Time Consultancy - Leading Access and Safety Consultancy - Audit
Time Audit and Management System
a) How does Time Stage audits work?
The audits not only cover the equipment itself but also the testing, inspection, and administration procedures. Times surveyors are specially trained to identify any abnormalities that normally go unnoticed through traditional procedures and organisations. By applying simple pass/fail techniques, we instantly present a true reflection of liabilities as far as your equipment and operational procedures are concerned
Areas covered are
- Suspended Access Equipment (Cradles, Gantries)
- Mobile Work Elevated Work Platforms (Cherry Pickers)
- Fall Arrest Equipment (Eyebolts, Latchway)
- Rope Access Techniques (Abseiling)
b) What type of checks are made?
On an average building there are about 750 to 1000 individual checks made, summarised into headings of approximately 120.
Examples are:
- Risk Assessments by your contractors e.g. cleaners, cradle maintenance, insurance inspectors, etc.
- Risk Assessments by the equipment owners for Operation, Critical Components, etc.
- Method Statements by your contractors as item i).
- Health & Safety Policies - Contractor issue.
- Maintenance & Cleaning Specifications.
- Users Training
- LOLER (Insurance) Inspections
- Maintenance & Repair Logs/Trace ability
- Fire Exit/Evacuation Procedures
- Test Certificates/Certificates of Conformity
- Quality Control
- Equipment Condition
- Asset Register
- Equipment Operation Manuals
- Contractor Insurance details.
- Audit Systems in place
c) What else is provided on the Stage Audits?
The audits are scheduled, where possible, to coincide with use of the equipment by the cleaners, or other contractors using the equipment. This allows us to audit their safe working practices, obtain a general feel for their in-house company competency and to discuss any problems they may be experiencing with the equipment. Photographic evidence on key points of the findings is provided as standard.
A budget plan for immediate expenditure is provided with recommendations for allocation into further year budget. This may require further advice depending on the results found.
With recent and forthcoming legislation changes, some change will be inevitable.
Legislation producing impacts are:
Current
Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 BSEN 1808 Safety Requirements on Suspended Access Equipment SAFed Guidelines for the Thorough Examination of Suspended Access Equipment (Similar to LG1, LG5 & LG10's for Lifts)
Forthcoming
BS6037 Code of Practice for Permanently Installed Suspended Access Equipment (Revision of BS6037:1990) - Out in draft form, expected to be issued 2002.
British Standard for Industrial Rope Access (Abseiling) - Release to be advised.
