Title Page

  • Weekly Safety Inspection

  • Conducted on

  • Company

  • Site

  • Prepared By

  • Location
  • Personnel Present During Inspection

1) Personal Protective Equipment

  • Hard Hat and Safety Glasses worn at all times?

  • Face shield used while chipping and grinding?

  • Hearing Protection used?

  • Respirator used properly? Correct cartridges used for task?

  • Hi Visibility clothing used if required?

  • Other PPE - Proper foots are, knee pads, welding screen in place, etc?

2) Work Area General Conditions

  • Is access/egress clear of debris and marked? Hallways and building entry clear?

  • Is garbage maintained and disposed of properly? Enough containers provided for disposal?

  • Adequate lighting in stairwells, hallways and public walkways?

  • Adequate number of bathrooms and a hand washing station?

3) Safety Administration and Documentation

  • Weekly Safety meeting conducted?

  • SDS available for hazardous materials?

  • Site-specific Orientations completed?

  • Required Posters are posted on Safety Board?

  • Employees training current and training documented?

  • Pre-task planners filled out and reviewed daily?

  • Equipment inspections conducted and on file?

4) Electrical

  • TPU's and Energized Panels covered and 3' clearance maintained?

  • GFCI's used?

  • LOTO procedures in place? Is a written procedure plan on site and available?

  • Cords suspended or protected from damage?

  • Are all electrical cord plugs factory installed?

5) Fire Protection/Hot Work

  • Fuel used in approved containers and stored in a FLAM locker?

  • Burn permits completed and placed in hot work area?

  • Fire extinguishers within 25' of hot work and adequate number on site?

  • Fire extinguishers have full charge and inspected monthly?

  • Is hot work area free of combustible material? Removed from the building daily?

  • If combustible material can be removed is fire watch assigned?

6) Fall Protection

  • Fall protection plans completed and signed by employees on falls > 10'?

  • Fall Protection gear inspected daily and stored properly?

  • Wall openings and floors holes are guarded or covered?

  • Guard Rails (rails at 42' and 22" +/-) and toe boards in place? Cable rails less than 3" of deflection?

  • Rebar protection in place when exposed fall is present?

  • Fall protection used 4' on working/walking surfaces and 6' on everything else?

  • Proper anchor point used and can hold 3,000 Lbs while using fall arrest equipment?

7) Aerial Lifts and Scaffolding

  • Scaffold have green tag and inspected daily?

  • Is falling object protection in place? Toe boards, Netting, Etc

  • Guardrails set at +/- 42" and 22" and installed on all open sides?

  • Base set up correctly with base plates/screw jacks and adequate cross bracing?

  • Scaffold fully planked with min. 12" overlap?

  • Wheels locked on rolling scaffolds?

8) Cranes and Rigging

  • Rigging inspected and free of damage? Stored properly?

  • Cranes inspected daily? Daily log available from operator?

  • Overhead hazards/power lines identified and marked?

  • Loads properly secured and tag lines used?

  • Are operator, signal person, and rigger properly trained and certifications updated?

  • Rigger performing loading activities have proper fall arrest if applicable?

  • Critical lift plan filled out if load is > 75% of cranes maximum load capacity?

9) Ladders, Stairs and Ramps

  • No one standing above the top 2 rungs?

  • Step ladders used properly? Spreader bars open and locked?

  • Extension ladders used for access secured top and bottom? Extended 3' above platform?

  • 3 point contact used while climbing any ladder? Haul ropes provided for materials and tools?

  • 4'-1' rule maintained on extent ion ladders?

  • Stairwells have handrails and have no missing treads?

  • Job-made ladders to built to specifications?

10) Environmental

  • Chemicals in clearly marked containers? SDS available?

  • Adequate number of spill kits available?

  • Dust and noise controls used according to safety plan?

  • Temporary soil erosion control plan in place if needed? (Fences, catch basins, waddles, etc)

  • Is a visible sheen across site present indicating spilled contaminates?

  • Are control zones present and being used according to environmental plan?

11) Traffic Control and Public Awareness

  • Is Traffic Control plan in place and effective?

  • Are all materials keep inside site and pedestrian walkways clear of debris?

  • Flagged certified and in Class 3 PPE?

12) Controlled Zones

  • Overhead hazards delineated with Danger/Caution Tape?

  • Danger Tape properly tagged and identified with the hazards beyond?

  • Unused delineation taken down after not in use?

13) Forklifts and Heavy Equipment

  • Forklifts inspected daily and documentation present?

  • Seatbelt being used during operation of heavy equipment.

  • Fire extinguisher available and inspected regularly?

  • Operator certified?

  • Truck drivers have full PPE on when leaving vehicle?

14) Confined Spaces

  • Permit filled out and posted at entry?

  • Has space been tested with 4 gas meter and proper PPE being used according to permit?

  • Adequate ventilation for confined space used?

  • Does permit required confined space have an attendant at entry trained in rescue? Tripod available?

  • Do entrants have confined space training?

15) Excavations

  • Excavations >4' sloped, benched or shored?

  • Approved means of access/egress supplied in excavations >4' minimum 25'?

  • Spoils set back from excavation minimum 4'?

  • Have underground utilities been clearly marked?

Tools

  • All guards in place and per manufacturer?

  • Cords free of damage? Ground Prong in place?

  • Using right tool for the job?

  • Whip-checks installed on pressurized lines?

  • Corrective Actions/Who assigned to/Date of Pending Correction

  • Corrective Actions from Previous Audit still Pending

  • General Notes and Observations

  • Superintendent

  • Safety Representative

The templates available in our Public Library have been created by our customers and employees to help get you started using SafetyCulture's solutions. The templates are intended to be used as hypothetical examples only and should not be used as a substitute for professional advice. You should seek your own professional advice to determine if the use of a template is permissible in your workplace or jurisdiction. You should independently determine whether the template is suitable for your circumstances.