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OSHA Auditing: Federal Compliance Guide: Facilities: 
The Complete Safety And Health Audit Checklist 

This manual is written to assess facility compliance with federal health and safety environmental regulations. A procedural checklist is provided to help ensure that audits are thorough in identifying the regulatory compliance challenges facing a facility.  

The manual is divided into 24 modules:  

  • welding, cutting, brazing 
  • walking/ working surfaces 
  • means of egress 
  • powered platforms 
  • occupational health 
  • hazardous materials 
  • lockout/ tagout 
  • fire protection 
  • materials handling 
  • hand-held tools 
  • electrical 
  • diving 
  • process safety 
  • HAZWOPER 
  • personal protection 
  • general environmental controls 
  • confined spaces 
  • hazard communication 
  • medical/ First Aid 
  • compressed gases 
  • machinery 
  • excavations 
  • special industries 
  • chemical exposures 
Each module comprises four parts:  
  1. an overview of rules and regulations, definitions, and reference material 
  2. material to be reviewed before onsite inspections 
  3. a "rulebook" for each specific compliance topic. Regulatory requirements in the form of questions or statements are followed by "Guide Notes" explaining regulatory details, with instructions for the auditor 
  4. a score sheet that repeats rulebook questions and allows quick recording of responses