  • Are daily inspections completed by a Competent Person?

Fall Protection

  • Is JHA available for any work requiring Fall Protection?

  • Are walking/working surfaces strong enough to support employees and the work to be done?

  • Are Handrails/Protective Barriers/Mesh Required?

  • Any Tripping Hazards?

  • Is a Harness Required?

Ladders

  • Inspected and in good condition?

  • Secured to prevent slipping, sliding, or falling?

  • Do siderails extend at least 36 inches above top of landing?

  • Rungs or cleats not over 12 inches on center?

  • Rungs and cleats free of mud and debris?

  • Proper maintenance and storage?

  • Are ladders painted?

  • Do fixed ladders in excess of 20 feet have fall protection?

Logging Operations

  • Have all Sawmen and others involved in logging, including land clearing, been trained in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.266?

  • Is a safety zone of two times the height of the tree being established and followed?

  • Does construction equipment used in clearing, grubbing, reduction, and hauling have brush guards?

  • Have all chainsaw operators been trained and qualified per the PandJ program?

Confined Spaces

  • Is Confined Space Signage, Permits, Recovery Equipment & Air Monitoring In Place, if Required?

  • Have Entry Supervisor, Attendant, and Authorized Entrant been trained?

  • Has space been checked with 4-gas monitor prior to entering the space?

  • Does the space require continuous monitoring?

  • Emergency Rescue provided for and readily available?

Asbestos

  • If asbestos has been identified on site is/has it been dealt with in the approved manner?

Hand and Power Tools

  • Hand tools in good working order?

  • Neatly stored, safely carried?

  • Electrical cords in good condition?

  • Are power tools, belts, gears, shafts, sprockets, spindles, drums, flywheels, and chains properly guarded?

  • Handles not broken and splinter free?

  • Are all employees provided eye and face protection when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury?

  • Are all employees trained in the proper use of the tools they operate?

  • Have quarterly inspections of cord and plug tools, extension cords, lanyards/harnesses, ladders, rigging, etc been conducted and properly color coded?

  • Power tools grounded properly or double insulated?

PPE

  • Has a Hazard Evaluation been performed?

  • Employees trained in use and inspection of PPE?

  • Hard hats worn where required?

  • Seat belts being worn?

  • Gloves available, proper style, good condition?

  • Eye Protection appropriate for the task?

  • Hearing Protection provided, if required?

  • Proper foot protection being worn?

  • Are Sawmen properly protected (cut resistant gloves, Kevlar leg chaps, hearing protection, face shield)?

  • Safety Harness and Lanyards, where required, being utilized and properly anchored?

  • Respirators: properly fitted, trained and medically approved?

Material Handling/Storage

  • Are materials which are stored in tiers either stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling, or collapse?

  • Are shelves, racks, overhead storage load rated?

  • Are passageways clear?

  • Lifting correctly?

  • Are materials being stored beneath power lines?

  • Are safe procedures utilized when unloading pipes?

Cranes and Rigging

  • Are required lift plans being reviewed and approved prior to the lift?

  • Are Critical Lifts (lift exceeds 75% rated capacity, requires two cranes, lifting personnel, etc) approved by a qualified person?

  • Do alloy steel chain slings have a permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, capacity, and manufacturer?

  • Are monthly inspection records being maintained on all alloy steel chain slings?

  • Do any hooks, rings, oblong links, pear-shaped links, coupling links, and other attachments have a rated capacity at least that of the chain?

  • Is all rigging equipment for material handling inspected prior to each shift?

  • Are softeners being used on sharp edging where rigging might be damaged?

  • Outriggers being used?

  • Alarms working and audible?

  • Is all rigging and slings stored on racks, shelves, or suspension hooks to prevent damage?

Electrical And Utilities

  • Insulation intact on cords and wiring?

  • Temporary lighting guarded?

  • Electrical panels labeled and covered?

  • GFCI protection utilized?

  • Underground utilities located and marked?

  • Lockout/Tagout procedures utilized?

  • Electrical cords not exposed to sharp edges?

  • All live electrical components covered and protected from exposure (e.g. Receptacles, switches, exposed wiring, missing knockouts)?

Vehicles & Equipment

  • Regular inspection and maintenance?

  • Is all equipment operated by qualified operators?

  • Seat belts provided and used in equipment with ROPS?

  • No employees riding on equipment without proper seating?

  • Does every piece of construction equipment have spill control materials on board?

  • Is all equipment not currently in use being kept inside secondary containments?

  • Are parking brakes set on parked equipment, and are wheels chocked when parked on an incline?

  • Are all vehicles equipped with an audible warning device in operable condition at the operators station?

  • Do vehicles with an obstructed view to the rear have a backup alarm or are they always used with a spotter?

  • Are Breaks, lights, signals, alarms operational?

  • Are Daily pre-trip inspections being conducted and documented?

  • Seat belts being worn?

  • Aerial lift - PPE being used?

  • Are surrounding conditions for plant & equipment safe ie: access, ground conditions & overhead factors?

  • Are haul roads properly laid out and well maintained?

  • Weight limits and loads controlled?

  • Tie down straps or chains inspected?

  • Lights and reflectors clean and visible?

Traffic Control

  • Has traffic flow been coordinated with other contractors in the same area?

  • Are access/egress points adequately signed and/or barricaded as necessary?

  • Have Flaggers been trained (MUTCD and NCDOT)?

  • If required, is the Traffic Management Plan up to date?

  • Is the necessary signage & traffic control personnel in place?

  • Are Speed Limits being adhered to?

Working Over or Near Water

  • Are ring buoys with 90 feet of rope provided along the waterway?

  • Are life rings mounted on a post (or similar) within 6 feet of the water's edge and located not greater than 200 feet apart?

  • Is a Life Saving skiff (rescue boat) available whenever workers are in or over water?

  • Are all workers within 6 feet of the water's edge wearing a USCG approved Personal Flotation Device (PFD)?

Welding/Cutting

  • Are welders qualified?

  • Screens and shields in place?

  • Oxygen and acetylene stored properly?

  • Flashback arresters placed on hoses (O2 and fuel gas)?

  • Proper eye protection and PPE?

  • Hot Work permit completed and posted near the operations?

  • Proper ventilation?

  • Fire watch maintained for additional 30 minutes following hot work?

Permits

  • Hot Work permit procedures followed?

  • Excavation permit procedures followed?

  • Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) procedures being used?

  • Confined space entry permit procedures followed?

Other Observations

  • ADD DETAILS HERE IF ANY

Conclusions & General Recommendations

  • Work to be immediately implemented to rectify the above defects to make the site safe as soon as possible

Sign Off

  • Auditor's Signature

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