The Advantages of Departmental Auditing and the Development of Management System Audit Programs

The advantages ofdepartmental auditing are involvement in the process and ownership ofthe
solutions. Motivations for developing a management system audit program range from the desire to measure
compliance with specific regulations, standards, or conformance with internal policies to thegoal ofrisk
management. In practice auditing programs are designed to meet a broad range ofobjectives, depending on
the needs of their various stakeholders. Companies have established auditing programs to:
determine and document compliance status.
improve overall safety, health, andenvironmental performance at operating facilities assist facility
management.
increase the overall level ofsafety, health, and environmental awareness.
accelerate the overall development of S/H/E management controlsystems.
improve the safety health, and environmental risk management system.
protect the companyfrom potential liabiUties.
develop a basis for optimizing safety health, and environmental resources.
assess facility management’s ability to achieve OHS goals