Workplace Safety

Inspection

JIMMY E. DELA CRUZ

OSH PRACTITIONER
 * The aim of this training
session is to provide
participants with sufficient
knowledge to conduct
Workplace Safety Inspection
As a result of this training participants
should be able to:
4 Understand the reasons for
conducting a Workplace Safety
Inspection
4Discuss hazards classification,the
systems approach to managing
hazards
4Understand the steps of a
General Inspection

4Conduct a Workplace Safety

Inspection

4Design a Safety Inspection

Checklist
HAZARD - Something having
the potential to cause harm.
ACCIDENT - An event in
which damage or injury
occurs as a result of a
contact with the source of
energy above the threshold
limit of the body or structure.
INSPECTION - The act or
process of looking upon,
viewing closely and
critically, examining and
evaluating.
 WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS
“ An inspection is a service to an organization and
its workforce; NOT a burden”

INSPECTION is one of the oldest, most

widely used and best way to detect and
correct potential losses… before they occur.

Inspection-detection-correction activities
shows that the company considers their
safety and health very important.
Inspections are needed because nothing is
completely risk free...

¶ Things around.
· Conditions change
¸ People are not perfect
¹ Managers have moral and legal
responsibilities for a safe and
healthful workplace.
Two Types of Inspection

¶ INFORMAL INSPECTIONS

· PLANNED INSPECTIONS
·A. General Planned Inspections
·B. Critical Parts/ Items Inspections
À INFORMAL INSPECTION is done as
people go about their regular activities.

Á The GENERAL INSPECTION is a

planned walk-through of an entire area,
a comprehensive look at anything and
everything to search out loss exposures.
Â CRITICAL PARTS/ITEMS INSPECTIONS
focus on the components of machinery,
equipment, materials, structures or areas
likely to result in a major problem or loss
when worn, damaged, abused, misused or
improperly applied .
I - REASONS FOR CONDUCTING
INSPECTION

Eliminate Hazards
Assess Effectiveness of
Safety Program
Display Management
Commitment
Establish Accountability

On Job Training
(Safety Representatives)

Fulfill Legal Obligations

 “A hazard is something that may cause harm.”

* This goes beyond “identifying hazards”

to their ultimate long term prevention.
It is one thing to identify hazards but
it is much more meaningful to identify
root causes and help guide corrective
recommendations to their
successful conclusion.
Good inspection program do both.
The inspection is an opportunity to update
Management on the success, or failure, of the
Safety Program

Handled appropriately the Inspection results can

serve as a major source of Management feedback.

This feedback can then serve as a basis for program

adjustment to correct identified weak spots.
 “ You will get the level of safety you show you want ”

Inspections are excellent means for management to

actively demonstrate their interest and involvement in the
safety of company personnel. Your program should provide
for this opportunity to prove Management Commitment.

“The line supervisor is the only person in the right place at the right
time with the authority to act and ensure safe working”
 “Progress cannot be verified without measurement”

The inspection should let management know how well

their representative is doing with Prevention of Safety
Management deficiencies.

The inspection must be designed to show this

accountability.
“ No one can do a good job without training for it
”
An inspection will identify deficiencies on
training such as skills required by Safety
Representatives to carry out their function.
Also the workplaces inspected by supervisors,
foremen, etc. may require specific types of training.
 “Laws are made to protect us”
All site activities shall fully comply with national and
local governments legal requirements.

An inspection will identify:

* Line management familiarity with legal

requirements
* A list of all laws and regulations relevant to the
works are available on site and kept up to
date
* Line managers have a thorough knowledge of
all relevant laws and regulations
 STEP 5. PREPARE INSPECTION
REPORT
STEP 4. TAKE FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS
STEP 3. DEVELOP REMEDIAL ACTIONS
STEP 2. INSPECT
STEP 1. PREPARE
* START WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

* PLAN THE INSPECTION

* KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR

* MAKE CHECKLISTS

* REVIEW PREVIOUS REPORTS

* GET TOOLS AND MATERIALS

* USE FLOOR PLAN AND CHECKLIST

* ACCENT THE POSITIVE

* LOOK FOR OFF-THE-FLOOR AND OUT-OF-THE WAY ITEMS

* TAKE NECESSARY TEMPORARY ACTIONS

* DESCRIBE AND LOCATE EACH ITEM CLEARLY

* CLASSIFY THE HAZARDS

* REPORT UNNECESSARY ITEMS

* DETERMINE THE BASIC CAUSES
* CONSIDER POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF LOSS

* EVALUATE PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE

* DEVELOP COST OF CONTROL

* ASSESS POTENTIAL DEGREE OF CONTROL

* WEIGH CONTROL ALTERNATIVES

* JUSTIFY RECOMMENDED CONTROL

* ENSURE COMMENDATIONS

* WRITE WORK ORDERS

* MONITOR RESOURCES

* VERIFY TIMELY ACTIONS

* MONITOR PROGRESS

* CERTIFY ADEQUACY OF CONTROL

* FINAL REVIEW
* WRITE CLEARLY
* LEAVE SPACE BETWEEN ITEMS
* WRITE COMMENDATIONS
* NUMBER ITEMS
* SHOW HAZARD CLASSES
* USE CODING
* SIMPLIFY FOLLOW-UP
v Treating the Symptoms Not The
Cause

v Paper Chase Not Action

v Nitpicking – fault finding

v Hardware vs People
v Prioritize
v In-house Design / Workplace Plan
v Checklist
v Establish a Standard
v Establish Frequency
v Follow-up
v Workplace Discussion
v Continuos Review / Trends
v SEEING VS. OBSERVING

v WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN

A SAFETY INPECTION?

v SAMPLE EXERCISE
1.Electrical fixtures: wiring, cords, grounds and connections.
2. Mechanical power transmission: condition and guarding.
3.Machine guarding: nip points, cutting and shear edges, presses,
rotating parts and gear devices
4. Walking and working surfaces: guarding and condition
5. Compressed gas cylinders: segregation in storage, weather
protection and restraints.
6. Flammables: storage, ventilation and working supply
7. Exits: marking, visibility, lighting and unobstructed access.
8. Deluge showers and eye baths: water flow, temperature and drainage.
9.Ladders and climbing devices: condition, storage and proper use.

10. Hand tools: condition ,storage and proper use.

11.Materials handling equipment and lifting devices: condition,
storage and proper use.
12. Scrap and refuse: accumulation, removal, storage and disposal
13. Aisleways and storage stacks: accessibility, marking and
adequate dimension.

14. Stacking and storage: location, segregation, stability, damage

and protection.
15. Tag-out and Lock-out: adequacy, use and condition of tags and
lock-out devices.
To look is one thing.
To see what you look at is another.
To understand what you see is another.
To learn from what you understand is something else.
But to act on what you learn is all that really matters.”

- Winston Churchill
THANK YOU!