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the departments m which they occurred, the types of accidents, the agencies involved, the nature of the injuries, and, most important, the accident causes A checklist of fifteen basic hazardous work areas can be used as a guide 1 Pinch points 2 Catch points 3 Shear points 4 Squeeze points 5 Flying objects 6 Falling objects 7 "Run-in" points 8 Electricity 9 Cases 10 Heavy objects 11 Chemicals and flammables 12 Hot and cold objects and radiation 13 Sharp and pointed objects 14 Slippery surfaces 15 Tnp-fall hazards The safety professional can find research and reference material m subsequent chap ters of this Manual, and m such publications as 1 Federal Register--OSHAct (29 CFR 1900-1950) 2. Building codes 3 National Fire Protection Association 4 Modem building inspection books 5 Guides to building and plant maintenance 6 Walsh-Healey Pubbc Contracts Act (Safety and Health Standards for Federal Supply contracts, 41 C F R 50) 7 Insurance company's survey--A checklist to determine condition of buildings Reference should also be made to the acci dent statistics published by state and federal governments and to Accident Facts published < Fic 4-1 --One company's monthly inspection report form shows plant areas subject to periodic inspection, and provides for rating annually by the National Safety Council These statistics frequently disclose accident causes that may exist m the plant but have not as yet resulted m injuries A well planned inspection depends upon knowing .where to look and what to look for Once the check points have been deter mined and a systematic procedure worked out, there are four ways that the work area can be inspected Safety inspections can be classified as follows Periodic inspections Intermittent inspections Continuous inspections Special inspections Inspection ties m closely with plant mainte nance, see Chapter 17 for additional details Periodic inspections Periodic inspections are those scheduled to be made at regular intervals It is advisable to schedule inspections for the entire plant, for certain operations, or for certain types of equipment Such inspections may be made monthly, semi-annually, annually, or at other suitable intervals Some tyjpes of equipment, such as elevators, boilers, unfired pressure vessels, cranes, power presses, and fire ex tinguishing equipment are required by law to be inspected at regular intervals All periodic inspections should be well planned so they can be made systematically and efficiently General inspections. In many companies or plants, it is an established policy to make a general inspection of the entire premises each year, except for those depaitments or equip ment that are scheduled for more frequent inspections A genera] inspection should cover those places that "no one ever visits" and "where no one ever gets hurt " Many of these outof-the-way places (where hves could be lost) are located overhead where it is difficult to see a hazard from the shop floor Inspections should not be confined to those places where serious injuries have occurred This is why no-injury accidents and near-accidents should be checked--they will often 73