Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIII - Bulletin 1674 - Safety Manual for Career and Technical Education Programs › Chapter 27 - Walking, Working, Surfaces/Stairs/Railings Worksheet › Subchapter B - Hazard Identification › Section CXXXIII-2711 - Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Stairs
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Are fixed stairs (rather than ladders or other
								means of access) provided where access to elevation is necessary on a daily or
								regular basis?
Y N N/A
2. Do fixed stairs have a minimum width of 22
								inches?
Y N N/A
3. Are fixed stairs installed at angles to the
								horizontal between 30o and
								50o?
Y N N/A
4. Are all treads reasonably slip-resistant with
								the front protruding edge of the tread of a non-slip finish?
Y N N/A
5. Do fixed stairs have a uniform rise height and
								tread width throughout the flight of stairs?
Y N N/A
6. Are stairway landing platforms no less than the
								width of the stairway and a minimum of 30 inches long measured in the direction
								of travel?
Y N N/A
7. Are standard railings provided on all open
								sides of exposed stairways and stair platforms?
Y N N/A
8. Is a vertical clearance above the stair tread
								to an overhead obstruction that is at least 7 feet measured from the edge of
								the tread?
Y N N/A
B.
				  Classrooms, Lavatories, etc.
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Are all changes in classroom use and
								alterations, repairs, construction, or installation of new equipment reviewed
								with the appropriate state and local agencies that have jurisdiction over
								school modifications?
Y N N/A
2. Is an electric solenoid key-operated gas
								shut-off switch installed on each gas supply line to your shop, lab or
								instructional area?
Y N N/A
3. Are classrooms kept clean and free from debris
								to the greatest extent practical given the types of activities being performed?
Y N N/A
4. Are waste materials that are prone to rotting
								placed in leak-proof receptacles with tight fitting covers and removed daily
								for disposal?
Y N N/A
5. Are classrooms maintained, as far as reasonably
								practicable, to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, and
								other vermin?
Y N N/A
6. Is water available that is suitable for
								drinking, personal hygiene, food preparation or cleaning?
Y N N/A
7. Are all non-drinking water outlets clearly
								marked as such?
Y N N/A
8. Are lavatories equipped with hot and cold
								running water, hand soap, and towels or driers?
Y N N/A
9. Where showers are required, are soap, hot and
								cold running water through a common discharge line, and individual towels
								provided?
Y N N/A
10. Is the consumption of food and beverages
								prohibited in or near toilet rooms or areas containing toxic materials?
Y N N/A
11. Is storage of food or beverages prohibited in
								toilet rooms or in an area exposed to a toxic material?
Y N N/A
12. Where employees are required to wear
								protective clothing, are change rooms provided with storage facilities for
								street clothes and separate storage facilities for the protective clothing?
Y N N/A
13. Is material stored so as not to create a
								hazard?
Note: Bags, containers, bundles, etc.,
								stored in tiers must be stacked, blocked, interlocked, and limited in height so
								that they are stable and secured against sliding and collapse.
Y N N/A
14. Are storage areas kept free from hazards that
								may cause tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage?
Y N N/A
15. Is sufficient safe clearance available through
								aisles, loading docks, turns, or doorways when mechanical handling equipment is
								used?
Y N N/A
16. Are head clearance warning signs provided
								where needed?
Y N N/A
17. Are all passageways, work areas, storerooms,
								and washing facilities kept orderly and sanitary?
Note: Examples of violations include
								floor areas strewn with lumber, tires, books, and boxes.
Y N N/A
18. Are all floors kept clean and as far as
								possible dry?
Y N N/A
19. If floors are likely to get wet (such as in
								food preparation), are platforms, mats, or other dry standing places provided
								where practicable?
Y N N/A
20. Are floors kept free of protruding nails,
								splinters, holes, or loose boards?
Y N N/A
21. Are aisles and passageways kept clear and in
								good repair, with no obstructions that could create a hazard?
Y N N/A
22. Are covers and/or guardrails provided to
								protect people from falling into pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.?
Y N N/A
23. Are areas used for storage of materials marked
								with conspicuous signs that indicate the load-bearing capacity of the floor?
Y N N/A
24. Is the weight of stored materials assessed to
								ensure that it is below the load-bearing capacity of the floor?
Y N N/A
C.
				  Guarding Floors, Stairs and Other Openings
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Is every skylight floor opening and hole
								guarded by a standard skylight screen or a fixed standard railing on all
								exposed sides?
Y N N/A
2. Are all floor openings to stairways,
								ladderways, hatchways, chutes, or manholes guarded by a standard railing and
								toeboard (on all sides except the entrance) or other protective cover?
Y N N/A
3. Is every temporary floor opening guarded by a
								standard railing or constantly attended by someone?
Y N N/A
4. Is every floor hole into which a person could
								fall guarded by either a standard railing and toeboard or floor hole cover?
Y N N/A
5. Is every floor hole into which a person could
								not fall (because of fixed machinery, equipment, or walls) protected by a cover
								that leaves no openings more than 1 inch wide?
Note: The cover must be securely held in
								place to prevent tools or materials from falling through.
Y N N/A
6. Where doors or gates open directly onto a
								stairway, does a platform allow an effective width of at least 20 inches when
								the door swings open?
Y N N/A
7. Is every open-sided floor or platform that is 4
								feet or more above the adjacent floor ground level guarded by a standard
								railing on all open sides?
Y N N/A
8. Is every runway guarded by a standard railing
								on all open sides that are 4 feet or more above the floor or ground level?
Y N N/A
9. Regardless of height, are all open-sided
								floors, walkways, platforms, or runways guarded with a standard railing and
								toeboard if they are above or adjacent to any dangerous equipment or operation?
Y N N/A
10. Is every open-sided floor or platform that is
								4 feet or more above the adjacent floor ground level guarded by a toeboard if,
								beneath the open sides:
a. people could pass;
b. machinery could move; or
c. equipment could create a hazard of falling
								materials?
Y N N/A
11. Is every wall opening from which the drop is
								more than 4 feet guarded with a standard railing or other barriers?
Y N N/A
12. Is every window wall opening guarded by slats,
								grill work, or standard railing if:
a. it is at a stairway landing, floor, platform,
								or balcony from which the drop is more than 4 feet; and
b. the bottom of the opening is less than 3 feet
								above the platform or landing?
Y N N/A
13. Is every flight of stairs with four or more
								risers equipped with standard stair railings or standard handrails as specified
								below?
a. On stairways less than 44 inches wide with both
								sides enclosed, at least one handrail is required, preferably on the right hand
								side descending.
b. On stairways less than 44 inches wide with one
								open side, at least one stair railing must be on the open side.
c. On stairways less than 44 inches wide with both
								sides open, one stair railing is required on each side.
d. On stairways more than 44 inches wide but less
								than 88 inches wide, one handrail on each enclosed side and one stair railing
								on each open side is required.
e. On stairways 88 or more inches wide, one
								handrail on each enclosed side, one side railing on each open side, and one
								intermediate stair railing located approximately midway of the width is
								required.
Y N N/A
14. Where standard railings are provided, do they
								meet the following specifications?
a. The rail must consist of a top rail at a height
								of 42 inches and a mid rail at approximately 21 inches.
b. The top rail must be smooth surfaced throughout
								the length of the railing. It must be able to withstand a force of 200 pounds
								in any direction with a deflection of less than 2 inches.
Y N N/A
15. Are all stair railings between 30 and 34
								inches from the top of the rail to the surface of the tread in line with the
								face of the riser at the forward edge of tread?
Y N N/A
16. If wooded railings are used for guardrails,
								are the posts at least 2 inch by 4 inch and spaced less than 6 feet apart?
Note: The top rail and intermediate rails
								must also be at least 2 inches by 4 inches stock.
Y N N/A
17. If pipe railings are used, are posts and top
								and intermediate rails at least 1 1/2 inches nominal diameter with posts spaced
								less than 8 feet on centers?
Y N N/A
18. If structural steel is used for guardrails,
								are the posts and top and intermediate rails:
a. at least 2 inches by 3/8 inch angle irons; or
b. other metal shapes of equivalent bending
								strength with posts spaced not more than 8 feet on centers?
Y N N/A
19. Is the guardrail anchored and of such
								construction that it is capable of withstanding a load of at least 200 pounds
								applied in any direction at any point on the top rail?
Y N N/A
20. Are standard toeboards at least 4 inches in
								height provided at the floor of the guardrail?
Y N N/A
21. Are handrails constructed so that they can be
								easily grasped (i.e., rounded)?
Y N N/A
22. Are all handrails and railings provided with a
								clearance of at least 3 inches between the handrail or railing and any other
								object?
Note: A distance less than this would
								make it difficult to get a good grasp in an emergency.
Y N N/A
23. Are skylight screens constructed so that they
								are capable of withstanding a load of at least 200 pounds applied
								perpendicularly to any area on the screen?
Note: Sometimes people get on the roof
								and fall through skylight screens that are not designed to prevent this type of
								fall.
Y N N/A
24. Are wall opening barriers (rails, rollers,
								picket fences, and half doors) constructed and mounted so that the barrier is
								capable of withstanding a load of at least 200 pounds applied in any direction
								(except upward) at any point on the top rail or corresponding member?
Y N N/A
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:6(A)(10).