Techniques

Pre-work/use Assessments

The checklists should be developed following risk assessment exercises such as those described in the continuous risk assessment.

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Pre-Work/use checklist

Planned Task Observation

Planned Task Observations enable the observer to know whether or not a worker is performing all aspects of a specific task the correct way. They are to be recorded in a manner sufficient for review following the observation.

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Planned Task Observation

Critical Parts Inspection

Structured Inspections

The following describes three other types of inspection reports:

• Ongoing
• Pre-operation
• Periodic

Supervisors and workers continually conduct ongoing inspections as part of their job responsibilities. Such inspections identify hazardous conditions and either correct them immediately or report them for corrective action. The frequency of these inspections varies with the amount and conditions of equipment use. Daily checks by users assure that the equipment meets minimum acceptable safety requirements.

Pre-operation checks involve inspections of new or modified equipment or processes. Often these are done after workplace shutdowns.

Periodic inspections are regular, planned inspections of the critical components of equipment or systems that have a high potential for causing serious injury or illness. The inspections are often part of preventive maintenance procedures or hazard control programmes. Laws and regulations may specify that qualified or competent persons must inspect certain types of equipment, such as elevators, boilers, pressure vessels, scaffolding, and fire extinguishers at determined points in the work process and at regular intervals.