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Documents and Forms

Job Safety Analysis

  • Job Safety Analysis

  • A new JSA should be performed at the start of every job and at the start of every day. There are four basic steps to performing a Job Safety Analysis;
    1. Select the job to be analyzed.
    2.Break the job down into a defined sequence of steps or tasks.
    3.Identify the potential hazards of each task.
    4.Develop preventative measures to reduce or eliminate hazards.
    All Employees and visitors must be signed onto the JSA, acknowledging that they have reviewed and understand the JSA.

Permits

  • Permits

  • Work Permit is a written form used to authorize the jobs that endanger workers to the serious hazards. It recognizes the work to be done, the hazards involved, and the necessary preparation and the precautions for the job.

  • Hot Work Permit is needed for all the cutting or welding activities that are conducted with the portable gas or the arc equipment or involve the soldering, grinding, or any other similar activities producing the spark, flame, or the heat.

  • Confined Space Entry Permit is used to specify the precautions to be taken to eliminate the exposure to the dangerous or potentially dangerous confined spaces.

  • Electrical Permit-To-Work is primarily the statement that the circuit or the item of the equipment is safe to work on. A permit should not be issued on the equipment that is live.

  • What type of permit is being used?

Short Service Employee

  • Short Service Employees

  • Short Service Employee– An employee or sub-contractor employee with less than six months experience in the same job or with his/her present employer.

  • Mentor – An experienced employee, who has been assigned to help and work with a new Short Service Employee by his/her supervisor.

  • Every Short Service Employee (SSE) on location must be documented on the JSA daily. The SSE’s Mentor must be documented on the JSA daily. The Mentor and SSE may not separate from the same working location at anytime.

  • The SSE must be clearly identified (sticker, colored hard hat, etc.). Mentors will converse daily with those persons assigned to them, preferably at the start of the day. This will be in addition to other tailgate or daily safety meetings held in the work area.

Meet & Greet Procedures

  • Meet & Greet Procedures

  • Each work-site, should have someone who is actively meeting and greeting new visitors that approach their work-site. When meeting and greeting visitors, the visitor must be verified as an authorized visitor and the greeter must obtain the purpose of the visit.

  • The work-site greeter shall introduce themselves, their company, their work-site, and the current job tasks being performed.

  • The greeter shall make known potential and present hazards that are associated with the work-site location and current job tasks being performed.

  • The greeter shall make known the risk control measures in place to limit or eliminate the potential exposure to the work-site hazards. The greeter shall ensure that the visitor follows and understands all the risk control measures in place. For example, wearing required PPE and not entering into any exclusion zones.

  • Finally, the greeter shall ensure that the visitor understands the in place emergency action plan. The visitor must understand what to do in the event of an incident, injury, illness, or an emergency evacuation. For example, emergency numbers, evacuation routes, and muster points.

Emergency Action Plan

  • Emergency Action Plan

  • 1910.38(b) A workplace emergency is any unplanned event that threatens the health or well-being of employees, customers or the public. Examples include but are not limited to a power outage, a chemical spill, a weather-related event or an act of terrorism.

  • 1910.38(c) An emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. However, an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees.

  • 1910.38 (c)(2-6) Minimum elements of an emergency action plan. An emergency action plan must include at a minimum: Procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency; Procedures for emergency evacuation, including type of evacuation and exit route assignments; Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before they evacuate;
    Procedures to account for all employees after evacuation; Procedures to be followed by employees performing rescue or medical duties and the name or job title of every employee who may be contacted by employees who need more information about the plan or an explanation of their duties under the plan. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9726&p_table=STANDARDS

  • §3225. Access to Exits. "(1) Every required exit shall be maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency.

Written Programs

  • Written Programs

  • Title 8 Index "The standard requires that the written program must be made available to employees, the employer must ensure that employees know how to access the document and that there are no barriers to employee access."
    https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2008-09-16-0

  • Title 8 Index For every exposure, there must be a written program, for every program there must be training. https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/osha_userguide.pdf

Safety Data Sheets

  • Safety Data Sheets

  • (1910.1200) OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200) require that SDSs be readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5194.html

  • Employers that use chemicals must obtain an SDS that is specific to each chemical used in the workplace." https://ehs.research.uiowa.edu/chemical/safety-data-sheets-sdss

Employee Training Certifications

  • Employee Training Certifications

  • CPR and First Aid. OSHA's General Industry, 29 CFR 1910.151(b), and Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926.50(c) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render CPR and first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.

  • §3668. Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training. (1) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely.
    (2) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck, the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this section.

  • Only trained and authorized persons are allowed to operate an Aerial Lift. Training should include: Explanations of electrical, fall, and falling object hazards; Procedures for dealing with hazards; Recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions in the work setting; Instructions for correct operation of the lift. Demonstrations of the skills and knowledge needed to operate an aerial lift before operating it on the job. When and how to perform inspections and manufacturer's requirements. https://www.osha.gov/Publications/aerial-lifts-factsheet.html

Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment

Head Protection

  • Head Protection

  • §3381. Head Protection. (a) Employees working in locations where there is a risk of receiving head injuries from flying or falling objects and/or electric shock and burns shall wear approved head protection.

  • §3381(b) When head protection is required, the employer shall provide each employee with head protection. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3381.html

Hearing Protection

  • Hearing Protection

  • §5097. Hearing Conservation Program. (a) General. The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A-scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent.
    https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5097.html

  • §5098. Hearing Protectors.
    (a) (1) Employers shall make hearing protectors available to all employees exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or greater at no cost to the employees. Hearing protectors shall be replaced as necessary.
    (2) Employers shall ensure that hearing protectors are worn by all employees
    https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5098.html

Respiratory Protection

  • Respiratory Protection

  • §5144. (a)(1) Respiratory Protection. Guide to Respiratory Protection at Work
    Permissible practice. In the control of those occupational diseases caused by breathing air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors, the primary objective shall be to prevent atmospheric contamination. This shall be accomplished as far as feasible by accepted engineering control measures (for example, enclosure or confinement of the operation, general and local ventilation, and substitution of less toxic materials). When effective engineering controls are not feasible, or while they are being instituted, appropriate respirators shall be used pursuant to this section.

  • §5144. (a)(2) Respirators shall be provided by the employer when such equipment is necessary to protect the health of the employee. The employer shall provide the respirators which are applicable and suitable for the purpose intended. The employer shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a respiratory protection program which shall include the requirements outlined in subsection (c. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5144.html

Eye & Face Protection

  • Eye & Face Protection

  • §3382.(a) Eye and Face Protection. Employees working in locations where there is a risk of receiving eye injuries such as punctures, abrasions, contusions, or burns as a result of contact with flying particles, hazardous substances, projections or injurious light rays which are inherent in the work or environment, shall be safeguarded by means of face or eye protection. Suitable screens or shields isolating the hazardous exposure may be considered adequate safeguarding for nearby employees.

  • §3382.(b)The employer shall provide and ensure that employees use protection suitable for the exposure. Where exposed to injurious light rays, the shade of lens to use in any instance shall be selected in accordance with the following table. Protection against radiant energy--Selection of shade numbers for welding filter. Table EP-1 shall be used as a guide for the selection of the proper shade numbers of filter lenses or plates used in welding. Shade more dense than those listed may be used to suit the individual's needs. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3382.html

Hand Protection

  • Hand Protection

  • §3384.(a) Hand Protection. Employers shall select, provide and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employee's hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances, cuts or lacerations, abrasions, punctures, chemical burns, thermal burns, radioactive materials, and harmful temperature extremes. EXCEPTION: Hand protection for cuts, lacerations, and abrasions shall not be required when the employer's personal protective equipment hazard assessment, required by Section 3380(f) of this Article, determines that the risk of such injury to the employee's hands is infrequent and superficial.

  • §3384.(b) Hand protection, such as gloves, shall not be worn where there is a danger of the hand protection becoming entangled in moving machinery or materials.
    https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3384.html

Foot Protection

  • Foot Protection

  • §3385.(a) Foot Protection. Appropriate foot protection shall be required for employees who are exposed to foot injuries from electrical hazards, hot, corrosive, poisonous substances, falling objects, crushing or penetrating actions, which may cause injuries or who are required to work in abnormally wet locations.

  • §3385.(b) Footwear which is defective or inappropriate to the extent that its ordinary use creates the possibility of foot injuries shall not be worn.

  • §3385.(c)(1) Protective footwear for employees purchased after January 26, 2007 shall meet the requirements and specifications in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F 2412-05, Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection and ASTM F 2413-05, Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Foot Protection which are hereby incorporated by reference. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3385.html

Clothing Protection

  • Clothing Protection

  • 1910.269 "Apparel. (i) When work is performed within reaching distance of exposed energized parts of equipment, the employer shall ensure that each employee removes or renders nonconductive all exposed conductive articles, such as key or watch chains, rings, or wrist watches or bands, unless such articles do not increase the hazards associated with contact with the energized parts.

  • 1910.269(ii) The employer shall train each employee who is exposed to the hazards of flames or electric arcs in the hazards involved.

  • 1910.269(iii) The employer shall ensure that each employee who is exposed to the hazards of flames or electric arcs does not wear clothing that, when exposed to flames or electric arcs, could increase the extent of injury that would be sustained by the employee. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/1995-08-10

Protections and Precautions

Prevention & Protections

First Aid Kits

  • First Aid Kits

  • 29 CFR 1910.151(b) Medical Services and First Aid There shall be adequate first-aid materials, approved by the consulting physician, readily available for employees on every job. Such materials shall be kept in a sanitary and usable condition. A frequent inspection shall be made of all first-aid materials, which shall be replenished as necessary.

Eye Wash Stations & Showers

  • Eye Wash Stations & Showers

  • 29 CFR 1910.151(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

Fire Extinguishers

  • Fire Extinguishers

  • §6151. Portable Fire Extinguishers (c) (1-4) General Requirements.
    The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.Only approved portable fire extinguishers shall be used to meet the requirements of this section.The employer shall not provide or make available in the workplace portable fire extinguishers using carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromomethane extinguishing agents.
    The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their designated places at all times except during use.

  • §6151. Portable Fire Extinguishers (d) (1-2) Selection and Distribution.
    Where portable fire extinguishers are provided for employee use, they shall be selected and distributed based on the classes of anticipated work place fires and on the size and degree of hazard which would affect their use.The employer shall distribute portable fire extinguishers for use by employees on Class A fires so that the travel distance for employees to any extinguisher is 75 feet or less.

  • §6151. Portable Fire Extinguishers (e)(1-4) Inspection, Maintenance and Testing.
    The employer shall be responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace. Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under Subsection (d)(3) of this Section shall be visually inspected monthly. Portable fire extinguishers shall be subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Chief upon request. Stored pressure dry chemical extinguishers that require a 12-year hydrostatic test shall be emptied and subjected to applicable maintenance procedures every 6 years. Dry chemical extinguishers having non-refillable disposable containers are exempt from this requirement. When recharging or hydrostatic testing is performed, the 6-year requirement begins from that date. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/6151.html

Fire Prevention & Protection

  • Fire Protection & Prevention

  • 1926.150(a)(1) The employer shall be responsible for the development of a fire protection program to be followed and shall provide firefighting equipment. As fire hazards occur, there shall be no delay in providing the necessary equipment.

  • 1926.150(a)(3)All firefighting equipment, provided by the employer, shall be conspicuously located.

  • 1926.150(a)(4) All firefighting equipment shall be periodically inspected and maintained in operating condition. Defective equipment shall be immediately replaced.

  • 1926.150(c)(1)(viii)
    Portable fire extinguishers shall be inspected periodically and maintained in accordance with Maintenance and Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers, NFPA No. 10A-1970.

  • 1926.150(e)(1)
    An alarm system, e.g., telephone system, siren, etc., shall be established by the employer whereby employees on the site and the local fire department can be alerted for an emergency. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.150

Fall Prevention & Protection

  • Fall Prevention & Protection

  • §1670.(a) Approved personal fall arrest, personal fall restraint or positioning systems shall be worn by those employees whose work exposes them to falling in excess of 7 1/2 feet.

  • §1670.(b)(11)(a-c)Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, shall: limit maximum arresting force on an employee to 1,800 pounds when used with a body harness; be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet, nor contact any lower level, and, where practicable, the anchor end of the lanyard shall be secured at a level not lower than the employee's waist; bring an employee to a complete stop and limit maximum deceleration distance an employee travels to 3.5 feet.

  • §1670.(c)(1-2)Positioning device systems. Positioning device systems and their use shall conform to the following provisions: Positioning devices shall be rigged such that an employee cannot free fall more than 2 feet. Positioning device systems shall be inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and defective components shall be removed from service.

  • §1670.(b)(7) Self-retracting lifelines and lanyards which automatically limit free fall distance to 2 feet or less shall be capable of sustaining a minimum tensile load of 3,000 pounds applied to the device with the lifeline or lanyard in the fully extended position.

  • §1670.(b)(10) Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached, or shall be designed, installed, and used. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/1670.html

  • ANSI A10.32-2012 Fall protection equipment shall be removed from service upon evidence of defects, damage or deterioration; once it has been subjected to impact loading; or upon expiration of the manufacturer’s specified service life, whichever comes first.

  • §3210. Guardrails at Elevated Locations.(a) Buildings. Guardrails shall be provided on all open sides of unenclosed elevated work locations, such as: roof openings, open and glazed sides of landings, balconies or porches, platforms, runways, ramps, or working levels more than 30 inches above the floor, ground, or other working areas. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10757&p_table=STANDARDS

Heat Illness Prevention & Protection

  • Heat Illness Prevention & Protection

  • §3395. Heat Illness Prevention (a) (1) This standard applies to all outdoor places of employment.

  • §3395.(c) Provision of water. Employees shall have access to potable drinking water, including but not limited to the requirements that it be fresh, pure, suitably cool, and provided to employees free of charge. The water shall be located as close as practicable to the areas where employees are working. Where drinking water is not plumbed or otherwise continuously supplied, it shall be provided in sufficient quantity at the beginning of the work shift to provide one quart per employee per hour for drinking for the entire shift.

  • §3395.(d)(1) Access to shade. Shade shall be present when the temperature exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. When the outdoor temperature in the work area exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, the employer shall have and maintain one or more areas with shade at all times while employees are present that are either open to the air or provided with ventilation or cooling. The amount of shade present shall be at least enough to accommodate the number of employees on recovery or rest periods, so that they can sit in a normal posture fully in the shade without having to be in physical contact with each other. The shade shall be located as close as practicable to the areas where employees are working. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3395.html

Ergonomic Safety

  • Ergonomic Injury Prevention & Protection

  • Are workstations staged in a way that may cause accumulative or acute musculoskeletal disorders?

  • Are employees using proper techniques when bending, lifting, carrying, pulling and/or pushing?

  • Are employees conducting repetitious actions without planned relief breaks?

Safety & Compliance

Safety & Compliance

House Keeping Safety & Compliance

  • House Keeping Safety & Compliance

  • 1910.22(a)(1-3)The employer must ensure: All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.The floor of each work area is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition. When wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false floors, platforms, and mats must be provided.Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.

  • 1910.22(c) Access and egress. The employer must provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.22

Hazcom Safety & Compliance

  • Hazcom Safety & Compliance

  • §5194. Hazard Communication (1) Employers must provide information to their employees about the hazardous chemicals to which they may be exposed, by means of a hazard communication program, labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and information and training.

  • §5194.(b) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

  • §5194.(g)(1)Safety Data Sheets.Manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they use.

Bloodborne Pathogens Safety & Compliance

  • Bloodeborne Pathogens Safety & Compliance

  • 29 CFR 1910.1030 OSHA Standard
    OSHA standards for bloodborne pathogens (BBP, 29 CFR 1910.1030) and personal protective equipment (PPE, 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I) require employers to protect workers from occupational exposure to infectious agents. The BBP standard applies when workers have occupational exposure to human blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) and requires the use of universal precautions to prevent contact with these materials.

  • 29 CFR 1910.1030 Potential Bloodborne Pathogens Exposures include; Blood, Semen, Vaginal Secretions, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Synovial Fluid, Pericardial Fluid, Peritoneal Fluid, Amniotic Fluid, Saliva in dental Procedures, Any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood, All body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluid, Urine, Feces, Nasal secretion, Sputum, Vomit, Breast milk, Saliva, other than in dental procedures.

  • PPE Considerations; PPE – Gloves, gowns, masks, eye protection (e.g., goggles), face shields
    PPE – Aprons and other protective body clothing
    PPE – Surgical caps
    PPE – Shoe/boot covers
    PPE – N95 or higher respirators for aerosol-generating procedures on patients with suspected or proven infections transmitted by respiratory aerosols
    thttps://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/worker_protections.html#ftn2

NFPA 70E Electrical Safety & Compliance

  • NFPA 70E Electrical Safety & Compliance

  • OSHA 1910 Subpart S and OSHA 1926 Subpart K. NFPA 70E Helps companies and employees avoid workplace injuries and fatalities due to shock, electrocution, arc flash, and arc blast. §2500.9. Splices.(a) Flexible cords shall be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/2500_9.html

  • 1910 & 1926 1)Arc Flash
    The Flash Protection Boundary is the approach limit at a distance from exposed live parts within which a person could receive a second degree burn if an electrical arc flash were to occur.

  • 1910 & 1926 2) PPE Compliance- Arc rated apparel, insulating aprons, general eye and face protection, arc rated face protection, fall protection, testing methods and specifications for footwear, glove and sleeve testing and care, hard hats, arc rated rainwear, visual inspections of rubber protective products and sleeves.

  • 1910 & 1926 3) Extension Cords- Use only three-wire, grounded, extension cords and cables that conform to a hard service rating of 14 amperes or higher, and grounding of the tools or equipment being supplied.Cords may not be run through doorways, under mats or carpets, across walkways or aisles, concealed behind walls, ceilings or floors, or run through holes in walls, or anywhere where they can become a tripping hazard. High current equipment or appliances should be plugged directly into a wall outlet whenever possible. All extension cords shall be plugged into one of the following: A GFCI outlet; A GFCI built into the cord; A GFCI adapter used between the wall outlet and cord plug.

  • 1910 & 1926 4)Switches, Circuit Breakers and Disconnects- All electrical equipment and tools must have an on and off switch and may not be turned on or off by plugging or unplugging the supply cord at the power outlet. Circuit breaker panel boxes and disconnects must be labeled with the voltage rating. Each breaker within a breaker panel must be labeled for the service it provides.
    Disconnect switches providing power for individual equipment must be labeled accordingly.
    (NFPA 70 110.26) requires a minimum of three feet of clearance for all electrical equipment serving 600 volts or less.

  • 1910 & 1926 5)Labels-Labels must include nominal system voltage, arc flash boundary and at least one of the following: available incident energy and the corresponding working distance or the arc flash PPE category; minimum arc rating of clothing and site-specific level of PPE.

Energy Isolation LOTO Safety & Compliance

  • Energy Isolation LOTO Safety & Compliance

  • §3314. The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout.
    Authorized employee or person.

  • §3314. For the purposes of this section, a qualified person who locks out or tags out specific machines or equipment in order to perform cleaning, repairing, servicing, setting-up, and adjusting operations on that machine or equipment. An affected employee becomes an authorized employee when that employee's duties including performing cleaning, repairing, servicing, setting-up and adjusting operations covered under this section.

  • §3314. Locked Out- The use of devices, positive methods and procedures, which will result in the effective isolation or securing of prime movers, machinery and equipment from mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, electrical, thermal or other hazardous energy sources.

  • §3314. (h) Group Lockout or Tagout.(1) When servicing and/or maintenance is performed by a crew, craft, department or other group, they shall utilize a procedure which affords the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the utilization of a personal lockout or tagout device. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3314.html

Confined Space Safety & Compliance

  • Confined Space Safety & Compliance

  • §5157. Permit-Required Confined Spaces. Confined space means a space that:
    (1) Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and(2) Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, and pits are spaces that may have limited means of entry.); and
    (3) Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy.

  • §5157 Double block and bleed means the closure of a line, duct, or pipe by closing and locking or tagging two in-line valves and by opening and locking or tagging a drain or vent valve in the line between the two closed valves.

  • §5157 Emergency means any occurrence (including any failure of hazard control or monitoring equipment) or event internal or external to the permit space that could endanger entrants.
    Engulfment means the surrounding and effective capture of a person by a liquid or finely divided (flowable) solid substance that can be aspirated to cause death by filling or plugging the respiratory system or that can exert enough force on the body to cause death by strangulation, constriction, or crushing.

  • §5157 Entry means the action by which a person passes through an opening into a permit-required confined space. Entry includes ensuing work acti- vities in that space and is considered to have occurred as soon as any part of the entrant's body breaks the plane of an opening into the space.

  • §5157 Entry permit (permit) means the written or printed document that is provided by the employer to allow and control entry into a permit space and that contains the information specified in subsection (f).

  • §5157 Entry supervisor means the person (such as the employer, foreman, or crew chief) responsible for determining if acceptable entry conditions are present at a permit space where entry is planned, for authorizing entry and overseeing entry operations, and for terminating entry as required by this section. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5157.html

Heavy Equipment Operations

Heavy Equipment Operations

Trenching & Excavation

  • Trenching & Excavation

  • § 1541.(c) Access and egress. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet of lateral travel for employees.

  • § 1541.(d) Exposure to vehicular traffic. Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic shall be provided with, and shall wear, warning vests or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material.

  • § 1541.(e) Exposure to falling loads. No employee shall be permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. Employees shall be required to stand away from any vehicle being loaded or unloaded to avoid being struck by any spillage or falling materials. Operators may remain in the cabs of vehicles being loaded or unloaded when the vehicles are equipped, in accordance with Section 1591(e), to provide adequate protection for the operator during loading and unloading operations.

  • § 1541.(f) Warning system for mobile equipment. When mobile equipment is operated adjacent to an excavation, or when such equipment is required to approach the edge of an excavation, and the operator does not have a clear and direct view of the edge of the excavation, a warning system shall be utilized such as barricades, hand or mechanical signals, or stop logs. If possible, the grade should be away from the excavation. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/1541.html

Barricades & Proximity Zones

  • Barricades & Proximity Zones

  • 1926.1424(a)(1)Swing radius hazards are where there are accessible areas in which the equipment's rotating superstructure (whether permanently or temporarily mounted) poses a reasonably foreseeable risk of: Striking and injuring an employee; or Pinching/crushing an employee against another part of the equipment or another object.To prevent employees from entering these hazard areas, the employer must:Erect and maintain control lines, warning lines, railings or similar barriers to mark the boundaries of the hazard areas and Train each employee assigned to work on or near the equipment ("authorized personnel") https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.1424

Heavy Equipment & Operations

  • Heavy Equipment & Operations

  • 1926.602(a)(1)Earthmoving equipment; General.
    These rules apply to the following types of earthmoving equipment: scrapers, loaders, crawler or wheel tractors, bulldozers, off-highway trucks, graders, agricultural and industrial tractors, and similar equipment.

  • 1926.602(a)(2)(i-ii)
    Seat belts shall be provided on all equipment. Seat belts need not be provided for equipment which is designed only for stand up operation.

  • 1926.602(a)(9)(i)Audible alarms. All bidirectional machines, such as rollers, compactors, front-end loaders, bulldozers, and similar equipment, shall be equipped with a horn, distinguishable from the surrounding noise level, which shall be operated as needed when the machine is moving in either direction. The horn shall be maintained in an operative condition.

  • 1926.602(c)(1)(iii)
    If a load is lifted by two or more trucks working in unison, the proportion of the total load carried by any one truck shall not exceed its capacity.

  • 1926.602(c)(1)(v)
    All high lift rider industrial trucks shall be equipped with overhead guards which meet the configuration and structural requirements.

  • 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A)
    Use of a safety platform firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.602

Overhead Equipment & Suspended Loads

  • Overhead Equipment & Suspended Loads

  • §1616.1.(c) Operation.Each crane shall be provided with a descriptive booklet, written in English, containing a comprehensive summary of design characteristics, erection procedures, operation techniques, repair recommendations, and safety precautions. This booklet shall be available on in the cab at all times for use by the operator.

  • §1616.1(1) A durable, clearly legible load rating chart shall be provided with each crane and securely affixed in the cab or operator's station easily visible to the operator while at the controls. The chart shall include load ratings and restrictions as specified by the certified agent for specific lengths of components, counterweights, swing, and radii. Where load ratings for cranes are governed by structural competence, the limitation on loading shall be such that no structural member is over stressed, and load rating charts shall be subject to this limitation.

  • §1616.1(d) The operator shall not engage in any practice or activity that diverts his/her attention while actually engaged in operating the equipment, such as the use of cellular phones (other than when used for signal communications).

  • §1616.1(e)(1-6) Before leaving the crane unattended, the operator shall be required to:
    Land or properly secure any attached load, bucket, lifting magnet, or other device; Disengage clutch; Set travel, swing, boom brakes, and other locking devices unless otherwise specified by the certified agents; Put controls in the “off” position; Stop the engine or motor; Secure crane against accidental travel.

  • §1616.1 Holding the Load- When a load of any kind is to be suspended for any considerable time, the drum holding mechanism shall be used in addition to the brake which shall also be applied. Cranes, hoists, or derricks shall not be left unattended while the load is suspended unless the load is suspended over water, a barricaded area, or is blocked up or otherwise supported from below during repairs or emergency.

  • §1616.1(3) Load weight. A crane, derrick, or hoist shall not be loaded beyond the rated capacity or safe working load whichever is smaller, except for test purposes. In all operations where the weight of the load being handled is unknown and may approach the rated capacity, there shall be a qualified person (rigger) assigned to determine the magnitude of the load, unless the crane or derrick is equipped with a load weighing device. The operator shall not make any lift under these conditions until informed of such weight by the qualified person (rigger) assigned to that operation.

  • §1616.1(t)(1) Travel- The travel of cranes or boom-type excavators shall be controlled so as to avoid collision with persons, material, and equipment. The cabs of units (of the revolving type) traveling under their own power shall be turned so as to provide the least obstruction to the operator's vision in the direction of travel, unless receiving signals from someone with an unobstructed view.

  • §1616.1(t)(1)(A-4) The boom shall be carried in line with the direction of motion and the superstructure shall be secured against rotation, except when negotiating turns when there is an operator in the cab, or when the boom is supported on a dolly. The empty hook, headache ball, or block shall be lashed or otherwise restrained so that it cannot swing freely.
    Traveling with a load is prohibited if the practice is prohibited by the manufacturer. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/1616_1.html

Power Line Safety

  • Power Line Safety

  • 2946. (a) Provisions for Preventing Accidents Due to Proximity to Overhead Lines.
    General. No person, firm, or corporation, or agent of same, shall require or permit any employee to perform any function in proximity to energized high-voltage lines; to enter upon any land, building, or other premises and there engage in any excavation, demolition, construction, repair, or other operation; or to erect, install, operate, or store in or upon such premises any tools, machinery, equipment, materials, or structures (including scaffolding, house moving, well drilling, pile driving, or hoisting equipment) unless and until danger from accidental contact with said high-voltage lines has been effectively guarded against.

  • 2946. (b) Clearances or Safeguards Required. Except where overhead electrical distribution and transmission lines have been de-energized and visibly grounded, the following provisions shall be met: (1) Over Lines. The operation, erection, or handling of tools, machinery, apparatus, supplies, or materials, or any part thereof, over energized overhead high-voltage lines shall be prohibited.
    https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/2946.html

Equipment Guards

  • Equipment Guards

  • §4184. (a)Guarding Required.
    Machines as specifically covered hereafter in Group 8, having a grinding, shearing, punching, pressing, squeezing, drawing, cutting, rolling, mixing or similar action, in which an employee comes within the danger zone shall be guarded at the point of operation in one or a combination of the ways specified in the following orders, or by other means or methods which will provide equivalent protection for the employee.

  • §4184.(b) All machines or parts of machines, used in any industry or type of work not specifically covered in Group 8, which present similar hazards as the machines covered under these point of operation orders, shall be guarded at their point of operation as required by the regulations contained in Group 8. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/4184.html

Rotating Equipment

  • Rotating Equipment

  • §4002.(a) Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment.
    All machines, parts of machines, or component parts of machines which create hazardous revolving, reciprocating, running, shearing, punching, pressing, squeezing, drawing, cutting, rolling, mixing or similar action, including pinch points and shear points, not guarded by the frame of the machine(s) or by location, shall be guarded.

  • §4002.(b) Keys, set screws, projections or recesses which create a hazard not guarded by the frame of the machine or by location shall be removed, made flush or guarded. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/4002.html

Equipment Considerations

Equipment Considerations

Slings, Signals, & Safe Rigging

  • Slings, Signals, & Safe Rigging

  • §5042.(a)(1-12) Safe Operating Practices. Whenever any sling is used, the following practices shall be enforced: Slings that are damaged or defective shall not be used. Chain or wire rope slings shall not be shortened with knots or bolts or other makeshift devices. Slings shall not be kinked, or knotted. Slings shall not be loaded in excess of their rated capacities as prescribed by the sling manufacturer on the identification markings permanently affixed to the sling. Slings used in a basket hitch shall have the loads balanced to prevent slippage. Slings shall be set to avoid slippage. Slings shall be padded or protected from the sharp edges of their loads. Suspended loads shall be kept clear of all obstructions. All employees shall be kept clear of loads about to be lifted and of suspended loads. Hands or fingers shall not be placed between the sling and its load while the sling is being tightened around the load. Shock loading is prohibited. A sling shall not be pulled from under a load when the load is resting on the sling and damage to the sling may result. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5042.html

Hand/Power Tools & Cords

  • Hand/Power Tools & Cords

  • 1926.302(a)(2)The use of electric cords for hoisting or lowering tools shall not be permitted.
    1926.302(b)(1) Pneumatic power tools shall be secured to the hose or whip by some positive means to prevent the tool from becoming accidentally disconnected. Safety clips or retainers shall be securely installed and maintained on pneumatic impact (percussion) tools to prevent attachments from being accidentally expelled.

  • 1926.302(b)(3)All pneumatically driven nailers, staplers, and other similar equipment provided with automatic fastener feed, which operate at more than 100 p.s.i. pressure at the tool shall have a safety device on the muzzle to prevent the tool from ejecting fasteners, unless the muzzle is in contact with the work surface.

  • 1926.302(b)(4)Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment which meets the requirements of Subpart E of this part. The 30 p.s.i. requirement does not apply for concrete form, mill scale and similar cleaning purposes.
    1926.302(b)(5)The manufacturer's safe operating pressure for hoses, pipes, valves, filters, and other fittings shall not be exceeded,The use of hoses for hoisting or lowering tools shall not be permitted.

  • 1926.302(b)(7)All hoses exceeding 1/2-inch inside diameter shall have a safety device at the source of supply or branch line to reduce pressure in case of hose failure. Airless spray guns of the type which atomize paints and fluids at high pressures (1,000 pounds or more per square inch) shall be equipped with automatic or visible manual safety devices which will prevent pulling of the trigger to prevent release of the paint or fluid until the safety device is manually released.

  • 1926.302(b)(10)"Abrasive blast cleaning nozzles." The blast cleaning nozzles shall be equipped with an operating valve which must be held open manually. A support shall be provided on which the nozzle may be mounted when it is not in use.1926.302(e)(11) All tools shall be used with the correct shield, guard, or attachment recommended by the manufacturer.
    https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.302

  • §1699. Hand Tools.(a) Tools having mushroomed heads, split or defective handles, worn parts, or other defects that impair their strength or render them unsafe for use shall be removed from service and shall not be reissued until the necessary repairs have been made.(b) Tools not needed for the work to be done shall not be left on scaffolds, ladders, or overhead levels. When work is being performed overhead on scaffolds, ladders, or on other surfaces, positive methods shall be used to prevent tools from falling. https://app.safetyculture.io/template-editor/template_d2b98e5e7378448e9a899b47ba839094

Storage

  • Storage

  • 1926.250(a)(1-2)All materials stored in tiers shall be stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling or collapse.The weight of stored materials on floors within buildings and structures shall not exceed maximum safe load limits. Employers shall conspicuously post maximum safe load limits of floors within buildings and structures, in pounds per square foot, in all storage areas, except when the storage area is on a floor or slab on grade. Posting is not required for storage areas in all single-family residential structures and wood-framed multi-family residential structures.

  • 1926.250(a)(3-4)Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear to provide for the free and safe movement of material handling equipment or employees. Such areas shall be kept in good repair. When a difference in road or working levels exist, means such as ramps, blocking, or grading shall be used to ensure the safe movement of vehicles between the two levels.

  • 1926.250(b)(1-4)Material stored inside buildings under construction shall not be placed within 6 feet of any hoistway or inside floor openings, nor within 10 feet of an exterior wall which does not extend above the top of the material stored. Each employee required to work on stored material in silos, hoppers, tanks, and similar storage areas shall be equipped with personal fall arrest equipment meeting the requirements of Subpart M of this part. Noncompatible materials shall be segregated in storage. Bagged materials shall be stacked by stepping back the layers and cross-keying the bags at least every 10 bags high.

  • 1926.250(b)(5-8)Materials shall not be stored on scaffolds or runways in excess of supplies needed for immediate operations.Brick stacks shall not be more than 7 feet in height. When a loose brick stack reaches a height of 4 feet, it shall be tapered back 2 inches in every foot of height above the 4-foot level.
    When masonry blocks are stacked higher than 6 feet, the stack shall be tapered back one-half block per tier above the 6-foot level.

  • 1926.250(b)(8)(i-iv) Lumber: Used lumber shall have all nails withdrawn before stacking.
    Lumber shall be stacked on level and solidly supported sills. Lumber shall be so stacked as to be stable and self-supporting.Lumber piles shall not exceed 20 feet in height provided that lumber to be handled manually shall not be stacked more than 16 feet high.

  • 1926.250(b)(9)
    Structural steel, poles, pipe, bar stock, and other cylindrical materials, unless racked, shall be stacked and blocked so as to prevent spreading or tilting.
    1926.250(c) Housekeeping. Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.250

Vehicle

  • Vehicle

  • §1597. Jobsite Vehicles (a) Vehicles shall have a service brake system, an emergency brake system, and a parking brake system. These systems may use common components, and shall be maintained in operable condition.(b) Whenever visibility conditions warrant additional light, all vehicles, or combinations of vehicles, in use shall be equipped with at least two headlights and two taillights in operable condition.(c) All vehicles, or combination of vehicles, shall have brake lights in operable condition regardless of light conditions.

  • §1597.(d) Vehicles with cabs shall have windshields and powered windshield wipers. Cracked or broken windshields shall be replaced promptly. Where fogging or frosting of windshields is prevalent, operable defogging or defrosting equipment shall be required.(e) Tools and material shall be secured to prevent movement when transported in the same compartment with employees.(f) Vehicles used to transport employees shall have seats firmly secured and adequate for the number of employees to be carried.(h) The employer shall require the use of seat belts.

  • §1597.(j) Vehicles not covered under other sections shall be checked at the beginning of each shift to assure that the following parts, equipment, and accessories are in safe operating condition and free of apparent damage that could cause failure while in use: service brakes, including trailer brake connections; parking system (hand brake); emergency stopping system (brakes); tires; horn; steering mechanism; coupling devices; seat belts; operating controls; and safety devices. All defects shall be corrected before the vehicle is placed in service. These requirements also apply to equipment such as lights, reflectors, windshield wipers, defrosters, fire extinguishers, etc., where such equipment is necessary. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5042.html

Trailer

  • Trailer

  • §6335. Truck and Trailer Equipment. (a) Motor logging, trucks and trailers shall be equipped with bunks, stakes, chock blocks, or similar devices. Such blocks, stakes, or other devices shall extend no less than 8 inches above the top edge of the bunk.(b) Chocks and stakes shall be arranged so that they can be released from the side opposite the log-dumping side. They shall not be locked in any manner which makes it necessary to hammer on chains for releasing. Molly Hogans and cold shuts shall not be permitted in chains. Chock and stake chains shall be at least 1/2-inch high-test material or its equivalent. Chocks shall not project beyond the end of the bunk.

  • §6335.(h) When trailed, truck and trailer combinations shall be connected with a safety strap or chain which shall be of sufficient strength to control the trailer in event of failure of the regular trailer hitch or coupling. Straps of 1/2-inch plow steel or chains of 1/2-inch, high-test steel, with equivalent fittings, are considered adequate. Fittings shall be designed so that they cannot become accidentally unhooked. https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/6335.html

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