A Business Guide to Workplace Inspections
December 6, 2012
Presented by: Kathleen Collins, Health and Safety Manager at Drake International
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Agenda
• Background on Inspections
• Legislative Requirements
• Types of Inspections
• Conducting an Inspection
• Reporting Results
• Due Diligence
Background on Workplace Inspections
• What is a catastrophe?
• Prevention
• Managing risk in your workplace
• How can inspections help?
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Background on Workplace Inspections Continued
Workplace party involvement:
• Managers
• Supervisor
• JHSC
• Worker
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Background on Inspections
Procedure and training:
• Formulate a process
• Review of the workplace
• Create documentation
• Create forms
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Background on Inspection
Familiarize the workplace:
• People
• Equipment
• Material
• Environment
• Process
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Background on Inspections
Evaluate Risk:
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Assess
Review
Control
Background on Inspections
Due Diligence and Documentation
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Background on Inspections
Recommendation and Control Resolutions:
• Resolutions are needed
• Needs a management or executive decision
• Implement new control
• Review new controls
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Legislative Requirements
• Inspections are a legal requirement
• Globally it’s an expectation in all legislation
• Frequency and types of Inspections
– Application of Act
– Regulations
– Codes
– Best Practices
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Legislative Requirements
Who Conducts a Workplace Inspection?
• Line workers
• Office workers
• Joint health and safety committee
• Supervisors
• Managers
• Team leads
• Employer
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Types of Inspections
Planned Inspections
• Organized activities that happen on a schedule
Unplanned Inspections
• Forced inspection
• Identification of risk
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Types of Inspections
Types of inspections that you can create and conduct in your workplace to minimize risk:
• General Audit
• Pre-Start Inspection/Reviews
• Critical Parts Inventory
• Material Inventory
• Exposure Surveys
• Specific Hazards
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Types of Inspections
General Audit:Based on characteristics of your workplace you typically will be looking at:
• People• Material • Equipment • Environment • Process
Types of Inspection
Pre-Start Review Inspections:
• Timely review
• Exposure to chemicals and other designated substances
• Removal of hazards or;
• Control of hazards
• The Pre-Start Health and Safety Review is intended to ensure worker protection
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Types of Inspections
Critical Parts Inventory: Typically related to equipment and material flow. Critical parts inventory needs to evaluate:
• Existing consumption • System failure• Estimate soft cost impact • Vendor relations for in-stock improvement (Just-
in-time delivery and procurement process)
Types of Inspections
Material Inventory: • Accounts for all overhead inventory • Losses or additions• Housing and storage• Expiry dates• Inventory removal• Exposure surveys
Types of Inspections
Exposure Surveys Looks at relationships between workers’ symptoms and workplace including:
• Changes in routines and work site characteristics
• Details about known toxicant exposure
• Exposure to metals, dust, fibers, fumes, chemicals, physical agents and biologic hazards
• Other persons affected
• Protective equipment use
Types of Inspections
Specific Hazards:These inspections are reflective of:
- Acts- Regulation- Code- Best practices
Example Investigation
Conducting an Inspection
Have a plan:
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Who What Where When Why How
Overview – Workplace Inspections
Key Takeaways:
• Legislative Requirements
• Process
• Documentation
• Types of Review
• Process for Controls
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Thank You for Attending For Questions please contact Kathleen Collins
416-216-1088
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