Do I have to have a Safety Audit?

Yes!  How else can you 'ENSURE' the safety of ALL persons, as required by the Safety legislation!

Hazard identification is required by Law (regardless of which State your business operates in and whether or not you are self-employed). This is the first step in establishing what hazards exist and ways to control them and what other Gaps exist in terms of safety systems.

As a Business Owner, Operator, Manager or Supervisor, YOU have a 'Duty of Care' Obligation to risk manage your work activities to ENSURE that you provide a safe place of work, safe systems of work and employee safety training.

Further, you must ENSURE that Contractors, Visitors, passers by and ANY PERSON is not affected or exposed to risk/hazards as a result of your work activities.

If you do not, you commit an offence against the State Act and are in breach of your Due Diligence Obligations, thereby exposing your business to fines, improvement or prohibition notices and other enforcement penalties.

You may also be found liable, PERSONALLY! (personal prosecution/fines/imprisonment)

Worklaw Hazard Auditing and Reporting services include:

• Hazard Identification & Compliance (including Asbestos ID)
• Asbestos Auditing Sampling and Safety Management Plan (required by Law for workplace premises)
• Integrated Safety Management Systems AS/NZS 4801 Audit (internal & external auditing) For more info see our link on the right.
• Food Safety
• Risk Analysis/Assessment/Control

We conduct a comprehensive on-site inspection, take photographs and interview appropriate persons.

Back at our office, we compliance reference with all relevant Regulations, Codes of Practice and Australian Standards.  We draw an appropriate report with recommendations which we present with photographs, all necessary extracts from Legislation, worksheets, forms and checklists for you to use, as required.

This report belongs to the Owner of the business and is for your use.  Your Insurer may wish to see a copy in order to provide you with a suitable Insurance premium discount/benefit, which we would authorise.

If some of the recommended controls are currently outside of your operating budget, you can prioritise as required using our Priority Action Summary List at the end of the Report. This Report and Action Summary can be used as a defence in a Court, as you can demonstrate that you have identified, assessed and planned to control hazards.

Obviously, any serious risks should be eliminated immediately and generally requires the removal or repair of a piece of equipment.

Ask us for a quote!   Or to order Click Here to see our Audit products in our eShop.

Refer to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Safety Audits under our Contact Us page.

If you are the operator of a Caravan Park, Residential Village or Resort and if are a member of the Caravan Parks Association of Queensland, please refer to our specialised PARK-Safe Service.