CIL provides industrial safety audit in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. We are an ISO 17020 accredited inspection body.

What Is a Safety Audit? 

An audit is a systematic review of something. It’s a sweeping, rigorous, and sometimes-painful process meant to verify that what’s supposed to be happening is happening—or that what was claimed to have happened did actually happen. 

Audits are typically conducted by independent entities rather than the person or organization undergoing the audit. In other words, you can’t audit yourself. You may not know what to look for, and even if you did, you couldn’t be objective about it.  

Steps to Conducting an Effective Safety Audit 

A safety audit is a rigorous process that can be broken down into the following steps 

Planning the Audit: The key components of an audit plan are the audit team, the scope of the audit, and the targeted areas in the workplace or jobsite. 

Executing the Audit: This step involves carrying out the audit in accordance to the plan. Any variation from established safety procedures is noted and actual work conditions are observed. 

Compiling the Report: The audit team compiles a report outlining the findings of the audit, including any regulatory violations, deviations from industry best practices, and safety procedures that are not properly followed. 

Corrective Actions: Based on their findings, the audit team identifies corrective actions that should be taken. This step should involve the company's managers and supervisors, since they are the ones who will be required to carry out these corrective actions. To ensure that they are followed, the corrective actions are assigned a completion and review date. 

Publishing the Results of the Audit: The results of the audit should then be made available to all employees of the company.  

Safety Audits vs. Safety Inspections: What’s the Difference? 

Safety audits and safety inspections are not the same things. Yes, they’re similar in that both involve an examination of an organization’s program, and yes, the two terms are often used interchangeably. 

That said, each term has a specific meaning, and mixing them up could get you in trouble.  

An audit is distinct from an inspection in 2 fundamental ways: 

1. Safety audits are more in-depth than safety inspections.  

2. Safety audits and safety inspections are typically performed by different people. 

How Often Should Safety Audits Happen? 

However, some organizations—particularly larger organizations—perform safety audits more often (e.g., every 6 or 3 months) to minimize their risks. Other companies are obligated to perform audits at specific dates due to internal policies, pressure from customers or shareholders, or orders from OSHA or another regulatory body. 

Benefits of Safety Audits 

• Providing an ongoing review of systems to ensure that they continue to be followed 
• Facilitating planned improvements to programs, policies, and procedures 
• Identifying weaknesses in human resources departments 
• Demonstrating management’s dedication to employee health and safety 

CIL provides industrial safety audit in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. We are an ISO 17020 accredited inspection body.

What Is a Safety Audit? 

An audit is a systematic review of something. It’s a sweeping, rigorous, and sometimes-painful process meant to verify that what’s supposed to be happening is happening—or that what was claimed to have happened did actually happen. 

Audits are typically conducted by independent entities rather than the person or organization undergoing the audit. In other words, you can’t audit yourself. You may not know what to look for, and even if you did, you couldn’t be objective about it.  

Steps to Conducting an Effective Safety Audit 

A safety audit is a rigorous process that can be broken down into the following steps 

Planning the Audit: The key components of an audit plan are the audit team, the scope of the audit, and the targeted areas in the workplace or jobsite. 

Executing the Audit: This step involves carrying out the audit in accordance to the plan. Any variation from established safety procedures is noted and actual work conditions are observed. 

Compiling the Report: The audit team compiles a report outlining the findings of the audit, including any regulatory violations, deviations from industry best practices, and safety procedures that are not properly followed. 

Corrective Actions: Based on their findings, the audit team identifies corrective actions that should be taken. This step should involve the company's managers and supervisors, since they are the ones who will be required to carry out these corrective actions. To ensure that they are followed, the corrective actions are assigned a completion and review date. 

Publishing the Results of the Audit: The results of the audit should then be made available to all employees of the company.  

Safety Audits vs. Safety Inspections: What’s the Difference? 

Safety audits and safety inspections are not the same things. Yes, they’re similar in that both involve an examination of an organization’s program, and yes, the two terms are often used interchangeably. 

That said, each term has a specific meaning, and mixing them up could get you in trouble.  

An audit is distinct from an inspection in 2 fundamental ways: 

1. Safety audits are more in-depth than safety inspections.  

2. Safety audits and safety inspections are typically performed by different people. 

How Often Should Safety Audits Happen? 

However, some organizations—particularly larger organizations—perform safety audits more often (e.g., every 6 or 3 months) to minimize their risks. Other companies are obligated to perform audits at specific dates due to internal policies, pressure from customers or shareholders, or orders from OSHA or another regulatory body. 

Benefits of Safety Audits 

• Providing an ongoing review of systems to ensure that they continue to be followed 
• Facilitating planned improvements to programs, policies, and procedures 
• Identifying weaknesses in human resources departments 
• Demonstrating management’s dedication to employee health and safety