n the final webinar of our OH&S series, we are going to be gaining an understanding of the importance of workplace inspections. During this session, we will be looking at the different types of inspections and how they fit into your workplace. You will also learn how you can make workplace inspections fit into your daily business routine. In this 30 minute session, we will cover: - Understanding responsibility under the Health and Safety Act for conducting workplace inspections - The benefits of conducting workplace inspections - Where the Workplace Inspection Forms are posted and why - The requirements of the Workplace Inspection Standard - How to identify, document and communicate potential and actual hazards in the workplace - Additional types of inspections

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A Business Guide to Workplace Inspections
December 6, 2012
Presented by: Kathleen Collins, Health and Safety Manager at
Drake International

2. Agenda
• Background on Inspections
• Legislative Requirements
• Types of Inspections
• Conducting an Inspection
• Reporting Results
• Due Diligence

3. Background on Workplace Inspections
• What is a catastrophe?
• Prevention
• Managing risk in your workplace
• How can inspections help?
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4. Background on Workplace Inspections
Continued
Workplace party involvement:
• Managers
• Supervisor
• JHSC
• Worker
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5. Background on Inspections
Procedure and training:
• Formulate a process
• Review of the workplace
• Create documentation
• Create forms
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6. Background on Inspection
Familiarize the workplace:
• People
• Equipment
• Material
• Environment
• Process
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7. Background on Inspections
Evaluate Risk:
Assess
Review
Control
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8. Background on Inspections
Due Diligence and Documentation
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9. Background on Inspections
Recommendation and Control Resolutions:
• Resolutions are needed
• Needs a management or executive decision
• Implement new control
• Review new controls
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10. Legislative Requirements
• Inspections are a legal requirement
• Globally it’s an expectation in all legislation
• Frequency and types of Inspections
– Application of Act
– Regulations
– Codes
– Best Practices
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11. Legislative Requirements
Who Conducts a Workplace Inspection?
• Line workers
• Office workers
• Joint health and safety committee
• Supervisors
• Managers
• Team leads
• Employer
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12. Types of Inspections
Planned Inspections
• Organized activities that happen on a schedule
Unplanned Inspections
• Forced inspection
• Identification of risk
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13. Types of Inspections
Types of inspections that you can create and conduct
in your workplace to minimize risk:
• General Audit
• Pre-Start Inspection/Reviews
• Critical Parts Inventory
• Material Inventory
• Exposure Surveys
• Specific Hazards
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14. Types of Inspections
General Audit:
Based on characteristics of your workplace you typically
will be looking at:
• People
• Material
• Equipment
• Environment
• Process

15. Types of Inspection
Pre-Start Review Inspections:
• Timely review
• Exposure to chemicals and other designated substances
• Removal of hazards or;
• Control of hazards
• The Pre-Start Health and Safety Review is intended to
ensure worker protection
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16. Types of Inspections
Critical Parts Inventory:
Typically related to equipment and material flow. Critical
parts inventory needs to evaluate:
• Existing consumption
• System failure
• Estimate soft cost impact
• Vendor relations for in-stock improvement (Just-in-time
delivery and procurement process)

17. Types of Inspections
Material Inventory:
• Accounts for all overhead inventory
• Losses or additions
• Housing and storage
• Expiry dates
• Inventory removal
• Exposure surveys

18. Types of Inspections
Exposure Surveys
Looks at relationships between workers’ symptoms and
workplace including:
• Changes in routines and work site characteristics
• Details about known toxicant exposure
• Exposure to metals, dust, fibers, fumes, chemicals,
physical agents and biologic hazards
• Other persons affected
• Protective equipment use

19. Types of Inspections
Specific Hazards:
These inspections are reflective of:
- Acts
- Regulation
- Code
- Best practices
Example Investigation

20. Conducting an Inspection
Have a plan:
Who What Where When Why How
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21. Overview – Workplace Inspections
Key Takeaways:
• Legislative Requirements
• Process
• Documentation
• Types of Review
• Process for Controls
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22. HEALTH AND SAFETY Q & A
For additional questions please email:
Kathleen: kcollins@na.drakeintl.com
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23. Thank You for Attending
For Questions please contact Kathleen Collins
kcollins@na.drakeintl.com
416-216-1088
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