Why Audits Matter

Busy summer project schedules shouldn’t be an excuse to avoid regularly conducting job site and facility audits. Regular worksite audits are important for several reasons, primarily centered around ensuring safety, compliance, efficiency and quality within a site or facility. These audits involve thorough inspections of the site/facility, processes and practices to identify any issues, deviations or opportunities for improvement. Key reasons why regular worksite audits are important:

1. Safety: Regular audits help identify potential hazards, unsafe practices and noncompliance with safety regulations. Addressing these issues promptly reduces the risk of accidents and injuries.

2. Compliance: Regular audits ensure that the worksite is adhering to applicable regulations, codes and standards, avoiding potential legal and financial repercussions.

3. Quality Assurance: Audits help maintain and improve the quality of work by identifying defects, errors or deviations from established standards. This ensures the end product or service meets or exceeds expectations.

4. Efficiency: Audits can uncover inefficiencies, redundancies or wasteful practices that may cost the company time and money.

5. Risk Management: Audits help identify and mitigate potential risks that could impact the project’s timeline, budget or overall success. Other benefits include ongoing improvement to implement changes, enhanced overall performance, improved communication, documentation of findings with corrective actions and improvements made, and lastly, commitment to employee well-being, safety, and quality of work. Contact OECS, BLD Connection’s preferred OSHA safety consultant, at (763) 417-9599 for more information.

By Dena Cordova-Jack