Safety Audit

Safety Audit
 Safety audit is a tool used by management to
promote and ensure the safe work procedures
to be followed at industry.
 It identifies various hazards and risks present

at the site.
 Safety audit is finding out whether the safety

system is on right track.

 It ensures that existing loss prevention

systems, safe work procedures and other work

practices are in place and being followed.
Duties of Safety Officer

 To advise on maintenance of records which

are related to accidents, dangerous
occurrences and occupational diseases
 To advice on measures to be adopted for

removing the unsafe actions by workers

 To provide advice on matters related to

carrying out plan safety inspection

To carry out health & safety surveys is the duty
of safety committee.
Types of Safety Audits
Internal Safety Audit: It is carried out in house
and done by internal management.

External Safety Audit: It is carried out through

an external source.

Sometimes, it is for certifications and for

complying with the internal management
guidelines
Who conducts Safety Audit?
Internal Safety Audits are conducted by either
the safety committee members or safety
representatives or safety officer and procedure
followed generally going through the records,
matching standards with targets and physical
observations at workplace.

External Safety Audits are conducted by

external person for auditing from certified
agencies and procedure is almost same.
Why Safety Audit is important?
 It ensures that management system is
functioning in a manner that protects
employees, customers, communities, the
environment, assets against risks
 It is control mechanism.

 Other benefits of Audit such as:

1. Identification of opportunities for

improvement
2. Increased safety awareness

3. Greater confidence regarding compliance with

regulatory requirements
Level of Conductive the Audit are:
 Regular routine workstation inspecting
 Periodic detailed on machines
 High level audits on overview of entire safety

structure
How Audit is conducted
 Preliminary visit of factory
 Identify audit elements
 Prepare questions
 Discussion with management, officers,

executives, workers etc.

 Cross verification at site, personal or records,

accidents etc.
 Verification, preparation report, observation.
Aspects covered in Auditing system
Organisational & Administration
 Safety policy, operating instructions,

emergency and disaster control plan.

 Industrial hazard control like housekeeping,

storage of materials etc.

 Machine garding, material handling
 Use of PPE

Fire Prevention and Control

Equipment provided, maintenance, testing etc.
Aspects covered in Auditing system
Industrial Hygiene
Ventilation, skin contamination control,
air/water pollution, noise control etc.

Reporting and Investigation of Accident

Type of accidents, procedures of investigation
etc.
Non- technical/ Administration
 Safety policy
 Safety organisation
 Safety training
 Safety promotional activities
 Communication for safety
 Personal and placement
 Accident investigation & reporting
 1 = Unacceptable performance
 2 = Acceptable, improvement is necessary
 3 = average performance, improvement

desirable
 4 = Above average performance
Safety Survey
 Safety survey are made to have detailed
observations of all types of unsafe physical
and environment conditions
 The occupier/manager of factory and other

workers should provide necessary co-

operation to the authorities conducting
surveys
 Safety surveys also helps in determining

safety and training needs of

workers/supervisors/ management etc.
Safety Survey
 The reports on observations and remedial
measures are discussed in joint meeting of all
heads and owner of plant.
 For each observation noted in survey,

remedial measures may be suggested

 Action plan can be drawn for taking up

suggested remedial measures within time

limits
Technical
Statutory check of records and visual checking
 Productive machine safety
 PPE
 Working at heights
 Electrical Safety
 Work permit
 Fire Control
 Maintenance
 Storage of Chemicals
Technical
 Occupational safety
 Environment protection
 Hazard identification techniques
 Emergency preparedness

Audit is to give qualitative/quantitative terms

to find out how far the defined standards are
achieved
Audit Rating System
Audit inspection, each audit item will be rated
from 0 to 4 according to manner of guideline
set.
0 = unacceptable performance and poor
attitude and immediate work stoppage
Objectives
To make detailed observation of all types of
unsafe physical and environmental condition as
well as unsafe practices committed by workers
throughout plants
Legal Requirements
 In every part of factory, sufficient and
suitable lighting should be provided
 In every factory all glazed windows and

skylights used for lighting of inner and outer

surface shall be kept clean.
 In every part of factory, provision shall be

made for the prevention of:

1. Glare
2. Shadow
Level of Illumination
Place in Industry Level of illumination (in Lux)
Canteen 150
Cloak Room 100
Entries, Corridors, Stairs etc. 100
Assembly Shop and Rough Work 150
Medium Work 300
Fine Work 700
Very Fine Work 1500
Other Factors
The level of illumination required in a work
room of factory depends on other factors such
as:
 Age of workers: below 40 years can work in

half and one-third of average illumination

and above 40 years 2 to 5 times of average
illumination
 Size of object
 Contrast between object and background
 Glare arises when some part of field is bright
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