Health and Safety Audit

Why should you have a Health and Safety Audit?

To ensure that you are complying with health and safety law and that you have systems in place to prevent accidents.

Benefits of an Audit

A health and safety audit carried out by RSP Safety Services Ltd will provide you with independent information on the efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of your total Health and Safety Management System and enable you to draw up of an action plan for corrective action.

Our health and safety audit will identify and check that:

  1. Appropriate management arrangements are in place;
  2. Adequate risk control systems exist, are implemented and are consistent with the hazard profile of the organisation;
  3. Appropriate workplace precautions are in place;
  4. Legal compliance is being met;
  5. The system complies with approved codes of practice and other guidance;
  6. Company Health and Safety Policy is being complied with;
  7. There is a positive safety culture;
  8. Statutory training requirements are being met;
  9. You can successfully defend serious claims.

The health and safety audit elements will include:

Management System
Policy
Organisation
Planning
Consultation
Recruitment
Training
Purchasing
Visitor Safety
Control of Contractors
Temporary staff
First aid

Risk Management
Risk assessments
Manual handling
Display Screen Equipment
Work equipment use and maintenance
Hazardous substances
Noise
Personal Protective Equipment
Electricity
Permit to Work

Workplace
Machine safety
Fork lift trucks
Ventilation
Lighting
Hygiene
Storage facilities
Solvents
Building safety
Vehicle safety

Fire Safety Management
Fire protection
Prevention and security
Risk assessment
Fire detection
Emergency lighting
Means of escape
Fire drills
Fire extinguishing equipment
Security

Pro-active and re-active monitoring
Accident reporting, recording and investigations
External reporting
RIDDOR
Insurance reports
Hazard spotting
Employee involvement
Inspections
Audits

Disability Discrimination
Routes and street furniture
Car parking, ramps, steps, entrances, stairs, lifts
Reception area and lobbies
Corridors, internal doors
Toilets and facilities
Lighting and acoustics
Means of escape

The audit will evaluate compliance with the broad concepts of the HSE document HS(G)65 ‘Successful Health and Safety Management’ and relevant good occupational practice as well as looking in detail at the supporting activities.

Our auditors have broad experience and knowledge of the relevant standards and systems as well as practical experience of implementing procedures within operating budgets.

The cost for a health and safety audit will depend on your company size, number of employees, risk and complexity. Call us for a chat and a quote.