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Safety Audit: An Overview
The document provides an overview of safety audits, emphasizing their role in verifying occupational health and safety systems and ensuring compliance with defined objectives. It outlines the audit process, types, statutory requirements in India, and key elements of an effective safety audit. The presentation also highlights the importance of auditor attributes and the necessity for both management and operational approaches in conducting audits.
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- 2. Inspiring Excellence This isa knowledge initiative about the presentation 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. www.verde.co.in
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- 5. Inspiring Excellence What isAudit? Part of a Verification Process Other modes of verification: Audit Assessment Inspection
- 6. Inspiring Excellence Different Levelsof Verification Excellence Improvement Compliance • Best in Class • System Development • Elementary
- 7. Inspiring Excellence Audit features: Auditcriteria 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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- 9. Inspiring Excellence What isSafety 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
- 10. Inspiring Excellence Different typesof 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
- 11. Inspiring Excellence Safety Audit InIndia, Statutory Requirement for Hazardous Industries Frequency: Every Year
- 12. Inspiring Excellence Management Approach Risk Orientation Hazard Risk Control Residualrisk 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
- 13. Inspiring Excellence Hardware Software Humanware Safety Dependson Engineering Procurement Accident and incident analysis Work permit Health and Hygiene Emergency PPE Leadership Task observation
- 14. Inspiring Excellence Elements ofOccupational 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
- 15. Inspiring Excellence 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
- 16. Inspiring Excellence 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
- 17. Inspiring Excellence 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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- 19. Inspiring Excellence Audit Process Plan AuditPlan 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
- 20. Inspiring Excellence Audit Outcome Strength Weakness/ Opportunity Risk Failure Noteworthy Effort Observation Nonconformity
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- 22. Inspiring Excellence Lifecycle ofan 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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- 24. Inspiring Excellence Auditor Person withthe competence to conduct an audit. Competence Ability to perform
- 25. Inspiring Excellence Four PointPledge 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
- 26. Inspiring Excellence 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
- 27. Inspiring Excellence • 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
- 28. Inspiring Excellence Five Principlesof Auditing Ethical Conduct Fair Presentation Due Professional Care Independence Evidence based approach
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- 30. Inspiring Excellence Take HomePoints • 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'thappen by accident. So, prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent
- 32. Quality Social Responsibility Environ- ment Health & Safety Food Safety Information Technology www.verde.co.in AssessmentConsulting Training 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 www.verde.co.in AssessmentConsulting Training 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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- 35. Inspiring Excellence Helping Businesses intheir pursuit of… Responsibl e Business Health & Safety Environment Social Responsibility Sustainability Quality Information Technology Food Safety Training Consulting Assessment People Excellence Thank You www.verde.co.in