Safety Audit & Site Inspection

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the legal background
• Appreciate the key elements of a safety management system
• Develop the skills necessary to undertake audits and site inspections successfully
• Understand the importance of and how to assess the safety culture of an organisation
• Evaluate the emergency plans of an organization

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is a suitably wide range of professionals but will significantly benefit:

• HSE Personnel
• Engineers
• Maintenance Personnel
• Employee Representatives
• Human Resources Professionals
• All personnel involved in selecting or vetting contractors
• All line Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders  
• Any other staff who are involved in monitoring the HSE management system

Daily Agenda

Day One: Introduction to Audits, Legislation, and Contractors

• Introduction to Safety Audits and Inspections
• The legal aspects relating to monitoring performance
• Seveso, COMAH, PSM 1910.119, CDM Regulations, & ILO C-167
• ISO 45001
• Contractor Selection and Control
• Evaluating risk assessments and safe systems of work

Day Two: Elements of a Safety Management System – Audits

• Types of Safety Management Systems
• Core Elements of Safety Management Systems
• Proactive and reactive monitoring of performance
• Measurement Techniques
• Competencies for Auditors
• Audits and their Critical Components

Day Three: Inspections

• Observation Techniques
• Specific Audit/Inspection Systems - Physical Inspection of the Site
• Confined Space Entry
• Lifting equipment and lifting operations
• Work at height and safe access
• Chemicals
• Fire Assessment
• Permit to Work Systems

Day Four: Safety Culture

• Safety Culture and Human Factors
• Negative and Positive Dimensions
• Taylor, Herzberg, McGregor, and Maslow
• Natural Penalties and Consequences
• ABC Analysis (Antecedents, Behaviour, and consequences)
• What drives behaviour?
• Auditing and improving the safety culture

Day Five: Emergency and Contingency Planning 

• Internal Emergency Plans
• External Emergency Plans
• Auditing Emergency Plans
• Audit Reports
• Contingency Planning
• Actions for Improvement