Safety Audits

A safety audit checklist an organization’s health by conducting an in-depth and impartial review of its health and safety programs and processes. The safety audit report highlights the effectiveness of the safety programs of the organization as well as their reliability in ensuring a safe work environment.

The safety audit helps an organization evaluate its safety program, and there are three types of safety audits. These are:

 

• Compliance Audit – Compliance audit reviews and evaluates the organization’s compliance with all the laws and regulations related to workplace safety.

 

• Program Audit – It evaluates the effectiveness of a safety program, as it reviews all the safety programs and their practical implementation.

 

• Management Audit – It is a combination of compliance audit and program audit and simultaneously reviews the organization’s safety policies. It takes employe        feedback to gain a better understanding of the safety measures and evaluates the organization’s compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Management System.

A safety audit checklist aims to detect the areas of potential risks and hazards associated with workplace safety. The safety audit checklist is as follows :-

 

• Evaluating compact spaces, height areas and restricted areas.

 

• Review electricity, compressed air spaces and slippery areas

 

• Detecting the existence of harmful gases, asbestos, dust and airborne particles.

 

• Review risks associated with working around water, vehicular movement, manual handling, and overhead hazards.

 

• Defining risks level in the category of likelihood, severity and risk rating.

 

• Recommending control measures for common hazards and risks.

The safety audit checklist is significant for almost every organization. Because of the following reasons:

 

• It applies to almost every organization irrespective of size, nature and location. The following organization need a safety audit checklist –

               – Vendors

               – Manufacturers

               – Retailers

               – Information Technology Industry

               –  Educational institutions

 

• Helps organizations in avoiding regulatory fines and penalties due to non-compliance as it reviews an organization’s compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Management System and other regulations and standards related to work safety.

Although every safety audit is different as it varies from one organization to another. With safety audits, your organization can be benefited in the following ways :-

• Tracking of the effectiveness of the organization’s safety programs.

 

• Compliance with regulatory and industry requirements regarding the health and safety of the organization.

 

• Identification and assessment of the potential hazard and preparation of their prevention and mitigation procedures.

 

• Establishment of communication and emergency procedures.

 

• Comprehensive and effective safety training for the employees.

 

• Alignment of safety program with the company’s goals.

1. Fill the application form – You will be required to fill the application form provided by us. This form will seek information about the type of your work, the size of your organization, etc.

 

 

2. Review of the application – Our operations team will review every aspect of your organization by analyzing the information provided by you. On its basis, we will quote the best price for you.

 

 

3. Performance of the audit – One of our auditors will visit your organization and conduct documentation reviews, walkthroughs, inspections, and interviews (as and when required).

 

 

4. Report Submission – Based on the audit, the auditor will submit a detailed report of the same.