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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY CHECKLIST

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

• Personal Protective Equipment:
  

• Hard hats

• Boots
  

• Hearing Protection

• Eye Protection

• Respiratory Protection 

• Ladders:

• Correct size for the job

• Fully opened and spreader bars locked

• Firm foundation for ladder feet

• Proper climbing procedures

• Three-point contact rule followed

• Free from obvious defects

• Workers stand below top 2 steps

• Extend more than three feet above support

• Scaffolds:

• Fall protection used if over 10 feet tall

• Set up on level, stable footing

• Platform is appropriate width for type of scaffold 

• Fall Protection:

• Fall protection provided for heights 6 ft. or more 

• Harness is worn properly and attached to secure anchorage

• Slide guards are installed across full width and all sides 

• Guardrails set up for openings >6’ above lower level 

• Guardrails are constructed sturdily with 2 x 4s 

• Machine Hazards: 

• Workers are trained on the use of power tools. 

• Workers have appropriate PPE and keep clothing away 

• Workers are trained prior to using nail guns.

• Tile and concrete are cut with wet methods.

• Heat Stress:

• Have workers been trained on preventing and recognizing heat-related illness? 

• Are workers provided with enough water and appropriate rest breaks? 

• Lead Paint Hazards:

• Have workers been trained on handling lead dust? 

• Is the work area properly contained?

• Electrical Hazards:

• Work on electrical circuits or energized equipment is begun only after all power sources have been identified, de-energized and locked out or tagged out.

• Overhead and underground electrical power lines are located, identified, and avoided.

•  Ladders, scaffolds, equipment or materials more than 10 feet from any electrical power lines. 

• Excavations:

• Soil and conditions are inspected everyday

• Safe exits (ladders) for excavations greater than 4 ft. deep

• Shoring, shielding, and inclination assessed for excavations greater than 5 ft. deep

• Actions or Changes

• Talked to your organizers about health and safety concerns and possible changes/training

• Talked to co-workers about health or safety concerns.

• Talked to foreman or contractor about health or safety concerns

• Suggested changes in equipment or procedures to co-workers

• Asked foreman or contractor for changes in equipment or procedures

•  Asked foreman or contractor for training for self and/or co-workers