Safety Audit.
Safety Audit.
Safety Audit.
Code of Practice On
Occupational
Safety And Health Audit
IS 14489 -1998
(Under Review)
Safety And Health Audit
Introduction
Growing awareness on Safety and Health in the
Industrial Sector and Applicability of
various Statutes for Protection of
employee in the Work place has brought
in the need for Safety Audits in Factories.
Safety Audits Serves as Tool to evaluate
Strength and Weakness in the systems,
thus brings credibility to the Unit.
Safety Audits
With Safety Audit Becoming Mandatory in many Cases,
Audits are carried out by Various Agencies and Individuals
and had left Scope for inconsistencies in the
approach for undertaking Audits. To Overcome the
variations in approach and methods etc., A National
Standard IS 14489 was developed to
overcome such short comings, (if any)
by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
The Bureau of Indian Standards has taken the views from
Experts in the field and that of
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Safety Audit
Areas Confirmation
Compliance of / Effectiveness
- Statutes
- Safety Organisation
- Controls of Equipment
- Systems,
Safety Audit
Identification - Weakness in
- Meeting Statutes
- Safety Organisation
- Utilisation of Safety Equipment
- Systems and Procedure
Safety Audit
Roles and Responsibilities
Audit Team – Team Leader plus one or two
with different specialties.
Planning with respect to Scope , Observations,
Documentation and Report.
Auditee- Management Official Nominate one
or two Co-coordinators.
Provide Resource need, access, evidential
material and Co-Operation towards Objective.
Safety Audit
Methodology
- Preliminary Meet
Introduction, Scope, Converge, Schedule,
Access, Facilities, etc., Sr Mngmt
- Presentation
Process, Mngmt Systems, Structure,
Controls etc., - Mgmnt
Safety Audit
- Use of Questionnaire
Seeking /Reviewing Replies to Various
Elements(29) from the Audi tee on the
Occupational HS
- Auditor
- Tour/ Visit
Field Visit by Audit Team Relevant To
Scope, Observations, Identifications,
Identify.- Team
Safety Audit
- Examination of Records
Examine 27 Types of Records- Auditor
- Collect Evidence
Through Interviews, Observation of
Activities Conditions Prevailing etc.,
Significant Events Noticed are Noted
( Information Consistent only relied Upon)
- Auditor
Safety Audit
Document -Observations,
- Review to identify Non-
Conformity with Evidence
-Auditor
- Acknowledgement
Non-_Conformities.
- Auditee
Safety Audit
- Recommendation on Observations
1. OS&H Policy
2. Safety Organisational Chart
3. Training Records on Safety , Fire and
First Aid
4. Record of Plant Inspection
5. Accident Investigation Reports
6. Accidents and Dangerous Occurrence
Statistics and Analysis
Safety Audit
7 Records of Tests and Examination of
Equipment and Structures as per Statutes
8 Safe Operating Procedures
9 Record of Work Permits
10 Record of Monitoring Flammables &
Explosives and other Substances at Work
Place
11 Maintenance and Testing Records of Fire
Detection and Fighting Equipment
Safety Audit
12 Medical records of Employees
13 Records of Industrial Hygiene Surveys
( Noise, Ventilation, illumination levels
Airborne and Toxic)
14 Material Safety Data Sheets
15 On-Site Emergency Plans and Record of
Mock Drills)
Safety Audit
16 Records of Waste Disposals
17 Records of Effluent Discharge to the
Environment
18 House Keeping Inspection Records
19 Minutes of Safety Committee Meetings
20 Approval of Layouts, and Other Approval
from Statutory Authorities
21 Records of any Modification Carried out
in Plant / Process
Safety Audit
22 Maintenance Procedure Record
23 Calibration and Testing Records
24 Shut Down Maintenance Procedures
25 In Service Inspection Manuals
26 Safety Budget
27 Inspection Books and other Statutory
Records
Safety Audit
28 Records of Previous Audit
29 Safety in Transportation of Hazardous
Substances
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