safety audit
Hazard evaluation process
A safety audit is a systematic examination of workplace conditions, practices, and procedures to identify hazards and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
Organizations conduct safety audits to prevent accidents, reduce liability, and maintain standards: The factory underwent its annual safety audit.
The term extends beyond workplaces to any formal review of safety measures: a safety audit of the building's fire exits.
- corrective actionsSteps taken to fix problems
- OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
- site inspectionOn-location assessment visit
- hard hat areaSite mandating head protection
- near missNarrowly averted incident
failure analysis · red flags · employee training · fire drill · trend analysis · preventive measures · quality assurance · gap analysis · certification programs · control measures · checklist · performance metrics · corrective · monitoring systems · procedures · risk assessment · contingency planning · work stoppage
- safetyhazard, airbag, alert, danger, seatbelt
- Building Safetyfire alarm, smoke detector, fire extinguisher, emergency exit, fire escape
- safety equipmentlife jacket, lifeboat, smoke alarms, smoke alarm, life raft
- safety measureshandwashing, backup plan, fire prevention, fire drills, escape route
- Lab Safetylab coat, PPE, fume hood, eye wash station, fire extinguisher
- workplace safetyPPE, goggles, trip hazard, slip hazard, masks