Audit Programme Responsibilities

The organization audit programme responsibilities can be found in the organization internal audit protocol .Internal audit protocol is a document that sets out the roles, responsibilities and processes of stakeholders for the planning, conduct, reporting and follow up of planned audit work. 

The objective of the internal audit protocol is to ensure that Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) audits are conducted in a manner acceptable to the Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHD), approved Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Auditing Organizations and WSH Auditors are required to adhere to these guidelines..

Following the selection of suitable employees as auditors for the formation of the internal audit team, the roles of the audit team, the lead auditor and the team auditor shall be prescribed with roles and responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities of internal audit team

The roles and responsibilities of the internal audit members may include:

i)Lead auditor

• Lead audit team
• Assign auditor scope of work
• Compile audit reports
• Make audit opening meeting presentation
• Make audit closing meeting presentation

ii) Team auditor

• Conduct audit
• Report audit findings
• Make recommendations
• Write audit report

iii) Audit Team

• Inspection checklist
• Interview checklist
• Observation Checklist
• Auditors Notes
• Logistic arrangement
• List of documents to be reviewed
• List of persons to be interviewed

Overview of audit questionnaire checklist

The audit checklist derived its questionnaires based on

• Singapore Standard SS 506 series on Occupational Safety and Health Management System; and
• The Universal Assessment Instrument ( UAI) published by the American Industrial Hygiene Association ( AIHA)          

The organization WSH management system elements to be audited against            include:

• Safety Policy, including the allocation and delegation of responsibilities for safety
• Safety work practice
• Safety training
• Group meetings
• Incident investigation and regulations
• In-house safety rules and regulations
• Safety promotion
• System for evaluation, selection and control of contractors
• Safety Inspection
• Maintenance regime
• Risk assessment 
• Control of movement and use of the hazardous chemicals
• Occupational health programmes
• Emergency preparedness