MANAGING BEST PRACTICES: Risk assessment auditing 101
An industrial hygiene audit can be defined as “the unbiased collection, evaluation and report of workplace information.†IH audits help employers meet objectives that reduce compliance penalties, improve their safety and health management system, prevent illness or disease among workers, and adequately address perceptions of IH risk among workers, the public and regulators.
The three main types of IH audits are: 1) regulatory compliance, 2) management system, and 3) risk assessment.