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1. The employer must appoint a competent person to conduct effective inspections 1926.20(b)(2).
2. Any equipment not meeting the OSHA standards (unsafe) must be removed from service by tagging or locking out 1926.20(b)(3).
3. The appointed employee/competent/qualified/designated person must conduct and document the following inspections if applicable:
Extension Cords (daily)
Powder actuated tools (daily)-1926.302(e)(1).
Measure exposure to hazardous substances (as needed to ensure employees are never over exposed) - 1926.55(a)&(b)
Rigging equipment for material handling (before use) -1926.251(a)(6)
Fall Arrest Systems (Daily) 1926.502(d)(21) harness, lanyard, horizontal lifelines
Cranes and derricks. - 1926.550 (a)(5) Daily, during use and annually.
Overhead and Gantry Cranes 1926.550(d) Daily, during use and annually.(ANSI B30.2.0)
Asbestos - 1926.1101(o) (daily)
Excavation (daily - competent person). - 1926.651
Scaffolds (daily - competent person) 1926.451(f)(3)
Underground Construction (daily or as necessary)- 1926.800
Electrical existing conditions (daily or as necessary)- 1926.950(b)(1)
Construction LOTO (daily-before work is begun)-1926.416(a)(3)
Power Generation -Tools and protective equipment. - 1926.951
Power Generation - Mechanical equipment (vehicles). - 1926.952(a)(1)
Respiratory Protection. - 1910.134
Motor vehicles. (before each shift) - 1926.601(b)(14)
Abrasive wheels and tools. (continously) - 1926.303(d) (ref: ANSI B7.1 3.1.2)
Ventilation testing (grinding, polishing, buffing) -1926.57(g)(4)(ii) (ANSI Z9.2)
First-aid kits (weekly) 1926.50(d)(2)
GFCI's (monthly) (Intrp.) 1926.404(b)(1)
Ladders. (Monthly)- 1926.1053 (b)(15)
Stairs (Monthly)- 1926.851(b)
Spray painting blasting baffles (Monthly)- 1926. (f)(3)(E)
Air receivers (drained frequently - monthly or as needed) 1926.306(b)(2)
Air receivers safety valves (tested frequently) 1926.306(b)(3)(iv)
Fire extinguishers (monthly) 1926.150(c)(viii)
Hand and portable power tools (Interp.) (monthly) 1926.300(a) & 301(a)
Ventilation systems (monthly) - 1926.57(f)(4)(i)(ANSI Z33.1)
Resistance Welding Equipment (monthly) 1926.351(j) (ANSI Z49.1-1967)
Mechanical power-transmission apparatus (60 days) - 1926.307(p)(1) see http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/osha3067.pdf.
Personnel hoists/elevators. (Quarterly) - 1926.552 (c )(15)
Assured Grounding Program (3 months) - 1926.404 see http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/osha3007.pdf
Jacks-lever and ratchet, screw, and hydraulic.(6 months) - 1926.305
Woodworking machinery (6 months) - 1926.304(f) (ANSI O1.1-1971)
Cranes and derricks. - 1926.550(a)(6) (Annually)
Alloy steel chains - 1926.251(b)(6) (at the most annually)
Special Inspections:
Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. (special)- 1926.64
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response. (special)- 1926.65
Lead - 1926.62
Methylenedianiline. - 1926.60
Substances listed in 1926 Subpart Z
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Inspection after blasting. - 1926.910 Requirements for cast-in-place Concrete. - 1926.703 Underground transportation of explosives. - 1926.903 Firing the blast. - 1926.909 Conveyors. - 1926.555 General requirements. - 1926.403 General safety and health provisions. - 1926.20 Compressed air. - 1926.803 Protective frames (roll-over protective structures, known as ROPS) for wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors used in construction. - 1926.1002 Underground lines. - 1926.956 Mechanical equipment. - 1926.952 Mechanical demolition. - 1926.859 Overhead hoists. - 1926.554 Working over or near water. - 1926.106 Criteria for design and construction of spray booths. - 1926.66 Use of detonating cord. - 1926.908 Base-mounted drum hoists. - 1926.553 Special systems. - 1926.408
Hazard Communication 1910.1200
