EHS audit is an independent assessment of how your procedures and systems comply with environmental and OHS legislation. Usually combined with EDD, it verifies both the environmental risks of the site and the legal compliance of your operations, uncovering gaps before an inspection or penalty does.
An EHS audit is an independent assessment of how a company’s procedures and systems comply with legislative requirements in the fields of the environment and occupational health and safety. Because it is usually combined with EDD, it ranks among the most comprehensive types of environmental audit: it makes it possible not only to verify whether the site presents environmental risks arising from its operational history, but also to evaluate the legal compliance of the activities carried out, and thus to assess and quantify both the overall environmental condition of the site and the client’s environmental performance.
How the audit works:
Setting aside the EDD itself, we first identify which specific obligations under EHS legislation apply to the company and its operations; the range of requirements differs according to the industry, the size of the operation and the particular activities carried out. We then review the legal compliance status against those requirements through documentation checks, a site walkthrough and interviews with the responsible staff. Based on these findings, we analyze how the legislative requirements are reflected in the company’s processes and identify any gaps or shortcomings in meeting them. The output is a clear evaluation that tells the company exactly where it stands on EHS compliance and gives it a basis for defining corrective measures.
EHS Audit is particularly suited to:
- Companies that need comprehensive independent verification of the environmental condition and performance of their entire asset (site, company operation)
- Companies whose environmental performance needs to be assessed and quantified
- Operations where the implementation of legislative requirements in practice needs to be verified and compliance then evaluated
- Companies that need an overview of the extent of their legal obligations in the EHS area
- Companies that want to review and uncover compliance problems before they become the subject of an inspection or a penalty, or ahead of announced third-party audits
Key benefits of an EHS Audit:
- A comprehensive, independent evaluation of the environmental condition and performance of the company’s asset
- Identification of the relevant EHS obligations and requirements applicable to the operation
- An independent assessment of actual compliance with legal requirements in the EHS area
- Detection of problems in process implementation and of shortcomings in compliance with applicable EHS legislation
- A basis for defining specific corrective measures
An EHS audit provides your company with a complete overview of the environmental condition of the site and of its compliance with obligations under EHS legislation. We review both the documentation and the actual operating processes against legal requirements and uncover any gaps before they become the subject of an inspection or a possible penalty. The output serves as a basis for corrective measures and equally as preparation for third-party audits.
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