Equipment acceptance-safety review forms

Be a signatory on an Equipment Acceptance-Safety Review Form (Figure 1) prior to newly installed or altered equipment or processes being released to normal production. 

An Equipment Acceptance-Safety Review Form shall be completed, the signatories to which shall be the engineer-in-charge, the department manager or supervisor, and the safety professional... 

The example of an Equipment Acceptance-Safety Review Form shown in Figure 1 assumes the existence of a General Design Safety Checklist that can serve as a foundation for the review process. Also, the example presumes two levels of review a preliminary review to identify items needing attention and a final sign-off. 

Drafting acceptance-safety review forms that are specific to every piece of equipment or process would be a mammoth undertaking. Nevertheless, industry-specific safety review checklists do exist and they should be used when applicable. 

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