Safety Audit

SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

What is Safety Audit?

Collecting, assessing and verifying information

on the efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of
a safety management system.

Considering movements to the system.

Processes of safety audit

1.

Collection of information

2.

Assessment and verification of information

3.

Consideration improvements should be made

Arrangement for collecting information

A. Interviewing Individuals
Individuals

The

should be interviewed to gain information about..

operation of the safety management system.

The

perceptions, knowledge, understanding, management

practices.

Skills

and competence of managers and employees at the

various levels in the organization.

B. Examining Documents

Examining documents and assessing records on risk control

systems

Performance standard procedures and instructions completeness

Accuracy and reliability together with the implications for

competence

Understanding should be carried out

B. Examining Documents

The safety policy and the statement of supporting safety

organization and arrangements

Risk assessment

Previous safety audit records

Safety and health manuals and emergency procedures

Safety and health risk control arrangements

Safety committee/ safety or unit meeting minutes

Safety inspections, accident, incident and ill health reports and

statistics

B. Examining Documents

Occupational hygiene records. For ex. Personal monitoring records

Reports by reinforcing authorities

Safety training records

In- house safety rules and regulations and records of their

compliance

The agreement of the sub- contractors (if applicable)

Records of safety promotion programmes

Statutory registers, forms and certificates

Safety and health suggestion

B. Visual Observation

To examine compliance with legal requirements

To verify the implementation and effectiveness of workplace

safety precautions and risks control systems

To confirm the information gathered during interviews and

examination of documentation

C. Visual Observation
Information

collected

concerned with answering the ff. questions should be

a)

Is the system adequate , working well and without waste of

resources? (is it doing the right things?)

b)

Is the safety management system working as intended and to

desired the effect? (Is it doing thing right?)

c)

Does the safety management system fit to be trusted upon?

(can it ensure that all requirements regarding safety and health
are complied with consistently and it can secure continued
effective operation?)