Safety Audit

Safety audit
• An audit is a systematic independent review to
verify conformance with established guide lines
or standards. It employs well defined review
process to ensure consistence and to allow the
auditor to reach defensible conclusions.
• It is a systematic critical examination of
the system or process to review its
strengths and weaknesses with reference
to the loss potential
 Definitions
• Auditee
– An organization to be audited.
• Audit Team
– A team of qualified and experienced persons to do auditing
• Management Representation
– The official of the auditee organization authorized to deal with the
audit team.
• Nonconformity
– The non fulfilment of specified requirement.
• Observation
– A statement of fact made in the course of an audit and preferably
substantiated by objective evidence.