The advancement in technology leads to advanced manufacturing processes, products and projects. The complexity of advanced technology has to be handled professionally in order to take full advantage of the technology. There have to be dependable control systems to ensure the there is no loss to life and property. The possibility of incurring liabilities like public liability etc. due to hazards in the plant and processes should also be minimized. To achieve these objectives, safety audits and occupational safety and health (OSH) audit are steps in right direction.
Safety Audit is a very elaborate audit of the premises where all the aspects of safety are audited threadbare. In this audit, complete OR selected premises, as per the mandate, are inspected. Safety related documents are also reviewed. Extensive discussions with the related personnel are held on various audit issues. All the processes, warehouses, utilities and related areas are audited. If the scope permits issues like:

An exclusive OSH audit covers a study to ensure compliance with 1S14489/OSHA 3132 standards/norms. OSHA is an internationally recognized standard that acts as a guideline to achieve the objective of having safe working environments and process safety management.
In an OSH audit, exhaustive evaluation of safety and health hazards is undertaken. Sources of these hazards are identified and recommendation made to reduce the occurance of hazards. Suggestions are also provided to mitigate adverse consequences of hazards. The OHSA study includes review of the safety system documentation. Reporting systems are also reviewed as part of the study. If there is a requirement to study the processes as well, the safety audits and OSHA study can be extended to a full fledged process safety audit.