OSHA Visual Inspection Simulation

In this simulation, you will have the opportunity to practice visual hazard inspection on the following pieces of equipment: Band Saw, Chemical Mixer, Scaffolding, Fall Protection System, Housekeeping Cart, and a Patient Lift.You will have to visual inspect the equipment, see the equipment in operation, and talk to the workers to gain a full understanding of the hazards. Then, you will have to select which hazards exist from a list of potential hazards.

Note: The images below are for the Band Saw, however, each equipment has the same structure.

Step 1

Select Simulation

Select the OSHA Visual Inspection Training from the main menu.

Step 2

Choose Equipment

Choose any piece of equipment in the Choose Equipment window to investigate potential hazards.

Step 3

User Actions

Inspect Equipment: You have the ability to spin around the equipment to find potential visual hazards.
Observe Operations: This will show any hazards while the worker operates the equipment.
Involve Worker: As in real life, it is always best to learn about situations from the experts (i.e. the workers). Therefore, learning about safety concerns simply by listening to the worker is a great elicitation method of finding safety hazards.

Step 4

Select Hazards

After you observe all three hazard investigation methods follow the steps below:

Select the hazards you believe to be present.
Select Finish.
Select OK

Step 5

Check your Work

Correctly identified hazards will be highlighted green. Any hazards highlighted red were either missed or incorrectly selected.

Step 6

Learn More about the Answers

Selecting any of the question marks in the Hazard Review window will take you to the Hazard Information window that explains why that answer was correct or incorrect. Select Done when you are finished reading the hazard information. When you finsih reviewing your answers, select Finish Review in the Hazard Review window.