AUDITING
Audit Purpose & Scope
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An (O)SHEQ audit has a wide scope, and although addressing hazards and risk controls, it also looks at organisational structures, planning activities, responsibilities, implemented procedures, review cycles and measurement and evaluation issues.
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Confidentiality
The auditor shall keep all information observed and captured confidential as required by the Government Notice No 156 (Labour Act 6 of 1992): Regulations relating to the safety, health, environment and quality of employees at work (Chapter 2, Regulation 27).
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Audit Objectives
• To determine the conformity or non-conformity of the SHE system elements with specified legislative, risk exposure and system requirements.
• To determine the conformity or non-conformity to facility SHE system requirements.
• To provide the auditee with an opportunity to improve the SHE program.
• To assess the ability of the SHE system in place to ensure future compliance.
• To share the auditor’s knowledge on best available practice with the auditee.
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Audit Scope
• The audit will cover the required disciplines within the framework of the existing National (O)SHLEQ legislation & international standards & safe practices.
• An audit included non-conformities from the previous audits.
BRS – Legal Compliance Auditing
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Our “Legal Compliance Auditing” is benchmarked at the relevant National legislation and comprises of two levels:
1. Basic Legal Compliance; and
2. Legal Compliance
BRS – SHEQ-GURU Integrated Five Star System
Our “BRS – SHEQ-GURU Integrated Five Star System” makes provision for grading the SHEQ disciplines separately or as a an Integrated SHEQ System.
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Our “BRS – SHEQ-GURU Integrated Five Star System” makes provision for analysis against the following:
• Relevant National OSH Legislation & relevant Standards and/or Specifications
• SHEQ ISO Standards: ISO 9001: Quality, 14001: Environment & 45001: Occupational Health & Safety
• International & BRS SHEQ Practices
• BRS Minimum Element Requirements (MER’s)
• Industrial SHEQ Objectives, Requirements & Expectations
• Relevant Manufacturer’s Guidelines & Safety Data Sheets, including MSDS’s
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Our “BRS – SHEQ-GURU Integrated Five Star System” includes the following parameters:
Legend:
• F: Fatality
• IDD: Irreversible diagnosed disease
• LWD: Lost workday
• LTIFR: Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
• MLNC Major Legal Non-Compliances
• NIHL: Noise Induced Hearing Loss
• PD: Permanent Disability
• PPD: Permanent Partial Disability
• RDD: Reversible diagnosed disease
• RWD: Restricted Workday
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Exposure Periods: No of Employees / Maximum exposure period used in calculating LTIFR:
• ≥300 / 12-months/one year
• 250 – 299 / 24-months/two years
• 101 – 249 / 36-months/three years
• 51 – 100 / 48-months/four years
• ≤50 / 60-months/five years
• ≤20 / 72-months/six years