Hi Buckley32952. Who is to be the judge of whether you have made improvements and more importantly, how is it to be measured? Once you can answer that then you will be in a good position to decide on how to approach the tasks. My experience of abbatoirs is that the workforce tend to resist change and either stay in the job "for ever" or leave after a very short time. This of course creates a cliquey effect that can present barriers to change. I suggest that true consultation and collaboration is essential. A thorough examination of actual work practices (compared to procedures or management expectations) may yield some interesting results. Your weekly inspection can be adapted to include those areas where you identify a need for increased vigilance and thereafter delegate the task to supervisors, whilst you manage the process and analyse the results. An audit would either look at a wide range of issues or focus on one or two issues but in depth, generally at lower frequencies than weekly and be part of the overally safety management process to determine levels of compliance against set standards or to measure change over a period of time.