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DaisyMaisy  
#1 Posted : 29 November 2012 08:06:33(UTC)
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DaisyMaisy

HI all - I am putting together an audit checklist to help when visiting countrywide showrooms. Before I take alot of time looking at this does anyone have an audit checklist which may suit? Any help would be very much appreciated.

many thanks
DM
SBH  
#2 Posted : 29 November 2012 08:29:09(UTC)
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SBH

What are you auditting - more info is needed, then should be able to assist

SBH
Terry556  
#3 Posted : 29 November 2012 08:46:01(UTC)
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Terry556

Are you auditing, or a workplace inspection, as SBH has said more Info needed
boblewis  
#4 Posted : 29 November 2012 08:47:45(UTC)
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boblewis

Are you truly auditing or just inspecting?

If auditing then you should be looking in detail at local management practices and implementation of procedures. The premises condition and actions of employees are then evidence of effective management following company procedures. This is a periodic, normally at most 6 monthly cycle.

If inspecting you are keeping a check that all is in order

Bob
Terry556  
#5 Posted : 29 November 2012 09:36:31(UTC)
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Terry556

My Audits

A3 and A4 site plans/drawings, showing buildings, storage areas, etc. and site boundary.
Site location map, showing the site and neighbouring properties.
Site drainage plan (surface/ stormwater, sanitary, process wastewater or interceptors).
Any historical maps/ aerial photographs.
All environmental or health and safety related permits and applications, with regard to air, land and water discharges, chemical storage (COMAH, NIHHS), waste and petroleum licenses, consents, etc.
Detailed list of the main chemical raw materials (including relevant REACH information) and fuels used on site (annual usages, typical inventories held, storage locations). Safety data sheets should be available for review.
Any environmental emissions monitoring data (air, water and land).
All correspondence with regulatory authorities on environmental or health and safety matters (e.g. site inspections, air permit upgrading letters, monitoring data, warning letters, enforcement notices, fines and/or prosecutions).
Working instructions (standard operating procedures perhaps from a quality manual) for factory activities on-site (e.g. paint spraying, extruding etc.).
List all sources of wastewater discharges, including sanitary, process wastewaters (describe process and makeup of process wastewater), describe the receiving water (foul or surface/storm) for each source.
Describe all air emission sources and provide relevant permits and correspondence with regulating authorities relating to such.
Provide a list of all hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams generated at your site.
Provide all permits and registrations in relation to waste management at your site, including waste consignment and transfer notes (hazardous and non-hazardous), verification of waste contractors (Duty of Care in the UK).
Provide information on your packaging waste and applicable registrations and data submittal to regulatory bodies where applicable.
Describe waste electronic and electrical equipment applicable to your facility.
Groundwater abstraction/injection permit documentation, including water supply and monitoring wells.
Details of underground and above ground storage tanks (including contents (type and volume), capacity, secondary containment, date of installation, date of removal, identified leaks etc.).
Details of any asbestos-containing materials on-site and/or surveys undertaken.
Details of any PCB containing equipment on-site and/or any certificates of transformer/capacitor analyses.
Asbestos register, management plan and risk assessment.
Environmental Reports.
Health & Safety Reports.
Geotechnical investigation/ foundation engineering reports (soil stability surveys for foundations, extensions) or any environmental reports already carried out.
Examples of each waste type (hazardous and non-hazardous) transfer/consignment documentation over the last 12 months.
Health and Safety (H&S) Management system and H&S Manual.
Risk Assessments (general workplace, manual handling, ergonomics, COSHH and fire safety).
First Aid arrangements / facilities.
Emergency procedures.
Health surveillance records.
Noise assessments (internal / external).
Accident and Incidents records and procedure.
Pressure systems written scheme of examination and test certificates.
Work equipment written instructions and controls.
Machine guarding and emergency stop devices risk assessments and work instructions.
Electrical safety checks and inspections.
Lifting equipment / confined spaces / work at height Risk Assessments and Permit to work systems.
Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres Risk Assessments.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Risk Assessments and procedures.
Chemical inventory (REACH registration information).
EHS training records and training matrix.
DaisyMaisy  
#6 Posted : 29 November 2012 09:43:06(UTC)
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DaisyMaisy

boblewis wrote:
Are you truly auditing or just inspecting?

If auditing then you should be looking in detail at local management practices and implementation of procedures. The premises condition and actions of employees are then evidence of effective management following company procedures. This is a periodic, normally at most 6 monthly cycle.

If inspecting you are keeping a check that all is in order

Bob


Hi bob and all - both of the above, combining the site visit to look at the paperwork, records, training etc. procedures and assessment management, a number of the areas covered by the long list posted! but not environmental and drainage areas as such. so pretty much everything. Each site has some things in place but I know it wont be up to scratch so its checking all aspects to identify areas requiring action
Safety Smurf  
#7 Posted : 29 November 2012 09:58:09(UTC)
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Safety Smurf

Daisy,
I've got something that might help. PM me you email address and I'll send you something over.
jwk  
#8 Posted : 29 November 2012 11:50:51(UTC)
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jwk

Hi Daisy, what we have done is take all our published policy & guidance on H&S and sorted out the specific requirements of each document. This gives us a list of statements, such as 'Managers will produce registers of all significant risks in the workplace'. Put a question mark on the end and change the grammar slightly and it becomes and audit question; 'Is there a register of all significant risks in the workplace?' (actually that's a bad example because it's two questions, but you get my drift). It didn't take us long to do this, and it gives us a set of audits which directly addresses compliance with our own document; in other words it addresses management control. Using an external tool won't do this.

We also use RoSPA QSA as a sense check to make sure we aren't losing site of legal and regulatory requirements, but our main tool checks whether people are doing what we tell them to,

John
Safety Smurf  
#9 Posted : 30 November 2012 10:33:46(UTC)
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Safety Smurf

Hi Daisy,

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