GENERAL SAFETY-FIRE-SECURITY
SURVEY CHECKLIST
CAMPUS
INSPECTION DATE
BUILDING NAME
INSPECTOR:
ASSISTED BY:
Item
Satisfactory
OUTSIDE/INSIDE BUILDING
1. ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Entry/Exit (If
area is designed to be accessible)
Are automatic door openers working?
Are parking spaces signed?
Are parking spaces accessible?
Is route from parking spaces to bldg. in good repair?
Are fire alarms indicating devices audible and visible?
Are bathrooms accessible?
Are ramps accessible and clear?
Are ramps in good repair?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
OUTSIDE BUILDING
1. Stairs
Are stairs even in height?
Are there broken treads/nosings?
Do stairs have depressions due to wear?
Are stairs slippery?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
2. Handrails
Is there a handrail when there are four or more risers?
Will they withstand normal use?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
3. Blue lights/emergency phones
Are they in working order?
Are fixtures in good condition?
Are they obstructed by foliage, etc.?
Repair: Public Safety x2222
4. Docks/Loading Areas:
Is the area clean and free of debris?
Do you have spill provisions on site?
- spill control material.
- stormdrain spill prevention cover if applicable
Building occupants responsible for correction
Major building changes should be forwarded to the safety committee for action.
Unsatisfactory
Not Applicable
Item
Satisfactory
5. Dumpster Areas:
Is there trash accumulation around dumpster area?
Building occupants responsible for correction
6. Outdoor Storage Area:
Items stored outside sheltered from the elements?
Any items need to be drained of fluids?
Building occupants responsible for correction
INSIDE BUILDING
1. Walking surfaces
Are they even and in good repair?
Are there missing tiles, torn carpeting?
Are the floorboards worn?
Are they slippery?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
2. Stairs
Are stairs even in height?
Are there broken treads/nosings?
Do stairs have depressions due to wear?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
3. Handrails
Is there a handrail when there are four or more risers?
Will they withstand normal use?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
4. Guardrails
Are they at all floor openings?
Are they at least 42" high, secured, with no balusters
missing?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
5. Lighting in corridors
Is there sufficient lighting?
Are fixtures in good condition?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
6. Lighting in stairwells
Is there sufficient lighting on all steps and platforms?
Are fixtures in good condition?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
7. Lighting at exits
Are directions to exits posted on all floors?
Are exits regularly illuminated?
Are exit signs illuminated?
Major building changes should be forwarded to the safety committee for action.
Unsatisfactory
Not Applicable
Item
Satisfactory
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
8. Emergency lighting (battery powered units)
Are lights in working order?
Are fixtures in good condition?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
9. Storage-corridors
Are corridors being used for storage?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
10. Storage-stairwells
Are stairwells being used for storage?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
11. Refuse containers
Are containers being emptied regularly?
Are there sufficient containers?
Are they in good condition?
Is glass in appropriate containers?
Frequency of collection: Fix-It or x1141
Building occupants responsible for correction.
12. Trash-accumulation
Is trash being accumulated in exits, hallways or
stairwells?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
13. Fire Doors
Are fire rated doors equipped with self-closing
devices, latching hardware?
Are fire doors uninhibited by wedges or stops?
Concern: Occupational Health and Safety x8475
Building occupants responsible for correction
14. Door hardware
Is all hardware operable?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
15. Doors-exit
Is access clear?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
16. Wall openings
Are there holes in walls?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
17. Ceiling openings
Are all ceiling tiles in place?
Are there holes in ceiling?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
Major building changes should be forwarded to the safety committee for action.
Unsatisfactory
Not Applicable
Item
18. Fire extinguishers
Are all fire extinguishers fully charged and in place?
Is access clear?
Have they been inspected in the last month?
Concern: Occupational Health and Safety x8475
19. Fire alarm system
a) Is there visible damage?
b) Is the sprinkler riser area free of storage or
obstruction?
c) Is combustible storage within 18" of ceiling in
sprinklered area?
d) Are there any damaged or painted sprinkler heads?
Items a, d: Repair: Fix-It or x1141
Items b, c: Building occupants responsible for correction.
20. Red phones
Are phones in working order?
Are phones obstructed from view?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
Repair: Public Safety x 2222
21. Ventilation
General-Is there good air movement from supply grilles
and return registers?
Local exhaust (i.e. hoods)
Is there a current inspection sticker on the lab hood?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
Concern: Occupational Health and Safety x8475
22. General air quality
Are strong or offensive odors present?
Does irritation to eyes or mucus membranes occur?
Concern: Occupational Health and Safety x8475
23. General right-to-know
Are posters obvious?
Are unlabeled chemical containers present?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
Posters available from Occupational Health and Safety x8475
24. Flammable/Combustible liquids
Are liquids in proper containers?
Are containers labeled?
Is there excessive storage of chemicals?
Are liquid waste containers in secondary containment?
Building occupants responsible for correction
Major building changes should be forwarded to the safety committee for action.
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Not Applicable
Item
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Not Applicable
25. Emergency eyewash/showers
Are they damaged?
Is there a current inspection sticker?
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
26. "No admittance" areas
Are all areas secured?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
27. First aid kits
Are kits properly filled?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
Refills: Occupational Health and Safety x8475
28. Evacuation plan
Is plan posted?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
29. Extension cords
Are cords under carpet?
Are cords cut or frayed?
Building occupants responsible for correction
Use of extension cords other than temporary is a violation of the
National Electric Code.
30. Tripping hazards caused by wires
Are wires laying in walkways?
Are wires suspended 7' above floor level in work area?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
31. Electrical outlets
Are outlets overused with too many plugs?
Are receptacles broken or uncovered?
Building occupants responsible for correction.
Repair: Fix-It or x1141
32. Other (Not covered on list.)
EXPLANATION OF UNSATISFACTORY ITEMS:
ITEMS MARKED AS UNSATISFACTORY WILL BE ADDRESSED BY:
Signature
OHS/ms/01/08/07
Major building changes should be forwarded to the safety committee for action.