Checklist occupational safety

It was noted in Chapter 1 that major incidents tend to be rooted in process safety rather than occupational safety deficiencies. Therefore, one way of looking for root causes using a categorization approach is to create a checklist based on the elements of process safety as listed in Chapter 1. 

FIGURE 24.3 PPE hazard analysis checklist. (Source Courtesy of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.)... 

Add information from your completed checklists to injury information, employee information, and process and equipment information to build a foundation to help yon determine what problems exist. Then, as you use the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH A) standards in your problem-solving process, it will be easier for yon to determine the actions needed to solve these problems. 

Source National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (1997). Tool tray 5A General ergonomic risk assessment checklist. Accessed December 11, 2011. http //www.ergo2.amisco.org/eptbtr5a. html. 

Guide to Developing Your Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention Program with checklists for self-inspection Adapted for Use. (n.d.). State of Cahfomia, Department of and Industrial Relations. Retrieved from http //bit.ly/Xewi5m. Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2), Adapted for Use. (n.d.). Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Retrieved from http //Lusa.gov/lIszWK. 

These checklists are by no means all-inclusive. You should add to them or delete portions or items that do not apply to your operations however, carefully consider each item as you come to it and then make your decision. You will also need to refer to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for complete and specific standards that may apply to your situation. (Note These checklists are typical for general industry but not for construction or maritime.) You can find a similar checklist for construction in the Handbook ofOSHA Construction Safety and Health, 2nd edn., published by CRC Press/Taylor Francis. 

Checklist techniques have been widely used. Lee and Rose (1971) proposed a system which utilizes a standardized survey form for use by local, state, and federal governments. The data were collected in a format which allowed for it to be coded and recorded on tape for future computer analysis. Erke et al. (1983) developed a checklist on occupational safety for use in military settings. Tuttle et al. (1974) provided a summary of checklists to aid independent observers in detecting potentially hazardous situations and in developing programs to eliminate them. Checklists cover such broad areas as the mental and physical demands of work, space requirements, the mental and physical demands of the work, information flow, environmental load, and the organization of work. 

Adapted from Checklists, (n.d.). Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Pubhc Domain. Retrieved from http //bit.ly/lUvLiNm Cox, S., Cox,T. (1996). Safety systems, and people, MA Butterworth-Heinemann, pp. 41. Gawande, A. (2009). In Holt. Henry (Ed.), The checklist manifesto how to get things right. 

Hazard Assessment Checklist, (n.d.). Cal-OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Retrieved from http //bit.ly/lCBAZC2 — pdf version. 

WAS Ergonomics Yoshida and Ogawa, 1991 Occupational Health and Safety Authority 1990 Cakir et al. 1980 Workplace and environment Short workplace checklists VDT checklist tested vs. expert... 

This Field Work Review and Hazard Analysis system is encompassed within two pages. It was provided by a safety professional employed by a specialty construction contractor that has several crews active in various places at the same time. Note that the names of employees on a job are to be recorded as having been briefed on the work to be done. The checklist included in the form pertains to occupational, public, and environmental risks. 

The Special Supplement concludes with a bibliography and appendices which cover useful standards, books and journals on occupational health and safety and fire safety, safety organizations in the UK and USA, and a model safety inspection checklist. However, lists of manufacturers, suppliers and distributors are not included for the reason that addresses, and even the names of companies, have the habit of changing so rapidly as to render their inclusion unhelpful. 

This loading dock safety checklist is provided as a service by Rile-Flite Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis. It is intended as an aid to safefy evaluation of loading dock equipment and operations. However, it is not intended as a complete guide to loading dock hazard identification. Therefore Rite-Hite Corporation makes no guarantees as to nor assumes any liability for the sufficiency or completeness of this document. It may be necessary under particular circumstances to evaluate other dock equipment and procedures in addition to those included in the checklist. For information on U.S. loading dock safety requireiucnts. consult OSHA Safety and Health Standards (29 CFR 1910). In other countries consult the applicable national or provincial occupational health and safety codes. 

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