safety audits
Workplace hazard reviews
Safety audits are systematic evaluations of workplace practices, equipment, and procedures to identify hazards and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
Organizations conduct them periodically to prevent accidents and reduce liability: The factory underwent quarterly safety audits.
They may be performed internally or by outside inspectors.
Following the incident, OSHA demanded a full safety audit.
- workplace inspectionsFormal examinations of job sites
- walk the floorRestlessly tread in place
- spot checkUnannounced partial inspection
- accident preventionStopping harm before it happens
- red flagsIndicators something's wrong
gap analysis · OSHA standards · risk assessment · near miss · evacuation plans · emergency preparedness · risk mitigation · corrective actions · compliance reports · interview processes · emergency exits · fire drill · emergency procedures · compliance · checklist · personal protective equipment · remediation · workplace
- maintenancepreventive maintenance, maintenance schedule, scheduled maintenance, handyman, repair
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- safetyhazard, airbag, alert, danger, seatbelt
- Lab Safetylab coat, PPE, fume hood, eye wash station, fire extinguisher
- workplace safetyPPE, goggles, trip hazard, slip hazard, masks
- aviation rulesflight regulations, civil aviation, pilot licenses, air traffic control, aviation security
safety auditsreckless disregard
Conscious indifference to risk
endangerment · cover-ups · falsified records · cutting corners · deferred maintenance
safety auditsfalsified records
Deliberately altered official documents