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Performing Safety audit
A safety audit is a general term used to describe an activity where a facility gathers information about one or more aspects of the workplace in order to evaluate the risk levels for health or safety issues. During this audit one or more people will gather data related to the efficiency, reliability, and effectiveness of their health and safety systems.
When done properly, a safety audit will help determine if a company’s day to day activities are in conformity with their safety efforts. This means a safety audit is typically only done after a safety plan for the facility is already in place. A safety audit can, however, be used as part of the process in the creation of a full workplace safety plan for a facility.
Why Are Safety Audits Done?
Safety audits and safety inspections are performed for a variety of reasons. Each company will have their own specific list of reasons for completing a safety audit. The following are just a few of the most common reasons:
- Legislative Requirements – There are many local, state, and federal laws in place that require facilities meet certain safety standards. A safety audit can help ensure those standards are met.
- Safety Concern – Keeping employees and the workplace safe is ethically very important.
- Injuries – If someone has been injured in a specific area of the workplace, it is often necessary to perform a safety audit of that area to determine whether the injury was a one-time occurrence or there is a risk of it happening to someone else.
- Bottom Line – While safety improvement in the workplace is often looked at as an expenditure, in the long run it can positively improve a company’s bottom line.
- Safety Culture – Employers that want to promote a safety-focused culture need to set the tone by engaging in safety-related activities such as a safety audit.