AUDITRIBE
PRACTICAL AUDIT GUIDE

Health, Safety & Environment

Evaluate whether health, safety and environmental risks are identified, controlled, monitored and reported effectively.

Key Risks

  • Workplace injury or fatality
  • Unreported incidents
  • Unsafe equipment or conditions
  • Regulatory non-compliance
  • Environmental spills or emissions

Documents & Data

  • HSE policy and risk assessments
  • Incident and near-miss register
  • Permit-to-work records
  • Training records
  • PPE issue records
  • Inspection reports
  • Environmental monitoring records

Key Controls

  • Risk assessments and toolbox talks
  • Permit-to-work controls
  • Incident reporting and investigation
  • PPE requirements
  • Routine inspections
  • Corrective-action tracking

Practical Audit Procedures

  1. Review risk assessments for major activities and confirm periodic updates.
  2. Sample incidents and verify timely reporting, investigation and corrective action.
  3. Inspect selected work areas for compliance with key safety controls.
  4. Review training and competency records for high-risk roles.
  5. Test permit-to-work documentation for selected high-risk jobs.
  6. Review overdue HSE corrective actions and recurring incidents.

Questions to Ask

  • What could prevent this process from achieving its objective?
  • Which controls are considered critical, and who owns them?
  • What evidence shows the controls actually operated during the period?
  • What exceptions, incidents or recurring problems occurred?
  • What has management changed since the last review?

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