How to Lower Workplace Accident Rates

Depending on the work areas you’re inspecting, a safety audit may focus on different issues. But here’s a general checklist, courtesy of BLR’s Safety Audit Checklists, that lays out several key items that should be on everybody’s self-inspection checklist.

Housekeeping and Storage

• Are work areas kept clean and orderly?
• Are floors clear of oil, chemicals, or objects that could cause a slip, trip, or fall?
• Are containers and boxes stored so as to avoid the possibility of heavy objects falling?
• Are stairways and emergency exits kept clear?

Fire Prevention

• Are flammable materials stored properly?
• Are “No Smoking” signs posted in work areas, and are designated smoking area rules enforced?
• Do employees know the locations and proper use of fire extinguishers?
• Are fire extinguishers inspected regularly?
• Are emergency exits open and accessible?
• Do workers know their evacuation routes?

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Equipment

• Does equipment have required safety guards?
• Is all equipment in proper working order?
• Have employees been trained in safe operation of equipment?
• Are lockout/tagout rules enforced? 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Is appropriate PPE furnished when needed?
• Have employees received training in how to use PPE properly?
• Is PPE inspected regularly and replaced as necessary?

Hazardous Substances

• Do hazardous substance containers have proper, legible labels?
• Are material safety data sheets available for review on all shifts?
• Are liquids in closed containers?
• Are spill cleanup materials available?
• Are food and beverages kept out of areas with hazardous substances?

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Ready-Made Checklists

This is just a small sample of the materials Safety Audit Checklists provides in one compact handbook. In addition to helping you manage workplace safety, checklists can be circulated to supervisors and posted for employees. All told, this best-selling program provides you with more than 300 separate safety checklists keyed to three main criteria:

• OSHA compliance checklists, built right from the government standards in such key areas as HazCom, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, and many more.
• “Plaintiff attorney” checklists, built around those non-OSHA issues that often attract lawsuits.
• Safety management checklists that monitor the administrative procedures you need to have for topics such as OSHA 300 Log maintenance, training program scheduling and recording, and OSHA-required employee notifications. 

Make as many copies as you need for all your supervisors and managers, then distribute. What’s more, the entire program is updated annually. And the cost averages only about $1 per checklist.

If this method of ensuring a safer, more OSHA-compliant workplace interests you, we’ll be happy to make Safety Audit Checklists available for a no-cost, no-obligation, 30-day evaluation in your office. Just let us know, and we’ll be pleased to arrange it.

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