Health and Safety Audit

Health and Safety Audit – Exeter, Devon and the Southwest

A health and safety audit is a review of your health and safety management system and safety culture to establish your current legal compliance and identify areas for improvement.

Health and Safety audit assists a business by helping to raise health and safety standards, maximising efficiency by helping to reduce lost time and resources which in-turn lead to maximising profit margins.

What does a Health and Safety Audit involve?

A Safety Audit will typically involve a systematic review of 3 distinct areas:

• Health & Safety Documentation, e.g. Health & Safety Policy, Risk Assessments, Training Records, inspection and maintenance records
• Management and employee attitudes to health and safety. Assessed through discussion with Managers and staff, compliance with work procedures
• Observation of work environment standards, e.g. housekeeping, machinery guarding, use of PPE, etc.

What is the outcome of a Health & Safety Audit?

A good Health and Safety Audit will include an Action Plan with recommendations for improvements, together with suggested timescales.

Why choose Amarisk?

We have extensive experience of conducting audits and developing action plans. Once a Health and Safety Audit has been conducted and an Action Plan has been prepared, we can continue to support you in developing and implementing any new systems or documentation that may be required.

Note that Health & Safety Audits are included free with our Retained Health and Safety Advisor Service but we also offer the service to non-retained clients.