Safety Audit and Inspection

Inspection Audit

• Identification of • Document
unsafe check
acts/conditions • Understanding
• i.e. Fire escape work flow
is blocked • i.e. Docs-Actual
alignment
ISO 22003:2013

• Food Management Safety Systems

ISO 45001:2018

• Occupational Health and Safety

ISO 14001:2015

• Environmental Management Systems

OHSAS 18001:2007

• Occupational Health and Safety Management

Certification
An international standard like
ISO 14001 or ISO 22003*

*Not yet an ISO standard. Issued in April

1999 by the British Standard Institute (BSI)
together with participating certification
bodies (SGS, Det Norske Veritas, etc.).
Safety Regulations /
Organizations
• ISO – International Organization
for Standardization
• OSHA – Occupational Safety
and Health Administration
• ANSI – American National
Standards Institute
• ASSE – American Society of
Safety Engineers
➢ DOLE (Department of Labor and
Employment) – administer and enforce
the provisions of the Standards

➢ The objective is protect every

workingman against the danger of
injury, sickness, or death through safe
and healthful working conditions
 • US Occupational Safety and
“Created with” Health act

• Various standards
Mandates

• Inspection
Conducts

• Several Provisions and has the

Contains power to audit organizations
 Initial Research

Opening
Follow-up Meeting and
Walkthrough

Review Written
Review Findings Programs and
Records

Detailed Walk
Through
 • Informal/Formal
Audit
• Pre-audit
questionnaire
Initial • i.e. ERP, LOTO
procedure
Research • Determine the
scope of the audit*
• Set a timeline for
conducting the
audit**
 • Goal is to be
familiar with the
people and the
Opening processes
Meeting and • More of helping
Walkthrough and not pointing
• Private auditor
vs Gov’t agency
 • A vital step in
Review auditing.
• Review min. 5
written years of
programs injuries/accidents
records & look at
and the most serious
• Review and
records recommend plans
 • Check walkways and
exits
• Electrical/Mechanical
equipment
Detailed • Fall openings
walkthrough • Stairs
• Emergency escape
• PPE
 • Enumerate significant
findings (Time/
Money/Systemic)
• Output vs. Input
• Involve the managers
Review and supervisors who
will be responsible for
Findings executing the
corrections
• Set priorities based
on level of hazard
 • Simplest:
Include
columns
Follow- related to the
up follow-up
• i.e. (Who and
When)
Workplace safety audits seek to identify
whether safety management systems are
operating effectively and efficiently. More often
than not, workplace injuries and accidents are
the outcomes of minor issues that could have
been identified by conducting workplace safety
audits. Therefore, proper auditing protects both
employees and the organizations by reducing
injuries and operating costs, which, in turn,
increases productivity.
References:
(1) http://www.istsky.com/auditing--inspections.html
(2) http://www.asse.org/assets/1/7/StepsPerforminganAudit.pdf
(3) https://www.safeopedia.com/the-proper-way-to-conduct-a-
safety-audit/2/4787
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