Getting the Most Out of Internal Safety Audits
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Few things are more frustrating to serious safety professionals than conducting an internal audit and seeing nothing change as a result.
Audits fall short of expectations for lots of reasons. Lack of management support for your recommendations. Poor execution of improvement plans – often because you don’t have the time to personally oversee every detail. And sloppy documentation – which means the same old problems keep getting flagged but never get fixed.
The question is what can you do to squeeze every bit of possible value out of the time and energy you put into audit activity? How can you be certain that audits – formal or informal, conducted by management or workers, facility-wide or departmental – deliver measurable results?
This audio conference program will answer those questions and more. Our expert speaker will offer techniques to make any audit program more robust and more valuable. You’ll also find out how to use the auditing process as a forum to sharpen other aspects of your safety program.
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At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Develop an auditing program that uses a systems approach so you're not constantly uncovering the same hazards again and again
- Establish metrics to help you accurately identify problem areas and focus your energy where you'll get the biggest payoff
- Utilize management system techniques to create more efficient audit checklists
- Understand how Root Cause analysis can be applied effectively to the auditing process
- Analyze results to make future audits more proactive and less reactive
- Double that value of internal audits by using them as training and coaching tools
- Ensure that corrective action lists are turned into real improvements – and what you can do to get your supervisors and front line workers to participate in the process
- Show supervisors and workers how to document audit findings the right way every time
- Present a business plan to management so they clearly see that the corrective actions you propose are worth the investment.
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Presented by:
William “Bob” Coffey
William “Bob” Coffey, principal of WRC Safety and Risk Consultants, is a well-respected safety professional who has worked in industries including pharmaceutical, specialty chemical, heavy manufacturing and paper manufacturing. He holds both the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA) designations and is also a Department of Homeland Security Instructor. Bob’s work has been instrumental in creating substantial reductions in recordable accidents and breaking records for consecutive days without lost time accidents. His training has reached thousands and his programs been implemented across the country.
In the past, Bob has served on the American Forestry and Paper Association’s Health and Safety Committee, and Georgetown University’s Safety Taskforce. He currently serves on the board of the Safety Council of Central Pennsylvania, is the Governmental Affairs Chair for the Central Pennsylvania chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers, sits on the Department of Labor’s Safety by Design Taskforce, is a member of the ANSI Z390 Committee and is a member of the York County Haz-Mat team.
Bob is an experienced speaker on the local, regional and national levels and has been published in Professional Safety Magazine, Occupational Health and Safety magazine, Incident Prevention Magazine, and in local and regional newsletters. He is also one of the authors of a safety reference book to be released by the American Society of Safety Engineers in 2008 and is authoring a textbook on Emergency Planning. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and holds degrees in both Chemistry and Psychology.
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CD Only: $199.00
*All CD orders will be assessed a $20 Shipping & Handling Fee for CD and Conference Materials.
*A $25 CEU processing fee applies for all CEU requests
Questions About this AudioConference CD? Call 1-800-431-7571
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