Occupational Safety and Health Audits
OSH Audit is a systematic and periodic assessment of the workplace. OSH management systems operations and procedure as required under the provision of OSHA 2007 and its subsidiary legislations. It is an annual requirement under section 11 of OSHA 2007 and should be conducted by DOSHS registered Safety and Health advisers.
Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessments
This is a systematic assessment in a workplace to identify the inherent hazards at the workplace, establish controls in place and establish any gaps that may exist in the hazard control. Risk assessment also ranks/rates the management of risks. It is a requirement under section 6(3) of OSHA 2007 and should be submitted to DOSHS annually.
Fire Safety Audits
A thorough assessment of a workplace in respect of fire precaution and control measures in place. It tests compliance with facilities and other places of work (fire risk reduction rules) 2007. It is an annual requirement and should be conducted by DOSHS registered Fire Safety Auditors.
Noise Surveys
Noise Level Assessments are done as stipulated under Sec. 6(1) that states that the occupier should carry out measurements of noise at least once every period of twelve months in order to determine the prevailing noise.
Electrical Audits and Integrity Tests
Electrical testing may be carried out for a number of reasons, eg:
Air Quality Measurements
Air quality measurement is based on Air Quality Index (AQI) {also known as the Air Pollution Index (API) or Pollutant Standard Index (PSI)}. This is a number used by the Standards and Enforcement Review Committee as stipulated under section 78 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (1999) to characterize the quality of air at a given location/workplace. As the AQI increases, an increasingly large percentage of the population is likely to experience increasingly severe adverse health effects. Air quality index values are divided into ranges, and each range is assigned a descriptor to signify the air quality of the sample air given.
Construction Safety Supervision
This is aimed at creating safer construction sites and our role as safety supervisors in a project is as follows: - Ensure that construction workers are following established policies and safety regulations - Develop, implement and enforce project specific HSE procedures.
Plants Examinations
This is a requirement under Part VII of OSHA, 2007. The plants required for testing include: - Hoist and Lifts - Chains, Ropes and Lifting Tackle - Cranes and other Lifting Equipment - Steam Boilers and Receivers - Air Receivers - Cylinders for liquefied, compressed and dissolved gases - Refrigeration Plants
Medical Examinations
Medical Examinations are conducted as according to the Medical Examinations Rules, 2005 – Sec. 5 where it is the duty of the employer to ensure that all persons employed in any of the occupations outlined in the Eighth schedule of the Factories and Other Places of Work Act, now replaced by the second schedule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. 2007 undergo both pre-employment and periodic medical examinations by a designated health practitioner (DHP), without any loss of earnings for the employees (Sec. 5 of the aforesaid rules).
Environmental Impact Assessments and Audits
The National environment Management Authority (NEMA) requires that a proponent prepares an Environmental Impact Assessment in accordance with subsection 7 of the aforementioned legal notice for all projects that fall under Schedule 2 of EMCA,1999.
Effluent Discharge License Application and Facilitation
This is a license used by the Standards and Enforcement Review Committee as stipulated under section 78 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (1999).