Construction Safety Site Inspection Checklist

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Jobsite General 1. Posters and Safety signs/ warning? 2. First aid kit available and adequately stocked? 3. Emergency telephone numbers posted? 4. Traffic routes identified? 5. Proper tool used for the job? 6. Tools protected from unauthorized use? 7. Materials properly stored or staked passageways clear materials protected from weather? Housekeeping and Sanitation 1. General neatness of work area(s) and site? 2. Passageways and walkways clear? 3. Adequate lighting? 4. Sanitary facilities and potable water adequate? 5. Eye flushing and emergency showers available? Waste Management 1. Segregation of waste waste containers provided? 2. Regular disposal of waste and trash i.e. no large accumulations? 3. Site waste adequately stored Fire Prevention 1. Adequate no. and type of fire extinguisher(s) available? 2. Fire extinguisher inspections periodically? 3. Are flammable liquids in approved containers, correctly labeled and properly stored? 4. Fire alarm available / fire evacuation plan established? 5. Hydrants clear, access to public thoroughfare open? 6. Cylinders stored/ secured in upright position? Electrical Site Supplies 1. Electrical equipment in acceptable condition? 2. Flexible cables protected and not jointed? 3. Are terminal boxes equipped with required covers? 4. Are circuits labeled in terminal boxes? 5. ELCBs fitted? Personal Protective Equipment 1. Protective equipment adequate for exposure? 2. Employees issued PPE where needed? 3. Is PPE being correctly used? 4. Adequate fall protection provided? 5. Eye, face, head, hand, foot and hearing protection? 6. Respirators used for harmful dust, sand blasting? Ladders 1. Ladders inspected and in good condition? 2. Ladders used properly for type of exposure? 3. Ladders secured to prevent slipping, sliding or falling? 4. Are ladders spliced are ladders painted? 5. Rungs or cleats not over 12 on center? 6. Do fixed ladders in excess of 20` have fall protection?

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Jobsite General Scaffolds 1. Are scaffolds erected on solid footing and tied to structure? 2. Are working areas free of dirt, debris, grease? 3. Are workers protected from falling objects and work platforms are fully boarded? 4. Is scaffold plumb and square, with cross-bracing? 5. Are guard rails, intermediate rails, and toe boards in place? 6. Fall protection available and in use? 7. Access ladders properly applied Excavation and Shoring 1. Are holes, trenches and cuts-over 1.5 m deep shored, sloped or trench boxes used? 2. Spoil blanks at least 1m from edges of cut. 3. Ladders properly secured and every 25 feet? 4. Are adjacent structures properly shored? 5. Are roads and sidewalks supported and protected? 6. Excavation barricaded and lighting provided? 7. Are equipment ramps adequate? 8. Have underground utility installations been identified? 9. Confined space permit required plan established? Barricades 1. Floor openings planked over or barricaded? 2. Roadways and sidewalks protected? 3. Adequate lighting provided? 4. Barricades or covers installed (shafts, wall openings, stairways, stairwells, trenches, outriggers? Welding and Cutting 1. Are oxygen and acetylene stored properly? 2. Are bottles not in use secured with caps in place? 3. Area inspected for fire hazard? Concrete Construction 1. Forms properly installed and braced? 2. Adequate shoring, plumbed and cross braced? 3. Proper curing period and procedures used? Masonry 1. Proper scaffolding? 2. Saws properly equipped, dust protection provided? 3. Safe hoisting equipment? 4. Are limited access zones established as required?

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