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Hand and Power Tools Safety Inspection Checklist

This checklist can help you identify already existing or potentially hazardous conditions and recommend corrective action that could address each issue at hand.
MaintainX
07/21/2022

Hand and Power Tools Safety Inspection Checklist

This checklist can help you identify already existing or potentially hazardous conditions and recommend corrective action that could address each issue at hand.

    Department/Division:

    Date of Inspection:

    Location:

    Inspector:

    Hand Tools and Equipment

    Are tools and equipment (city and personal) in good condition?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are chisels, punches, or other mushroomed head tools repaired or replaced?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are broken handles on hammers and axes replaced promptly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are worn or bent wrenches repaired or replaced?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do files have handles?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is eye and face protection worn while using hand tools that might produce flying materials or breakage?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Have employees been trained to use hand tools properly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are jacks checked to assure they are in good operating condition and marked with the jack capacity?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Portable Power Tools and Equipment

    Are grinders, saws and similar equipment used with appropriate safety guards?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are portable circular saws equipped with guards above and below the base shoe?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are rotating or moving parts guarded to prevent physical contact?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all cord-connected, electrically operated tools and equipment grounded or double insulated?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are guards in placed over belts, pulleys, chains and sprockets on equipment such as concrete mixers, air compressors, etc.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are portable fans provided with full guards having openings of 1/2 inch or less?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) used with portable electrical power tools?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is compressed air used for cleaning reduced to a nozzle pressure of 30 psi or less?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are pneumatic and hydraulic hoses on power-operated tools inspected regularly for servicablity?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is portable hoisting equipment posted with capacity and latest load test information?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do chain saws have anti-kickback devices?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Abrasive Wheel Grinders

    Is the work rest adjusted to within 1/8 inch of the wheel?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is the tongue guard adjust to within 1/4 inch of the wheel?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do side guards cover the spindle, nut and flange and 75% of the wheel diameter?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are bench and pedestal grinders permanently mounted?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are goggles or face shields worn while grinding?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is the maximum RPM rating of each abrasive wheel compatible with the RPM rating of the grinder motor?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Does each grinder have an individual on and off control?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are dust collectors or powered exhausts provided?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Power Actuated Tools

    Are employees who operate power-actuated tools trained in their use and do they carry a valid operator card?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is each powered-actuated tool stored in its own locked container when not being used?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail
Source: MaintainX (Community Member)

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