Why do we conduct these inspections?
Regular safety and health inspections can help your company to:
– Uncover safety or health risks.
– Reduce or eliminate the chances of an incident.
– Educate employees on workplace hazards.
– Meet legal requirements for workplace safety and health.
– Improve efficiency, productivity and workplace morale
Conducting inspections
Safety and health inspections should involve the following:
– Speaking to workers and supervisors about their concerns.
– Understanding the jobs and tasks at your workplace.
– Identifying existing and potential hazards.
– Determining the underlying causes of these hazards.
– Monitoring and evaluating existing hazard controls (e.g., protective equipment, policies and procedures).
- – Recommending and implementing corrective action based on the inspection’s findings.
If you discover any safety or health risks, you should take action to promptly eliminate or reduce the chances of a workplace incident.
