Safety audits unannounced

Announced and Unannounced Safety Audits 180 Reporting and Posting Audit Results 181 Audit Follow-Up 181 Conclusion 181... 

Existing occupational safety audit procedures unannounced checks of occupational safety measures put in place to find out whether they are functioning... 

Should the facility be notified of the audit Showing up at a warehouse for an unannounced safety audit could pose a problem. There may be conditions present that make it difficult to complete an audit at that time. Many safety professionals prefer to let the management at the facility know that an audit will be conducted on a certain date. The grading of elements such as housekeeping, overall appearance, and audit preparation can be more rigid if the audit is preannounced. 

Many people think that only unannounced inspections and audits will truly turn up safety managanent failures. I ve done lots and lots of SMS reviews and in my experience, it is very difficult to hide SMS problems. A good or bad SMS is so overt and part of daily operations (for better or worse) that it is actually pretty easy to determine an SMS well-being. 

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