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HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM AUDIT


1.0

PURPOSE:

This policy establishes a program to assist the HydroGeoLogic, Inc. management and
safety staff in the recognition, subsequent evaluation and control of health and safety
hazards in projects run by HydroGeoLogic Inc.
2.0

GENERAL:
A. State and Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA)
require that companies periodically audit (inspect) their operations to monitor
health and safety hazards and control such hazards. HydroGeoLogic, Inc.
believes that facility and project audits will uncover health and safety hazards so
that they may be controlled, thereby reducing the frequency and severity of
occupational injuries and illness, an providing for a safer an more healthy work
environment.
B. In keeping with this belief, HydroGeoLogic, Inc.s has developed various
checklists to be used as an aid when auditing the company facilities and projects.
These checklist are intended for use by the Area and Office Safety Officer and by
various other personnel from HydroGeoLogic Inc. depending on the level of audit
required.
C. Documents
1. HydroGeoLogic, Inc. Health and Safety Audit Checklist (Attachment A)
2. Site Safety Officer Health and Safety Audit Checklist (Attachment B)
3. Periodic Site Health and Safety Audit Checklist (Attachment C)
4. Internal Health and Safety Audit Review Form (Attachment D)
5. Report of Health and Safety Audit (Attachment E).
D. Definitions
1. Priority I findings are those violations that require correction immediately or
within 7 days. These findings are safety violations which may cause serious
injury or death if not corrected or are repeat violations from a previous audit.

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Employees must be notified at once of the hazard if the hazard is not corrected
immediately.
2. Priority II findings are those violations that require correction within 30 days.
These findings are either regulatory in nature or are safety violations which
are not expected to cause serious injury or death.
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PROCEDURE:
Responsibility

Office/Area Managers

Project Managers/Supervisor

Action
1.

Provide administrative resources to the Safety


Officer, Project Managers and Supervisors to
audit the health and safety of the office facilities
and projects

2.

Provide the necessary resources to correct the


health and safety violations found by the Safety
Officer, Project Managers and Supervisors.

1.

Conduct periodic site health and safety audits as


part of routine work activities. Check for and
correct any health and safety hazard found.
Attachment C and other applicable materials
should be used as a guide.

2,

Report any serious or repeat health or safety


hazard found at the job site to the Office
Manager and the Safety Officer with the steps
taken to correct the hazard.

3.

Contact the Safety Officer for assistance in


evaluating and controlling identified hazards
when necessary.

4.

Follow-up to check that identified health and


safety hazards have been corrected.

5.

Cooperate with the Safety Officer and other


assigned personnel in their on-site audits.

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Office Safety Officers

Area Safety Officer/Corporate


Safety Manager

1.

Conduct an audit of the office facilities at least


semi-annually using the pertinent section of
Attachment B. and other applicable materials as
a guide.

2.

Conduct an audit of field projects that are


representative of the offices field activities at
least semi-annually using the pertinent section
of Attachment B. and other applicable materials
as a guide.

3.

Document and maintain facility and field


audit/inspection notes for file.

4.

Provide
support
to
the
Project
Managers/Supervisors in health and safety audit
matters as needed.

5.

Provide information to the Office Manager as to


the status of the health and safety of the office
and field activities as needed. Document when
and how this information was provided to the
Office Manager.

6.

Contact the Area or HydroGeoLogic, Inc.


Corporate Safety Manager for questions
concerning health and safety issues as needed.

1.

Audit selected offices on an annual basis.

2.

Complete the HydroGeoLogic, Inc. Internal


Health and Safety Audit review Form
(Attachment D) for each audit performed

3.

Upon arrival at the office, meet with the Office


Manager and the Safety Officer for an inbriefing as to the purpose of the audit and time
frame of the audit.

4.

Conduct an audit of the selected offices


facilities at least annually.
Review
audit/inspection records for compliance with

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HydroGeoLogic, Inc.
Program Manual.

Health

and

Safety

5.

Conduct a audit of field activities of the selected


offices
at
least
annually.
Review
audit/inspection records for compliance with
HydroGeoLogic, Inc. Health and Safety
Program Manual

6.

Conduct an out-brief with the Office Manager


and the Safety Officer on the findings of the
audit. Discuss any Priority I items with the
required clearance date, any Priority II items
with the required clearance date, and any other
issues raised by the audit or of concern to the
office personnel.

7.

Generate a written report upon return to the


Area or Corporate Office. The report should be
finished as soon as possible and be mailed
within 10 working days of return.

8.

Follow-up with the office if a response is not


received within the allotted time for the
correction of the discrepancies found.

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TABLE OF AUDIT SCHEDULES


AREA OFFICE/CORPORATE SAFETY MANAGER
Scheduled
Non-Scheduled

Selected Offices
Selected Offices

Annually
As Necessary

OFFICE SAFETY OFFICER


Scheduled
Non-Scheduled

Office
Selected Field Activities
Office
Field Activities

Semi-annually
Semi Annually
As Necessary
As Necessary

PROJECT MANAGERS/SUPERVISORS
Scheduled

Field Activities

Non-Scheduled

Field Activities

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At least once
per project
As necessary but
not less than
every two weeks

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HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM AUDIT


ATTACHMENT A
HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT CHECKLIST

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HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM AUDIT


ATTACHMENT B
SAFETY OFFICER, HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT CHECKLIST

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HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM AUDIT


ATTACHMENT C
PERIODIC SITE HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT CHECKLIST

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HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM AUDIT


ATTACHMENT D
INTERNAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT REVIEW FORM

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HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT PROGRAM


ATTACHMENT E
REPORT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT

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