Workplace Safety Audit in Bangalore

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Audits of work sites are conducted for the purpose of health, safety, and fire hazard identification. During these surveys, assessments are made for compliance to applicable building and fire codes and the detection of unsafe hazards. Work site audits also provide an evaluation of compliance to Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA standards relating to ergonomics, respirator use, hearing conservation, bloodborne pathogens and use of personal protective equipment. Ergonomics, the study of work and the relationships of carious stressors on the individual, can be identified through the building audits. The objective of ergonomics is to adapt the job and workplace to the worker by designing tasks, workstations, tools, and equipment to the abilities of the worker. Conducting a single annual comprehensive safety audit can actually hide the facts and hazards that you may want to discover. The single annual audit approach may tend to create a safety ramp up effect, by managers and supervisors, as the audit time approaches. A better approach may be to schedule various specific safety audits throughout the year on a ten month schedule. The eleventh month should be reserved for a comprehensive annual audit. Consider using the same topic schedule for your annual refresher training program. There are four basic questions a safety audit should answer. The persons or team designated to conduct the audits should take a fact finding approach to gather data. These auditors should be familiar with both the company program and the various local, state and federal requirements. All safety audit comments, recommendations and corrective actions should focus on these four questions.1.Does the program cover all regulatory and best industry practicerequirements,2. Are the program requirements being met,3. Is there documented proof of compliance,4. Is employee training effective  can and do they apply specific safe behaviors. Safety Audits are primarily to check the effectiveness of the various programs, they do not take the place of regular facility inspections. Facility safety inspections for hazards and their control should be performed on a weekly basis by supervisors and on a monthly basis by management. A safety audit is a process that is considered the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of occupational health and safety programs. Their primary purpose is to identify health and safety hazards, assess the effectiveness of the measures in place to control those hazards, and ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Administrations OSHA standards. Safety audits are conducted by independent audit consultants in order to ensure an unbiased review of policies, procedures, and safety management systems. A safety audit can involve a walk through of the facility, interviews with management and employees, and a review of the companies documentation and collected data. Safety audits serve two broad purposes, Ensuring compliance with safety legislation, these are routinely conducted and can be carried out externally by representatives or a regulatory body or internally by a team drawn from the companies staff. Identifying weaknesses in a companies safety program, these audits serve as a guide to optimize a companies safety management system and identify corrective actions that should be undertaken.

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