Tree Care Project Safety Audit

1. Auditor Name

2. Date

3. Location

4. Arrival Time

5. Does the crew appear to be fit for duty?

6. Does the crew appear to be maintaining hydration?

1. Traffic Signs

2. Traffic Cones

3. Drop Zone Cones

4. Wheel Chocks

5. Spill Kits

6. Traffic Control

7. Comments

1. Hard Hat

2. Safety Glasses

3. High Visibility Vest

4. Fall Arrest Harness

5. Ear Plugs

6. Gloves

7. Comments

1. Fire extinguisher

2. First Aid Kit

3. Fire Tools (1 per employee)

4. Water Backpack

5. Water Trailer

6. Comments

1. PTP Completed and Communicated

2. Tree Assessment

3. MAD Listed

4. Emergency Plan Safety Binder

5. Aerial Rescue

6. Safety Binder

7. SDS Sheets

8. Comments

1. Gear Inspected Prior to Use

2. Back-up Climber

3. Back-up Climbing Gear in Place

4. Good Communication (3-Way)

5. Good Tie-in Point

6. Tree Inspection Completed

7. Comments

1. Maintained saw (sharp)

2. Two Hands on Saw

3. Insulator on Pruner

4. Hand Saw in Place

5. Fuel Station Used

6. Chain Saws in Good Condition

7. Comments

1. Truck Inspection Completed

2. Good Set-up

3. Rescue Plan in Place

4. Good Communication (3-Way)

5. Qualified Operator

6. Bucket Harness being used

7. Comments

1. Maintained, Blades (sharp)

2. Safety Functions Operational

3. Employees Side Feeding Material

4. Break-Away Vest or No Loose clothing

5. Chains and Trailer Plug in Good Condition

6. Cone Zone leaves room for safe chipping

7. Comments

1. Could the tree contact the lines?

2. Working on a slope?

3. Can the tree be climbed?

4. Comments

1. Chainsaw Operated Properly

2. Using Good Knots, Bends, Hitches

3. Good Tie-in Point/Bucket Harness used

4. Good cuts being made

5. Good communication skills

6. Comments

1. Chainsaw Operated Properly

2. Chaps Being Worn

3. Proper Cuts Being Made

4. Proper Rope for Rigging

5. Good communication skills

6. Comments

1. Has complete control at all times

2. Proper Rest given to Each Crew member

3. PTP and Emergency Plan Communicated to All On-Site

4. Comments

1. Proper Equipment Being Used

2. Operator Qualified

3. Operator Communicating with Crew

4. Safe and Controlled Operations

5. Comments

1. Contractors must conduct ongoing training of environmental law and procedures.

2. On federal, state, local, and tribal land managers should be notified of pending work as far in advance as possible.

3. Roads, erosion control measures, fences, and structures damaged as a result of vegetation management operations must be repaired and reported to the work group supervisor and the PGE representative. Gates should be left as they are found.

4. Vehicles and equipment must use pavement, existing roads, and previously disturbed areas to the extent practicable.

5. Motorized equipment must comply with Air Resources Board permitting requirements.

6. Vehicle idling, noise, and odor must be minimized to the extent practicable when working near residences, public buildings, or commercial buildings. Diesel-fueled work vehicles must not stand idling for more than five minutes at any location, unless necessary for work purposes.

7. Contractors must have a means of communication on the job site at all times.

8. Vehicles and heavy equipment must be refueled at least 100’ away from riparian areas. Handheld tools must be refueled outside of riparian areas. The fueling operator must stay with the fueling operation at all times. Do not top off tanks.

9. Petroleum and herbicide spill containment and cleanup materials must be available at the job site. Spills must be immediately cleaned up and contaminated materials disposed of properly.

10. Immediately after vegetation management activities, if the amount of contiguous, bare soil exposed in one location exceeds 0.1 acres, erosion control measures must be implemented.

11. Vehicle use within riparian areas is limited to existing roads and dry crossings, and they must be checked and maintained daily to prevent leaks of materials, that, if introduced to water, could be harmful to aquatic life.

12. Cleared or pruned vegetation and woody debris, including chips, must be disposed of in a manner to ensure that it does not enter surface water or a watercourse. All cleared vegetation and woody debris, including chips, must be removed from surface water or watercourses, and placed or secured where it cannot enter the watercourse.

13. Trees should be felled away from riparian areas. Chippers should blow debris away from riparian areas. Debris should be dropped from heights away from riparian areas.

14. Comments