SOP# P807 the Facility Self-Inspection Checklist Is Designed To

Senior Housing Management

SOP# P807I Revision 0

Effective Date: 03/18/98

Prepared By: DCW Approved by: CAM

Title: Instructions For SOP# P807 Facility Self-Inspection Checklist

SOP# P807 the Facility Self-Inspection Checklist is designed to:

1. Assist the facility by preventing safety problems.

2. Assist facility staff to identify potential safety concerns so that they can help prevent safety violations and accidents.

3. Help foster an atmosphere of safety and safety knowledge so that employees can help employees to recognize unsafe practices and other safety concerns.

4. Help facility managerial teams to foster a community wide sense of safety.

5. Help facilities maintain a sense of awareness of the OSHA rules and regulations.

The Facility Self-Inspection Checklist is designed with the area of inspection across the top of the columns and the areas of concern down the left hand column. As an area of concern is encountered in a particular area of the facility a code from the top of the sheet is entered in that particular column. For instance, on page 4 item 10 in the left column, “Hand & Portable Power Tools,” many people would naturally think of the maintenance area as the logical department to apply this portion of the checklist. However, as an OSHA inspector or a safety inspector walks through the kitchen they may notice the presence of an electric meat slicer. This is a portable power tool. The machine must have any and all machine guards functioning just like a circular saw is required to. The concept of safety is applied to the type of tool regardless of the area of the facility it is found in. That is why all areas of the facility are listed across the top of the form.

The right hand column lists any action that is to be taken, based upon the results of the inspection in that particular area. Once again, if the machine guard is broken on the meat slicer in the kitchen, the person filling out the report should make an entry in the right column that says something like, “Meat Slicer guard needs repair.” This will help the staff to remember the problem when they present the results of the inspection to the managerial team.

This form should be used by the facility quarterly. The facility safety committee may be used to help fill out the form. This will help educate them to the laws and help them to recognize potential safety hazards. If you do ask your safety committee to assist in this process, you should encourage them to share their knowledge with all of the rest of the employees. This will help to foster an atmosphere of safety and safety related knowledge in your facility.