Oregon site safety inspection report template

Set up for Oregon

• All places of employment are inspected by a qualified person or persons as often as the type of operation or the character of the equipment requires; defective equipment or unsafe conditions found are replaced, repaired or remedied promptly; wherever the safety code requires an inspection report, a written and dated report signed by the person or persons making the inspection is keptOAR 437-001-0760 (7) (a), (b)

Also required in Oregon

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• Employers of construction workers hold safety meetings at least monthly and before the start of each job that lasts more than one week, with all available employees and an employer representative who can get issues corrected, on paid time; meetings cover safety and health issues and accident investigations; construction employers keep a written record of each meeting for three years with the hazards discussed, the date and the names of those attending; subcontractors' employees may attend the prime contractor's meetingsOAR 437-001-0765 (10) to (14), Table 3
• Where more than half of the employees report to construction sites, the employer may have a safety committee or hold safety meetings; a safety committee's inspection procedures have mobile work locations and sites that do not lend themselves to quarterly inspections inspected by employer and employee representatives or a designated person, trained in hazard identification, as often as the committee decidesOAR 437-001-0765 (1), (7), Tables 1 and 2
• Employees exposed to a fall of 6 feet or more to a lower level are protected by fall protection systems; employers confirm walking and working surfaces can safely hold the workers; holes, including skylights, are covered against tripping or stepping through regardless of height; wall openings with an outside bottom edge 6 feet or more above a lower level are guarded; hidden excavations 6 feet or deeper and wells, pits and shafts 6 feet or deeper get guardrails, fences, barricades or coversOAR 437-003-1501 (1) to (5)
• Each employee working less than 6 feet above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto it by guardrail systems or equipment guards, in addition to the 6-foot ruleOAR 437-003-1501 (6)
• When employees are exposed to falling objects, each wears a hard hat and the employer puts up toeboards, screens or guardrails, a canopy, or a barricaded area that employees stay out of; employees working below holes and skylights are protected by coversOAR 437-003-2501

What is in it

• Site access, housekeeping and storageDebris, scrap lumber with nails and combustible scrap cleared from work areas and stairs, Access routes, walkways and stairways clear and safe, Site perimeter, fencing, gates and warning signs, Materials stacked stable and kept back from edges and openings, Protruding rebar capped or guarded against impalement
• Fall protection and openingsOpen sides and edges protected by guardrails, nets or fall arrest, Floor holes, openings and skylights covered or guarded and marked, Harnesses, lanyards and anchors inspected before use and worn where needed, Roof work: guardrails, warning lines, nets or fall arrest in use, Guardrails or guards where work is above dangerous equipment, at any height
• Scaffolds and aerial liftsScaffolds inspected by a competent person before the shift (tag or record), Scaffold fully planked, with guardrails, base plates or mudsills, ties and safe access, Aerial and scissor lifts: pre-use check, gates closed, operators tied off in boom lifts
• LaddersLadders free of damage; defective ladders tagged Do Not Use and removed, Ladders set up correctly: extended above the landing or secured, on firm footing
• Excavations and trenchesExcavations inspected daily by a competent person, and after rain, Cave-in protection (sloping, shoring or a trench box) in place where needed, Spoils and equipment kept back from the edge; a ladder or ramp close by to get out, Underground utilities located and marked before digging
• Electrical and temporary powerGround fault protection (GFCI) or an assured grounding program on temporary power, Cords and plugs undamaged, ground pins present, kept out of water and traffic, Panels covered and labeled; no exposed live parts, Overhead power lines identified and kept clear of equipment and ladders
• Cranes, heavy equipment and vehiclesCranes inspected each shift by a competent person; rigging and slings in good condition, Swing radius barricaded; backup alarms working or a spotter used, Equipment run only by trained, authorized operators; seat belts used
• Tools and machine guardsGuards on saws and grinders in place and working, Damaged or noncompliant tools tagged out or removed, Powder-actuated tools and nail guns used by trained workers
• Fire prevention and hazardous materialsFire extinguishers on site, charged and within reach, Fuel, propane and flammables stored and labeled safely, Hot work: area cleared of combustibles, extinguisher and fire watch where needed, Chemical containers labeled; safety data sheets available; dust controlled when cutting
• Personal protective equipmentHard hats worn where there is a risk of falling or flying objects, Eye and face protection worn for cutting, grinding, nailing and chemicals, High-visibility vests, hearing protection, gloves and footwear suited to the work
• First aid, emergency and site facilitiesFirst aid kit stocked and a trained first aider on site when no clinic is close by, Emergency numbers, site address and plan posted; everyone knows the muster point, Toilets, drinking water and hand washing available, Safety meeting held this month (and before this job if it runs more than a week), with a written record
• Corrective actionsHazard and location, Corrective action, Responsible, Due, Status
• Items from earlier inspectionsItems from earlier inspections or reports, and whether each has been fixed.

Rules last reviewed October 12, 2026. Read the full Oregon site safety inspection report requirements.