Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Unit 16
Monitoring,
Review
&
Audit
Session Aims
Learning Objectives
To be able to use a variety of proactive
and reactive monitoring procedures
To be able to carry out a workplace
inspection produce action plan
Use different types of safety inspection
To be able to review performance
Explain meaning and preparations
needed for an audit
Organising
Auditing
Planning and
Implementing
Measuring
Performance
Reviewing
Performance
Safety Culture
Indicators
Accidents
Absenteeism
Sickness Rates
Staff Turnover
Legislation Compliance
Staff Complaints
Safety Culture
Safe Person
Competent Person
Co-operation
Control
Why Monitor?
The Management of Health & Safety at Work
Regulations 1992 - Regulation 5
Monitoring
Monitoring
accidents
near misses
dangerous occurrences
ill-health
complaints by the workforce
enforcement action
Reactive
Active
Inspections
Safety Representatives
Proactive Monitoring
Proactive Monitoring
Safety Audits
Proactive Monitoring
Safety Representatives
Proactive Monitoring
Safety Survey
and/or Vapours
Proactive Monitoring
Safety Tour
Proactive Monitoring
Safety Sampling
Fire doors
Prohibition signs (Red & White)
Mandatory signs (Blue & White)
Safety signs (Green & White)
PPE
Electrical portable appliances
Washrooms & toilets
All canteen facilities
Reactive Monitoring
Safety Audit
Football Club
Considerations:
Equipment
Chemicals
Traffic
Buildings
Fire Precautions
Electricity Supply & Electrical Equipment
Ground Location & Layout
Visitors
Labour
Documentation
Safety Audit
Independent Expertise
Engineering Surveyors
Insurance Brokers
Claims Investigators
Consultants
Use of equipment
Report Writing
Effective Writing
Who will read it?
What are the aims?
What layout is
required?
What style is
appropriate?
What are the terms
of reference?
Style
Short Sentences - KISS
Short Words - No Jargon
Active Verbs
Technical Terms / Acronyms
Repetition - Avoid
Visual Aids - Charts, Graphs or Pictures
Examples
Drafts
Brain storm & jot down your thoughts.
Expand your thoughts.
Discard irrelevant issues.
Read it as if you were receiving it.
Read it aloud to check for tone.
Simplify the content (no long words).
Check all verbs - are they necessary?
Report Writing
Introduction - Your terms of reference.
Summary - Short outline of important points
Method - What you did to comply with your
terms of reference.
Findings - A logical list of what you found.
Conclusions - Nothing new at this stage.
Recommendations - Relevant & achievable.