PLUMBING  CONTRACTORS

For Employees do you:

• Enforce the use of safety shoes, hard hats and eye protection?
• Use  entry procedures for septic tank work?
• Train employees in proper lifting practices?
• Train employees in fire regulations applicable to the work?

For Operations do you:

• Maintain inventory control of supplies and equipment?
• Properly erect/level/anchor/use permanent scaffolding?
• Have established scaffolding erection/dismantling and inspection procedures?
• Check all joints for secure fastening?
• Properly install/protect water supply devices against the possibility of siphoning?
• Provide barricades/covers for roof, wall, floor and other openings?
• Take proper safeguards for confined space entry?
• Ensure proper ventilation in interior work areas?
• Restrict smoking around combustibles and unfinished construction?
• Limit quantities of flammable or combustible liquids in use to a one-day supply?
• Ensure that fuels kept on hand are in compliance with storage safety standards?
• Ensure fire extinguishers are tested, accessible and clearly marked?
• Provide adequate washing facilities and disinfectants?
• Have procedures for inspecting/testing during work and upon completion?
• WHEN WELDING, DO YOU:
• Perform hazardous operations, including welding, only in areas made fire safe?
• Restrict welding near flammables or before lines are properly purged?
• Confine operations to a cut-off room when possible?
• Keep all torches attended?
• Use metal stands or insulated surfaces for soldering irons?
• Use approved oxygen, acetylene and LPG cylinders?  Secured/stored properly?
• Use fireproof mats, fire extinguishers and watch person(s)?

For Equipment do you:

• Record serial numbers and adequately label machines and attachment in case of theft?
• Ground portable electric power generators over 5 KW?
• Vent fuel-powered generating equipment into open air?
• Provide dollies or other conveyances for manual transport of heavy materials?
• Properly guard and ground electric tools?
• Regularly inspect/maintain ladders, hoists, tools, wiring and other equipment?