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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
MaxMin
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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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