WORKPLACE INSPECTION CHECKLIST

Take a look at this health and safety inspection checklist (for unsafe acts or conditions)

Location:_________________________________________________________________________
Inspected by:______________________________________________
Title:________________________________ Date:_______

1. Housekeeping 3. Tools

Aisles, stairs, floors, walkways, holes, obstructions,
guardrails, barriers..................................................
Storage and piling of
materials..................................................................
Condition of power tools, hand tools......................
Wiring......................................................................
Use and storage of tools.........................................

Exits, ramps, platforms, driveways, window, Purchasing standards..............................................

ledges…….................................................................
Other____________________________________
Load heights, projections of materials, receiving of
materials…............................................................... 4. Personal equipment and hygiene

Structural conditions Goggles and face shields.........................................

(rusting, cracks, foundation Safety shoes............................................................

deficiencies)..............................................................
Earplugs or muffs...................................................
Lighting......................................................................
Gloves.....................................................................
Wash and locker
rooms........................................................................ Respirators.............................................................

Ventilation, air conditioning...................................... Protective clothing.................................................

Disposal of waste Work clothes cleaned properly..............................

(including toxic materials if Hard Hats...............................................................

applicable).................................................................
Employee safety awareness...................................
Yards, parking............................................................
Other____________________________________
Work areas.................................................................
5. Chemicals
Noise levels................................................................
Storage...................................................................
Other_____________________________________
Handling.................................................................
2. Fire Protection
Protective clothing.................................................
Extinguishing equipment............................................
Accessibility and availability of fire
Hydrant, hoses, sprinkler heads.................................
protection, eyewash, shower..................................
Emergency Exit,
Stairs…………................................................................ Other____________________________________

Signs............................................................................ 6. Material handling

Storage of flammable Power truck, hand trucks.......................................

material.......................................................................
Cranes, hoists.........................................................
Other______________________________________
Ladders, platforms, scaffolds.................................
Conveyors, screening chambers............................ 10. Safety bulletin board

Cables, ropes, chains.............................................. Neat and attractive...............................................

Elevators................................................................ Display changed regularly.....................................

Other___________________________________ Well-illuminated....................................................

7. Electrical Official notices posted,

Proper three-wire grounding or double (OSHA, right to know law, etc.).............................

insulated tools........................................................ Other___________________________________

Proper tagging procedures and locking 11. Unsafe practices (frequently observed)

out of equipment.................................................... Excessive speed of vehicles...................................

Batteries (proper handling and refilling)................. Improper lifting......................................................

Proper testing equipment....................................... Smoking in dangerous areas..................................

Insulation................................................................ Horseplay...............................................................

Switch gear, wiring devices, circuits, Running in aisles or on stairs.................................

switchboard and equipment................................... Improper use of air hoses......................................

Other____________________________________ Removing machine or other guards......................

8. Machinery Work on unguarded or moving machinery............

Point of operator guards......................................... Excessively worn out or tractionless work shoes....

Belts, pulleys, gears, shafts..................................... General work practices..........................................

Couplings, sprockets, chains, flywheels Is additional safety training required?................ yes / no

frames, brakes, feeding.......................................... If “yes”, in what

areas:___________________________________
Oil, cleaning, adjusting...........................................
Other
Maintenance, oil leakage....................................... ____________________________________________

Locking devices and latches intact?....................... 12. First Aid

Other____________________________________ First aid kits..........................................................

9. Pressure equipment Stretchers and fire blankets..................................

Steam equipment, boilers....................................... Oxygen resuscitator..............................................

Air receivers and compressors................................ Reporting of injuries.............................................

Gas cylinders, air hoses.......................................... Emergency Equipment Safety Board

Welding equipment (all items checked).................................................

(torch hoses,cylinders, flashback arresters, valves). Other ___________________________________

Safety valves.......................................................... 13. Office safety

Other___________________________________ Cleanliness.............................................................

Aisle space.............................................................
Exposed wire, overutilized electrical outlets

Storage and piling of materials..............................

Lighting..................................................................

Lavatories..............................................................

Ventilation, air conditioning..................................

Fire extinguishers, first aid kits..............................

Noise levels............................................................

General office safety habits...................................

Furniture (condition of)..........................................

Exits (clearly marked and accessible)...................

Waste disposal........................................................

Other
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