Safety and Health Inspections
Safety and Health Inspections are an excellent way to identify hazards in the workplace.Safety and Health Inspections are physical inspections of the workplace conducted by Managers, Supervisors, and OH&S Representatives in cooperation with employees. They look for unsafe conditions and provide corrective action to eliminate the condition before it can become serious.
These inspections provide valuable information including:
- Compliance to safety legislation, regulations, and practices
- Effectiveness of company Safety and Health processes
- Level of employee adherence to safe work practices
- Effect that changes in work procedures are having on safety
- Identification of hazards and potential accidents/incidents
- Identification of equipment safety deficiencies