This document discusses audits and observations for safety management. It notes the differences between inspections and audits, and lists some of the key benefits of auditing including preventing injuries, raising safety awareness, and identifying unsafe situations. It provides details on the audit process, recommending audits be conducted monthly by various managers. Results should be analyzed to observe safety performance trends over time. The document also presents two methods for quantifying audit results: a Time Weighted Index that works well for process plants, and an Unsafe Acts Index that is better for labor-intensive locations.

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2. Audit and Observations
Contents:
 Inspection VS Audits
 Introduction
 Benefits of Auditing
 Audit Steps
 Frequency
 Quantifying Results

3. Audit and Observations
1. Inspection Vs Audits :
Differences between inspection and Audit are as follows:
People Thing
Interactive (I care) Passive
Every One (Us) Experts (Them)
Positive + Negative Negative
Document / Follow-up Document / Follow-up

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2. Introduction:
Auditing is an important aspect of
safety management as it allows
management to monitor:
• How the safety program is
progressing.
• Conditions as they exist at the site
• Observe unsafe acts or conditions
in the workplace.
• Observe workers during their
normal workday

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3. Benefits of Auditing
Prevent Injuries and property loss
Reinforce positive safety behaviors
Raise Safety Awareness and Establish Standards
Test understanding and compliance of standards
Understanding of employees safety concerns
Identify and correct unsafe situations
Identify weakness in safety systems
Motivate & recognize employees

6. Audit and Observations
4. Six Steps of Safety Contact Audit :
Observe
Comment
Discuss
Get
Agreement
Safety
Issues
Thank
Starting point
Comment on
safe behavior
and good work
Discuss unsafe
acts and safer
way of job
Discuss any
other safety
issues

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5. Frequency:
Plant Manager/ Dept Manager/ Unit Manager/ Section Head = 3 per month
HSE Manager = 3 per month
Senior Engineer to E-III = 1 per month
Results
• A site/area-wide auditing program results should be analyzed to observe
trends in safety performance.

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6. Quantifying Results:
Time Weighted Index:
This sort of index works well in Process Plants, where you might not see many
workers when you audit.
Unsafe Act Index:
If you have a location that is labor intensive, you might prefer to use an unsafe
acts index.
100
.
×
=
Auditing
Spent
Time
Total
Situation
Unsafe
of
No
TWI
100
.
×
=
Working
Observed
People
of
Number
Acts
Unsafe
of
No
UAI