Safety Inspection is widely accepted way to identify hazards in the workplace is to conduct safety and health self-inspections.It will give you some indication of where one should begin action to make workplace safer and more healthful for your employees.
Self-inspection is necessary if you are to know where probable hazards exist and whether they are under control.Begin a program of self-inspection in your workplace helps to identify actual situations exist in the workplace if workplace get checked from time to time
Safety Inspection Checklist is a structured document used to systematically assess and document the safety conditions of a workplace, identifying potential hazards and ensuring compliance with regulationsThese checklists are not all inclusive. You may wish to add to them or delete portions that do not apply to your workplace.
For inspection checklist are must hence it should be carefully consider each item as you come to it and then make your decision.
- Write down what you see (or do not see) and what you think should be done about it.
- Comply with the OSH (Country Laws) while preparing checklist.
- Do not spend time with items that have no application to your workplace.
- Make sure you check each item on the list and leave nothing to memory or chance.
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The scope of self-inspections should cover the following areas:
- Processing, Receiving, Shipping and Storage. Equipment, job planning, layout, heights, floor loads, materials handling and storage methods.
- Building and Grounds. Floors, walls, ceilings, exits, stairs, walkways, ramps, platforms, iveways, and aisles.
- Housekeeping Program. Waste disposal, tools, objects, materials, leakage and spillage, cleaning methods, schedules, work areas, remote areas and storage areas.
- Electrical. Equipment, switches, breakers, fuses, switch boxes, junctions, special fixtures, circuits, insulation, extension cords, tools, motors, grounding, compliance with codes.
- Lighting. Type, intensity, controls, conditions, diffusion, location, glare and shadow control.
- Heating and Ventilation. Type, effectiveness, temperature, humidity, controls, natural and artificial ventilation and exhausting.
- Machinery. Points of operation, flywheels, gears, shafts, pulleys, key ways, belts, couplings, sprockets, chains frames, controls, lighting for tools and equipment, brakes, exhausting, feeding, oiling, adjusting, maintenance, lockout, grounding, work space, location and purchasing standards.
- Personnel. Training, experience, methods of checking machines before use, clothing, personnel protective equipment, use of guards, tool storage, work practices, method of cleaning, oiling or adjusting machinery.
- Hand and Power Tools. Purchasing standards, inspection, storage, repair, types, maintenance, grounding, use and handling.
- Chemicals. Storage, handling, transportation, spills, disposal, amounts used, toxicity or other harmful effects, warning signs, supervision, material safety data sheets, supervision, training, personal protective equipment, and clothing.
- Fire Prevention. Extinguishers, alarms, sprinklers, smoking rules, exits, personnel assignments, separation of flammable materials and dangerous operations, explosive proof fixtures in hazardous locations and waste disposal.
- Maintenance. Regularity, effectiveness, training of personnel, materials and equipment used, records maintained, method of locking out machinery and general methods.
- Personal Protective Equipment. Type, size, maintenance, repair, storage, assignment of responsibility, purchasing methods, standards observed, training in care and use, rules of use and method of assignment.
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