Occupational Health and Safety Audit Tool
Introduction
The Quality Models group is a privately owned, international company that supplies a wide range of high quality products through a multitude of processes from “mold building, injection molding, urethane molding, thermoforming and secondary assembly , to class ‘A’ painting” (qmigroup.com).QM consists of 5 North American facilities, three of which are located right here in Windsor, Ontario.
We are The “A” Team and we have been invited to inspect one of the QM facilities located within Windsor. The following is a report of our findings during the physical audit of the facility and the presentation provided by a newly committed Health and Safety Manager, Mr. Tony Fuerth. We will outline several things including the results of our group audit of the facility, our assessment of the overall health and safety policies and procedures in place at the facility and we will ultimately offer suggestions in regards to these topics.
Overview of Company Occupational Health and Safety Function
Upon our visit to Quality Models, we were given a presentation by Health and Safety Manager Tony Fuerth during which various questions were asked about the current policies and procedures in place and the direction of health and safety objectives for the future. There are many ways in which QM has shown potential for growth in areas such as loss control, risk management, and workplace violence objectives, but there are also many ways in which the company falls short.
Currently, Quality Models has policy in place for the areas of accident investigation, loss control/risk management, hearing conservation, hazard communication, workplace violence and issues of fatigue. However, while there are policies in place regarding these topics, there appears to be a lack of initiative when it comes to making changes and even enforcing the policies in place. QM’s policy enforcement is reflective of a privately owned company operating under the philosophy of setting one’s own
The Quality Models group is a privately owned, international company that supplies a wide range of high quality products through a multitude of processes from “mold building, injection molding, urethane molding, thermoforming and secondary assembly , to class ‘A’ painting” (qmigroup.com).QM consists of 5 North American facilities, three of which are located right here in Windsor, Ontario.
We are The “A” Team and we have been invited to inspect one of the QM facilities located within Windsor. The following is a report of our findings during the physical audit of the facility and the presentation provided by a newly committed Health and Safety Manager, Mr. Tony Fuerth. We will outline several things including the results of our group audit of the facility, our assessment of the overall health and safety policies and procedures in place at the facility and we will ultimately offer suggestions in regards to these topics.
Overview of Company Occupational Health and Safety Function
Upon our visit to Quality Models, we were given a presentation by Health and Safety Manager Tony Fuerth during which various questions were asked about the current policies and procedures in place and the direction of health and safety objectives for the future. There are many ways in which QM has shown potential for growth in areas such as loss control, risk management, and workplace violence objectives, but there are also many ways in which the company falls short.
Currently, Quality Models has policy in place for the areas of accident investigation, loss control/risk management, hearing conservation, hazard communication, workplace violence and issues of fatigue. However, while there are policies in place regarding these topics, there appears to be a lack of initiative when it comes to making changes and even enforcing the policies in place. QM’s policy enforcement is reflective of a privately owned company operating under the philosophy of setting one’s own