Loss Control Auditing : A Guide for Conducting Fire, Safety, and Security Audits, 2nd Edition

Loss Control Auditing: A Guide for Conducting Fire, Safety, and Security Audits is a one-stop resource for both developing and executing a loss control audit program. This fully updated second edition addresses loss control auditing from the perspectives of workplace safety, physical security, and fire risks. It focuses on the three core areas of an audit: documentation review, physical inspection, and employee interviews, and presents a three-phase model – pre-audit, audit, and post-audit activities – which can be used for all three core areas.

This new edition benefits from the addition of auditing and system measurement material as promulgated in ISO 45001 and ANSI/ASSP Z10 standards and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs. It offers an expanded discussion of the application of auditing to the field of emergency management and new text explaining how leading and lagging measures can be used in the auditing process during assessment as well as in the post-audit evaluation. Subsidiary organizations and their integration into the auditing process, such as the areas of contractor management and temporary worker safety are covered in detail. The book discusses the integration of qualitative and quantitative measures in an effort to arrive at a more holistic scoring mechanism to assess organizational performance. In all, the depth of material presented in this thorough book showcases how to develop and execute a loss control management system audit program to a high quality.

An ideal read for industry professionals, students, and postgraduates in the fields of fire service, loss prevention, and safety management.

Preface

Part I : Evolution and Benefits of Auditing
Chapter 1 : Organizational Levels and Auditing
Chapter 2 : Inspections
Chapter 3 : Compliance Audits
Chapter 4 : Management System Audits

Part II : Defining a Management System
Chapter 5 : Management System Standards
Chapter 6 : Leadership and Worker Participation
Chapter 7 : Hazard Identification and Control
Chapter 8 : Education and Training
Chapter 9 : Evaluation and Continuous Improvement
Chapter 10 : Host Employers, Contractors, and Staffing Agencies

Part III : Audit Components
Chapter 11 : Documentation Review
Chapter 12 : Facility Inspection
Chapter 13 : Employee Interviews

Part IV : Audit Phases
Chapter 14 : Pre-Audit
Chapter 15 : Audit
Chapter 16 : Post-Audit

Part V : Management System Audit Development
Chapter 17 : Creating an Audit Document
Chapter 18 : Audit Scoring
Chapter 19 : Auditor Selection and Training
Chapter 20 : Audit Logistics
Chapter 21 : Audit Frequency
Chapter 22 : Creating an Audit Program

Part VI : Audit Pathways
Chapter 23 : Workplace Safety Auditing
Chapter 24 : Security Auditing
Chapter 25 : Fire Auditing
Chapter 26 : Creating Mini Audits

Part VII : Audit Program Opportunities
Chapter 27 : The Audit as a Training Tool
Chapter 28 : Employee Involvement
Chapter 29 : Challenges
Chapter 30 : Subsidiary Organization Implications

Appendix A : OSHA Policy on Self-Audits
Appendix B : OSHA Letter of Interpretation on Self-Audits
Appendix C : OSHA Compliance Checklist
Index