PPE Inspection to Prevent Struck-by Injuries

1. Is there a company policy for head protection?

2. Are the hard hats in place to prevent injuries for overhead hazards?

3. Has an overhead hazard assessment or audit been completed to identify potential hard hat areas?

4. Are employees trained on hard hats?

5. Are hard hats in good condition and replaced when expired?

1. Is there a company policy for eye protection?

2. Does the eye protection chosen for employees include side protection (wrap around, side protectors, or goggles)?

3. Is there an additional face protection policy in place when grinding, sanding, welding, or cutting?

4. If employees wear prescription glasses, are accomodations in place for them to receive safety glasses or goggles that fit over their glasses, or in some way incorporates the prescription in the design?

5. Do employees keep their eye protection in good condition? If no, are they replaced when damaged or scratched?

1. Is there a company policy for foot protection?

2. Is foot protection checked at each employee's start date to ensure they are wearing proper protection?

1. Is there a company policy for hand protection?

2. Are employees trained on gloves?

3. Have gloves been chosen based on task characteristics?

4. Are cut resistant gloves used?

5. When an employee is rigging, or otherwise working with loading/unloading material, are impact resistant gloves provided?

6. Has the appropriate hand protection been identified based on task characteristics?

1. Is there a company policy for high-visibility clothing?

2. If you have a night crew or employees that work at night, are headlamps or other lighted identifier(s) used to identify personnel?