Check List of Osha Rules for a Manufacturing Firm

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trucks and forklifts operated by only trained operators?

36. Do lifts have any loose connections/cause damage during operation?

37. Are workers provided with first aid training in case of emergency?

38. Is waste disposed properly?

39. If there is high pH waste to be disposed, is it treated before discharge?

40. Do we have appropriate storage tanks for waste produced?

41. Is vacuum used rather than blowing/sweeping combustible dust?

42. Do we have appropriate extinguishers and labeled differently for use? like:

Class A - Ordinary material fires.

Class B - Flammable liquid/gas/grease.

Class C - Energized-electrical fires.

43. Are extinguishers in good conditions/free from clogs?

44. Are exit boards placed everywhere?

45. Is there possibility for everyone to escape in case of a fire hazard?

46. Are exits always unlocked and opened in direction of movement?

47. Are alarms set everywhere to identify the accident?

48. Is Personnel rescue team available? No? Is everyone trained with rescue techniques?

49. Are struck doors checked and repaired?

50. Can the Windows portable to emergency exits?

These are the Basic things to be checked in a manufacturing firm for the safety and health. These will surely be varied with the working environment and operations. Providing the safe and healthy environment for the workers is necessary, since they work to bring firms with profits, every life is valuable that is why OSHA put safety and health before anything else. In case where the OSHA rules are not applied, we have keep in mind that there is a General Duty Clause, “the safety of the employee is the Responsibility of the employer”. So, every firm should be careful with all the rules and regulations or will face the scenarios.

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