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  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

1. Job Information

  • OSHA poster posted?

  • Weekly safety meetings up to date?

  • Work areas properly signed and barricaded?

  • Phone no. & directions for nearest medical center posted?

  • Is each employee instructed in the recognition & avoidance of unsafe conditions?

  • Are telephone numbers, physicians, hospitals & ambulances, police & fire depts. conspicuously posted?

  • Are potable drinking water and toilet facilities available at the site?

  • Is there protection for blood borne pathogens?

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2. Housekeeping

  • General neatness of work area?

  • Projecting nails removed or bent over?

  • Waste containers provided and used?

  • Passageways and walkways clear?

3. Fire Prevention

  • Adequate fire extinguishers, checked and accessible?

  • Inspection tags current and signed?

  • "No Smoking" posted and enforced near flammables?

4. Electrical

  • Extension cords or attachments cords with bare wires or missing ground prongs or damaged taken out of service?

  • Ground fault circuit interrupters being used?

  • Terminal boxes equipped with required covers?

  • Are flexible cords & cables protected from damage?

  • Are unused openings in cabinet boxes and fittings closed?

  • Are all cabinets, panels and switches located in wet locations enclosed in weather proof enclosures?

5. Hand, Power & Powder Actuated Tools

  • Hand tools inspected regularly?

  • Guards in place on machines, such as saws?

  • Right tool being used for job at hand?

  • Operators of power actuated tools are licensed?

6. Fall Protection

  • Safety rails and cables are secured properly?

  • Employees exposed to fall hazards are tied off?

  • Employees below protected from falling objects?

  • Employees trained in fall protection?

  • Are employees working more than 6' above a lower level protected by guardrails, safety nets, personal fall arrest system?

7. Ladders

  • Ladders extend at least 36" above the landing?

  • Ladders are secured to prevent slipping, sliding, or falling?

  • Ladders with split or missing rungs taken out of service?

  • Stepladders used in fully open position?

  • No step at top 2 rungs of step ladder?

8. Scaffolding

  • All scaffolding inspected daily?

  • Erected on sound rigid footing?

  • Tied to structure as required?

  • Guardrails, intermediate rails, toe boards and screens in place?

  • Planking is sound and sturdy?

  • Proper access provided?

  • Employees below protected from falling objects?

9. Floor & Wall Openings

  • All floor and deck openings are planked over or barricaded and marked?

  • Perimeter protection is in place?

  • Deck planks are secured?

  • Materials are stored away from edge?

10. Trenches, Excavation & Shoring

  • Competent person on hand inspecting as per the OSHA standard?

  • Excavations over 5' in depth are shored or sloped back?

  • Materials are stored at least 2 feet from trench?

  • Equipment is a safe distance from edge of trench or excavation?

  • Ladders provided every 25' in trench more than 4' deep?

  • Have underground utility installations been located?

  • Are employees exposed to vehicular traffic wearing warning vests or reflectorized or highly visible material?

11. Material Handling

  • Materials are properly stored or stacked?

  • Employees are using proper lifting methods?

  • Tag lines are used to guide loads?

  • Proper number of workers for each operation?

12. Welding & Burning

  • Gas cylinders stored upright and secured?

  • Proper separating distance between fuels and oxygen? (min 20')

  • Burning/Welding goggles or shields are used?

  • Fire extinguishers are nearby?

  • Hoses and regulators are in good condition?

  • Hot work permits used?

13. Cranes

  • Outriggers are extended and swing radius barricade in place?

  • Operator is familiar with load charts?

  • Crane operator's logs are up-to-date?

  • Employees kept from under suspended loads?

  • Chains and sling inspected and tagged as required?

  • Hand signal charts are on crane?

14. Concrete Construction

  • Employees are protected from cement dust?

  • Exposed skin covered?

  • Runways are adequate?

  • Walls over 8' are supported?

  • Are all protruding reinforcing rods covered?

  • Is lockout/tag out procedure in use on any machinery where inadvertent operation could cause injury?

15. Personal Protective Equipment

  • Hard hats are being worn?

  • Safety glasses are being worn?

  • Respirators are used when required?

  • Hearing protection being worn when required?

  • Traffic vests being worn?

16. Vehicles

  • Do vehicles, earth moving or compacting equipment with an obstructed view to the rear have a backup alarm or used with an observer?

  • Do vehicles and earth moving equipment have seat belts and are they used?

  • Are flagmen wearing reflectorized garments and using flags, sign paddles or lights?

17. Stairs

  • Are flights of stairs with 4 or more risers equipped with standard stair railings or handrails?

18. Miscellaneous

  • Is a written Hazard Communication Program on site including MSDS, materials list, containers labeled, employees trained?

  • Is exposure to lead or lead based paint, such as paint removal controlled?

  • Is exposure to silica, such as sand blasting, using sand or cutting brick or cinderblock controlled?

  • Is exposure to asbestos controlled?

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