This course emphasizes the importance of performing a compliance audit to ensure they are meeting company standards.

Topics in this course include: Compliance Audit, Elements, Preparation, and Conducting an Audit. After completing this course, learners will recognize what a compliance audit is, what PSM elements are included in a compliance audit, and what steps should be taken to perform an effective audit.

Many employers who are required to comply with OSHA’s 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) standard have received basic training in OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standard. This Process Safety Management Audit course will take your knowledge to the next level. It provides an in-depth understanding of audit principles and methods that are key in ensuring an effective audit.

You will learn about audit methodology, which includes documentation, pre-production, review, interview methods, field verification, and audit closeout meetings. Learners will discover how to properly plan, execute, and document a process safety management audit utilizing OSHA National Emphasis Program (NEP) methodology and key principles of the Center for Chemical Process Safety. 

This training seminar will highlight:

• Understand a range of approaches for conducting PSM compliance audits
• Assess and allocate required resources to conduct the audits
• Know how to improve PSM programs continuously, and the reliability and deliverability of “cold” as a result of a compliance audit