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Wieland-DavcoHealth and Safety Program
January 2007
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SAFETY INSPECTION CHECKLIST FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Contractor:
Project No.:
Type of Equipment:
Number:
Date of Inspection:
Inspected by:
(Signature)
Approved by:
(Signature)
CRANES, SHOVELS, DERRICKS, DRAGLINES, PAVERS, SCRAPERS, GRADERS, PANS,
LOADERS, DUMP TRUCKS, AND SIMILAR HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Yes
No
Action Taken
1.
Is emergency braking system on heavy duty haulage equipment capable of automatically stopping
equipment upon failure in service brake system? Can system be manually operated from drivers
position:
2.
Are required rollover protection and seat belts provided on tractors, self-propelled pneumatic tired
earthmovers, tank trucks and similar equipment?
3.
Are belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, flywheels, chains or other
reciprocating or rotating parts adequately guarded?
4.
Are all hot pipes and surfaces exposed to accidental contact suitably guarded or insulated?
5.
Are fuel tanks located so that spills or overflows will not come in contact with engine, exhaust or
electrical equipment?
6.
Are exhausts and discharges so directed as not to endanger workmen or obstruct view of
operator?
7.
Are platforms, catwalks, steps, hand holds, guardrails and toeboards provided to assure safe
footing and accessways?
8.
Is adequate protection for operator provided against the elements, falling or flying objects,
swinging loads, backlash of winch cables and similar hazards?
9.
If equipment is to be operated on highways, is it equipped with turn signals?
10.
Are positive stops or limited devices provided for equipment operated on rails?
11.
Is all of the glass, which is installed in the operator’s compartment safety glass?
12.
Is the crane equipped with shock-absorbing type boom stop? (Cable stops are not acceptable.)
13.
Is a safe-load-capacity chart for various boom radii posted in the cab of the crane? Is this chart
applicable to present boom length, counter weight, etc.? (Should the contractor choose to
downgrade this equipment a new safe-load-capacity chart indicating the maximum safe load as
determined by test in compliance with No. 31 will be posed conspicuously in the equipment before
the operator.)
14.
Do all points requiring lubrication during operation have such fittings located or guarded in such
manner that personnel servicing the equipment are protected from injury?
15.
Do all modifications, extensions, replacement parts, and/or repairs to equipment maintain the
minimum factor of safety as the originally designed equipment?
16.
Are all sections of the boom constructed of the same size structural members?
17.
Are any of the structural members bent or rusted, or do they otherwise show signs of damage?
18.
Are all drums on load hoisting equipment equipped with dogs, pawls, or other positive locking
devices?
19.
Is there sufficient cable to allow two full wraps of cable on drums at all working positions?
20.
Is hoist braking equipment capable of holding a load of at least the full rated load?
21.
Are traveling rail mounted gantry cranes equipped with a warning device which will sound
continuously when crane is in motion?
22.
Are all wire ropes or cables in good operating condition?
23.
Are drums, sheaves, sheave pins, and pulleys smooth and free of defects?
24.
Are wire rope sockets, splices, thimbles, and clips adequate and properly applied?
25.
Are anti-two block devices operating properly?
26.
Are hooks, shackles, rings, pad eyes, and other fittings in good condition?
27.
Are running lines of hoisting equipment exposed to hazardous contact adequately guarded?
28.
Are fueling cans used with this equipment approved type safety cans?
29.
Have means been provided to permit the operator of crawler, truck and wheel (mounted) crane to
visually determine the levelness of unit?
30.
Are adequate Class B fire extinguishers installed on the equipment charged and ready for use,
suitably placed, and distinctly marked, and is accessibility to them no obstructed?