Construction Safety Inspection Checklist

Inspection Date:                                                                  Location:                                                             

Project Contact Person:                                                      Inspector’s Name:                                           
INDICATE EITHER: S = SATISFACTORY/YES U = UNSATISFACTORY/NO
NOTE: A check in the box to the right of the heading indicates the entire cate

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT HAZ

Safety glass es and/or goggles available & being used? MSDS openly available to all employees?
Face shield available for bulk liquid tasks? Grinding? Flammable liquids are in approved safety cans?
Hand protection used/worn as required? Flammable liquids storage containers labeled prop
Foot protection worn as required? All hazardous containers labeled appropriately?
Hearing protection worn where required? Supplies on hand for hazardous material spills?

Hard hats worn on construction s ite? LADDER/S

Respirators if required? Type? Ladders are safe and inspected as appropriate?
Fall protection, full body harness & lanyard used at > 6 ft? Stair rails - for 30” change in elevation or 4 risers?

ELECTRICAL SAFETY Stairs or ladder provided for

GFCI’s used for all portable electrical hand tools? Extension & straight ladders extend 3’ beyond lan
Electrical panels are labeled appropriately? Stepladders are only used in open position?

Light bulbs for il lumination protected from breakage?

LO/TO is being used for appropriate tasks? Permit completed for entry?
Strain relief integrity for cords and plugs intact? Rescue / retrieval equipment available on site? Ext
SJO, SJT, SJTO? Air monitoring equipment calibrated?
Electrical cords inspected & have all prongs intact? Training in hazards, precautions, PPE and rescue

Portable generators are grounded per NEC requirements?

Electrical power tools are double insulated or grounded? Chain slings tagged and inspected within last 12 m
Oxygen/acetylene torch units have flash back arrestors? Crane used? Annual certification and load charts a
caps in place? Hooks used for hoisting have safety latch in place?

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on:                                                                                                      
ector’s Name:                                                                                      
/YES U = UNSATISFACTORY/NO N/A = NOT APPLICABLE
heading indicates the entire category was satisfactory
HAZ COM
MSDS openly available to all employees?
ammable liquids are in approved safety cans?
mmable liquids storage containers labeled properly?
hazardous containers labeled appropriately?
pplies on hand for hazardous material spills?

LADDER/STAIR SAFETY
adders are safe and inspected as appropriate?
air rails - for 30” change in elevation or 4 risers?

Stairs or ladder provided for access points > 19” high?

xtension & straight ladders extend 3’ beyond landing?

epladders are only used in open position?

CONFINED SPACE
ermit completed for entry?
scue / retrieval equipment available on site? Extension cords 3-wire marked S, ST, SO, STO, SJ,

aining in hazards, precautions, PPE and rescue documented?

MATERIAL HANDLING
ain slings tagged and inspected within last 12 months
ane used? Annual certification and load charts available? Compressed gas cylinders not in use have
place?
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 COMPRESSED GASSES Wire rope slings free of kink

Compressed gas cylinders stored secured & upright? Synthetic slings free of damag
EXCAVATION EMERGENCY/

Competent Person for exca vation work designated and on site?
Excavation-ladders if > 4ft deep? Extend 3 ft? 50 ft apart?
Excavation – protection from cave-ins for > 5 ft?
Sloping and/or benching appropriate for class of soil?
documented? Fire extinguishers inspected
Emergency phone numbers poste
workers?
Emergency eyewash and/or shower units accessib
First aid kit available at work site?
Fire extinguishers readily available (not blocked)?

Tabulated a vailable for shoring and/or trench boxes? CPR & First Aid trained pers on

HAND TOOLS/POWER TOOLS Exits marked? Not blocked?

Grinders (portable & stationary) have guards in place?

Impact style air tools have safety clips/retainers installed? General housekeeping is neat and orderly?
Pneumatic power tools have hoses secured? Wall openings & floor holes are covered or guard
guards? Rebar cabs used for protruding bars?

Unsafe hand tools a re prohibited? Concrete work? Silica dus

Respirators?
Impact tools, hammers kept free of splinters/mushrooms? Scaffolding–guardrail s and access ladders or stairs
OTHER Competent person for sc

Traffic control in compliance with MUTCD Part VI or contract? Scaffold design by qualified person?
Workers wearing high-visibility garments? Illumination adequate in all work areas? Tool-box
Signs/signals/barricades in plac e? Training conducted and documented?
Health and Safety Pla n available and reviewed with workers?
Lase rs in us e? Warning sign posted?

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 Wire rope slings free of kinks and broken wires?

Synthetic slings free of damage to webbing or stitching?

EMERGENCY/FIRST AID

Emergency phone numbers posted and/or avai lable to a ll

workers?
mergency eyewash and/or shower units accessible?
First aid kit available at work site?
re extinguishers readily available (not blocked)? Daily inspection of sloping and/or shoring

CPR & First Aid trained pers on on site?

Exits marked? Not blocked?

GENERAL SAFETY
eneral housekeeping is neat and orderly?
Wall openings & floor holes are covered or guarded? Portable circular saws equipped with protective

Concrete work? Silica dus t training documented for all?

Respirators?
affolding–guardrail s and access ladders or stairs – used?
Competent person for sc affolding and fall protection on si te?

caffold design by qualified person?

umination adequate in all work areas? Tool-box talks conducted and documented?
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 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
For all items marked as “U,” list the item, person responsible, and expected co

ACTION ITEM
PERSON
RESPONSIBLE
OTHER OBSERVATIONS NOT RECORDED ABOVE
OBSERVABLE ITEM REF.
PERSON DATE DUE
DATE
RESPONSIBLE VERIFIED*
* Date Observation/Corrective Action was verified as completed.
** Initials of the individual verifying the Observation/Corrective Action was verified as completed.
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 Reference columns should contain the OSHA regulation, DOT Contract Area or other standard or regul
NO VIOLATIONS NOTED DURING THIS INSPECTION

                                   
Signature of Inspector: Date
                                   
Signature of Manager (any report with unsatisfactory items) Date
Copy of inspection sheets to:
► Safety/HR Manager (All reports)
► Safety Coordinator (All reports)
► Project Manager (reports which contain any unsatisfactory i tem)
► Owner #1 (reports which contain any unsatisfactory item)
► Owner #2 (reports which contain any unsatisfactory item)

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VE ACTION PLAN
erson responsible, and expected completion date.

DATE DUE
DATE Verified
VERIFIED* by**
NS NOT RECORDED ABOVE
DATE DUE
DATE Verified by**
VERIFIED*

on was verified as completed.

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