Safety, Health and Environmental Auditing : A Practical Guide, Second Edition

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"This new edition builds on the success of the first edition. It has been enhanced to embrace new topics including Due Dilgence, EHS Auditing, Process Safety Auditing, and a chapter summarizing auditing with the relevant ISO standards. The rest of the book has been updated to fit with the guidance and requirements set out with the changes in the ISO standards. The goal of this book remains the same, to provide a "down to earth" guidance for managers and specialists in organizations who are committed to improving their safety, health, and environmental performance, but are not sure where to start or do not wish to employ consultants to do this for them, They do it themselves using this book."--Provided by publisher. Read more... Abstract: "This new edition builds on the success of the first edition. It has been enhanced to embrace new topics including Due Dilgence, EHS Auditing, Process Safety Auditing, and a chapter summarizing auditing with the relevant ISO standards. The rest of the book has been updated to fit with the guidance and requirements set out with the changes in the ISO standards. The goal of this book remains the same, to provide a "down to earth" guidance for managers and specialists in organizations who are committed to improving their safety, health, and environmental performance, but are not sure where to start or do not wish to employ consultants to do this for them, They do it themselves using this book."--Provided by publisher Content: PrefaceAbout the AuthorChapter 1 Elements of a Good Safety, Health and Environmental SystemChapter 2 Management SystemsChapter 3 Auditing: The PrinciplesChapter 4 What Makes a Good Auditor?Chapter 5 The Standard or RequirementChapter 6 PreparationChapter 7 Protocols and ChecklistsChapter 8 The Entry MeetingChapter 9 Area FamiliarisationChapter 10 Audit Observation SkillsChapter 11 The Formal DiscussionChapter 12 The Informal DiscussionChapter 13 Statistical SignificanceChapter 14 The Importance of Verification and the Audit TrailChapter 15 ConformityChapter 16 Documentary ReviewChapter 17 ConvergenceChapter 18 The Exit MeetingChapter 19 Audit Uniformity and CredibilityChapter 20 Auditor TrainingChapter 21 Managing Auditee ExpectationsChapter 22 Auditing and Its Relevance to Regulatory ComplianceChapter 23 Reporting: Quantitative AssessmentChapter 24 Reporting: Qualitative AssessmentChapter 25 Follow-UpChapter 26 Choosing the Audit ProcessChapter 27 Audit Team CompositionChapter 28 Using the Plaudit 2 ProcessChapter 29 Using the Plaudit 2 Protocol SoftwareChapter 30 Process Safety AuditsChapter 31 EHS Aspects of Due Diligence AuditsChapter 32 International EHS Auditing StandardsGlossaryAppendix 1: Auditor GuidanceAppendix 2: Plaudit 2 Audit ProtocolIndex