what is an inspection
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Published by SALUSAn inspection is a process to assure compliance with safety and health laws [1]. Inspections involve identifying, evaluating, and documenting safety and health conditions and practices [2]. Inspections can vary in scope and detail depending on the circumstances [2].
Key aspects of inspections include:
- Purpose: To prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities [3].
- Scope: Inspections should identify recognized hazards and ensure their correction [1].
- Frequency: Inspections should be conducted with sufficient quality and frequency [1]. Some equipment requires frequent (daily to monthly) inspections, while others require periodic (one to 12-month) inspections [4].
- Record Keeping: Written records of daily safety and health inspections must be kept on the project site for review [3]. These records should include the date and time of the inspection, the name of the employee conducting the inspection, the scope of the inspection, a description of potential and actual hazards, the person responsible for correcting hazards, and information on how the hazard was eliminated [3].
- Personnel: Depending on the size of the project, there should be employees assigned to make at least one inspection each workday [3].
- Preparation: Adequate preparation is essential for conducting a quality inspection [2].
Before performing any inspection or service procedures, it's important to thoroughly read and understand the safety precautions 12, 13, 14, 18. Always stop the engine and allow components to cool before inspecting or maintaining equipment 6, 7.
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[1] HIOSH Construction Standards: Occupational Safety and Health (12-8-3)
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order to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities. At minimum, inspections shall be in accordance with this schedule: - (1) Projects employing one (1) to ninety-nine (99) persons, at any single moment in the work day, shall have an employee assigned to make at least one inspection each workday; - (2) Projects employing one hundred (100) to one hundred ninety-nine (199) persons shall have two employees assigned, each to make at least one inspection each work day; and - (3) Projects employing two hundred (200) or more persons shall have one additional designated employee for each three hundred (300) persons above one hundred ninety-nine (199) each to make at least one inspection each workday. Exception: Projects employing less than three (3) persons, need not comply with subsection (c). - (c) Written records of the daily safety and health inspections shall be kept on the project site for review by the director for the duration of the project. Inspection records shall include, at minimum, the following: - (1) The date and start time of the inspection; - (2) The name of the employee conducting the inspection; - (3) The scope (project areas) of the inspection, including the names of all contractors and subcontractors covered by the scope of the inspection; - (4) A brief description of all potential and actual hazards noted during the inspection; - (5) Name and title of the person responsible for correcting the identified hazards noted during the inspection; - (6) Information regarding how the hazard was eliminated, corrected, or abated including the inspector's recommendations for preventing the recurrence of the hazards. - (d) Warning signs shall be posted prohibiting unauthorized persons from operating potentially
[2] HIOSH Construction Standards: Occupational Safety and Health (12-8-3)
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responsibility for occupational safety and health for the subcontractor's operation. That is, the subcontractor accepts responsibility for the subcontractor's portion of the work while the prime contractor assumes the entire responsibility for the project. - (3) Where joint responsibility exists, both the prime and subcontractors are subject to the enforcement provisions of the law; therefore, because of possible overlapping responsibilities, both may be cited for violations. - (g) All safety devices and safeguards in use shall be kept sound and operable. - (h) Any employee having knowledge of the existence of any unsafe device, practice, operation, safeguard, equipment, or condition shall promptly report it to the supervisor or person in charge. A supervisor or person in charge to whose attention the existence of any unsafe device, practice, operation, safeguard, equipment, or condition is called shall take immediate steps to correct the unsafe condition or practice. [Eff 7/12/82; am 9/27/84; am 8/5/88; am 9/21/96; am and comp 10/27/18] (Auth: HRS §396-4) (Imp: HRS §396-4) §12-110-3 Safety and health inspections. (a) The general contractor of every construction or demolition project on which employees are engaged shall arrange to have inspections made during the period of the project for the purpose of assuring compliance with the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Law. Where there is no general contractor, the owner shall be responsible or shall designate one particular contractor to be responsible to perform the necessary safety inspections. - (b) Inspections shall be conducted with sufficient quality, frequency, and scope to identify recognized hazards and ensure their correction in
[3] Safety Standards for General Safety and Health Standards (Chaper 296-24 WAC)
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ intervals between inspections as defined below: - (i) Frequent inspection - daily to monthly intervals. - (ii) Periodic inspection - One to 12-month intervals, or as specified by the manufacturer. - (2) Frequent inspection . You must inspect items such as the following for defects at intervals as defined in (1)(b)(i) of this section or as specifically indicated, including observation during operation for any defects which might appear between regular inspections. You must carefully examine deficiencies for any safety hazard. - (a) All control mechanisms: Inspect daily for adjustment, wear, and lubrication. - (b) All chords and lacing: Inspect daily, visually. - (c) Tension in guys: Daily. - (d) Plumb of the mast. - (e) Deterioration or leakage in air or hydraulic systems: Daily. - (f) Derrick hooks for deformations or cracks; for hooks with cracks or having more than 15% in excess of normal throat opening or more than 10 twist from the plane of the unbent hook, refer to WAC 296-24-[redacted postal code] (3)(c). - (g) Rope reeving; visual inspection for noncompliance with derrick manufacturer's recommendations. - (h) Hoist brakes, clutches, and operating levers: Check daily for proper functioning before beginning operations. - (i) Electrical apparatus for malfunctioning, signs of excessive deterioration, dirt, and moisture accumulation. ## (3) Periodic inspection . - (a) You must perform complete inspections of the derrick at intervals as generally defined in (1)(b)(ii) of this section depending upon its activity, severity of service, and environment, or as specifically indicated below. These inspections must include the requirements of (2) of this section and in addition, items such as the following. You must carefully examine deficiencies and …
[4] UOSH Field Operations Manual
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## Chapter 3 INSPECTION PROCEDURES ## I. Inspection Preparation and Planning Conducting effective workplace safety and health inspections requires judgment in the identification, evaluation, and documentation of safety and health conditions and practices. Inspections may vary considerably in scope and detail depending on the circumstances of each case. It is important that the CSHO adequately prepare for each inspection. Due to the wide variety of industries and associated hazards likely to be encountered, pre-inspection preparation is essential to conducting a quality inspection. ## A. Review of Inspection History and Research - 1. CSHOs will review information relevant to the establishment scheduled for inspection. The following may be included in the review: - a. The employer's UOSH inspection history by conducting an establishment search on the OSHA Information System (OIS) database. - b. Establishment search on the OSHA web page (www.osha.gov). - c. Case files of previous inspections at the establishment; relevant prior violations, together with other evidence, can be used to support a warrant for inspection where necessary or to support a repeat violation. - NOTE: CSHOs should use name variations and address in the establishment search due to possible company name changes and status (e.g., LLC, Inc.). - d. CSHOs shall document in their case file that the history review has been conducted, even if there is no prior inspection history. - 2. CSHOs will review information relevant to the industry in which the establishment's work activity is classified. The following may be included in the review: - a. Technical reference material about potential hazards and industrial processes that may be encountered. - b. Typical hazards found under the NAICS. - c. Relevant standards. ## B. Review of Cooperative Program Participation CSHOs will access UOSH's web page on the Labor Commission UOSH website to obtain information about employers who are currently participat…
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