Safety Systems Review - SSR

Review of the effectiveness of implementation an organisation’s OHSMS across multi-site / department locations.

The Safety Systems Review process tells you exactly how effectively your health and safety and/or environmental management systems are being implemented across specific areas of your business (either across different locations or within specific departments). This is the ideal way to prepare for a more in-depth audit.

The Safety Systems Review can also be performed on an industry-specific basis to cover any organization. Major industries: Retail, Health, Manufacturing, Construction and Facility Management.

Organisation’s within any sector (of any size) who require a review of how effectively their OHSMS is being implemented across multi-site and/or departments.
  • Provides a comprehensive outcome with detailed recommendations against a contemporary best practice specification.
  • Developed in collaboration with fire safety experts and recognition of relevant standards
  • External recognition of fire safety management to best practice standards.
  • Demonstration to stakeholders and other interested parties (including regulatory bodies) of commitment toward fire safety management
  • Structured route toward continual improvement and best practice standards
Utilising extensive worldwide industry experience and acknowledging aspects of internationally recognised occupational health and safety management systems and standards, the British Safety Council has developed a unique audit model that objectively evaluates occupational health and safety management systems and associated arrangements against current best practice techniques. The audit model is reflective of the recognised PLAN – DO – CHECK – ACT management cycle.
The auditor will review all aspects of the organisation’s health and safety systems and associated arrangements against the requirements of the British Safety Council’s  Safety Systems Review specification. The auditor will also assess the effectiveness of implementation of these arrangements through an inspection of relevant (agreed) site(s) and sampling of operational activities. 

During the audit process, management, staff and other stakeholders will be interviewed (as agreed) to confidentially discuss aspects of occupational health and safety relevant to their roles and responsibilities.

A subsequent report is produced identifying the strengths and areas for improvement within the organisation’s health and safety management systems. The report also includes observations and recommendations, together with action planning, for consideration.

Audit Process Steps
  • On site review of relevant documentation
  • Interviews / discussions with relevant stakeholders
  • Operational sampling
The report content is as follows;
  • Summary (quantified) report
  • Recommendations and action planning
  • Benchmarking across different sites/depts.
British Safety Council consultants and auditors are appropriately qualified, highly experienced health and safety professionals who are subject to a robust internal quality assurance and appraisal process, in addition to the requirements of relevant professional bodies with whom they are members.

All audit reports are technically verified and quality endorsed before being issued to clients. Auditors are also subject to “on-site” monitoring (subject to client agreement) on a sampling basis. Mandatory auditor standardisation meetings also take place on a regular basis.