Safety Audit & Site Inspection

Introduction

“What you do not measure you cannot improve on”; every system however good on paper needs to be checked if it actually works in practice. How much more important is this need when what is at stake is not only money but human lives?

This highly-interactive LAKESHORE ISL training course will cover the essentials of Audits. Delegates will learn that an Audit is about examining the systems within a company and verifying firstly that the systems actually do exist and secondly that these systems are within the legislative requirements. Within this essential LAKESHORE ISL training course, the focus will also be on methods of identifying gaps that should be filled and or improved upon.

In this Safety Audit and Site Inspection training course, participants will learn about document searches, interviews and actual Site Inspections.  Audit and Inspection findings are facts and not opinions and this is emphasised throughout the course.

In this training course, participants will learn to:

• Conduct effective Company and Contractors Safety Audits
• Appreciate the importance of pre audit questionnaires
• Understand the legal aspects of audits
• Improve your knowledge on safety issues
• Improve your skills in undertaking Site Inspections

Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will:

• Understand the legal background
• Appreciate all Audit activities
• Gain knowledge about the elements of a Safety Management system
• Successfully undertake Site Inspections
• Assess the Safety Culture of the organization
• Evaluate the Emergency Plans of the Organisation

Training Methodology

Participants will learn by active participation during the training course through the use of exercises, case studies and open discussion forums. Videos shown will encourage further discussions. The training course will be run using PowerPoint slide, copies of which will be distributed both in hard and soft formats.

Organisational Impact

The organisation sending staff to this training will gain from:

• Staff being able to undertake audits and prepare audit reports
• The professional development of staff
• A reduction in incidents
• Staff equipped to carry out effective site inspections
• Personnel able to sample behavioural and physical aspects of the site and its workers
• Inspectors being sure of what areas require further controls

Personal Impact

• Confidence in conducting audits
• Understanding the legal background
• Appreciate how risk assessments may be evaluated
• Improved knowledge on safety issues
• Be familiar with the requirements of HS(G)65, ILO OHS 2001, OHSAS 18001
• Be able to assess the safety culture of the organisation

Who Should Attend?

This LAKESHORE ISL training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• All Supervisors and Line Management who have assigned responsibilities within the organisation’s Safety Management System (SMS)
• HSE personnel
• Operations personnel
• Maintenance personnel
• Staff involved in Contractor work

Seminar Outline

DAY 1

Introduction to Audits, Legislation & Contractors

• Introduction to safety audits and inspections
• The Legal Aspects
• Good Practice for the
• The New Seveso III Directive
• PSM 1910.119
• Directive 92/57/EEC – temporary or mobile construction sites
• Contractor Selection & Induction
• Risk Management & Risk Assessments
• Evaluating Risk Assessments

DAY 2

Elements of a Safety Management System – Audits

• Types of Safety Management Systems
• Mechanical Model
• Socio Technical Model
• Elements of Safety – Management Systems
• SMS Policy – Elements of SMS policy statements
• Proactive and reactive monitoring of performance
• ANSI/API 754 Process Safety Indicators
• The Auditors’ qualifications
• Audits
• Pre Audit Activities
• On Site Activities
• Post Audit Activities
• Classification of Findings

DAY 3

Inspections

• Observation Techniques
• Specific audit / inspection systems – physical inspection of the site
• Confined Space Entry
• Work at height
• Scaffolding
• Ladders
• PPE
• Fire Assessment
• Chemicals
• Work Permit Systems

DAY 4

Safety Culture

• Safety Culture and Behavioural Safety
• Motivation – Taylor, Herzberg, Vroom, Gueller, Maslow
• ABC Analysis
• What drives behaviour
• Natural penalties and consequences
• Auditing the Safety Culture
• Improving the Culture

DAY 5

Emergencies

• Internal Emergency Plans
• External Emergency Plans
• Auditing emergency plans
• Audit Reports
• Seminar Review
• Evaluation