SAFETY INSPECTIONS

Routine site safety and health inspections are designed to catch hazards missed at other stages. This type of inspection should be done at regular intervals, generally on a weekly basis. In addition, procedures should be established that provide a daily inspection of the work area.

You can use a checklist already developed or make your own, based on:
- Past problems
- Standards that apply to your industry
- Input from everyone involved
- Your company's safety practices or rules

Important things to remember about inspections are:
- Inspections should cover every part of the worksite
- They should be done at regular intervals
- In-house inspectors should be trained to recognize and control hazards
- Identified hazards should be tracked to correction

Information from inspections should be used to improve the hazard prevention and control program