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SAFETY ORGANIZATION AND SAFETY INSPECTION aids, and result in making it a safer and more healthful place in which to work A plant benefittmg from an effective safety program will have a working environment in which operations can be conducted eco nomically, efficiently, and safely In preparing for an inspection, it is ad visable to analyze all accidents for the last several years so that special attention can be given those conditions and those loca tions known to be accident producers Safe ty inspections may be classified as follows 1 Periodic inspections 2 Intermittent inspections 3 Continuous inspections 4 Special inspections Periodic inspections Periodic inspections are those scheduled to be made at regular intervals It is ad visable to schedule inspections for the en tire plant, for certain operations, or for certain types of equipment Such inspec tions may be made monthly (Fig 2-7), semi-annually, annually, or at other suit able intervals Some types of equipment, such as elevators, boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and fire extinguishing equipment are required by law to be inspected at regular intervals All periodic inspections should be well planned so they can be made with dispatch and efficiency A tickler file or some other method should be set up so that those in charge can be notified sufficiently in advance of the scheduled date to make necessary preparations General inspections In many plants, it is an established policy to make a general in spection of the entire premises each year, except for those departments or equipment that are scheduled for more frequent in spections A general inspection should cover those places that "no one ever visits" and "where no one ever gets hurt" Many of these outof-the-way places are located overhead where it is difficult to see a hazard from the shop floor Inspections should not be confined to those places where senous injuries have occurred Even no-injury accidents and near-accidents will often pomt to causes of future injuries General inspections are particularly valu- SAFETY INSPECTION These are some of the things to look for when making a safety inspection: 1. Do men operate machinery, or use tools, appliances, or other equipment without authority ? 2. Are they working or operating at Un safe speeds' 3 Have guards been removed, or have guards or other safety devices been rendered ineffective? 4. Do men use defective tools or equip ment; or use tools or equipment in unsafe wa>$; or use hands or body instead of tools? 3 Do they overload, or crowd, or ar range, or handle objects or materials unsafely? 6. Do men stand or work under sus pended loads, open hatches, or shafts, or scaffolds; or ride loads; or get on or off equipment or vehicles in mo tion, or walk on railroad tracks, or cross car tracks or vehicular thorough fares except at crossings? 7 Do they repair or adjust equipment in motion, under pressure, electrically charged, or containing dangerous sub stances? B. Does an)onc distract the attention of, or startle, other workers? 9. Is there any failure to use safety de vices or protective clothing' 10. Are there any other unsafe acts of person' Fig. 2-4. Typical Inspection check list for unsafe work practices. Courteiy Tennettaa Valley Authority able before reopening a plant after a long shutdown or previous to a safety campaign or contest However, they should not take the place of other types of inspections A general inspection should not signal that all responsibility has ended for the continual inspection throughout the year has ended, nor should known hazards be neglected un til such general inspections are made 2-15