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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
The Health and Safety Policy
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Are adequate and appropriate resources to implement the policy provided?
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Is OH&S recognised as an integral part of business performance?
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Is there a commitment to continual cost improvement in the OH&S policy?
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Is the management of OH&S a prime responsibility of all managers, from senior executive level to first line supervisors?
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Is the policy communicated to all employees and are employees aware of their individual responsibilities?
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Is the policy available to all interested parties
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Is the policy and management system reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains relevant and appropriate to the organisation?
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Corrective Action Required:
Planning
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Is there and ongoing programme for risk assessments?
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Are plans and objectives set for implementation of the OH&S Program?
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Does the OH&S Program designate responsibility and authority for achieving objectives?
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Is there sufficient knowledge, skills and experience to manage OH&S issues effectively?
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Are arrangements in place for measuring, auditing and reviewing OH&S performance to identify any shortfalls and necessary corrective actions?
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Are arrangements for implementing corrective actions in place and effective?
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Corrective Action Required:
Risk Assessment (Planning)
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Is there a risk assessment policy?
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Does a senior member of the organisation promote and manage the risk assessment process?
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Are subject matter experts used in the assessment of hazards?
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Are all risk assessors trained?
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Are review systems for risk assessments in place?
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Are the risk assessments stored in accordance with record keeping systems?
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Corrective Action Required:
Risk Assessment (Detail)
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Are all work activities classified?
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Are all the significant hazards relating to work activities identified?
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Are activities of significant risk further analyzed?
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Is the level of risk correctly assessed for each hazard?
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Is a control implemented were required? (Procedures for high risk activities?)
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Are hazard assessments reviewed regularly?
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Is the hierarchy of controls used to determine controls?
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Corrective Action Required:
Implementation and Operation of System
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Is a member of top management allocated full responsibility for OH&S?
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Is there clear responsibility in the management structure?
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Is there clear accountability in the management structure?
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Is there clear delegation of authority in the management structure?
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Are resources allocated as necessary?
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Are staff aware of their individual responsibilities?
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Are staff aware of their responsibilities to others?
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Are staff aware of the consequences of their actions or inaction?
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Are staff trained and competence ensured?
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Is a retraining and refresher training programme in place?
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Are specialist advice/services made available where appropriate?
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Are employees fully involved and consulted?
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Is an adequate documentation system in place?
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Is a system in place for ensuring documents are kept up to date and relevant?
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Corrective Action Required:
Emergency Planning
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Are potential emergencies identified?
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Do emergency plans evacuate staff, visitors and alert neighbours?
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Are the emergency services alerted?
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Are procedures and equipment for dealing with emergencies adequate?
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Are key staff trained for emergency procedures? (First aid etc.)
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Are site plans communicated and known to staff?
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Is the emergency plan tested?
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Are records kept of emergency plan testing and/or actual events?
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Are emergency plans reviewed?
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Corrective Action Required:
Checking and Corrective Action
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Is OH&S performance regularly measured?
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Is proactive performance measuring used?
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Is reactive performance measuring used?
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Is OH&S performance linked to targets and objectives being met?
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Are accidents and incidents investigated and any corrective or preventative action taken?
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Are OH&S compliance, review and audit records kept?
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Corrective Action Required:
Auditing
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Are regular period audits of the OH&S management system undertaken?
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Are staff undertaking audits trained and competent to perform task?
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Are auditors independent from the activity being audited?
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Do audits verify that the organisation is meeting its OH&S obligations?
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Do audits identify strengths and weaknesses in the OH&S system?
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Do audits verify that the organisation is meeting its OH&S performance targets?
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Are the audit results communicated to all relevant personnel?
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Are audit results used as the basis for corrective action?
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Are audit results monitored to ensure OH&S improvement (i.e. there are no repetitions or failures revealed by pervious reports)?
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Corrective Action Required:
Management Review
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Does top management periodically review the OH&S management system?
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The review considers the adequacy of the OH&S policy and objectives?
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The review considers the adequacy, effectiveness and suitability of the OH&S system?
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The review considers the overall performance of the OH&S management system?
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The review considers the performance of individual elements of the system?
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The review considers the findings of audits?
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The review considers internal factors affecting OH&S management?
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New or revised OH&S objectives are assigned to either collectively or individual functions of the organisation to ensure a proactive approach to OH&S management?
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The review considers external factors affecting OH&S management?
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The review is forward looking, adopting a proactive approach towards improving the OH&S management system and business?
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Corrective Action Required:
Recommendations
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Recommendations:
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