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Safety Inspection Process Guide

The document outlines the key aspects of planning and conducting a workplace safety inspection. It discusses defining objectives such as hazard identification and compliance with standards. The inspection process involves planning what and when to inspect, who will inspect, conducting the inspection using checklists, accurately recording deficiencies, recommending corrective actions, and following up to ensure issues are addressed. The overall goal is to have a thorough, systematic process to identify and correct safety hazards in the workplace.

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Safety Inspection Process Guide

The document outlines the key aspects of planning and conducting a workplace safety inspection. It discusses defining objectives such as hazard identification and compliance with standards. The inspection process involves planning what and when to inspect, who will inspect, conducting the inspection using checklists, accurately recording deficiencies, recommending corrective actions, and following up to ensure issues are addressed. The overall goal is to have a thorough, systematic process to identify and correct safety hazards in the workplace.

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  • Introduction to Safety Inspection
  • Objectives of Safety & Health Inspection
  • Safety Inspection System
  • Planning & Scheduling Inspections
  • Conducting the Safety & Health Inspection
  • Recording and Recommending Corrective Action
  • Follow-Up Procedures

1

SAFETY INSPECTION

A process of revealing
hazards and following
through the necessary
corrective actions which
results to a safer
workplace.

2
OBJECTIVES OF SAFETY &
HEALTH INSPECTION

• Corrects hazards before it results


to accident
• Fact finding not fault finding
• Comply/exceed government
safety & health standards
• Develop or upgrade current
company safety & health rules and
standards
• To make a healthful & safe
workplace 3
SAFETY INSPECTION SYSTEM

PLAN & CONDUCT


SCHEDULE THE SAFETY
THE SAFETY & & HEALTH
HEALTH INSPECTION
INSPECTION

RECORD &
FOLLOW-UP RECOMMEND
CORRECTIVE
ACTION
4
PLAN & SCHEDULE THE
SAFETY & HEALTH
INSPECTION

5
Items to Consider in Planning &
Scheduling Safety Inspection

1. What to inspect?

• Unsafe Conditions –
tools or machines
condition, housekeeping

• Unsafe Acts – wearing


of PPE, work habits or
work procedures

6
WHAT TO INSPECT?

5 M’s

 Man

 Machine

 Material

 Method

 Mother Nature
7
Items to Consider in Planning &
Scheduling Safety Inspection

2. When to inspect?

• Continuously - daily basis


• Periodically - schedule basis

8
FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION

Depends upon the:

 stage of construction
 risk known to be in the area
 volume of problems on rectification
revealed in previous inspections
 accident record
9
Items to Consider in Planning &
Scheduling Safety Inspection

3. Who will inspect

• Company Supervisors
• Employees and workers
• Safety Professionals or
Technical Specialist
• Government Agencies
• Insurance Company
Representatives
10
WHO WILL INSPECT?

May be carried out by groups of 3 people


with skills & experience to:

1. Encourage uniform standards


or procedures

2. Highlight what is reasonably practical

3. Provide balanced reports


By: Engr. Joji C. Valenciano, C.E., M.C.M. 11
CONDUCT THE SAFETY &
HEALTH INSPECTION

12
Items to Consider in the Conduct
of Safety & Health Inspection

 Identify what company/government safety & health


standards should exists (basis of reference)

 Determine whether above items are:


- in place
- personnel are aware of them
- complied with
- adequate

Note Before Inspection:


- You must know your area of operations inside & out
- You know your company’s safety rules & standards,
employees, and equipment

13
Additional Items to be Considered

1. Location and work in progress at time


of inspection - describe
2. Deficiencies identified - describe the
deficiencies of the identified
hazards (unsafe condition & unsafe
practices)
3. Repeat/Outstanding deficiencies –
follow-up to previously identified
hazards
4. Items closed

14
Additional Items to be Considered

Safety Checklist:

 a tool for safety inspectors


SAFETY
detailing the list of items INSPECTION
that must be considered CHECKLIST
in performing safety
inspection.

15
RECORDING AND
RECOMMENDING
CORRECTIVE ACTION

16
Items to Consider in Recording &
Recommending

 Be systematic and thorough – don’t let


your thought jump from place to place

 Write legibly

 Be sure that it is accurate

 Correct hazard immediately within your


control, else refer to proper authority for
action
17
FOLLOW-UP

Rationale in Doing Follow-Ups

 To check whether recommendations


have corrected the hazard or created a
new one

 To determine when the next inspection


should be performed

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1
SAFETY INSPECTION A process of revealing hazards and following through the necessary corrective actions which results to a sa
• Corrects hazards before it results to accident • Fact finding not fault finding • Comply/exceed government safety & healt
SAFETY INSPECTION SYSTEM PLAN & SCHEDULE THE SAFETY & HEALTH INSPECTION CONDUCT THE SAFETY & HEALTH INSPECTION RECORD &
PLAN & SCHEDULE THE SAFETY & HEALTH INSPECTION 5
Items to Consider in Planning & Scheduling Safety Inspection 1. What to inspect? • Unsafe Conditions – tools or machines co
WHAT TO INSPECT? 5 M’s Man Machine Material Method Mother Nature 7
2. When to inspect? • Continuously - daily basis • Periodically - schedule basis Items to Consider in Planning & Scheduling
FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION Depends upon the: stage of construction risk known to be in the area volume of problems on rectifi
3. Who will inspect • Company Supervisors • Employees and workers • Safety Professionals or Technical Specialist • Governmen

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