Safety Audit can be defined as verifying the existence and implementation of elements of occupational safety and health system and for verifying the system’s ability to achieve defined safety objectives. This presentation will give you an overview of Audit, Safety Audit, Audit Process, Auditor attributes. It also discusses about the different reference standards in India related to safety audit and will give you some take home points.

1. Safety Audit
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Safety Audit can be defined as verifying the existence and
implementation of elements of occupational safety and health
system and for verifying the system’s ability to achieve
defined safety objectives.
This presentation will give you an overview of Audit, Safety
Audit, Audit Process, Auditor attributes. It also discusses
about the different reference standards in India related to
safety audit and will give you some take home points.
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What is Audit?
Part of a Verification Process
Other modes of verification:
Audit
Assessment
Inspection

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Different Levels of Verification
Excellence
Improvement
Compliance
• Best in Class
• System
Development
• Elementary

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Audit features:
Audit criteria Requirements against which audit evidence is compared
Audit scope
Extent and boundaries of an audit
• Physical locations
• Activities and processes
Audit findings
Results of the evaluation
• Either conformity or nonconformity

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Safety Audit
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What is Safety Audit
Verifying the existence and implementation of
elements of occupational safety and health
system and for verifying the system’s ability to
achieve defined safety objectives.
IS-14489-1998

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Different types of Safety Audit
National standards
IS 14489
Code of Practice on Occupational Safety & Health Audit
31 Elements, 278 Questions
OISD 145
Guidelines on Internal Safety Audits
International standards
• British 5 Star Audit
Support standards
• Indian Standards (BIS)
• OISD Standards

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Safety Audit
In India, Statutory Requirement for Hazardous
Industries
Frequency: Every Year

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Management
Approach
Risk Orientation
Hazard
Risk
Control
Residual risk
Acceptable risk
- Prioritization
- Focus on level
of control
Improvement
Management system
P D C A
- Finding
- CAP
- CAP closure
Operational
approach
All safety
element
Level of
• planning
• Implementation
• Monitoring effectiveness
Legal
compliance
- Applicability
- Implementation
- Monitoring
Approach

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Hardware
Software
Humanware
Safety Depends on
Engineering
Procurement
Accident and
incident
analysis
Work permit
Health and
Hygiene
Emergency
PPE
Leadership
Task
observation

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Elements of Occupational Safety and
Health System - IS 14489
• Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• OS&H organizational set up
• Education and Training
• Employees participation in OS&H Management
• Motivational and Promotional measures for OS&H
• Safety Manual and Rules
• Compliance with Statutory Requirements
• New Equipment review and inspection

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Elements contd..
• Accident reporting analysis investigation and
implementation and recommendations
• Risk Assessment including hazard identification
• Safety inspections
• Health and safety improvement plan/targets
• First aid facilities-Occupational health center
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Good housekeeping
• Machine and general area guarding
• Material handling equipment

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Elements contd..
• Electrical and Personal safeguarding
• Ventilation, illumination and noise
• Work environment monitoring system
• Prevention of occupational diseases including
periodic medical examination
• Safe operating procedures
• Work Permit systems
• Fire Prevention, Protection and fighting systems
• Emergency Preparedness plans(onsite/offsite)
• Process Plant modification procedure

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Elements contd..
• Transportation of hazardous substances
• Hazardous waste treatment and disposal
• Safety in storage and warehousing
• Contractor safety systems
• Safety for customers(including MSDS)

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Audit Process
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Audit Process
Plan
Audit Plan
Audit Program
Auditor Checklist
1.Follow Up
Effective closure of
finding
4.
Conduct
Auditing Techniques
Sampling Questioning
Probing Writing a finding
Opening Meeting
Closing Meeting
2.Report
Review of proposed
CAPA
Audit Report
3.
Who does it?
Auditor / Audit team
Basis of audit?
Audit criteria or
requirements
Purpose?
•To check compliance
•To facilitate improvement
•To identify the risks

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Audit Outcome
Strength
Weakness /
Opportunity
Risk
Failure
Noteworthy Effort
Observation Nonconformity

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Requirement
Legal Stakeholder’s
Standard
Organisation’s
Own
Process

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Lifecycle of an Audit Finding
Finding
Identified
Finding
documented
Finding
classified & issued
CA agreedDepartment
applies CA
effectiveness
verified
Finding
closed out
Department investigates
& quantifies
Department finds
root cause
Department determines
Corrective Action (CA)
Risk assessment

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Auditor
Attributes
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Auditor
Person with the
competence to
conduct an audit.
Competence
Ability to perform

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Four Point Pledge for an Auditor
• I shall check compliance to the requirements within
the scope of the audit criteria
• I am here to facilitate improvement
• I am here not to find faults or non conformities
• I will contribute to the effectiveness of the system
An Auditor is an
Improvement Facilitator
But not a fault finder

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Auditor Attributes
Generic
Knowledge
• Knowledge of ref
standard (e.g. IS
14489)
Skill
Specific
Knowledge
• Health & Safety
• Legal
Requirements
• Process
Personal
Attributes
• Professional
Qualities
• Team Work
Auditing Techniques

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• Ethical, i.e. fair, truthful, sincere, honest and discreet
• Open-minded, i.e. willing to consider alternative ideas or points
of view
• Observant, i.e. actively aware of physical surroundings and
activities
• Tenacious, i.e. persistent, focused on achieving objectives
• Decisive, i.e. reaches timely conclusions based on logical reasoning
and analysis
Personal Attributes

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Five Principles of Auditing
Ethical Conduct
Fair Presentation
Due Professional Care
Independence
Evidence based approach

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Take Home
Points
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Take Home Points
• Safety Audit is a Risk Management tool for any
organization
• Safety Audit is an Improvement tool for any organisation
• Any safety audit must have both management &
operational approach
• Safety Audit (as per IS 14489) is mandatory for
hazardous Industries
• Findings must be focused towards Lack of Control, not
only non-compliance

31. Occupational
Health and
Safety
Safety doesn't happen by accident.
So, prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent

32. Quality
Social
Responsibility
Environ-
ment
Health &
Safety
Food
Safety
Information
Technology
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Behaviour Based Safety
A systematic application of psychological
research on human behavior to the problems of
safety in the workplace.
Accident Investigation
Ergonomic Survey
The science of people-work relationships
that results in improved productivity, quality,
comfort, health and safety.
Integrated approach to identify fire load,
assessment of fire risk and its mitigation
processes. The result is a comprehensive
Report, Training, Recommendations and
Capacity Building.
Fire Risk ManagementSafety Audit
A systematic, periodic and objective evaluation of
the safety performance against the established
safety standards / legal requirements.
A structured accident investigation and
analysis ensures effective corrective and
preventive actions.
Contractor Safety
ManagementPlanning, coordination and control over risks related
with contractors and their work ensures improved
safety performance.

33. Quality
Social
Responsibility
Environ-
ment
Health &
Safety
Food
Safety
Information
Technology
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OHS Due Diligence
An international OHS Management System
based on PDCA principle provides a
framework for improvement.
1
OSHAS 18001
HAZOP
Identification and evaluation of process
hazards in structured and systematic way
that ensures safe operations.
Journey Risk
Management
OHS Legal Compliance
To manage the risks associated with the
journey by assessing the route condition and
making arrangement for safe practices.
This ensures the OHS status of work persons
and affected people in and around an
organization.
Handholding programme where workplace stress
level is measured, the causes are found out and
subsequent psychological intervention, training
and support practices are provided
Workplace Stress
Management
Planning, Identification and Compliance of legal
requirements ensure lower risk to the
organization.

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What Verde does?
Verde is an international advisory firm involved in the field of Responsible
Business, Business Excellence and Risk Management.
1 Assessment
Identifying the
gaps in a
system
against
standard(s)
and
requirement.
to meet
compliance
and facilitate
improvement.
2 Consulting
Supporting &
handholding
organisations
to solve their
problems and
to meet the
gaps identified
during the
assessment
or any other
audit.
3 Training
Empowering
people to
perform their
duties
effectively and
efficiently.
4
Assurance
&
Certification
Ensuring that
a process,
product, or
service meets
relevant techn
ical standard
s and fulfils
relevant
requirements.
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• Safety Audit
• Safety Management
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• Ergonomic
• Electrical Safety
• Accidental Investigation
• Safety Legal
• Fire Risk Assessment
• OHS Due Diligence
• Behavior bases safety
• Safety Management
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