Safety inspection —— Remedial measures for 105 common safety issues on site

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This post was last edited by yinkuilin6868 on 2016-2-23 at 13:51. Safety inspections – Countermeasures for rectifying 105 common safety issues on site. I. PPE 1. Safety helmets show no signs of aging, damage, or any manual modifications. 2. Wear a safety helmet properly: Ensure the helmet is worn correctly with the straps fastened. 3. Wear qualified safety glasses. 4. Wear the face shield properly. Such as grinding, cutting, crushing, and other operations. 5. Safety glasses should also be worn under the welding mask. Welding assistants also need to wear sunglasses. 6. Depending on the type of work, appropriate protective gloves should be selected and worn. Each work team must ensure that their employees have gloves. 7. All personnel on site must wear reflective vests. 8. Do not roll up the sleeves of your work clothes, and do not leave your clothes unfastened, to prevent direct exposure of the skin and associated risks. 9. Drivers and others should use seat belts; they must wear PPE before getting out of the vehicle and close the doors properly. II. Work at heights 1. Safety belts that are defective, damaged, or lack inspection labels must be replaced promptly; any defective safety belts or those without labels in the team should be replaced immediately. 2. Working on a mobile scaffold at heights of more than 1.8 meters without properly using a safety belt; the safety belt should be attached to a higher point. 3. When stacking materials or loading/unloading them, no fall protection is used at heights exceeding 1.8 meters. 4. No warning area is established below the work at height, or the safety distance of the warning area is insufficient (not 2 times the relevant distance), and the warning area is not enclosed with gaps. 5. When working at height, the safety belt is not worn in such a way that it provides protection from falls, and the required safety distance provided by the buffer zone is not taken into account. 6. Safety belt anchorage points are unreliable and insecure; for example, attaching them beneath steel structures or to the edges of scaffold pipes. 7. The tools and equipment at heights lack fall protection measures, such as the use of tool bags or tying them down. 8. Concurrent operations; the personnel below are not protected. 9. When moving at heights, 100% fall protection must not be used; instead, double hooks should be used alternately. 10. Materials used for work at heights are not cleared away in a timely manner, and no fall protection is provided; loose materials are stored in buckets or bags. 11. The safety passages for entering and exiting the working at height area were not considered before starting the work. 12. All passageways, fire exits, and electrical panel doors must not be blocked; wires, gas cylinders, or other objects must not be placed in these passageways. III. Hot work 1. Before starting welding operations, no inspection was carried out; the connections at the welding cable terminals were poor, resulting in localized high temperatures that caused a fire. 2. Before hot work, no inspection and cleanup was carried out within the surrounding safe distance, leaving combustible and flammable materials behind. 3. No qualified fire extinguishers were provided for hot work, and the placement of the fire extinguishers was inappropriate. 4. There must be a fire watchperson to ensure that any dangers that arise during the operation can be addressed promptly. 5. The gas cylinder is not secured, and the fixing position is incorrect; it should be fixed at 2/3 of the way up from the top of the cylinder. 6. Cylinders that are not applicable do not have protective steel caps. The gas cylinders stored in the cylinder cage are not secured. 7. There are no safety signs or warning markers at the location where the gas cylinders are stored, and the distance between the acetylene and oxygen cylinders is insufficient. 8. During gas welding operations, the distance between the acetylene cylinder and the oxygen cylinder was less than 5 meters, and the cylinders were less than 10 meters away from the ignition point. 9. The outlet hose of the gas cylinder is severely aged; the oxygen cylinder lacks a backflow prevention device, and no special hose clamps are used. 10. A fire receiving basin was not used during work at heights, or a no-entry zone was not established below. 11. Do not use power tools or engage in welding work when flammable materials are present in the surrounding area. 12. Smoking is allowed near areas where flammable materials are stored, with no necessary warning signs or no-smoking indicators. IV. Scaffolding 1. The scaffolding lacks labels, and there is no inspection date on the back of the labels. 2. The scaffolding planks are not fully laid out, failing to meet the construction requirements; the lack of planks results in gaps. 3. The wire used for securing the planks is too thin, and the method of securing the planks is incorrect; each plank should be secured separately. 4. The setting position of the upper and lower ladders is incorrect, causing conflicts with the workpieces being processed. 5. The ladder should be installed only up to the platform, extending at least two steps beyond it. 6. The skirtings were not installed correctly; skirtings were not installed on all four sides of the platform. 7. The crack at the springboard head was not secured with wire. 8. The ground where the mobile scaffold is erected is uneven. 9. A wooden ladder was found to have been in use at the scene. V. Lifting 1. Lift the load into the air, then the crane operator leaves the crane. 2. Crane operators are prohibited from leaving the cab without wearing personal PPE. 3. There is no warning for the working radius, and no safety signs have been installed. Workers are moving around in the lifting area. 4. The crane operator has no flag, no whistle, and no sign language. 5. No tail rope is used for lifting loads, or the tail rope used is too short. 6. Incorrect use of slings: When lifting sharp-edged objects, no protective measures were used. The straps are not connected using clips. 7. The staff pass under the lifted load and work on it while it is lifted. VI. Electrical 1. Power tools are not regularly inspected, and equipment inspection labels are not posted. 2. Do not have non-electricians connect wires or repair power tools. 3. There are no regular inspections to promptly identify and replace faulty switchgear. 4. The power cord of the power tool was damaged and not promptly wrapped up for insulation. 5. The support for the switch box is not securely installed; it is not placed firmly in use, and sometimes it falls to the ground. During use, the box door remains open, and no daily inspection record sheet is filled out for the fixed distribution box, nor are detailed identification signs or inspection color codes posted. 6. The cable trays are installed in a messy manner; no insulated S-hooks or triangular brackets are used, and the cables running across roads and passages are either not protected or installed at too low a height – not at least 4.5 meters – without the use of visible safety warning tapes. 7. Damaged electrical sockets were not replaced in a timely manner, and the circuit breakers or sockets in the switch box were not securely fixed. 8. The protective casing of the lighting fixture is cracked, and the glass cover is missing. 9. The installation location of the distribution box is inappropriate, with insufficient operating space. VII. Excavation operations 1. Safe distance between excavators and edges. (1.5-2m) 2. Flag bearers were not provided as required. 3. Barriers were not promptly set up along the edges of the excavated foundation pit. 4. There are no appropriate safety passages for workers to enter the pit, and no measures are in place to prevent the pit from collapsing. 5. The operator was working in front of the loader while the loader’s generator was not turned off. VIII. Civilized Construction 1. The work site is not cleaned up in a timely manner after the work is completed. 2. The materials at the construction site are disorganized; they are not stored in a sorted manner nor neatly stacked. 3. The access routes at the site are occupied by construction materials. 4. The lines/gas pipes on site are not hung at a height of 2 meters or measures are not taken to prevent pedestrians from tripping over them. 5. There are no trash bins on site, or the trash in the bins is not emptied in a timely manner. 6. The scaffold steel pipes and wooden planks were not stacked in the designated area in a timely manner. 7. Droplet trays or leak prevention trays are not used in areas where water or other liquids may leak/overflow, and the chemicals that leak/overflow on site are not dealt with promptly. 8. Gas cylinders were discarded randomly at the site, rather than being stored in designated locations as required. IX. Tools and Equipment 1. Electrical tools are not regularly inspected, nor are color identification labels attached to them. 2. The power cord of the power tool was damaged and not promptly wrapped up for insulation. 3. Use self-made tools for the work. 4. The welding machine was not grounded when in use, and the wiring terminals were exposed. 5. Missing protective covers for compressor belts/disks, grinders, wheels, and other rotating parts. 6. For working at heights, tools were placed randomly instead of being kept in tool bags; this makes them prone to falling and causing injuries. 7. The feet of the A-frame ladder lack anti-slip treatment, or work is carried out on the top floor and the 2 floors below it of the A-frame ladder. During the task, no one was holding the ladder ； Perform work with your back to the ladder. 8. Move the scaffold while people are standing on it. X. Handling and use of materials and civilized construction 1. Gas cylinders shall be stored in cylinder cages by category, clearly labeled with their names; these labels, along with the MSDS, shall be posted on the cylinder cages ； Signs reading “No Smoking” must be posted on the cages holding oxygen and acetylene cylinders, and fire extinguishers must be provided. 2. Empty bottles and full bottles should be separated; labels indicating empty or full status should be attached to them, and the two types of bottles should be tied together using two iron chains or brown ropes. 3. The gas cylinder is used without a pressure reducing valve. 4. Gas cylinders should be transported using a trolley; if the road conditions are not suitable for using a trolley, they must be carried by two people, and must not be carried on one person’s shoulder. 5. Gas cylinders must be placed vertically and secured to a fixed point using iron chains or hemp ropes. The binding should be done on the upper-middle portion of the cylinder; do not bind it near the valve. 6. Keep oxygen cylinders and acetylene cylinders at least 6 meters apart from each other, and 10 meters away from any source of fire. 7. Paint must be stored in a designated chemical storage area; the entrance to this area should have signs indicating its purpose, fire safety warnings, and MSDS information, and it must be equipped with fire extinguishers. 8. Paints used daily on site must be stored away from any ignition sources. The storage area should be enclosed with warning tape, and labeled with the product name, fire safety signs, and MSDS information. Fire extinguishers must also be provided. At the end of each workday, all such paints must be returned to the designated chemical storage room. 9. Empty paint buckets and other chemical containers on site must have their lids closed promptly; they must be taken back to the chemical storage area daily. It is prohibited to leave any empty chemical buckets or bottles unattended at the site. 10. When using a paint bucket for other purposes, such as holding fasteners, bolts, storing water, or collecting trash, it is necessary to thoroughly remove any remaining paint from the bucket and grind off or cover the fire safety markings. Additionally, labels such as “Tool Bucket” or “Trash Bin” must be affixed to it. 11. Formwork and wooden battens to be used on site must be free of nails; all nails must be removed. 12. Templates and wooden planks must be placed on site in neat rows or stacks. 13. The removed formwork and wooden planks must be taken off one by one, the nails on them removed, and then stacked neatly ； and remove it from the scene promptly. 14. Chemicals must be stored in designated chemical storage areas, with the name and MSDS posted at the entrance of those areas. 15. Chemicals used on site daily shall be enclosed with warning tapes at the storage locations, accompanied by name labels and MSDS sheets; moreover, they must be returned to the designated chemical storage area at the end of workday. 16. Chemical containers must have their lids closed, and this requirement applies even to empty tanks. 17. The transportation and storage of chemicals should comply with the requirements of the MSDS; acids and bases must not be stored together ； When transporting the vehicle, the chemicals should be placed steadily without being piled up, and it is necessary to check that the container openings are properly sealed. 18. Chemicals should be stored in secondary containment containers to prevent leaks; it is prohibited to place the chemical containers directly on the ground. 19. Each team must keep materials neatly stacked and clean up trash promptly. XI. Confined Spaces 1. All confined spaces must be marked with the sign “Confined Space – Entry Prohibited Without Authorization”, and their entry hatches must be closed and sealed with tape. 2. Work permits, gas test records, and personnel entry/exit registers should be hung at the entrance of the confined space. 3. Confined spaces require ventilation, gas testing that shows satisfactory results, and 12V lighting. 4. Entrants and supervisors must have received training on entering confined spaces, and tags must be attached to their safety helmets. 5. Rescue equipment must be installed at the entrance to the confined space, such as setting up a tripod, hanging pulleys, and using rescue ropes; one end of the rescue rope is fixed outside the confined space, while the other end is tied securely to the entrant’s safety belt. 6. The incoming wires must be insulated from metal and hung neatly to prevent people from tripping over them. 7. Supervisors must wear reflective vests; work in confined spaces is prohibited without supervision.