Thorough hazard assessments for your worksites are critical to assure continued protection of staff and to avoid OSHA fines.
Construction standards most violated
- Guarding open-sided floors, platforms and runways
- Housekeeping
- Stairway railings and guards
- Fall protection
- Portable fire-fighting equipment
- Wearing hard hats
- Guardrails and toe boards on scaffolds
- Height of ladders above landings
- Securing portable ladders
- Grounding of portable and/or plug-connected equipment
- Use of approved containers for flammable, combustible liquids
- Guarding temporary lights
- Guarding or covering floor holes and openings
- Guarding wall openings
- Exit from trenches
- Defective portable ladders
- Shoring, sloping, sheeting or bracing trenches
- Personal protective equipment
- Cleat on job-made ladders
- Requirements for woodworking tools and machinery
NOTE: Always promote a discussion on any of the topics covered in the Tool Box Talks. Should any question arise that you cannot answer, don’t hesitate to contact your Employer.