External auditing to meet your system requirements
Internal auditing
Assist (mentor) your audit teams for the most
beneficial outcome
Act as an audit team member where required
ISO8402 defines an audit as, "8402 defines an audit as,
"A systematic and independent examination to determine whether activities
and related results comply with planned arrangements and whether these arrangements
are implemented effectively and are suitable to achieve objectives."
It should be noted that the audit checks compliance with planned
arrangements (procedures) and implementation of these arrangements. The decision
as to whether these arrangements are suitable to achieve objectives is with
the management personnel who receive and review the audit reports, NOT the auditor.
As defined then, an audit is an information gathering activity
so that the need for improvement or corrective action may be evaluated. There
is no element of a witch-hunt or apportioning blame for problems. It is important
to establish this fact amongst auditees because defensiveness is not conducive
to information flow.
Audits may be internal or external and do not necessarily
have to cover the whole system at once but may cover elements of it. Independence
is ensured by the auditors having no direct responsibility in the audited area
but preferably working in co-operation with the relevant personnel.
Although audits, auditing and auditors are synonymous with assessment, assessing
and assessors, it may be considered that an audit is an examination of a single
activity, element, department, etc, whereas an assessment is a collection of
such audits.
Safety Auditing
Safety and Health Auditing identifies problems which may exist, sets up a system
for management to correct the problems, then follows up to ensure that the corrective
action has been effective. Procedures must be in place to ensure that regular
and effective audits of the safety and health management system are undertaken.
External Auditing
External safety and health audits are completed over two stages.
The first stage is known as the desktop audit, where the audit team gains an
understanding of the systems and processes. During this stage the following
steps are undertaken:
opening meeting
accident / incident trending
risk review
systems review
Once the audit team has an in-depth knowledge of the systems
the compliance audit can be completed. During this phase of the audit the following
steps are undertaken:
opening meeting
compliance audit
preparation of non-conformances
closing meeting
preparation of audit report
Internal Auditing
An internal audit is an audit by an organisation on itself.
Note that this is not necessarily on one site; internal audits can be carried
out on overseas sites, for example.
Audit Services International can assist you with your internal
auditing by training your auditors (refer to the 2 day internal auditor course)
or by being a member of your audit team.
Quality Auditing
Quality Audits are normally designed for one or more of the following purposes:
to determine the conformity of non-conformity of the quality
system elements with specified requirements
to determine the effectiveness of the implemented quality
system in meeting specified requirements
to provide the auditee with an opportunity to improve
the quality system
to meet regulatory requirements
to permit the listing of an organisation's quality
system in a register.
Audits may be routine or may be prompted by significant changes
in the organisational quality system, process or product or service quality
ot by a need to follow up on corrective action. ISO19011-2003
Quality audits are performed on the operational aspects of
your business and are based around the product produced or the service provided.
External Auditing
External quality audits are completed over two stages. The
first stage is known as the desktop audit, where the audit team gains an understanding
of the systems and processes. During this stage the following steps are undertaken:
opening meeting
systems review
Once the audit team has an in-depth knowledge of the systems
the compliance audit can be completed. During this phase of the audit the following
steps are undertaken:
opening meeting
compliance audit
preparation of non-conformances
closing meeting
preparation of audit report
Internal Auditing
An internal audit is an audit by an organisation on itself.
Note that this is not necessarily on one site; internal audits can be carried
out on overseas sites, for example. This also known as the most powerful form
of auditing, as you cannot hide something from yourself.
Audit Services International can assist you with your internal
auditing by training your auditors (refer to the 2 day internal auditor course)
or by being a member of your audit team.
Environmental
Auditing
More and more we are hearing of the necessity
to incorporate environmental management into our existing management systems.If
we do this we must also be able to complete audits of these systems.
An environmental audit should focus on clearly defined and
documented subject matter. The party or parties responsible for the subject
matter should also be clearly identified and documented.
An environmental audit should only take place if after consultation
with the organisation, the audit team can establish:
that there is sufficient and appropriate information about
the subject matter of the audit
there are adequate resources to support the audit process
and
there is adequate cooperation from the auditee. ISO19011-2003
HSEC Consulting - Capability
Statement We are pleased to offer the following services on a consulting
basis.
Services Provided
Detailed Explanation
Benefits to the organisation
Objectives and Targets
Development and Monitoring
Development - risk and process based objectives, targets and key performance
indicators developed for the management of the business from a lead and
lag perspective.
Monitoring - refer Management Review.
Provision of measures to allow appropriate management of the site based
on "real data".
Training
Auditing
Internal auditor training
External auditor training
Provision of management understanding of auditing
Auditing is the classic measurement technique for a site, therefore well
trained auditors will provide more effective interviewing to give you a
better understanding of the running of your business.
Risk Management
Enhanced S1 course.
Essential understanding of the most significant driver to your business
from a legal and business management perspective. Targeted to address all
levels of the business.
Accident Investigation
Enhanced S2 course.
Allows your personnel to appropriately investigate events based on risk,
to allow relevant business learning and implementation of suitable action
to prevent recurrence.
Document Control
Document controller training
User training
Segregated training to suit the needs to administrators and users to ensure
that all personnel are active users of the documentation assisting in the
management of the business through the use of current versions of documents.
Management Systems
Management Training
Supervisor Training
Operator Training
This will underpin that the management system is the framework to manage
the risk. It will also address the content and structure of a management
system and that it is based on the PLAN - DO - CHECK - ACT cycle, and is
relevant to all personnel in the workplace.
Document Control and Records Management
Systems
Provision of personnel with an understanding of the difference between
a document and a record. Preparation of a relevant system based on either
paper or electronic needs.
Document and records management underpin your system to ensure that people
are using current procedures and that they can find records as and when
appropriate.
Risk Facilitation
Broad Brush
Overview of all of the risks on the site, but not a detailed level
To have a detailed understanding of the business risk based
on an appropriate level of risk assessment, being able to identify relevant
controls for the risk and the business.
This comes back to the premise of what you measure you manage.
Strategic
Taking high level risk from a BBRA and then adding additional controls
Operational
WRAC based risk assessments for non strategic issues in the BBRA as appropriate.
Change Management Systems Development
Systems
Define change, develop system and develop the tools, based on risk
It will allow you to identify, understand and manage the risks involved
in a change, to get the most effective benefit from a change.
Legal Registers
Product
Preparation of customized legal registers for the site based on site risk
exposure and operational practices.
Identification of the technical basis upon which your business is based,
in a simple standardized format that is customized to your operation.
Operations Maintenance Systems Development
Registers
Critical equipment, critical tasks, critical limits and emergency equipment
Allows the identification of relevant equipment, what is needed to manage
and maintain the equipment for the effective and efficient running of the
system.
Calibrations
All relevant equipment including emergency against ISO10012.
Ensuring that all measurements are accurate as appropriate to risk and
need.
Task Based Risk Assessment
JSA (or equivalent) etc leading to SOP's (or equivalent) etc
To have an appropriate system targeted to the users to ensure that all
risks are identified and controlled prior to the performance of work, for
an event free environment.
Contractor Management Systems
Auditing - Pre-Post, Mid
Provision of auditing and relevant tools
Allows an appropriate business return for the use of contractors.
Management of HSE risk to ensure an event free contract environment through
auditing, scopes of work and contractor management tools, through appropriate
KPI's.
Systems
Preparation of the systems and the relevant tools, based on risks and
an appropriately defined scope of work.
Incident investigation
Systems
Assistance with the implementation of current systems or development of
appropriate site based systems.
Allows your personnel to appropriately investigate events
based on risk, to allow relevant business learning and implementation of
suitable action to prevent recurrence.
Mentoring
Assisting personnel with the performance of incident investigations to
get the most from the process, including the use of site specific tools
Management Review Systems
Systems
Development of relevant site specific risk based management review systems.
Ensures the measurement of the effectiveness of the overall
system through appropriate and relevant KPI's to ensure continuous improvement
and risk reduction.
Facilitations
Assistance with the running and recording of management review meetings.
Inspection, Monitoring and Auditing
Systems
Developing, Implementing and Maintaining appropriate systems for the site
including the relevant tools.
Acts as the major input to the management review process through the provision
of quantitative measures.
