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Self-Inspection Checklist

Use this checklist as a guide in addressing concerns you may have in your individual workplace
MaintainX
07/21/2022

Self-Inspection Checklist

Use this checklist as a guide in addressing concerns you may have in your individual workplace

    Recordkeeping

    Are all occupational injuries or illnesses, other than minor first aid treatments, being recorded?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all operating permits and records up-to-date for such items as elevators, air pressure tanks etc?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do you have a “Joint Loss Management Committee?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are minutes of the committee meetings kept and made available.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is one person clearly responsible for overall activities of the safety & health program?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all accidents and incidents reported?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do you have disciplinary procedures for violations of your safety & health rules?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Medical and First Aid

    Are emergency phone numbers posted?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are first aid kits easily accessible to each work area, with the necessary supplies available?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Have your first aid kit supplies been approved by a physician,, indicating that they are adequate for a particular area or operation?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are means provided for a quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body in areas where corrosive liquids or materials are handled/

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Fire Protection

    If you have a fire alarm system, is it tested at least annually?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    If you interior stand pipes and valves, are they inspected regularly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are fire doors in good operating condition?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are fire doors unobstructed and protected against obstruction, including their counterweights?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are fire door fusible links in place?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are portable fire extinguishers provided in appropriate types?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are fire extinguishers recharged regularly and so noted on the inspection tag?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are employees periodically instructed in the proper use of portable fire extinguishers and fire protection procedures?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment

    Are protective goggles or face shields provided and worn where there is a danger of flying particles or corrosive materials?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are approved safety glasses required to be worn at all times in areas where there is a risk of eye injuries?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are protective gloves, aprons, shields or other means provided and required where employees could be cut or where there is a reasonably anticipated exposure to corrosive liquids, chemicals, blood, or other potentially infectious materials?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are hard hats provided and worn when there is a danger of falling objects?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is appropriate foot protection required where there is a risk of foot injuries from hot or corrosive materials, falling objects, or crushing or penetrating injuries?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are approved respirators provided for regular or emergency use as required?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is all personal protective equipment maintained in a sanitary condition and ready for use?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do you have an eye wash station for quick drenching of the eyes in areas where employees are exposed to corrosive materials?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is protection against occupational noise exposure provided when the sound levels exceed limits/

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    General Work Environment

    Are all work areas clean, sanitary and orderly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are work surfaces kept dry or appropriate means taken to assure the surfaces are slip-resistant?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is combustible scrap, debris and waste stored safely and removed from the worksite promptly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are accumulations of combustible dust routinely removed from the work areas?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are covered metal waste cans used for oily and paint-soaked rags?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are paint spray booths, dip tanks and spray areas cleaned regularly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all toilets and washing facilities clean and sanitary?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all work areas adequately illuminated?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are pits and floor openings covered or otherwise guarded?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Walkways

    Are aisles and passageways kept clear?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are aisles and walkways marked as appropriate?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are wet surfaces covered with a non-slip material?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is there safe clearance for walking in aisles where motorized or mechanical handling equipment is operating?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are spilled materials cleaned up immediately?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are standard guardrails provided wherever aisle or walkway surfaces are elevated above any floor or ground

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are bridges provided over conveyors and similar hazards?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Floor and Wall Openings

    Are floor openings guarded by a cover, guardrail?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are toeboards installed around the edge of permanent floor openings (where persons may pass below the opening)?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are unused portions of service pits or pits not in use covered or protected by guardrails or equivalent?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are floor or wall openings in fire resistive construction provided with doors or covers compatible with the fire rating of the structure and also provided with self-closing devices?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Stairs and Stairways

    Are standards stair rails or handrails provided on all stairways having 4 or more risers?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do stairway handrails have at least 3” of clearance between the rail and the wall or surface they are mounted on?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are stairways at least 22” wide?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are step risers on stairs uniform from top to bottom?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are stairway handrails capable of withstanding a load of 200 pounds, applied within 2” of the top edge, in any downward or outward direction?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Elevated Surfaces

    Are signs posted, when appropriate, showing the elevated surface load capacity?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all surfaces elevated more than 30” above the ground provided with a standard guard?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is material on elevated surfaces piled, stacked or racked in a manner to prevent it from tipping, falling, collapsing or rolling?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are dockboards or bridge plates used when transferring materials between a loading dock and truck or rail car?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Exiting or Egress

    Are all exits marked with an exit sign and illuminated by a reliable light source?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is the direction to exits, when not immediately apparent, marked with visible signs?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are doors, passageways or stairways, that are neither exits not access to exits and which could be mistaken for exits, marked “Not An Exit”?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all exits kept free from obstructions?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are there sufficient exits to permit prompt escape in the event of an emergency?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are special precautions taken to protect employees during construction or repair operations?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Exit Doors

    Are doors which are required to serve as exits designed and constructed such that the way of exit is obvious/

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are exit doors operable from the direction of exit travel without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are doors on cold storage rooms provided with an inside release mechanism, which will release the latch and open the door even when it is padlocked or otherwise locked on the outside?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Where exit doors open directly to any street, alley or other area where vehicles may be operated, are adequate barriers and warnings provided to prevent employees from stepping into the path of traffic?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are doors that swing in both directions and are located between rooms where there is frequent traffic, provided with viewing ports in each door?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Portable Ladders

    Are all ladders maintained in good condition?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are non-slip safety feet provided on each ladder?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are ladder rungs and steps free from grease or oil?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is it prohibited to place a ladder in front of doors opening toward the ladder except when the door is blocked, locked or guarded?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is it prohibited to place ladders on boxes, barrels, or other unstable bases to gain additional height?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are employees instructed to face the ladder while ascending or descending?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are employees prohibited from using ladders that are broken, missing steps, rungs or cleats, or otherwise defective?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are employees instructed not to use the top step of the stepladder as a step?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    When portable ladders are used to gain access to elevated platforms, roofs, etc., does the ladder always extend at least 3’ above the elevated surface?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all ladders inspected periodically for damage?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are the rungs of ladders uniformly spaced at 12” center to center?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Hand Tools and Equipment

    Are all tools, used by the employees at the workplace, in good condition?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are hand tools such as chisels, & punches, which may develop mushroomed heads during use, reconditioned or replaced as necessary/

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are broken or fractured handles on hammers, axes and similar tools replaced immediately?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are worn or bent wrenches replaced as necessary?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are appropriate safety glasses, face shields, etc., used while using hand tools or equipment which might be subject to breakage or could result in flying parts such as metal from chisels?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are tools stored in dry, secure locations where they won’t be tampered with?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

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

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are power tools used with the correct shield, guard or other attachment as recommended by the manufacturer?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

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

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are portable circular saws checked to assure that the guard is not wedged in the up position?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are rotating or moving parts of equipment guarded to prevent physical contact?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all cord-connected, electrically operated tools and equipment effectively grounded or of the approved double insulted type

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are effective guards in place over belts, pulleys, chains, sprockets, and gears?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are portable fans provided with full guards or screens with openings not larger than ½”?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is hoisting equipment available and used for lifting heavy objects, and are ratings and characteristics appropriate for that task?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are ground fault circuit interrupters provided on all temporary electrical 15 & 20-ampere circuits used during periods of construction?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Abrasive Wheel Equipment- Grainders

    Is the work rest adjusted to within 1/8” of the face of the abrasive wheel?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is the adjustable tongue guard on the top side of the grinder used and kept adjusted to within ¼” of the wheel?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

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

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are bench and pedestal grinders permanently mounted?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are goggles and 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

    Are fixed or permanently mounted grinders connected to their supply system with metal conduit or other permanent wiring?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Does each grinder have it’s own on-off control?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Before new abrasive wheels are mounted, are they visually inspected and ring tested/

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Machine Guarding

    Is there a training program to instruct employees on the safe methods of machine operation?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is there a regular program of inspection to assure the safe operation of machinery and equipment?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is sufficient clearance provided around and between machines to allow for safe operations, set up and servicing?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is there a power shut-off switch within reach of the operator’s station?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Can all power sources to each machine be locked out for safe maintenance or set-up?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all non-current carrying metal parts of electrically operated equipment properly grounded/

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all emergency stop buttons colored red?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all pulleys and belts within 7’ of the floor properly guarded?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are all moving chains and gears guarded?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are methods provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards created at the point of operation?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are machine guards secure and so arranged so that they do not pose a hazard by their use?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are provisions made to prevent machines from automatically re-starting following a restoration of power after a power outage?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are saws used for ripping equipped with an anti-kick back device and spreader bar?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are radial arm saws so arranged so that the cutting head will gently return to the back of the table when released?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Lockout/Tagout Procedures

    Is there a program that describes the procedures for safely locking out machinery and equipment prior to repairs, routine maintenance and setup?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are employees properly trained in the correct lockout techniques?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Does the lockout program include all energy sources such as electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and all other stored energy?

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

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