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The Benefits of External Safety Audits | Dallas Human Resources Service

4/2/2013

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The unfortunate truth is that most businesses lack a proper understanding in the area of safety compliance. Whether they’re a fast growing startup or an established veteran in their industry, many businesses ultimately don’t have the knowledge and experience to establish and regularly maintain their safety code compliance. One simple way a company can ensure that its current safety practices are up-to-date is a Safety Audit.

What is a Safety Audit?

A Safety Audit gauges a workplace’s compliance with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) standards. Through the process, the auditor can understand the effectiveness of a company’s current policies and determine if they have any deficiencies. The ultimate goal of this practice is to identify the causes and minimize the potential of occupational injuries. Among other relevant metrics, this process can affect the number of “recordable injuries”. Through its correct use, a company can better prepare a safer workplace environment for its employees.

What are the benefits?

Safety Audits provide a wide range of benefits to a business. In addition to identifying the strengths and weaknesses of current policies, they also:
  • Decrease liability
  • Demonstrate the company’s commitment to compliance 
  • Increase employee understanding of environmental and safety regulations

Internal vs. External Audits

A company’s first decision after opting to perform an audit is picking between an internal auditor and an external Dallas Human Resources service. While many points of difference exist between the two options, external auditors provide clients with a lot of advantages.

Some advantages of using Dallas Human Resources service auditors are:
  • More experience in conducting the audit within a range of industries
  • Specialized knowledge that is up-to-date with latest legislation and standards
  • Objective and unbiased analysis and recommendations

Conversely, the use of internal HR staff as auditors can incur some potential problems, a few of which are:
  • Lack of specialization in Health and Safety 
  • Weaker acceptance with shareholders and agencies
  • Biased reporting that lacks critical insight and has the potential for errors
  • Lower priority which may delay the audit entirely

An audit by a Dallas Human Resources service provides the efficiency, knowledge and expertise that can result in an effective and informative Safety Audit. Their specialization in the process ensures that the audit will reflect current and objective information.

HumCap is a Dallas Human Resources service firm with an experienced team of consultants ready to help you with all your HR needs. Whether you require safety consulting or fractional HR advisory, contact us today!

5 Comments
Kylie Dotts link
8/29/2017 10:24:45 am

It's interesting how you mentioned that a safety consultant doing a safety audit could help show a company's willingness to comply with the law. I think that this isn't just important to show to higher ups but also important to show to your clients. This way they know that they are involved with a company that values honesty and working in a methodical and set out way.

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Monica Chavez link
5/30/2018 03:23:00 pm

You make a great point that safety audits identify the strengths and weaknesses of current policies. It must be super beneficial to have regular audits so that you can evaluate the effectiveness of certain aspects of a company. I wonder how often a company should have a safety audit.

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7/20/2018 04:10:13 am

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Ellie Davis link
7/31/2018 07:26:45 pm

Thank you for pointing out that audits help decrease liability. This seems like a great reason to make sure you have audits. Hopefully, people look into getting the best services possible.

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Tyler Johnson link
3/6/2019 12:49:56 pm

A decrease in liability would absolutely be worth hassle the safety audit. I think it would also be great to have a better image with customers as well. Hopefully, it would be all around good for the company.

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