Health and safety evaluations and inspections go beyond your internal safety management to provide insightful assessments of your working processes and procedures.

What Is a Site Safety Evaluation?

A safety evaluation examines the safety systems and procedures within an organization. Site safety assessments inspect elements like management and employee participation, an analysis of the workplace, how hazards and prevented or controlled, accident analysis, and safety training efforts.

Safety Inspection vs. Safety Evaluation

Safety inspections can be formal OSHA inspections or inspections from third-party safety compliance companies that identify hazards and other dangers that hinder a company from performing safely. Safety evaluations scrutinize existing safety programs and practices to see if they are effective and meet the goals of an organization.

Purpose of OSHA Safety Inspections

Health and safety inspections aim to improve workplace safety using hazard identification and elimination, ensure that employee activities align with effective safety processes, and maintain safety requirements and compliance with federal, state, and local guidelines.

Key Elements of a Site Safety Inspection

Schedule Audit

To gain valuable insights, companies must conduct site safety inspections following industry best practices. Consider these key elements when preparing your workplace for a safety evaluation.

Preparation & Organization

Advanced preparation is key for both parties of an inspection to be prepared for the experience. Leading up to an evaluation, employers should inform all affected employees of procedures and responsibilities regarding the process.

Effective Communication

It’s crucial for companies and assessors to have a trusting relationship and be able to effectively communicate with one another. Asking the right questions can streamline the evaluation process and help you get the most valuable information out of the experience. Safety assessors should address any deficiencies as well as offer positive feedback for effectively managed areas deserving of praise.

Consistency & Responsibility

Conducting only one safety assessment per year can lead to relaxed standards for the remainder of the year. Therefore, it’s important to schedule multiple specific inspections year-round, preventing a one-time sense of urgency as the annual evaluation approaches.

Advanced Technology

Ensuring that all safety assessment standards are met becomes a much easier process with modern safety management software. Customized applications allow businesses to easily and effectively test every element of workplace safety. For example, the SBD SafeTeam App provides employers with the tools to track incidents, manage inspections, monitor employee training, and more.

Objective Assessors

Businesses should ensure that their assessor is properly educated on all relevant laws, regulations, and standards. In addition to your business’s internal inspections, it’s beneficial to have a knowledgeable, unbiased third party conduct audits periodically.

Get a Safety Performance Review from Safety By Design

When our team conducts a factory safety assessment on your premises, we work alongside your management team and employees to uncover deficiencies in your workplace safety. Just specify the pertinent employees, and we will send our full findings along once the evaluation is complete. From there, we are happy to answer any questions necessary to make sure your team has all the information they need to optimize compliance and worksite safety.

Contact us to schedule a consultation for your safety evaluation today!