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Health and Safety Audits
Health and Safety Auditing Service
Health and Safety Audits are required under management systems
Health and safety Audits are a requirement of the OHSAS 18001 management standard. Besides the standards audits are essential to ensure your organisation is doing everything possible to prevent accidents and ill health. Organisations must also comply with relevant legislation both in what they do and how they do it.
Audits can help to reduce bottom-line costs!
There are, though, benefits to be had from the expense of an audit. You can reduce bottom-line costs by reducing accidents, ill health and the subsequent related losses.
You also protect yourself from potential liabilities by making sure you are up to date with relevant legislation and Codes of Practice. Regular auditing monitors your performance against management standards.
In-house staff must be specially trained to carry out your audits
Auditing is a specialist technique. Staff must be specially trained. Generally, it’s best if audits are done by in-house staff as they are familiar with the site and what happens on it.
Reasons for having an external auditor
Smaller organisations are more likely to use external personnel. This could be because the ‘designated person’ is absent. Perhaps the costs are too high – it’s more expensive to train than to use an external auditor.
Some firms just like to have their operations looked at through different eyes – familiarity can mean that important issues are sometimes overlooked. Or maybe you need a particular type of audit and you don’t have an appropriately trained person available.
Legal Compliance Auditing is often best carried out by an external expert.
Paul Craythorne Associates offer auditing training and can carry out audits on your behalf . Contact us today.
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