ERA’s 29 CFR 1910 Subpart A Audit Checklist Saves Time and Money

Conducting internal audits regularly is an effective way for companies to quickly detect any safety hazards or loopholes in hazardous chemical records prior to being audited by external inspectors. A central data application such as Pulse can make this process quicker by efficiently storing facility and chemical information.

An audit to evaluate whether or not your workplace complies with 29 CFR 1910 requires assessing whether there are the proper safety protocols in place, in order to avoid penalties or fines.

1. Equipment Safety
Safety inspection is the practice of inspecting equipment, facilities and chemicals in order to evaluate any safeguards that exist as well as for unsafe practices and other factors that might hinder their proper function. An OSHA inspector or internal team may conduct such an audit in order to conduct one successfully. It examines safeguards in place while simultaneously checking for unsafe practices that may exist as part of this review process.

Accident data shows that many falls occur when employees attempt to reach higher work areas without using an appropriate ladder. Ladder accidents are caused by equipment, human and environmental factors such as ice, grease, uneven ladder steps, foreign materials on surfaces, open desk drawers or filing cabinets with foreign materials inside, worn rope descent systems and inattention to surroundings.

Current 4-foot trigger height requirements for personal fall protection meet construction industry scaffold standards as well as those established by a 1978 University of Michigan study.

2. Process Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires companies to comply with stringent workplace safety guidelines. The 29 CFR 1910 regulations cover industrial operations ranging from welding, cutting and brazing (subpart Q) to storing hazardous chemicals with SDSs for identification in the workplace (subpart Z). To avoid costly fines or penalties it’s crucial to regularly audit your facility and identify potential areas of concern. An internal inspection conducted using smart forms built in EHS software such as ERA’s can provide answers and data that is specific to your facility’s implementation of 29CFR 1910 without spending too much time searching through irrelevant information on facilities or processes. By being prepared, both internal and external safety audits and inspections will go more smoothly.

3. Chemical Safety
An internal safety audit is key to remaining compliant with OSHA standards, and ERA’s software solution makes the process simple by offering an OSHA 29 CFR 1910 subpart audit module which flags all facility practices and chemicals covered under this standard.

Establishes requirements for when and how protective equipment must be provided, along with specifications of said equipment. Also sets forth requirements for inspection, in-plant handling, storage and use of all compressed gases including those for acetylene systems.

This standard provides occupational exposure standards to benzene (Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 71-43-2) for occupational settings. It also specifies requirements for controlling emissions from coke ovens, setting out radiation protection specifications as well as requirements for radiation protection guides and warning symbols; plus contains requirements pertaining to design, construction, location, and operation of anhydrous ammonia systems.

4. Electrical Safety
OSHA establishes rules with legal force throughout all workplaces in America. These are collected into one larger document called CFR and can be found most relevantly at 29 CFR 1910.

OSHA regulations are divided into various subparts that cover specific facility operations. Audit and inspection software such as ERA’s can assist in quickly and efficiently determining which sections of 29 CFR rules pertain to your facility, enabling auditing to take place more efficiently while answering OSHA questions efficiently, thus saving both time and resources while freeing you to focus on what matters: operations for customers.

5. Fire Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issues rules with legal force that apply in every workplace, which are collected in a multi-part document known as the Code of Federal Regulations; for most settings these can be found within 29 CFR 1910.

An essential step to meeting OSHA standards is conducting both audits and inspections on your facility and chemical records. Audits inspect safety programs and strategies while inspections evaluate current practices. With EHS software solutions such as ERA’s audit module highlighting 29 CFR 1910 subparts-covered practices so you can answer relevant audit questions more easily during audit processes – this helps ensure you pass OSHA inspections without incident!

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