Hazard Assessment Checklist (Page 15 of 19) in pdf

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Are flexible cords and cables free of splices or taps?

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Are clamps or other securing means provided on flexible cords or cables at plugs, receptacles, tools, and

equipment and is the cord jacket securely held in place?

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Are all cord, cable and raceway connections intact and secure?

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In wet or damp locations, are electrical tools and equipment appropriate for the use or location or otherwise

protected?

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Is the location of electrical power lines and cables (overhead, underground, underfloor, other side of walls)

determined before digging, drilling or similar work is begun?

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Are metal measuring tapes, ropes, handlines or similar devices with metallic thread woven into the fabric

prohibited where they could come in contact with energized parts of equipment or circuit conductors?

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Is the use of metal ladders prohibited in area where the ladder or the person using the ladder could come in

contact with energized parts of equipment, fixtures or circuit conductors?

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Are all disconnecting switches and circuit breakers labeled to indicate their use or equipment served?

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Are disconnecting means always opened before fuses are replaced?

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Do all interior wiring systems include provisions for grounding metal parts of electrical raceways, equipment

and enclosures?

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Are all electrical raceways and enclosures securely fastened in place?

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Are all energized parts of electrical circuits and equipment guarded against accidental contact by approved

cabinets or enclosures?

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Is sufficient access and working space provided and maintained about all electrical equipment to permit ready

and safe operations and maintenance?

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Are all unused openings (including conduit knockouts) in electrical enclosures and fittings closed with

appropriate covers, plugs or plates?

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Are electrical enclosures such as switches, receptacles, junction boxes, etc., provided with tight-fitting covers

or plates?

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Are disconnecting switches for electrical motors in excess of two horsepower, capable of opening the circuit

when the motor is in a stalled condition, without exploding? (Switches must be horsepower rated equal to or in

excess of the motor hp rating).

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Is low voltage protection provided in the control device of motors driving machines or equipment, which could

cause probably injury from inadvertent starting?

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Is each motor disconnecting switch or circuit breaker located within sight of the motor control device?

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Is each motor located within sight of its controller or the controller disconnecting means capable of being

locked in the open position or is a separate disconnecting means installed in the circuit within sight of the

motor?

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Is the controller for each motor in excess of two horsepower, rated in horsepower equal to or in excess of the

rating of the motor is serves?

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Are employees who regularly work on or around energized electrical equipment or lines instructed in the

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) methods?

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Are employees prohibited from working alone on energized lines or equipment over 600 volts?

NOISE

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Are there areas in the workplace where continuous noise levels exceed 85 dBA? (To determine maximum

allowable levels for intermittent or impact noise, see Title 8, Section 5097.)

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Are noise levels being measured using a sound level meter or an octave band analyzer and records being

kept?

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Have you tried isolating noisy machinery from the rest of your operation?

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Have engineering controls been used to reduce excessive noise levels?

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Where engineering controls are determined not feasible, are administrative controls (i.e. worker rotation) being

used to minimize individual employee exposure to noise?

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Is there an ongoing preventive health program to educate employees in safe levels of noise and exposure,

effects of noise on their health, and use of personal protection?

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Is the training repeated annually for employees exposed to continuous noise above 85 dBA?

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Have work areas where noise levels make voice communication between employees difficult been identified

and posted?

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