security audit and inspection

INTRODUCTION

Safety Audit and Site Inspection training course will provide you with all the necessary skills and talents required to successfully audit and inspect an organisation’s health and safety performances. All Safety Management Systems (SMS) require a systematic and thorough assessment of how well and efficient and effective the various parts are working. It will develop the ability to examine an SMS critically and enable to identify strengths, weaknesses, and suggest measures for improvement.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the legal background
• Appreciate the key elements of a safety management system
• Develop the skills necessary to undertake audits and site inspections successfully
• Understand the importance of and how to assess the safety culture of an organisation
• Evaluate the emergency plans of an organisation

COURSE OUTLINE

DAY 1

• Introduction to Audits, Legislation, and Contractors
• Introduction to Safety Audits and Inspections
• The legal aspects relating to monitoring performance
• Seveso, COMAH, PSM 1910.119, CDM Regulations, & ILO C-167
• ISO 45001
• Contractor Selection and Control
• Evaluating risk assessments and safe systems of work

DAY 2

• Elements of a Safety Management System – Audits
• Types of Safety Management Systems
• Core Elements of Safety Management Systems
• Proactive and reactive monitoring of performance
• Measurement Techniques
• Competencies for Auditors
• Audits and their Critical Components

DAY 3

• Inspections
• Observation Techniques
• Specific Audit/Inspection Systems – Physical Inspection of the Site
• Confined Space Entry
• Lifting equipment and lifting operations
• Work at height and safe access
• Chemicals
• Fire Assessment
• Permit to Work Systems

DAY 4

• Safety Culture
• Safety Culture and Human Factors
• Negative and Positive Dimensions
• Taylor, Herzberg, McGregor, and Maslow
• Natural Penalties and Consequences
• ABC Analysis (Antecedents, Behaviour, and consequences)
• What drives behaviour?
• Auditing and improving the safety culture

DAY 5

• Emergency and Contingency Planning
• Internal Emergency Plans
• External Emergency Plans
• Auditing Emergency Plans
• Audit Reports
• Contingency Planning
• Actions for Improvement