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Construction CONTRACTOR SAFETY ASSESSMENT Form

Location ________________________________________________

Date _________________________

Contractor ____________________________________________________

Contract Title ________________________________  

Contract % Complete _____________________

 Contract Superintendent ______________________________________

PREPARATORY PHASE (Planning)
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 1) Activity Hazard Analysis performed and used on the site for each definable feature of work?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 2) Are weekly safety meetings and indoctrination held on site and documented for all workers?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 3) Is the submitted safety plan on site and in use?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 4) Is the Activity Hazard Analysis reviewed during the preparatory inspection?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 5) Hazardous materials program in place with MSDS sheets on site and maintained?

OFFICE TRAILER GENERAL
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 8) Are office and storage trailers anchored?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 9) Are emergency phone numbers posted?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 10) Is a phone available?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 11) First aid log maintained (contractors must use OSHA Form 300)?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 12) Toilet facilities available?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 13) Site posted "HARD HAT AREA," "NOISE HAZARD," "CONSTRUCTION AREA," etc.

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 14) Garbage cans and dumpsters available?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 15) Jobsite cleaned daily?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 16) Is traffic control around site adequate?

FIRE PREVENTION
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 18) Are fire extinguishers available, fully charged, and easily visible within 75 feet for low hazard areas?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 19) Is fuel stored in proper containers?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 20) Are hot work permits being obtained?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 21) Are fire watches provided?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 22) Are gas cylinders stored upright and secured with chain or rope?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 23) Is Housekeeping acceptable?

SCAFFOLD SAFETY
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 25) Are daily scaffold inspections performed by designated competent person?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 26) Planks overlapped not less than 6" or more than 12" over end supports with toe boards in place?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 27) Tubing pinned properly and all cross bracing in place?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 28) If scaffold height is 4X smallest base dimension, is system secured to structure?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 29) All guardrails are in place?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 30) Full work platform at each working level with no cracks/splits?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 31) Safe access provided to each working level?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 32) Scaffold and components not overloaded?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 33) Is scaffold system plumb and level?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 34) Suspended scaffold systems using independent personal fall arrest system?

FALL PROTECTION
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 36) Is a full body harness used where required?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 37) Tied off at all times to structural element capable of supporting 5,000 lbs/person?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 38) Is protection provided for all personnel working in areas where they could fall 6' or more?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 39) Are employees trained for fall protection systems in use?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 40) Does the contractor have a certified competent person?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 41) Have standard guardrails been provided where required?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 42) Have horizontal life lines been designed and installed under supervision of a qualified person?

LADDER SAFETY
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 44) Do ladders extend 3' above landing platform and tied to structure?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 45) Are ladders used with hand tools only?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 46) Are ladder base distances from structure 1/4 height?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 47) Are floor openings either covered or surrounded by a guardrail?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 48) Electricians not using portable "conductive" ladders?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 49) Stairways provided on all structures over 20' during construction and supplied with guardrail?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 50) Portable step ladders over 20' not used on the site?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 51) Are ladders properly used?

EXCAVATIONS
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 53) Does excavation over 4' deep have a ladder within 25' and two means of egress?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 54) Has proper slope or trench box/shoring been provided?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 55) Is water controlled/removed?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 56) Is excavated material at least 2' back from trench edge?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 57) Is excavation barricaded, etc., to prevent workers and public from falling into trench/hole?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 58) In locations of known or suspected contamination, is excavation atmosphere monitored?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 59) Does contractor have certified competent person on site?

ELECTRICAL
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 61) Are temporary power panels and receptacles protected from weather?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 62) Are GFCI's in use for site tools ?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 63) Are temporary lights rigged and secured to supports properly, and with covers?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 64) If overhead power lines are in area, are operations maintaining required distance or isolation?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 65) Is lockout/tagout program in effect?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 66) Has a sketch of proposed temporary power distribution been submitted/accepted before installing?

CRANES
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 69) Has periodic inspection been performed prior to use on site

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 70) Are daily start up inspections performed by operator and submitted?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 71) Is crane operator qualified and is crane certification posted in cab?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 72) Are workers protected from the crane swing radius and prevented from passing under the load?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 73) Are rigging cables and slings in good repair free of kinks and cracks?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 74) Is the crane level and on firm ground and outriggers in use with appropriate cribbing?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 75) Is crane side loading prohibited?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 76) Near electric power sources, are rules followed for clearance/isolation in operating zone?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 77) Is crane equipped with anti two-block device if required?

CONFINED SPACES
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 79) Has entry plan been submitted and accepted?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 80) Is atmosphere being monitored?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 81) Is space being ventilated?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 82) Are entrants, attendants and entry supervisor properly trained?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 83) Is rescue/retrieval system in place?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 84) Are daily entry permits posted at point of entry and signed by entry supervisor?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 85) Is point of entry posted "DANGER CONFINED SPACE"?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 86) Has blanking or locking out of systems taken place?

ROOFING
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 88) Are hot-kettles at least 25 feet away from buildings?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 89) Has an employee fall protection system been implemented and in proper use?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 90) Are skylights and roof penetrations covered or barricaded appropriately?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 91) Has the roof been evaluated for its ability to support the intended construction loads?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 92) Has the roof been surveyed for deterioration?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 93) Are two fire extinguishers at the kettle?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 94) Fuel cylinder a minimum of 10' from open flame?

EQUIPMENT
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 97) Are forklift operators qualified through training at the site (certificate included in Safety Plan)?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 98) Does mobile equipment have rollover cages and backup alarms, with moving parts adequately guarded?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 99) Are equipment operations maintaining safe clearance from electrical power lines?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 100) Do modifications meet safety rating per manufacturer (i.e., lifting personnel with forklift)?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 101) Are safety lashings provided for high pressure hose connections, i.e., air compressors?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 102) Are workers clear of blind spots associated with mobile construction equipment?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 103) Do aerial lifts have basket/platform with guardrail?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 104) Are workers not extending over guardrail of aerial lifts?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 105) Are articulating boom platforms (JLG type) used with Full Body Harness attached to boom or basket?

DEMOLITION
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 108) Has demolition plan been submitted and accepted?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 109) If waste is being dropped > 6' is it in an enclosed chute and is area secured from traffic?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 113) For building demolition, has notification been made to State having jurisdiction?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 114) Are nails removed from scrap lumber/materials?

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 117) Workers wearing leather shoes (not tennis), long pants, sleeved shirts, and steel toes where required?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 118) Are hare hats being worn?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 119) Are safety glasses where appropriate?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 120) Hearing protection where appropriate? (if you need to yell to converse)

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 121) Respirators where appropriate?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 122) Impalement protection provided where personnel could work above vertical impalement?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 123) Is lighting adequate?

ABATEMENT
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 125) Has abatement plan been submitted and accepted?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 126) Is independent air monitoring being performed as required inside and outside barriers?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 127) Is containment in place without integrity compromise?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 128) Are employees utilizing appropriate PPE?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 129) If negative air is used, are fans used continuously and monitored for pressure differential?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 130) Has baseline been performed and necessary final clearance readings taken?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 131) Are inspections by independent PQP performed prior to barrier removal?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 132) Is waste material properly containerized and stored?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 133) Are air monitoring results provided to Safety Office?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 134) Are waste shipment records provided to Safety Office?

WATERFRONT AREAS
(Yes) (No) (N/A) 136) Are employees wearing appropriate flotation devices (PFDs)?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 137) Is a rescue skiff available?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 138) Are emergency life rings available?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 139) If diving operations are taking place, has a dive plan been submitted and accepted?

(Yes) (No) (N/A) 140) Does dive team consist of proper number and qualifications for employees?