Hazard Assessment Checklist Page 17
ADVERTISEMENT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Are dock plates and loading ramps constructed and maintained with sufficient strength to support imposed
loading?
Are hand trucks maintained in safe operating condition?
Are chutes equipped with sideboards of sufficient height to prevent the materials being handled from falling
off?
Are chutes and gravity roller sections firmly placed or secured to prevent displacement?
At the delivery end of rollers or chutes, are provisions made to brake the movement of the handled materials.
Are pallets usually inspected before being loaded or moved?
Are hooks with safety latches or other arrangements used when hoisting materials so that slings or load
attachments won't accidentally slip off the hoist hooks?
Are securing chains, ropes, chockers or slings adequate for the job to be performed?
When hoisting material or equipment, are provisions made to assure no one will be passing under the
suspended loads?
Are Material Safety Data Sheets available to employees handling hazardous substances?
TRANSPORTING EMPLOYEES & MATERIALS
Do employees who operate vehicles on public thoroughfares have valid operator's licenses?
When seven or more employees are regularly transported in a van, bus or truck, is the operator's license
appropriate for the class of vehicle being driven?
Is each van, bus or truck used regularly to transport employees, equipped with an adequate number of seats?
When employees are transported by truck, are provision provided to prevent their falling from the vehicle?
Are vehicles used to transport employees, equipped with lamps, brakes, horns, mirrors, windshields and turn
signals in good repair?
Are transport vehicles provided with handrails, steps, stirrups or similar devices, so placed and arranged that
employees can safely mount or dismount?
Are employee transport vehicles equipped at all times with at least two reflective type flares?
Is a full charged fire extinguisher, in good condition, with at least 4 B:C rating maintained in each employee
transport vehicle?
When cutting tools with sharp edges are carried in passenger compartments of employee transport vehicles,
are they placed in closed boxes or containers which are secured in place?
Are employees prohibited from riding on top of any load, which can shift, topple, or otherwise become
unstable?
CONTROL OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES BY VENTILATION
Is the volume and velocity of air in each exhaust system sufficient to gather the dusts, fumes, mists, vapors or
gases to be controlled, and to convey them to a suitable point of disposal?
Are exhaust inlets, ducts and plenums designed, constructed, and supported to prevent collapse or failure of
any part of the system?
Are clean-out ports or doors provided at intervals not to exceed 12 feet in all horizontal runs of exhaust ducts?
Where two or more different type of operations are being controlled through the same exhaust system, will the
combination of substances being controlled, constitute a fire, explosion or chemical reaction hazard in the
duct?
Is adequate makeup air provided to areas where exhaust systems are operating?
Is the intake for makeup air located so that only clean, fresh air, which is free of contaminates, will enter the
work environment?
Where two or more ventilation systems are serving a work area, is their operation such that one will not offset
the functions of the other?
SANITIZING EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING
ADVERTISEMENT
0 votes
Related Articles
Related forms
Related Categories
Parent category: Business