HSE Audit

The audit is a systematic, objective, documented and independent evaluation to determine whether, the activities conforms to the requirements of the occupational health and safety systems and procedures and to assess the efficiency of health and safety programs, verifying the availability and implementation of elements of occupational health and safety systems and the system’s ability to meet the established safety objectives.
Specific audits can be carried out in areas identified based on the general Occupational Health and Safety Audit or in the high risks operations or when there is a high frequency of accidents.

Audit Goals.

Audits are usually performed to meet one or more of the following objectives:

• To give the auditee the opportunity to evaluate its own OH&S framework against a standard OH & S system and find areas for improvement
• To assess the implemented OH&S system's compliance with defined specifications, so as to identify areas for improvement. and
• To meet legal requirements.

Audit Objectives.

Occupational Health & Safety audits are conducted with the following objectives:

• To determine all possible hazards in a systematic and critical manner including personnel, plant, services and operating methods; and
• Ensuring that the OH&S framework meets all legal specifications; and
• those of the company’s written safety policies, objectives and program.

Legal Audit requirement / Obligation on employer.

Across the world including in India, various standards have been formulated for industrial audits to evaluate the adherence of statutory as well as organization requirements concerning Occupational Health and Safety.

As per state factories rules such as Gujarat Factories Rules 1963;

• internally once in a year by a team of suitable plant personnel;
• externally once in two years by a competent agency accredited in this behalf;
• in the year when an external audit is carried out, internal audit need not be carried out;
• The occupier, within thirty days of the completion of the audit, shall send a report to the Chief Inspector with respect to the implementation of the audit recommendations.

• Audit coverage mainly extends to
• Audit as per National & International standards/specifications (ISO 45001:2018, IS 14489:2018, IS 15793:2007, Gujarat Factories Rules 1963).
• A general occupational Health & Safety audit aiming improvement at project site or in industry.
• A special audit for gap assessment, in case any contractor is unable to cope-up and match with the client's/owner's Health & Safety management system.

Benefits of the Audit.

An audit is effective process that helps to assess compliance towards for Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace.

An audit process can help to identify and correct the gaps in procedures and statutory requirements at workplace safety. It not only helps in improving workplace safety culture but also helps in reducing liabilities. Additionally, it helps to increase employee’s awareness towards occupational health, safety, environmental and fire regulations.

There are numerous benefits of the occupational health and safety audit but key benefits of the audit process are as follows:

A complete audit process with proper follow up signals that the organization is making good-faith to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

• Helps to identify major non-compliance and reduce the chance of statutory penalty or legal action

There are servals regulations and laws in place to ensure the adherence of safety within the different industries.

If the regulations are not being followed, it can lead to legal actions or possibly being shut down. The audit process will streamline the organization along with statutory requirement and demonstrate organization commitment to compliance.

Helps to save money

The occupational health and safety audit provide a comprehensive analysis of procedures and provide fact-based changes to be implemented. This will provide the clear strategy for the implementation upon identified findings and possibly will avert the future incidents, mishaps or penalties etc.

Influence the positive culture at workplace

The audit process demonstrate commitment towards to occupational health & safety, implementation on identified findings may mitigate the workplace hazards. This process will reflect positive vision among employees, also they can feel their safety is the prime focus of the organization and they will provide optimum efforts towards organization to achieve goals and objectives.

Fire Audit

Fire safety audit is an efficient method for evaluating fire safety status and standards of an industry or an organization such as office, hotel, laboratories, hospitals, malls, schools etc. A thorough fire safety audit should identify the intrinsic fire hazards associated with an occupancy's activities and suggest areas for improvement in fire safety measures for fire prevention, mitigation and protection in case of a fire.Despite the fact that various state governments and municipal bodies have enacted strict fire safety laws, the number of fires in the country is increasing, resulting in the loss of many lives and property.

• Fire Safety Audit Aim
• To prevent the occurrence of fire and explosion incident at workplace.
• To reduce the risk to life and properties caused by fire.
• Assess the gap in organizational fire safety procedures, arrangements, preparedness and statutory compliance.

Fire Safety Audit Objectives

The Fire Safety Audits are conducted with the following objectives:

• To provide information on whether a fire risk management system conforms to organizational and statutory requirements and is effectively implemented and maintained.
• discover the forward action plan which is a useful for fire prevention, mitigation and emergency preparedness.

Legal Audit requirement / Obligation on employer.

• According to chapter 5 rules 18 of the Gujarat Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2013, Provided that the owner or the occupier, as the case may be, shall, -
• provide minimum firefighting and life safety installations as provided in the regulations;
• maintain the fire prevention and life safety measures in operational condition at all times, in the manner and specifications specified in regulations.
• According to section 3 of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, the developer, owner, occupier or whatever name called, shall comply with all the fire and safety measures, adhering to the National Building Code of India, 2016, and as amended from time to time, failing which, it shall be treated as a violation of the said Act.
• The Section 38 of the Factories Act, 1948, emphasizes, the obligations of the occupier, which include,
• The Section 38 of the Factories Act, 1948, emphasizes, the obligations of the occupier, which include,
• to provide safe means of escape,
• to maintain the firefighting equipment properly and
• to familiarize all the workers with the means of escape during fire and train them in steps to be taken in a fire accident.

Audit coverage mainly extends to

• Fire risk and load assessment as per Factories Act 1948 and other relevant laws.
• Fire safety audit as per statutory requirements.
• Statutory audit for clearance of occupants under NBC (National Building Code)- Part-4 / NFPA or BS9999:2008.

Benefits of the Audit.

• Determine the compliance with fire safety laws & regulations
• Brings value to the workplace by avoiding legal action, prosecution, absence costs & loss of reputation.
• Decrease insurance premiums & indirect cost of workplace injuries or property damage.
• Improve employee awareness towards fire & life safety measures.
• Improve employee awareness towards fire & life safety measures.

Electrical Safety Audit

INTRODUCTION

• Electrical hazards, such as shocks, burns, damage, fire, and explosion, continue to pose a danger to people's and property's safety. Electrical risks must be efficiently handled as electricity has become an indispensable part of our lives.
• Industries that handle flammable chemicals, especially in process, fires due to electrical reasons are very probable. Business disruption due to electrical hazards (loss of data, fire in server room, damage of expensive communication equipment etc.) could be significant in service industries such as information technology and telecommunications.
• IS (Indian standard) guidelines, IE (Indian electricity) rules etc., will be considered during the electrical Safety Audit. The requirements of Electrical safety & energy conservation will be covered while carrying out safety audit.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SAFETY AUDIT

• Develop, install, operate, and manage facilities that reduce safety risks.
• Adhere to statutory regulations and standards for risk management.
• To prevent any incident or injury, train the staff employed at the workplace in terms of safety, safe behavior, and appropriate equipment usage.
• Perform evaluations, assess, evaluate, and install the best available safety/operational equipment to achieve accident-free operations at a fair cost.
• Perform evaluations, assess, evaluate, and install the best available safety/operational equipment to achieve accident-free operations at a fair cost.

BENEFITS OF SAFETY AUDIT:

• Compliance to Indian Electricity Rules.
• Protection to Lightning.
• Minimizing shocks, fires as well as electrical hazards
• Information about Protection Devices
• Information on Earthing Systems
• Tests (IR, E, O/L),
• Knowledge on Equipment Layout
• Knowledge on adequate cable size
• Knowledge on Fire Protection

FOCUSSED REVIEWS

• Compliance to Indian Electricity Rules.
• Protection to Lightning.
• Minimizing shocks, fires as well as electrical hazards.
• Information about Protection Devices
• Information on Earthing Systems
• Tests (IR, E, O/L),
• Knowledge on Equipment Layout
• Knowledge on adequate cable size
• Knowledge on Fire Protection

METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUDI

The following electrical safety audit structure has been designed for designing and implementing an electrical safety program. Data collection and analysis can be carried out in a modular fashion.

• Meeting for Pre-Audit and Coordination
• Questionnaire for Pre-Audit
• Checklist in reference to legal requirements.
• Physical Inspection.
• Performing Test and Measurement
• Consultation with staff in charge of safety and electrical department
• Examining and reviewing records/documents
• Preparation of Draft Report
• Management meeting for review
• Submitting of Final Report

CONTENTS OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUDIT REPORT

• Introduction
• Electrical system Overview
• Observations and Recommendations
• Evaluation of Lightning Protection System
• Control methods for Electrical Hazards
• Observations & Recommendations for Hazardous Area.
• Analysis of Electrical Accidents and control measures
• Review of Fire Hazards and Protection Measures
• Reviewing of Electrical Maintenance
• Inspecting electrical test records and procedures
• Annexures (References/Guidelines)
• Photographs

Technical Audit

Rigworld an ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 45001:2018 organisation, is a leading organization to provide technical audit. Technical audits may include pre-contract assessment and compliance testing to international standards. The technical audit team comprise of auditors, engineers or subject-matter expertsto evaluate deficiencies or areas of improvement in a process, system or proposal. Our technical audit team provides the technical aspects of the project implemented in the organization

Technical Audits with Rigworld

A Rigworld Technical Audit is an independent and robust assessment to verify your true capabilities. The checklist can be tailored to your particular industry or product, with our specialist auditors providing an overall score to represent the real level of risk in your supplier.

The scope of work under Rigworld Technical Audit services:

• Basic company profile
• Quality management system – company’s quality manual, planning and management review
• Resources management – human resources, purchasing and control of measurement devices
• Any other specific instructions from the client

A detailed information are collated in a comprehensive report and a correct action plan is provided to prioritize the most important follow-up actions for the overall improvement of company.

Rigworld’s technical audit is carried out only by an experienced auditor or auditor leader with at least 5 years of experience in the relevant field. The reports are provided within 1 week.