Safety Audits and Inspections
Our goal is to tailor a safety framework that meets the specific needs of your workplace, ensuring long-term safety and success.
How We Can Help
Conducting health and safety audits and inspections is a critical obligation, both legally and ethically, and serves as a practical approach to maintaining a workplace that is not only safe and productive but also legally compliant.
Our services include developing a variety of Safety Audits and Inspections, from straightforward, weekly internal safety checks to comprehensive internal audits. Additionally, we use our network of local safety experts to conduct third-party audits and inspections.
With our expertise, we can create safety checking systems that...
- Quickly identify hazards to manage or eliminate them.
- Prevent incidents and improve safety, which in turn reduces operational hazards.
- Assure your organisation adheres to health and safety regulations, avoiding fines and other penalties.
- Reduce expenses by preventing accidents, legal complications, and disruptions in productivity.
- Improve employee morale and foster a robust culture of safety.
- Promote ongoing enhancement in both safety and operational efficiency.
- Effectively recognise risks to support improvements.
- Assess, monitor and maintain the relevance and effectiveness of your safety policies.
- Reinforce the trust of employees, customers, and investors by demonstrating a firm commitment to safety.
- Guide strategic decisions with insights gleaned from audit data to refine safety protocols.
Focus on Risk, Not Just Scores
We believe relying solely on percentage scores to assess safety audits can be misleading. Imagine achieving a 99% score — it looks impressive, right? However, the remaining 1% could represent a critical risk. That's why our auditing methods prioritise risk severity over numbers using a traffic light colour code.
- Red (High risk) Demands immediate action. This category is reserved for serious threats that could cause significant harm or result in legal repercussions if not quickly addressed, such as live electrical wires, chemical spills, or unguarded machines.
- Amber (Medium Risk) Calls for planned action. These hazards are not as urgent but could escalate if ignored, like uneven floor surfaces or persistent noise, requiring scheduled mitigation efforts.
- Green (Low risk) Signifies minor hazards. These are risks with minimal potential harm, manageable through regular procedures, but still need routine checks to ensure they don't become more serious.
Our audit process with this approach ensures no significant hazard is overlooked, regardless of its impact on the overall score.
Service Solutions
DDS International provides tailor-made services to support your health and safety compliance and auditing requirements, including...
Legislation Review Gap Analysis
- Understanding local legislation's impact on your premises or operations is one thing; assessing how it's implemented is another. We can deploy experts specialising in local regulations to evaluate real-world compliance at your site.
Compliance Audits
- Our comprehensive audits are designed to pinpoint health and safety improvement areas, confirming adherence to local laws and your internal standards.
Safety Check Regimes
- By implementing a risk-based safety check system, we can help you maintain regular and systematic reviews of all operational areas to ensure ongoing safety compliance.
Make the well-being of your workforce a priority
Act Today for a Safer Tomorrow!
Let's chart the course to a secure and sustainable work environment. Contact us now.