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Documentation is not required for walking-working surface inspections, but it would be considered a best practice to ensure that they are being done at the required frequency.
Documentation also:
Leading indicators are proactive, preventive, and predictive measures that provide information about the effective performance of your safety and health activities. They measure events leading up to injuries, illnesses, and other incidents and reveal potential problems in your safety and health program. In contrast, lagging indicators measure the occurrence and frequency of events that occurred in the past, such as the number or rate of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Source: OSHA publication 3970, Using Leading Indicators to Improve Safety and Health Outcomes.