What a construction safety audit checks, and how a properly built file — with a clause of law next to every document — sails through one.
A safety audit is a structured check of how well a contractor is managing health and safety — looking at the documents, the appointments, the records and what's actually happening on site. Audits can be internal, run by a client or principal contractor, or carried out by a Department of Employment and Labour inspector.
An auditor checks that the file is complete and site-specific, that the legal appointments are in place and signed, that risk assessments match the work, and that the registers — inspections, toolbox talks, incidents — are being kept up. Gaps between the file and what's on site are what get flagged.
A file that's properly populated and backed by a Compliance Rationale Report — a clause of legislation next to every document — turns an audit from a stressful interrogation into a short conversation. That's exactly how we build yours.
Auditors look for up-to-date registers like these, all included in your file:
Site-specific hazard identification, risk rating and controls.
Read more GuideReady-to-run safety briefings that keep your crew and file compliant.
Read more GuidePlant, scaffold, ladder and fire-equipment checks, recorded.
Read more GuideThe documented safe-work methods for every high-risk task.
Read more GuideThe OHS Act and Construction Regulations 2014, explained.
Read more GuideEvery document a complete safety file contains, by category.
Read moreWe build a site-specific safety file for every trade and deliver to every town in South Africa.
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