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The audit of process safety

a corporate comfort blanket?

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Auditing in the dock?

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AuditingFrailties

Pre-occupation with audit scoring Lack of worker engagement

Confusion of audit criteria

Lack of auditor independence

Proliferation of audit paperwork

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AuditChoreography

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Audit team composition

Internal Only, Staff from

other sites

Internal with singleExternal Contractor

Mainly External with

Internal Specialists

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Internal Auditors

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PROS

Internal auditors know the

organisation and where to look

for evidence

Findings are more likely to beseen as realistic by auditees

Using internal auditors helps

the transfer of good practices

CONS

Internal auditing takes

resources away from normal

workfor both training and

planned audits

Internal auditors can be

disposed to insularity

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Methods of gathering audit methods

No interviews

All modes

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Collectingauditevidence

Physical

VerbalWritten

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Benchmarking safety audits processes with peers

Formal benchmarking

with peer companiesBenchmarking informal or

not implemented

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Audit team size range

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

A B C D E E* F G H I J

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Auditing Options

ISO 19001

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Extent of

auditor

involvement

Location of Auditor

On-site Remote

Human

Interaction

Conducting interviews

Filling checklists and

questionnaires with auditee

participation

Document review with auditee

participation

Via communication means:

Conducting interviews

Filling checklists and questionnaires

Document review with auditee

participation

No Human

Interaction

Observation of work performed

Site visit

Filling checklists

Sampling (eg products)

Document review (eg records)

Document review

Observation of work performed via

surveillance means

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Questions?

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