Audit

Safety & Environmental Compliance Audit Checklist

An interactive, evidence-ready audit to inspect and document LOTO, PPE, hazardous materials, spill/waste controls, permits, signage, training, and monitoring. Capture evidence references, severity scoring, remediation plans with owners and timelines, follow-up status, and a location for a ready-to-share evidence packet.

Interactive Tool

Safety & Environmental Compliance Audit

Purpose

Use this audit to assess and document key safety and environmental controls across a plant or site. Capture where evidence (photos, documents) is stored, score severity, assign remediation owners and timelines, and create a ready-to-share evidence packet for inspections. Enter dates as YYYY-MM-DD. Severity guidance: 5 = Immediate risk; 4 = High; 3 = Moderate; 2 = Low; 1 = Observation.

How to use

  • Answer each item truthfully. If not applicable, mark N/A where available.
  • Record evidence references (photo IDs, file names, or shared folder links) so an inspector can verify quickly.
  • Use the remediation fields to create assigned, time-bound corrective actions.
  • After saving, collect files referenced in Evidence fields and save them to the folder recorded under Evidence packet location.
Name of person performing the audit.
Use YYYY-MM-DD.
Where the inspection took place (line, cell, building, zone).
Brief description of what was inspected (shifts, equipment, limits).
Where procedures are kept (paper, digital).
Record file names, photo IDs, or shared folder link.
Use higher severity for risks that could cause injury or environmental release.
1.0 10.0
Describe corrective actions.
Person or role responsible.
Includes specialized PPE where required (respirators, arc flash, chemical).
List missing items or show photos of correct use.
1.0 10.0
Labels, SDS accessibility, segregation, secondary containment.
1.0 10.0
Spill kits, absorbents, PPE, and containment available onsite.
1.0 10.0
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste separation, containers closed and labeled.
1.0 10.0
Operating permits, air/waste permits, hot work, confined space entry permits.
1.0 10.0
Emissions, wastewater, stack monitoring, calibration records for instruments.
1.0 10.0
Weekly checks, clear access, signage.
1.0 10.0
Safety signs, hazard markings, aisle markings, emergency exits.
1.0 10.0
Qualified operators, LOTO training, hazardous waste training, confined space training.
1.0 10.0
Inspector judgment of overall urgency for the area.
1.0 10.0
Summarize top 3 corrective priorities and suggested owners/next actions.
Shared folder link or photo IDs where evidence files are stored.
Typed name or initials are acceptable for recordkeeping.
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