Construction site health and safety inspection checklist is based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926. It is necessary to consider that it is a base list and that it is appropriate to customize the points to review according to your work environment. Before starting with the checklist, it is necessary to enter the following information:
- Name of the company:
- Work Site Address:
- Superintendent:
- Date hour:
- Inspector (s):
General Work Site: Construction site health and safety inspection checklist
Here are the areas and their key points:
- Are there any safety signs or warnings?
- Are safety meetings held frequently?
- Is a first aid kit available and adequately equipped?
- Job-related safety training completed?
- The procedure established for reporting accidents?
- Is there a policy for substance abuse?
- Are there procedures for handling hazardous waste?
- Is there proper lighting, and ventilation?
- Are access clear?
Cleaning Activities
- Are work areas generally neat and clean?
- Are garbage and any debris regularly disposed of?
- Is the walkway clean?
- Are waste containers provided and used?
- Are the sanitary facilities adequate and clean?
- Is there an adequate supply of drinking water?
- Are garbage removed from the site on daily basis?
Risk Communication
- Is there a written program?
- Is a record available of all the chemicals that exist on the site?
- Are the labels legible?
- Is an eyewash facility available?
- Are emergency showers available?
- Is an emergency contact booth available?
Fire prevention
- Are there a suitable number and types of fire extinguishers?
- Is training carried out on fire prevention and the use of fire extinguishers?
- Is a fire extinguisher (s) provided with the appropriate equipment?
- Are fire alarms available?
- Is an evacuation plan in place in the event of a fire?
- Is fire training provided to appropriate personnel?
- Are fire watch and fire hose available at the time of hot work?
Electric
- Do electrical devices have a valid inspection and coding?
- Is proper maintenance provided for electrical equipment?
- Are fuses provided?
- Are the appropriate fire extinguishers provided?
- Is there proper cable management provided?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Is the protective equipment suitable for exposure?
- Is adequate fall protection provided?
- Are eyes protection available?
- Is face protection available (glasses, goggles, face shield)?
- Are all types of hearing protection available? Are respirators and masks provided?
- Is head protection available?
- Is hand and foot protection available?
Detail PPE
Hand tools and power tools
- Are proper maintenance and inspections performed before use?
- Are proper inspections and maintenance performed for tools?
- Do the tools comply with local laws and ordinances?
- Is fall protection provided for tools?
- Are tools kept in the toolbox?
- Tools are color coded?
- Do power tolls have valid inspection stickers?
Scaffolding
Construction site health and safety inspection checklist
- Do the side rails extend 36 inches above the deck?
- Are the rungs no more than 12 inches in the center?
- Are the stairs painted?
- Is structural member free of defects, and do they meet safety factors?
- Are work areas free of dirt, debris, snow, ice, and grease?
- Is the scaffold plumb and square, with braces?
- Are there guard rails, middle rails, and toe guards?
Excavations and Shoring
- Are all structural members free of defects, and do they meet safety factors?
- Is the work area free of dirt, debris, snow, ice, and grease?
- Are employees protected against falling objects?
- Are the ropes and cables in good condition?
- Is fall protection available and in use?
- Are the waste dumps at least 2 feet from the trench?
- Is a ladder in place to ensure no more than 25 feet of lateral movement by the worker?
- Are the shoring and sheathing correct for the soil type and depth?
- Are roads and sidewalks supported and protected?
- Is the excavation barricaded and lighting provided?
- Are the ramps suitable for the equipment?
- Have underground utility facilities been identified?
- Are designs or approvals done by a registered professional engineer?
- Has the plan for the permits required to enter confined or confined spaces been established?
- Are the daily inspections carried out by a competent person?
Excavation hazards and controls
Forklifts and Cranes,
Construction site health and safety inspection checklist
- Are monthly inspections carried out?
- Have the operators been tested, and are they up to date with their physicals?
- Do the operators carry out daily inspections?
- Are signal workers placed where they are needed?
- Do the alarms work and are they heard?
- Are regular inspections and maintenance carried out?
- Are the lights, brakes, and warning signals working?
Garages and Repair Shops
- Is a good cleaning service done?
- Is adequate lighting provided?
- Is adequate ventilation provided?
- Are fuels and lubricants stored in appropriate containers?
- Are fire extinguishers, of the appropriate type and rating, provided?
- Are highly absorbent materials available and used?
- Are roads and sidewalks protected?
Materials Handling and Storage
- Are the upper shelves and racks load-weight rated?
- Are there enough employees to do the job?
- Do employees lift materials correctly?
- Do employees have fall protection on hoppers and bins?
- Is the correct type of fire extinguishers and other fire protection available?
- Is there a competent person responsible for the storage and handling of the materials?
- Do people know the safe technique of manual handling
- Are the storage are got barricades and posted signage?
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Welding and Cutting
- Are all welding and cutting operators qualified?
- Is the fire blanket in place?
- Are oxygen and acetylene properly stored?
- Are cylinders that are not in use secured with caps on?
- Our personal protective equipment and adequate eye protection used?
- Are there fire extinguishers near the operations?
- Is there a welding permit available?
