Element 7
There are four active monitoring methods can be use to check conformance to standards
Safety inspection
Sampling
Tours
Surveys
Safety inspection:
The term safety inspection can be applied to:
Routing inspection, statutory inspection, periodic inspection and pre use inspection
Sampling:
For example in large office which have 1200 fire extinguishers must be inspected by competent
engineer then there are several ways to check
1.
2.
3.
Safety Tours:
A safety tour is high profile inspection of a workplace carried out by a group of managers
Safety Survey:
Safety survey of one particular issue or topic
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3.
4.
Procedures: safe system of work, method statements and permit to work etc.
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Various factors must be considered when setting up an inspection system such as:
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6.
Writing style
Structure
Contend
Justify recommendations
Gathering information:
Reviewing performance relies on data gathered from various sources such as:
1.
Accident data
2.
Inspections
3.
4.
5.
Audit reports
6.
Reporting on performance:
Safety specialists usually play a key role in collecting this data and reporting on performance to senior
management.
Continues improvement:
Review enables action to be taken so that health and safety performance is continuously improved.
Explain the meaning of term health and safety audit and describe the preparations that
may need prior, during and after audit? Or
Define health and safety auditing?
Auditing:
Auditing is the systematic, objective, critical evaluation of an organizations health and safety
management system
Purpose of auditing:
Auditing is mechanism for verify that an organizations safety management is in place and operating
effectively. It will check that
1.
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3.
During audit:
During audit three different types of evidence will be sought:
1.
2.
Interviews
3.
2.
Risk assessments
3.
Training records
4.
Safety MOMs
5.
Maintenance records
6.
7.
Emergency arrangements
8.
Inspection reports