Holiday light daily ladder, roof and lift safety check

Holiday Light Installation | PublicProof Academy working document

A per-day, per-crew field check tied to the specific OSHA ladder, fall protection and aerial lift provisions that govern this work.

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Before the truck leaves the shop

Date, crew names, and lead responsible for today
Fiberglass ladders only loaded where a ladder or worker could contact energized equipment (29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12))
Ladders inspected: no cracked rails, no missing feet, no bent rungs, labels legible with load rating
Full body harness per crew member, inspected, in date, no cut webbing or deformed hardware
Roof anchors, lifelines and rope grabs loaded and matched to today's roof types
GFCI cord sets and plug-in receptacle tester on board and tested with the test button today
Weather checked: wind speed, ice, precipitation, and the go / no-go call recorded

At every house before the first ladder goes up

Walked the perimeter and located the overhead service drop and any other energized conductors
Ladder set so side rails extend at least 3 ft above the landing surface (29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1))
Non-self-supporting ladder set at roughly 4 to 1, horizontal distance about one quarter of working length (29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i))
Ladder feet on firm level footing, levelers or standoff used where needed, base area marked off from pets and children
No one standing on the top or top step of a stepladder (29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13))
Fall protection in place before anyone leaves the ladder onto the roof, at the 4 ft standard, not 6 ft
Nobody carrying a load up a ladder that could cause loss of balance (29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22)); strands hauled by rope or line
Ladder not moved, shifted or extended while anyone is on it

If an aerial lift is in use today

Operator trained on this specific make and model, and the manual is on the machine
Pre-operation inspection completed and ground conditions checked for slope and soft ground
Full body harness worn with lanyard attached to the boom or basket anchor (29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v))
Both feet on the basket floor at all times; no sitting or climbing on the edge, no planks or ladders in the basket (29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv))
Nobody belting off to an adjacent pole, structure or equipment (29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iii))
Minimum approach distance to energized lines confirmed before booming up
Right-of-way, sidewalk or parking closure permission obtained if the lift occupies public space

End of day

Every run energized and tested at dusk before leaving
All cords exterior rated, drip loops formed, nothing stapled or nailed to the building, nothing run through a window or doorway (29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv))
Any near miss, dropped tool, slip or equipment failure written down tonight, not next week
Damaged ladder, harness or cord tagged out of service and removed from the truck
Photos of finished display and of building condition saved to the customer file

Use rule: Education and organization only. Record the agency, official source, checked date, cost, proof saved and responsible person for every consequential requirement. Unknown means stop and confirm. Example rows are labeled EXAMPLE and are not your data.