Incidents resulting in injury often occur after something is changed. With regard to the potential exposure to unsafe conditions, some workplaces require a daily comprehensive, written inspection. This includes areas used by the public such as the ice rink and workplaces with high hazard potential such as the steam-generation plant. All workplaces should receive a walk-about inspection daily. Preparing for the Comprehensive Inspection.
Some preparation is required by the inspector before going out into the workplace.
At the University, workplaces can be labs, offices, shops, farms, boats, field camps, kitchens, mechanical rooms and washrooms. All these workplaces must be inspected. The local committee should begin by choosing appropriate checklists for the type of workplace. A generic form is reproduced on the back page. EHS also maintains reference materials on inspections .