Safety Audit

Scope of work
safety audit shall be undertaken as per is 14489, rules 68 j (9) (ii) of the gujarat factory rules 1963 and latest amendments in fa 1948, gujarat safety rules.
introduction:
safety audit is an important & useful technique for industrial management, whereby one can obtain a systematic critical appraisal of the effectiveness of companyplant’s safety program that is undertaken with a view to suggest improvements & up gradation.
safety audit is tool for ensuring that the plant operations & maintenance procedures match the design intent and standards .it keeps operating personnel alert to the process hazards; reviews operating procedures for necessary revisions; seeks to identify equipment or process changes that could have introduced new hazards; initiates application of new technology to existing hazards; and reviews adequacy of maintenance & safety inspections.
objectives
the audit has the following objectives:
identify the potential fire, safety & health hazards.
Study the exiting organizations & control measures in above areas.
Recommend proper measures & procedures for controlling the hazards identified
recommend measures for improving the effectiveness of the existing organization, program & procedures in above areas.
Methodology
the safety audit is mainly divided into 3 steps as
ø pre-audit activities
ø audit activity
ø post audit activities
the technical scope of safety audit would also include:-
processoperational safety
field review of plant installation, which involves all equipments
mechanical safety
review of maintenance procedure i.e. System of work & procedure of taking out the equipment from active service for maintenance and inspection.
Review of piping maintenance and testing including yard piping
breakdown and preventive maintenance system
maintenance of critical equipments.
Records and history card system
review of machine safety installation
routine and vulnerable spares procurement and planning sy