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Daily site safety checklist

Morning walk for the OSHA focus-four hazards and site basics, with a score and the items to fix before work.

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Toolbox talk or pre-task plan held and signedCovers today's tasks and hazards.Hard hats, eye protection, hi-vis and boots on everyoneTask-specific PPE (gloves, hearing, respirator) too.Fall protection in place at 6 ft and aboveGuardrails, covers, harnesses and anchors inspected.Ladders inspected and extend 3 ft above landingsNo damaged or painted ladders.Scaffolds tagged by a competent person todayPlanked, guarded, base plates and mudsills.Excavations inspected and protected (5 ft or deeper)Competent person daily inspection.GFCI on temporary power; cords undamagedAssured grounding or GFCI program.Equipment pre-use inspections done; spotters setBackup alarms and swing radius barricades.Struck-by controls: traffic plan, barricades, hi-visSeparate workers from moving vehicles.Fire extinguishers charged and hot-work permits issuedWithin 100 ft of every point on each floor.Housekeeping: walkways clear, debris removed, nails bentSlips and trips are the top injury cause.Silica and dust controls used (water or vacuum)Table 1 controls for saws and grinders.First-aid kit stocked and emergency plan postedNearest hospital route known.

For the daily safety report7 more, filled with typical values

Site or projectName or address on the report.Competent person todayWho inspects scaffolds, excavations and fall protection.Workers on site (workers)Everyone signing in today, all trades.Highest work above a lower level (ft)Roof, deck, floor edge or scaffold platform. 0 if all work is at grade.Deepest open excavation (ft)Trench or pit depth. 0 if none is open.Building area under protection (sq ft)Floor area of the building being worked in, per floor, for extinguisher count. 0 for open site work.Over 5 gallons of fuel or flammable liquid in useGas cans, fuel for saws and pumps, solvents.

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How it works

Press Calculate to see the score, the verdict and the items still open.

Lamps and beads: items doneFlags to fix, tags out to confirmOne hook on the board for each item on the checklist. Answer each one and press Calculate: the score, the verdict and the items still open appear here, worked out by the tool, and the board lights a lamp for each item done, hangs a flag for each one to fix and swings out the tag of each one to confirm.

Result

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References

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The daily safety report: the OSHA triggers today's heights, trenches and fuel set off, every open item with its fix and rule, and the sign-off lines. Numbers in the result and in the plain-words read point here.

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29 CFR 1926.501, Duty to have fall protectionCode
OSHA
Paragraph (b)(1): anyone on a walking or working surface with an unprotected side or edge 6 ft or more above a lower level is protected by guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest.
2
29 CFR 1926.1053, LaddersCode
OSHA
Portable ladder side rails extend at least 3 ft above the upper landing (or the ladder is secured with a grab rail), and defective ladders are tagged Do Not Use and taken out of service.
3
29 CFR 1926.651, Specific excavation requirementsCode
OSHA
A ladder, stair or ramp in trenches 4 ft or deeper within 25 ft of travel, spoil and equipment 2 ft back from the edge, air testing over 4 ft where a bad atmosphere could exist, and the competent person's daily inspection.
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29 CFR 1926.652, Requirements for protective systemsCode
OSHA
Every excavation needs a protective system (sloping, shoring or a shield) unless it is entirely in stable rock, or under 5 ft deep with no sign of a cave-in found by the competent person.
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29 CFR 1926.150, Fire protectionCode
OSHA
One 2A extinguisher per 3,000 sq ft of protected building area with no more than 100 ft of travel to it, and a 10B unit within 50 ft where more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquid is in use.

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