Health & Safety Audit and Site Inspections
Health & Safety Audit
What is a Health and Safety Audit?
A Health and Safety audit is an assessment of a company's systems, procedures, and policies related to employee health and safety to ensure compliance with current H&S legislation. These audits are carried out by CQMS' independent, Safety Advisers.
Health & Safety Audits determine whether there are adequate and effective control measures in place within the business to ensure that:
- The business has a clear understanding of and follows the Health & Safety policy and also promotes a positive safety and health culture
- The business has introduced planning processes, which identify objectives and set Health & Safety performance standards
- The business has identified and provided resources required for implementing, maintaining, and improving Health & Safety
- The performance standards in place are actively monitored, and lessons learned are used to improve Health & Safety standards within the business
- The performance standards are understood and followed by all staff within the business.
Why is a Health and Safety Audit important?
Companies of all sizes should consider regular health and safety audits for the following reasons:
- Audits help organisations understand the effectiveness of their safety procedures and an indication of how well controls are working
- Audits reduce the risk of injuries in the workplace as hazards are identified early on and control measures taken
- Audits improve employee motivation and indicate that the employer is serious about employees' safety at work
How CQMS can help you with your Health and Safety Audits
Our Health and Safety Advisers carry out independent, comprehensive, and consistent Health and Safety audits including:
- Documentation review: including checking the health and safety policy is suitable, process documents are available, and arrangements for harmful substances are in place,
- Review of Risk Assessments: including verification to ensure compliance with legislation, best practice, and confirmation control measures are implemented,
- Liaison with managers, heads of departments, and operatives to verify H&S compliance,
- Monitoring to ensure that policies are being adhered to, records are maintained and training is provided.
- Advice re compliance with UK legislation.
Site Inspections
CQMS has been providing site inspections on live construction sites nationwide for almost 30 years as a method of proactively monitoring health and safety compliance.
Why do I need site inspections?
Monitoring and reporting of health and safety compliance are vital parts of an organisation’s health and safety management system.
Whether your company works as a Principal Contractor or a Contractor, we can provide independent unbiased inspections of the work being undertaken by your workforce and report the findings to management.
Site managers are tasked with complying with the latest health and safety legislation and maintaining high levels of health and safety performance on their work sites. We can help your site managers with their health and safety responsibilities.
How CQMS' will help you
We will help you monitor health and safety performance by:
- ensuring work activities are undertaken by health and safety legislation
- identifying potential or future issues for consideration
- liaising with third parties (i.e. the client or principal contractor) as required
- CQMS’ site inspection includes documentation, emergency procedures, electricity, environmental issues, housekeeping, First Aid, PPE, welfare, working environment, training and work equipment, and more.
Further information on-site inspections
CQMS visits a range of construction projects, however, we know that every project is different, so please Get in Touch or telephone 01476 566665 for an in-depth discussion about your individual site inspection needs.
