OSH Audit
OSH Audit
OSH Audit
Health Audit
IS 14489
Code of Practice on Occupational Health and
Safety
Audit
• A systematic, objective and documented
evaluation of the occupational safety and
health systems and procedures.
Contents
1 SCOPE
2 DEFINITIONS
3 AUDIT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
4 AUDITING METHODOLOGY
ANNEX A :ELEMENTS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH SYSTEM (OS&H)
ANNEX B-TYPES OF RECORDS TO BE EXAMINED
DURING THE SAFETY AUDIT
ANNEX C -SAFETY AUDIT QUESTIONNAIRE
ANNEX D-COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Lead auditor’s responsibilities
Auditors’ duties
Audit Plan
Audit Recommendations
ELEMENTS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
SYSTEM
Types of Records
Questionnaire
Scope
• “Outcome Based Educational Services in
Engineering, Technology and Management
Audit Plan
- audit objectives and scope;
- schedule of audit activities;
- identification of reference documents (such as the applicable
OH&S system standard and the auditee’s description and
specified requirements of their safety system);
- composition of the audit team as specified at 3.3.1.1;
- identification of the organizational units to be audited;
- schedule of meetings to be held with auditee management;
- list of documents to be perused by the audit team;
- audit report distribution and the expected date of issue.
Audit Team Assignments
• Each auditor should be assigned specific
OH&S system elements or functional
departments to audit. Such assignments should
be made in consultation with the auditors
concerned. The lead auditor should hold a
briefing session for his team prior to the audit
at which he will ensure that preparations are
complete and that all members are aware of
their roles.
Working Documents of the Audit Team