Understanding of Audit Principle

The audit team shall have good understanding of the Audit Principles stipulated in the Workplace Safety and Health Auditing Organization Application Guidelines which include the following:-

Scope of Audit

The SHMS audit must be conducted in accordance with the relevant WSH legislation and guidelines set out for each industry. The audit must evaluate the SHMS based on the WSH Act and its subsidiary legislation, as well as the following legal requirement stipulated in the Workplace Safety and Health (Safety and Health Management System and Auditing) Regulations 2009

WORKPLACES TO APPOINT WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH AUDITORS

Classes or description of workplaces Frequency of audit 1. Any worksite with a contract sum of $30 million or more At least once every 6 months 2. Any shipyard in which 200 or more persons are employed At least once every 12 months 3. Any factory engaged in the manufacturing of fabricated metal products, machinery or equipment and in which 100 or more persons are employed At least once every 12 months 4. Any factory engaged in the processing or manufacturing of petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemicals or petrochemical products At least once every 24 months 5. Any premises where the bulk storage of toxic or flammable liquid is carried on by way of trade or for the purpose of gain and which has a storage capacity of 5,000 or more cubic metres for such toxic or flammable liquid At least once every 24 months 6. Any factory engaged in the manufacturing of — At least once every 24 months (a) fluorine, chlorine, hydrogen fluoride or carbon monoxide; or (b) synthetic polymers 7. Any factory engaged in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products or their intermediates At least once every 24 months 8. Any factory engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductor wafers At least once every 24 months.