Project audits

A postproject management audit (project audit) is performed to verify that project terms were carried out and that services contracted for were satisfactorily completed. Once these basic objectives have been achieved, it is important that all documents are properly assembled and the project file be closed and stored in a manner permitting rapid reference and retrieval. 

Bluyssen, P.M., Fernandes, E.D. and Groes, L. (1996) European indoor air quality audit project in 56 office buildings. Indoor Air, 6, 221-38. 

Attractive nuisance, 263 Audits, project, 137-142 Automotive mateiials-handling equipment, cost 0 568... 

The assessment of decipol levels using trained panels of the air in office buildings (European Audit project [27]) is an example of magnitude estimation with memory references. The same method, but instead having the references (with munerical values) nearby to compare, is an example of magnitude estimation with several references. This method was applied in several European projects (European Audit project [27], Database project [28], MATHIS [29], AIRLESS [30]) and is presented in Sect. 3.2. 

The possible sources for the most important chemical compounds identified in the European Audit project are presented in Table 5 [50]. The most important source of VOCs was materials, especially furnishings. The dominant VOCs detected in the majority of the buildings were solvents used in floor or wall coverings and pressed-wood products (carpets, PVC flooring, floor adhesives, wallpaper, particle board, etc.). 

As a follow-up to the European Audit project, the Database project (European database on indoor air pollution sources in buildings) was launched to investigate the emissions (sensory and chemical) of indoor air sources, and in particular the building materials, more closely. This resulted in the first database of indoor air pollution sources [28]. 

Safety audit unit should be based on the project s objectives and its safety audit risk level selected auditors, determination of audit project leader. In determining the audit staff should strictly implement the avoidance system, and maintain the independence of the audit team members. In considering the staff, attention should be paid to the professional knowledge structure and competence, hire safety professionals when necessary. Audit project manager carry on the division of the members according to the specific target of auditing projects. 

In the specific implementation of a safety audit project, safety audit project leader should be fully aware of the following circumstances, an initid assessment of the importance of this safety audit and audit risk (1) ask the audited entity related personnel and related management (2) access to the audited entity s operations manual, the internal control manual and other information (3) access to the audited entity annual production and safety plans, financial budget and other documents (4) check the safety activities or safety issues certificates and records (5) examine the audited unit production, business activities and the implementation of internal control (6) select the number of safety events to be tested. 

The audit plan should be made by the leader of safety audit project based on this safety audit objectives, preliminary information and preliminary assessment of internal control and risk level. The audit program shall include the following contents (1) the basis for preparing the audit program (2) the name of the audited entity and... 

Safety auditors should collect the following safety facilities and non-fmancial information related to the project (1) the written request for the project construction units (2) safety preassessment report (3) safety specific report and relevant documentation about project preliminary design (4) written approval of preliminary design safety fadhties of construction projects (5) the project completion report and related construction drawings (6) the safety assessment report (7) safety faciUties construction project completion and acceptance approval letter (8) technicd indicator information apphes to the audited entity s safety faciUties three simultaneous . Safety facilities "three simultaneous" can be audited by audit, supervision, observation, inquiry, confirmation, calculation, analysis and review and other conventional methods of audit. Due to the comprehensive and technology of safety audit project, safety auditors should also use cost-benefit analysis and economic evaluation of safety and other methods. 

I met another Mike, P.E. and CIH, about a year ago on an audit project. Mike the P.E. was an independent consultant. When we went out for dinner he confided that EHS work has been very slow. If not for his talent of buying and fixing old homes and renting property, he d have gone bust. 

In 2012, the MPW commissioned an in-service Road Safety Audit project to serve as a demonstration project, highlighting the concept and process of Road Safety Audits. It was intended that the project should identify and demonstrate the benefits of Road Safety Audit and how the development and implementation of a Road Safety Audit policy and procedure in Kuwait could improve the overall level of road safety for road users. 

Follow-Up. If no savings result, the effort has been wasted. Thus the audit leader must ensure that the potential of every good design idea is recognized by management and the project-generation channels of the company. 

Process Safety Analysis This part treats the analysis of a process or project from the standpoint of hazards, risks, procedures for making potential damage estimates, and project reviews and audits. It can be helpful to management in assessing risks in a project. It consists of the following ... 

To distinguish between a review and an audit, some definitions will be provided. A review is a critical examination or evaluation of any operation, procedure, condition, event, or equipment item. Reviews can take many forms and be identified as project reviews, design reviews, safety reviews, pre-start-up reviews, and so on. The following discussion of the review process will deal with project reviews associated with capital projects and focus on the area of process safety. 

The following sections will describe the project review and audit processes separately, addressing the why, when, and how for each process. 

The contract can specify the amount of time the client needs to remove its materials from the toller s facility and lays out notification procedures for dissolving the contract. Chapter 6, Closure and Audit, Example 6-1 is a sample contract termination checklist. It is an illustration of one company s inventoiy list for closing out a tolling project. It addresses material, financial, legal and environmental considerations. 

The project review or a quality assurance audit will verify that all required records and drawings are accounted for, filed, and stored as prescribed. 

You need an improvement system that causes improvement opportunities to be identified. Relying on chance encounters will not create the conditions needed for continuous improvement. The data that needs to be analyzed will be generated by a particular process and this process governed by particular documented procedures. By having already placed instructions in these procedures for certain data to be transmitted to your data analysts, you can cause opportunities to be identified. Other opportunities that are less dependent on product or process data may arise from the audit process and particular projects such as benchmarking, customer and supplier surveys. 

All audits should be conducted against a standard for the performance being measured. Examinations without such a standard are surveys, not audits. Audits can also be conducted against contracts, project plans, specifications - in fact any document with which the organization has declared it will comply. The standard now requires system audits to be conducted to verify compliance with ISO/TS 16949 and any other system requirements. 

The case study described here concerns a human factors audit of a computer controlled process system which was being introduced in a distillation imit of a chemical plant. The unit was in transition from replacing its pneumatic panel instrumentation with the new system. However, control had not yet been transferred and the staff were still using the panel instrumentation. The role of the project was to evaluate a preliminary design of the computer-based display system and provide recommendations for future development. 

Get buy-in from local managers. Cooperation of local management and staff will make the whole project much easier and the assessment phase will be the first working contact local staff will have with the project. It is important to set off on the right foot. Using assessment approaches, such as auditing, that are familiar to local staff and are conducted by staff they know of and respect help ensure buy-in. 

The team should be realistic about the time required to see improvements in end-of-pipe measures in most cases the pilot project success will be measured on efficiency improvements and other in-process measures alone. In this case it is important to demonstrate that all PSM and ESH issues are being managed. You should consider having a management systems audit (validation) conducted by a group independent of the integration project team. This may be done in conjunction with the next scheduled audit. This may be a corporate or divisional audit function or a consultant engaged specifically for this task. 

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