Element 8:- Monitoring, Review and Audit of Health and Safety Performance Flashcards
types of Monitoring
- Active Monitoring
- Benchmarking
Takes key performance indicators and compares them externally with similar organisations or industry standards
what is Workplace Inspections
A formal, structured examination possibly by a team of people of the working environment that identify hazards that are not controlled
Limitations of inspections
- Some hazards are not visible
- Some hazards not always present
- Unsafe practices not seen
Types of inspections
- General workplace inspections
- Statutory inspections
- Compliance inspections
People who carry out inspections:
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Health and Safety advisors
- Employee safety representatives
- Enforcement agencies
Inspection Checklist
- Condition of processes and plant
- Contractors
- Electrical
- Environmental conditions
- Fire protection
- First aid
- Hand held tools
- Hazardous substances
- Housekeeping/cleanliness
- Lifting equipment
- Manual handling
- Machinery guarding
- Noise etc.
what is Safety Sampling
A random exercise in which assigned observers walk in allotted timescale noting incidence of health and safety defects on pre-prepared sheets
what is Safety Tours
An unscheduled examination of a workplace to look for acceptable standards. A tour can be carried out by a Manager and demonstrates commitment to safety
what is an Audit
A thorough examination of the performance of the health and safety management systems, procedures.
Audits look at Management systems, Procedures, Training, documentation such as safe systems, Permits to work, Interview selected employees as well as examining the workplace.
what is Reactive Monitoring
- Accidents
- Incidents
- Ill-health statistics
- Near misses
- Dangerous occurrences
- Complaints by workforce
- Enforcement action
- Prosecutions
- Civil claims
