Site Inspection and Audit

Site safety inspections and audits are primarily used to help ensure the controls in place are working as they should. However, an additional benefit is that often the inspector will identify hazards you might not have considered, or suggest other ways of managing health and safety risks. 

Managing health and safety can be difficult, there are many ways to control hazards, and it can be confusing and overwhelming. That’s why so many companies turn to expert help from Saxon Safety. 

Inspections and audits are often used interchangeably, so it’s important to not get too caught up with the terminology – you can learn more about the exact difference between the two in our Site Inspection and Audits blog post.

Who carries out the inspection? 

The Health and Safety Executive are the primary regulator, and they cover most businesses and risks, in particular construction, manufacturing and engineering businesses. However, the local authority is responsible for some lower-risk workplaces such as offices, shops, warehouses and consumer services. You can also receive inspections relating to fire safety from your local fire safety officer.

In construction, it is quite common for the client or principal designer to carry out health and safety inspections on site. Also, you would expect specialists to carry out inspections such as scaffold inspections, or lifting equipment inspections across any industry that is using them.

Not only do you need to identify hazards, decide on control measures, and implement them, you also need to make sure they continue to be implemented. Getting an external company to do this is beneficial as it gives you peace of mind it is being done properly, and it also demonstrates a commitment to your employee’s health and safety and your reputation.

They will be able to inspect or audit your premises, your processes or your site, to help you identify any issues and work through them before someone who is not on your side does it for you. 

Saxon Safety assists many companies, large and small, across a range of industries, with inspections and audits, enabling them to be proud of their commitment to health and safety, and prove to your employees and your clients that you are taking your responsibilities seriously. 

Saxon Safety are able to offer the following services to both existing and new clients: ​

• Construction Site Inspection 
• Workshop Inspections
• Supply Chain Audits
• Fire Safety Inspections
• Inspection programmes, targeting different areas as part of an annual programme
• COSHH Audits
• LOLER Audits
• Sub-Contractor Site Inspections
• COVID-19 Audits

Every one of our clients has individual needs, the quickest way for us to help is to get in touch! You can pick our brains, draw on our expertise and we’ll work with you every step of the way, tell us what you need and we will call you as soon as we can.