SATETY AUDIT

SATETY AUDITINTRODUCTION

Safety Audit is management tool comprising of a systematic ,periodic and objective evaluation of how well the safety organization, management and equipment are performing, with the aim of helps to safeguard a company's assets by facilitating management control of safety, health and environmental practices and assessing compliance with established standards.

AUDITS OBJECTIVES

1. Verify compliance with established standards (regulations, internal policies and  industry wise standards of practice )

 2. Identify deviation from designed and planned operating and maintenance procedure and standards

3. Identify plant condition or operating procedures that could lead to an accident and significant losses to life or property

4. Ensure that the plan and operating and maintenance procedures match the design intent and standards

5. Keep the operating personnel alert to the process hazards

6. Review operating procedures for necessary revisions

7. Seek to identify equipment or process changes that could have introduced new hazards

8. Ultimate application of new technology to existing hazards

9. Review adequacy of safety inspections

10. Look for major risk situations recommend measures to improve overall safety performance of the plant