Comprehensive OSHA Hazard Assessment Checklist

1 Comprehensive osha Hazard Assessment Checklist General Workplace General Work Environment Are all worksites clean and orderly? Yes No N/A Are work surfaces kept dry or appropriate means taken to assure the surfaces are slip-resistant? Yes No N/A Are all spilled materials or liquids cleaned up immediately? Yes No N/A Are combustible scrap, debris, and waste stored safely and removed from the worksite promptly? Yes No N/A Is accumulated combustible dust routinely removed from elevated surfaces, including the overhead structure of buildings?

2 Yes No N/A Is combustible dust cleaned up with a vacuum system to prevent the dust going into suspension? Yes No N/A Is metallic or conductive dust prevented from entering or accumulation on or around electrical enclosures or equipment? Yes No N/A Are covered metal waste cans used for oily and paint-soaked waste? Yes No N/A Are all oil and gas fired devices equipped with flame failure controls that will prevent the flow of fuel if pilots or main burners are not working? Yes No N/A Are paint spray booths, dip tanks and the like cleaned regularly?

3 Yes No N/A Are the minimum number of toilets and washing facilities provided? Yes No N/A Are all toilets and washing facilities clean and sanitary? Yes No N/A Are all work areas adequately illuminated? Yes No N/A Are pits and floor openings covered or otherwise guarded? Yes No N/A Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment Are protective goggles or face shields provided and worn where there is any danger of flying particles or corrosive materials? Yes No N/A Are approved safety glasses required to be worn at all times in areas where there is a risk of eye injuries such as punctures, abrasions, contusions or burns?

4 Yes No N/A Are employees who need corrective lenses (glasses or contacts lenses) in working environments with harmful exposures, required to wear only approved safety glasses, protective goggles, or use other medically approved precautionary procedures? Yes No N/A Are protective gloves, aprons, shields, or other means provided against cuts, corrosive liquids, and chemicals? Yes No N/A Are hard hats provided and worn where danger of falling objects exists? Yes No N/A Are hard hats inspected periodically for damage to the shell and suspension system?

5 Yes No N/A Is appropriate foot protection required where there is the risk of foot injuries from hot, corrosive, poisonous substances, falling objects, crushing or penetrating actions? Yes No N/A Are approved respirators provided for regular or emergency use where needed? Yes No N/A Is all protective equipment maintained in a sanitary condition and ready for use? Yes No N/A Save time by using digital forms instead of paper checklists. It s free. Go to Do you have eye wash facilities and a quick drench shower within the work area where employees are exposed to injurious corrosive materials?

6 Yes No N/A Where special equipment is needed for electrical workers, is it available? Yes No N/A When lunches are eaten on the premises, are they eaten in areas where there is no exposure to toxic materials or other health hazards ? Yes No N/A Is protection against the effects of occupational noise exposure provided when sound levels exceed those of the Cal/ osha noise standard? Yes No N/A Walkways Walkways Are aisles and passageways kept clear? Yes No N/A Are aisles and walkways marked as appropriate? Yes No N/A Are wet surfaces covered with non-slip materials?

7 Yes No N/A Are holes in the floor, sidewalk or other walking surface repaired properly, covered or otherwise made safe? Yes No N/A Is there safe clearance for walking in aisles where motorized or mechanical handling equipment is operating. Yes No N/A Are spilled materials cleaned up immediately? Yes No N/A Are materials or equipment stored in such a way that sharp projectiles will not interfere with the walkway? Yes No N/A Are changes of direction or elevations readily identifiable? Yes No N/A Are aisles or walkways that pass near moving or operating machinery, welding operations or similar operations arranged so employees will not be subjected to potential hazards ?

8 Yes No N/A Is adequate headroom provided for the entire length of any aisle or walkway? Yes No N/A Are standard guardrails provided wherever aisle or walkway surfaces are elevated more than 30 inches above any adjacent floor or the ground? Yes No N/A Are bridges provided over conveyors and similar hazards ? Yes No N/A Floor and Wall Stairways Floor and Wall Stairways Are floor openings guarded by a cover, guardrail, or equivalent on all sides (except at entrance to stairways or ladders)? Yes No N/A Are toe boards installed around the edges of a permanent floor opening (where persons may pass below the opening)?

9 Yes No N/A Are skylight screens of such construction and mounting that they will withstand a load of at least 200 pounds? Yes No N/A Is the glass in windows, doors, glass walls that are subject to human impact, of sufficient thickness and type for the condition of use? Yes No N/A Are grates or similar type covers over floor openings such as floor drains, of such design that foot traffic or rolling equipment will not be affected by the grate spacing? Yes No N/A Are unused portions of service pits and pits not actually in use either covered or protected by guardrails or equivalent?

10 Yes No N/A Are manhole covers, trench covers and similar covers, plus their supports, designed to carry a truck rear axle load of at least 20,000 pounds when located in roadways and subject to vehicle traffic? Yes No N/A Are floor or wall openings in fire resistive construction provided with doors or covers compatible with the fire rating of the structure and provided with self-closing feature when appropriate? Yes No N/A Stairs and Stairways STAIRS AND STAIRWAYS Are standard stair rails or handrails on all stairways having four or more risers?