Site Inspection and Safety Audit

Introduction:

Performance evaluation and analysis are crucial for continuous development, especially when safety is involved, as it pertains to financial resources and human lives. This Safety Audit and Site Inspection Training Course is designed to educate participants on the audit process, focusing on ensuring compliance with legal regulations and identifying areas for improvement in safety management systems. Participants will develop skills in document review, interviews, and site inspections, emphasizing that audit findings are based on facts rather than opinions.

The course provides a solid foundation for those aiming to become certified as process safety auditors or safety auditors, preparing them to conduct audits and inspections with high standards of compliance and safety.

Objectives:

By the end of this Safety Audit and Site Inspection course, participants will be able to:

• Assess the legislative context for safety audits and site inspections.
• Understand the relevance of audit activities.
• Learn the major components of a safety management system.
• Conduct competent site inspections.
• Evaluate the organization's safety culture.
• Review the organization's emergency procedures.

Training Methodology:

• Interactive lectures
• Case studies
• Field tours
• Document review
• Role play
• Group work assignments

Course Outline:

Unit 1: General Introduction to Audits, Legislation, and Contractors

• Understanding basic concepts of safety assessment and audit services
• Legal aspects
• Good practices in the oil and gas industry
• The Seveso III directive
• Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Temporary or Mobile Construction Sites Directive 92/57/EEC
• Contractor management
• Risk assessment and management

Unit 2: Elements of a Safety Management System – Audits

• Classification of safety management systems
• Mechanical model (FBL)
• Socio-technical model (STL)
• System elements related to safety and management
• Safety Management System (SMS) policy – Policy statements
• Performance monitoring management and belief systems
• Performance Measurement Analysis: Process Safety Indicators (ANSI/API 754)
• Auditor qualifications
• Audit procedures: Pre-audit, on-site, and post-audit activities
• Classification of audit observations

Unit 3: Inspections

• Observation methods
• Execution of audit/inspection systems: Interview and physical inspection
• Confining entry and work at heights
• Scaffolding, ladders, and personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Fire assessment
• Chemical safety
• Work permit systems

Unit 4: Safety Culture

• Understanding safety culture and behavioral safety
• Motivation methods: Taylor, Herzberg, Vroom, Gueller, and Maslow
• ABC analysis
• Drivers of behavior
• Natural penalties and consequences
• Auditing the hard side of safety culture
• Improving safety culture

Unit 5: Emergencies

• Internal and external emergency plans
• Auditing emergency plans
• Audit reports and evaluation