Safety Compliance and Site Inspection
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Safety Compliance and Site Inspection Course
Introduction:
As a minimum obligation, organizations must exhibit adherence to legal health, safety, and environmental (HSE) requirements. Additionally, they should demonstrate compliance with an HSE Management System, which is a crucial component of their operations. A fundamental aspect of any HSE-MS is the establishment of mechanisms for measuring performance against these requirements and providing feedback for management evaluation. HSE audits and site inspections are vital elements in fulfilling this function. Auditors, regardless of their level of experience, must possess the necessary expertise in HSE to conduct audits effectively.
Course Objectives:
Describe the Company’s HSE Management System Elements
- Understand the role of risk assessment and risk management
- Develop a plan and implement vertical and horizontal audit systems
- Be familiar with the requirements of HS(G)65, BS 8800, OHSAS 18000 and ISO 14000
- Carry out effective site inspections to sample behavioral and physical aspects of the site and its workers
- Measure improvements in safety culture
- Describe the role of projects HSE reviews
- Be able to prepare audit reports
Who Should Attend?
- Experienced and new auditors linked to the organization’s HSE MS
- All HSE personnel
- Managers and supervisors responsible for HSE functions
- Individuals responsible for controlling contractors
Course Outlines:
Introduction to safety audits and inspections:
- Introduction to risk assessment and risk management
- Working with contractors and other organisations
- Permit-to-work Systems
- What should HSE Management System cover
- Standards for HSE Management Systems
- Projects Health, Safety & Environmental Plans - Mechanism for audit and review for each stage of the project
Elements of HSE Management Systems:
- Types of HSE Management Systems
- Elements of HSE - Management Systems
- HSE Policy - Elements of HSE policy statements
- Types of self-audit systems
- Proprietary HSE audit software systems
- Quantitative audit systems
- Proactive and reactive monitoring of performance
- Measurement techniques
- Advanced Audit techniques
Behavioral Safety:
- Motivation and employee involvement
- Development of positive safety culture
- What is safety culture
- How to promote safety culture
- How to measure safety culture
- Behavioral Safety and employee’s involvement
- Selection of outcome indicators
Inspection and observation procedures:
- Engineering integrity
- Site inspections and observation techniques
- The Safety Case Concept
- Specific audit/inspection systems: fire protection and site activities
- Permit-to-work systems
- Preparation of audit reports and action plans
Emergency preparedness:
- Elements of an emergency plan
- Auditing emergency plans
- Procedures for preparing action plans
- Auditing contractors
- Procedures for preparing action plans