Construction Safety Inspection Checklist

Use the Construction Site Safety Inspection Checklist to assess and ensure compliance with safety standards on construction sites, enhancing workplace safety.

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Construction Safety Inspection Checklist

Ladders

Highway Construction

Scaffolds

Asbestos

Excavation And Shoring

Work Permits

Tunneling

Construction Area - Secured Access Or After Hours

Hoists, Cranes, And Derricks

Heavy Equipment

Motor Vehicles

Garages And Repair Shops

Jobsite (General)

Barricades

Housekeeping And Sanitation

Hazard Communication

Handling And Storage Of Materials

Fire Prevention

Demolition

Flammable Liquids And Materials

Blasting

Electrical

Welding And Cutting

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Steel Erection

Hand Tools

Concrete Construction

Power Tools

Masonry

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Construction Safety Inspection Checklist

Use the Construction Site Safety Inspection Checklist to assess and ensure compliance with safety standards on construction sites, enhancing workplace safety.

1. Are ladders inspected and in good condition?

2. Are ladders used properly?

3. Are ladders secured to prevent slipping, sliding, or falling?

4. Do side rails extend 36 inches above the top of the landing?

5. Are any ladders spliced?

6. Are rungs or cleats not over 12 inches at center?

7. Are ladders properly maintained and stored?

8. Are any ladders painted?

9. Is fall protection provided for fixed ladders in excess of 20 feet long?

10. Are aluminum ladders of sufficient strength for the task?

1. Are competent flag workers properly dressed, trained, and posted?

2. Are adequate warning signs and markers used?

3. Is equipment not blocking the right of way?

4. Is traffic control used through the construction site?

5. Are detours adequately marked and maintained?

6. Is dust control used?

7. Is adequate lighting provided?

8. Are barricades erected with correct directional stripes?

1. Is erecting the scaffold properly supervised?

2. Are all structural members free from defects, and do they meet safety factors?

3. Are all scaffold connections secured?

4. Are scaffolds erected on solid footing?

5. Is the scaffold tied to the structure?

6. Are working areas free of dirt, debris, snow, ice, and grease?

7. Are employees protected from falling objects?

8. Is the scaffold plumb and square, with cross-bracing?

9. Are guard rails, intermediate rails, and toeboards in place?

10. Are ropes and cables in good condition?

11. Is fall protection available and in use?

1. Is a stop-work procedure established for the unexpected presence of asbestos?

2. Has the owner been notified if asbestos is present?

3. Has the area been secured?

1. Are holes, trenches, and cuts more than 5 feet deep shored, benched, and sloped, or are trench boxes used?

2. Are operations supervised by a competent person?

3. Are spoil banks at least 2 feet from the edges of the cut?

4. Are ladders placed to ensure no more than 25 feet of lateral travel by the worker?

5. Are ladders properly secured?

6. Are adjacent structures properly shored?

7. Is shoring and sheathing correct for soil and depth?

8. Are roads and sidewalks supported and protected?

9. Is excavation barricaded and lighting provided?

10. Are equipment ramps adequate?

11. Have underground utility installations been identified?

12. Are registered professional engineer designs or approvals performed?

13. Are confined-space entry permit required plans established?

14. Are daily inspections completed by a competent person?

1. Are safe work permit procedures followed?

2. Are hot work permit procedures followed?

3. Are excavation permit procedures followed?

4. Are procedures for control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) being used?

5. Are confined space entry permit procedures followed?

6. Are emergency rescue plans established and available?

1. Have hazard evaluations been performed and certified?

2. Is protective equipment adequate for exposure?

3. Are employees issued PPE where needed?

4. Is PPE being used?

5. Are employees trained in the use of PPE?

6. Are inspections being conducted before and after the use of PPE?

1. Are warning signs in place?

2. Are open ditches protected?

3. Are drop-offs protected?

4. Are ladders lowered?

5. Are hazard lights used?

6. Is equipment secured?

7. Are utility ditches flagged or barricaded?

1. Are annual inspections completed?

2. Have operators been properly tested, and are their physical exams current?

3. Are daily inspections completed by operators?

4. Are outriggers used?

5. Are power lines deactivated or removed, or are warning signs posted with at least 10 feet of clearance from overhead power lines (for voltages 50,000 volts or below)?

6. Are hoists designed by a competent professional engineer?

7. Is proper loading for capacity at the lifting radius?

8. Is equipment operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions?

9. Does a competent person inspect the crane?

10. Is equipment properly lubricated and maintained?

11. Is load testing accomplished?

12. Are signal workers placed where needed?

13. Are alarms working and audible?