How the Health and Safety Audit is Conducted?

How Often Should you Complete an Audit?

These audits need to be completed once a year, as a means of measuring your current performance as well as to plan and prepare for the year to come. It is also recommended to perform these audits once a process of health and safety programme implementation is completed. 

What Will you get After the Audit is Completed?

On completion of your gap analysis, the auditor will be communicating an audit report, which summarises all the findings relevant to your business for you. This report will not only show where compliance is not adhered to but also show you where gaps are currently covered.

Further to this, the report will provide you with an overall statistical compliance graph, which is very handy for the SafetyWallet subscribers, aiming at using their compliance rewards towards discounted services and products on My Safety Shop.

As a SafetyWallet subscriber, you will then receive the required support to close those gaps that have been identified, to move towards health and safety compliance and to keep people safe from harm.

What is Being Measured in the Legal Compliance Audit?

The audit measures compliance of the business on the following aspects whilst considering the accountability and responsibilities of both employer and employee (as well as third party stakeholders, such as contractors):

1. The Occupational Health and Safety Act (No85 of 1993) and its accompanying Regulations
2. The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (No130 of 1993)
3. Local Municipal by-laws
4. South African National Standards
5. Tobacco Products Control Act (No83 of 1993)

How do you Pay for Your Audit?