Safety Audit - Construction Worksite

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Previous Project Inspection

• Has the last job-site inspection been reviewed in preparation for this inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any outstanding corrective actions to be taken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Conditions

• Perimeter fence in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Traffic control maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Project signage posted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Danger and caution tape maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate toilet facilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Drinking water and cups provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Housekeeping

• Appearance of job-site neat and orderly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Passageways and walkways clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Projecting nails removed or bent over?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Power and Hand Tools

• Are guards in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have employees received tool operation training and training documentation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Tools and cords in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All mechanical safeguards in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Right tools used for the job at hand?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• PPE appropriate for the tools used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ladders

• Ladders secured to prevent movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extension ladders extend at least 3 foot above landing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladders used are in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ladders used properly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has Ladder safety training been conducted with employees and documentation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fall Protection

• Guardrails installed and maintained in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Personal fall arrest equipment in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Holes guarded and marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fall protection equipment inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has fall protection training been conducted with employees and documentation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Scaffolding

• Have employees received scaffold safety training and documentation been verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffolds erected under supervision of a competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffold grade lumber used and planks have proper overlap?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Guys, ties and braces in place at 4:1 rule?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Guardrail system in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Access laddesrs in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cross bracing in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffold inspections completed each shift?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire Prevention and Protection

• Fire extinguishers in place for general conditions and hot works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Monthly and annual inspections completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use of approved fuel/gasoline containers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has fire extinguisher training been conducted with all employees required to use extinguisher and training verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Excavations & Shoring

• Shoring of adjacent structures adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Banks of excavation sloped or shored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spoil piles at least 2 feet from edge of excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Access provided within 25 feet of employees in trenches?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Competent person on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspections performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excavation safety training been conducted with employees and training documentation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Equipment

• Backup alarms in place or signal person used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Seatbelts used in all mobile equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• ROPS in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily inspections performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Operators trained and documentation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cranes and Rigging

• Has the rigger received training and documentation has been verified.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a competent person onsite?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Slings, hooks, shackles etc... in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outriggers used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Swing radius barricaded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 20 foot distance from power lines maintained or lines de-energized?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all employees working around crane received training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

PPE

• Respiratory program available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Respiratory training, fit test and equipment inspection recording been conducted and documentation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Personal Protection Equipment hazard assessment been conducted and documentation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hard hats worn by all employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety glasses used by employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper hand protection in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper footwear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hearing protection used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Respiratory protection used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical

• GFCI's used and tested on all 110 outlets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All extension cords 3 wire type, in good condition with ground pins?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All power panels labeled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All panels have fronts and covers remain closed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Welding and Cutting

• Fire extinguisher at site of welding/cutting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use and storage of cylinders acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Housekeeping acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Stairways

• Treads and landings acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Handrails installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Temp lighting in stairways acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Housekeeping?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Aerial Lifts

• Operators trained and documentation has been verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Equipment in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gates and guardrails acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lifts used properly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Material Handling

• Material stacked, racked, etc...?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Materials stored proper distance from floor openings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Powder Actuated Tools

• Employees trained and have card in possession?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper eye and face protection used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Misfired cartridges properly disposed of?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hearing protection used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• High noise signage posted in area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Administration

• Employee training records maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• First aid kits available and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• MSDS sheets available for review?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Other Observations

• Project employee/supervision concerns

• Follow up/pre-planning items

• Issues/comments

• Vensure Safety Associate

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