Industrial Safety Audit Services in India

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SCOPE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AUDIT, The scope of the safety audit is limited to the safety and health of workers employed in the manufacturing processes and operations and also the safety of the plant and equipment used in the factory. The Audit is carried out as per the requirement under IS 14489 and the various Legislative requirements such as the Factories Act, 1948 and the state Factories Rules, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Rules made there under and other applicable Statutes. Management Systems audit is done to assess the managements involvement and commitment towards promoting safety and health systems at work. Management system audit provides scope of examining and evaluation of safety policies and procedures and their review, hazard communication system, dissemination of information and hazard awareness programme, training and motivation of employees, etc. Besides management systems audit, technical aspects of plant activities namely, storage and handling of hazardous substances, Emergency Preparedness, process and operational safety review, transportation safety, testing and examination of plant and equipment, housekeeping, waste disposal system, fire prevention and control, etc. would also be audited. The following elements of management systems and technical aspects would be audited as per IS 14489:1998, 1. Health and Safety Policy, 2. Safety Organisation and Functions, 3. Safety Documentation, 4. Safety Committee, 5.Safety Budget, 6. Accident Reporting, Investigation and Analysis, 7. Safety Inspection, 8. Safety Education and Training, 9. Safety Communication Motivation, Promotion, 10. First Aid, 11. Occupational Health Centre, 12. House Keeping, 13. Noise, 14. Ventilation, 15. Illumination, 16. Hazard Identification and Control, 17. Safe Operating Procedure, 18. Work Permit system, 19. Waste Disposal System, 20. Personal Protective Equipment, 21. Fire Protection, 22. Emergency Preparedness, 23. Plant Layout and Area Classification, 24. Static Electricity, 25. Pressure Vessels (Fired and Unfired), 26. New Equipment Review, 27. Lifting Machines and Tackles, 28. Tank Storage Vessel Area, 29. Colour Coding for Pipelines, 30. Maintenance System, 31.Transportation of Hazards. STANDARDS TO BE FOLLOWED, The audit is conducted with the following standards and codes of practices on Safety and Occupational Health, i) Indian Standard on Codes of Practices for Occupational Safety &Health Auditing (IS 14489 1998). ii) Legislative Requirements (The Factories Act, 1948, the Explosive Act, 1884, the Boilers Act, 1923 and the Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 The SMPV rules, The Gas Cylinder Rules, the Electricity Act and Rule, the Mines Act and Rules etc. iii) Current Safe Practices, Prevalent in the factories and mines and the company internal controls. DOCUMENT VERIFICATION, The following documents , records would be examined during the Safety Audit, 1. OS and H policy, 2. Safety organization chart, 3. Training records on Safety, Fire and First aid, 4. Minutes of safety committee meetings,5. Record of plant safety inspections, 6. Housekeeping inspection records, 7.Accident investigation reports, 8. Accidents and dangerous occurrences, statistics and analysis, 9. Record of tests and examinations of equipment and structures as per statutes, 10. Safe operating procedures for various operations, 11. Record of work permits, 12. Record of monitoring of flammable and explosive substances at work place, 13. Maintenance and testing records of fire detection and firefighting equipment, 14. Medical records of employees, 15.Records of industrial hygiene surveys (noise, ventilation and levels, illumination levels, airborne and toxic substances, explosive gases), 16.Material safety data sheets, 17. On site emergency plans and record of Mock Drills, 18. Records of waste disposal, 19. Records of effluent discharges to the environment, 20. Approval of layouts and other approval from statutory authorities, 21. Records of any modifications carried out in plant or process, 22.Maintenance procedure records, 23. Calibration of testing records, 24. Shut down maintenance procedures, 25. In service inspection manuals, records including that of material handling, 26. Safety budget, 27. Inspection books, 28.Other statutory records, 29. Records of previous audits, 30. Safety in transportation of hazardous substances, 31. Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals.