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Effective Safety & Health Assessments: Audits and Inspections

Effective Safety & Health Assessments: Audits and Inspections.

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Effective Safety & Health Assessments: Audits and Inspections

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  1. Effective Safety & Health Assessments:Audits and Inspections Disclaimer: These safety materials, resources and PowerPoint® presentations are not intended to replace your company's health and safety policies or to substitute for specific state and federal standards. We do not guarantee the absolute accuracy of the material contained within these resources. Please refer to applicable state and federal standards for regulatory compliance.

  2. Protect your most valuable assets: your employees Detect and eliminate unsafe conditions and unsafe acts before incidents occur Verify compliance with federal and local regulations, as well as company policies, rules and procedures Why Conduct Safety Audits and Inspections?

  3. Audits vs. Inspections • Inspections • Periodic surveys of facilities, equipment, hazard exposures, work practices and behaviors • Audits • Systematic review of safety systems, programs and practices

  4. Inspections are conducted by managers, supervisors or employees who have the ability to identify hazards in the workplace Before you determine how often to conduct audits and inspections, define the purpose and objectives Who / How Often?

  5. What To Document • What was wrong • Where it occurred • Action taken (or recommended) to correct • Assigned responsibility to correct (or get management to delegate) • The correction due date • A follow-up or verification date

  6. Management, supervisors and employees need to know the results of the audit / inspection Communicate Results

  7. Have hazards or behavior been eliminated or modified? Are trends developing that need to be addressed? Follow Up

  8. Summary: Leadership's Role • Establish an assessment system • Audit and see that others are conducting assessments • See that corrective actions are taken • Review assessment information

  9. Q: Conducting safety audits and inspections will help detect and eliminate unsafe conditions and unsafe acts before incidents occur. A: True QuizAll Questions True or False

  10. Q: An inspection is a systematic review of safety systems, programs and practices. A: False QuizAll Questions True or False

  11. Q: Inspections should only be conducted by managers and supervisors who have the ability to identify hazards in the workplace. A: False QuizAll Questions True or False

  12. Q: Audit and inspection results should be communicated to management, supervisors and employees. A: True QuizAll Questions True or False

  13. Q: Follow-up is an important step in audit and inspection processes. A: True QuizAll Questions True or False

  14. Resources • Facilitator Guide • Sample Inspection Checklist

  15. LOWER INCIDENTS No one gets hurt at work through LOWER* incidents. *(Limiting Oilfield Workers' Exposures and Risks) Go to next presentation

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