SAFETY AUDITS & SITE INSPECTIONS

SAFETY AUDITS & SITE INSPECTIONS

Objectives:

• “What you do not measure you cannot improve on”. All Safety Management Systems (SMS) require a systematic organized, thorough, and competent assessment of how well efficient and effective the systems are working. The Safety systems must not only reflect the aspirations of the Company but also be in line with the National Legislative requirements. A competent Auditor will be able to critically examine the SMS and identify weakness and suggest improvements where necessary. A safety audit is a systematic critical examination of an organisation’s health and safety, involving a structured process including the use of questions and the examination of documentation, to collect independent information with the aim of assessing the effectiveness and reliability of the system.
• Workplace Inspections are undertaken by supervisors and involve the physical inspection of equipment and activities of a workplace looking both for unsafe conditions and unsafe acts. The results of Inspections result in short reports of findings made and suggestions for improvements.

Course contents:

SAFETY AUDITS 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONCEPTS

• Assignment of Responsibility
• Emergency Preparedness
• Employee Awareness,Acceptance of Responsibility, and Participation
• Identification, Control, and Monitoring of Potential Hazards 
• Management Leadership
• Maintenance of Safe Working Conditions
• Medical and First Aid Systems
• Safety,Health, and Environmental Record Keeping and Statistics
• Safety Organization and Administration
• Safety Policy, Programs, and Activities
• Safety Rules, Regulations, and Procedures 
• Safety Training and Education

PHYSICAL CONCEPTS

• Compliance
• Identification of Exposure
• Safeguarding Exposures
• Protection and Guarding 
• Safety Organization
• Environmental Controls 

PROTECTING YOUR AUDITS

SAFETY INSPECTIONS 

• Inspection Teams
• Effective Safety Observation 
• Starting the Inspection
• Inspection Team Obligations
• Inspection Procedures
• Technical Problems
• Chemically Related Inspections
• Specialized Inspections
• Health Surveys
• Overhead Inspections
• Condemning Equipment.
• Taking Notes 
• Making the Report
• Handling Recommendations

SAFETY INSPECTION CHECKLIST

• Animal Handling and Biohazards
• Building Conditions 
• Carcinogens 
• Compressed Gas Cylinders 
• Cryogenic Safety 
• Electrical 
• Emergency Evacuation and Equipment
• Employer Posting
• Environmental Protection
• Fire Inspection/Fire Protection 
• Hand and Power Tools 
• Housekeeping
• Laboratory Hazard Analysis
• Ladders
• Lasers 
• Lockout/Tagout Procedures
• Machinery and Guarding 
• Personal Protective Equipment 
• Radiation Protection 
• Signs and Tags
• Waste Accumulation
• Working Environment