Workplace safety audit checklist, including offices

Work areas, passageways, storerooms and service rooms are clean and orderly *

Floors are clean and dry, or drained and fitted with mats or platforms where wet processes are used *

Walking surfaces are free of spills, leaks, loose boards, protruding objects, corrosion, snow and ice *

No cords, cables, boxes or open drawers lie in walkways *

Where forklifts or other mechanical handling equipment are used, aisles and passageways are clear and in good repair *

Every damaged floor, hole or other surface hazard found is repaired, or guarded so no one can walk on it *

Stacked boxes, bags and containers are blocked, interlocked or limited in height so they cannot slide or collapse

Heavy items are stored on lower shelves and file drawers are kept closed when not in use

Each flight of stairs with at least 3 treads and 4 risers has handrails and stair rail systems *

Handrail height measured from the front edge of a stair tread

Stair risers are the same height and treads the same depth between landings

Mezzanines, platforms and other raised surfaces 4 ft (1.2 m) or more above a lower level have guardrails or other fall protection *

Guardrail top rails are 42 in (107 cm) above the walking surface, plus or minus 3 in (8 cm)

Ladders in use are checked for visible defects before first use each shift

Any ladder with a defect is tagged Dangerous: Do Not Use and taken out of service *

Step stools or ladders, not chairs or boxes, are available and used to reach high shelves

Every exit route door opens from the inside without a key, tool or special knowledge *

Nothing is stored in exit routes, even temporarily *

Exit access is at least 28 in (71.1 cm) wide at every point *

Each exit is clearly visible and marked with an Exit sign *

Exit routes are lit well enough to see along the whole route *

Exit route doors are free of decorations or signs that hide them *

Doors that could be mistaken for an exit are marked Not an Exit or labeled with their use

An evacuation route map is posted in the area

Portable fire extinguishers are mounted, marked and not blocked *

Each extinguisher is in its designated place and fully charged *

Extinguisher tags show a visual inspection within the last month

First aid supplies are readily available, and a trained first aider is on site where no clinic or hospital is nearby *

Where corrosive materials are used, an eyewash or drench facility is in the work area and unobstructed

Nothing is stored in the working space in front of electrical panels and disconnects *

The clear space in front of each panel is at least 30 in (762 mm) wide, or the width of the equipment if wider

Circuit breakers and disconnects are labeled with what they serve *

Outlet and junction boxes have covers or faceplates, and panels have no open knockouts or missing breaker blanks *

No live parts at 50 volts or more are exposed where people could touch them *

Extension cords are not used as permanent wiring or run through walls, ceilings, floors, doorways or windows *

Flexible cords are in one continuous length with no splices or taped repairs *

Cords are held at plugs and equipment by strain relief, with no pulled-out inner wires *

Power strips are not plugged into other power strips or extension cords

Hazards found, location, who will fix each one and by when

Photos of hazards found

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