Safety Officer
Health and Safety Plan
Safety Inspections and Sample Safety Inspection Checklists
Even if safety inspections were not strongly recommended, they are an excellent way for the department to reference the commitment to safe work practices, provide practical training in safety awareness and minimize hazards at the workplace. These inspections provide a systematic method for involving supervisors, employees, safety coordinators, and/or safety committees in the process of eliminating workplace hazards.
Types of Safety Inspections
There are several ways to perform safety inspections of a workplace, task or job. The most popular ways include using checklists, general knowledge, and risk mapping. To be effective, safety inspections must be individualized or tailored to meet the needs of a specific workplace, task or job.
Safety Checklist Inspections
A checklist is very good for the regular inspection of specific items. However, they may not be as useful in identifying previously unrecognized hazards. Many different checklists are available from a variety of sources. Unfortunately, since these readymade checklists are generic, they rarely meet the needs of a specific workplace, task or job. However, you may find them useful to inspect a part of your area. For instance, the owner's manual for a table saw may have a checklist that works perfectly for inspecting the saw in a department shop. Taking parts of several ready-made checklists and putting them together may be an easy method of beginning the development of your customized checklist. Included in this attachment are three sample checklists one for offices on page 49, one for general work areas on page 53, and one for laboratories on page 57. These are only examples. They will need to be modified to fit your specific work areas, tasks or jobs.
General Knowledge Safety Inspections
Another way of conducting inspections is to use the information you have in your head and just walk around looking at what is
Safety Inspections and Sample Safety Inspection Checklists
Even if safety inspections were not strongly recommended, they are an excellent way for the department to reference the commitment to safe work practices, provide practical training in safety awareness and minimize hazards at the workplace. These inspections provide a systematic method for involving supervisors, employees, safety coordinators, and/or safety committees in the process of eliminating workplace hazards.
Types of Safety Inspections
There are several ways to perform safety inspections of a workplace, task or job. The most popular ways include using checklists, general knowledge, and risk mapping. To be effective, safety inspections must be individualized or tailored to meet the needs of a specific workplace, task or job.
Safety Checklist Inspections
A checklist is very good for the regular inspection of specific items. However, they may not be as useful in identifying previously unrecognized hazards. Many different checklists are available from a variety of sources. Unfortunately, since these readymade checklists are generic, they rarely meet the needs of a specific workplace, task or job. However, you may find them useful to inspect a part of your area. For instance, the owner's manual for a table saw may have a checklist that works perfectly for inspecting the saw in a department shop. Taking parts of several ready-made checklists and putting them together may be an easy method of beginning the development of your customized checklist. Included in this attachment are three sample checklists one for offices on page 49, one for general work areas on page 53, and one for laboratories on page 57. These are only examples. They will need to be modified to fit your specific work areas, tasks or jobs.
General Knowledge Safety Inspections
Another way of conducting inspections is to use the information you have in your head and just walk around looking at what is