Audit & evaluation

Services

  • The third party, annual, legal compliance audit of OH&S management systems against the latest version of OSHAD system framework
  • Internal audit against OSHAD SF (e.g. in order to prepare for the upcoming 3'rd party audit by OSHAD itself for government sector or by an 'OSHAD registered auditing company' for entities within the semi-government &/or private sector, respectively)
  • The regulatory compliance audit of construction environmental management plan (CEMP)  and operation environmental management plan (OEMP) against environmental agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) requirements
  • 2'nd party audit i.e. an audit of the supplier on behalf of the client
  • Internal audit against ISO 15189:2012, ISO 17020:2012, ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for those CABS who 

       1)  don't have a competent internal auditor

       2)  want an effective implementation and improvement of the       

            management  system  against any of the aforementioned standards

       3)  to make sure they're well prepared for the forthcoming third-party

            assessment by the accreditation body

Audit objectives

These include

  • determination of the extent of conformity of an organization’s documented management systems against the audit criteria
  • evaluation of efficiency and effectiveness of aforesaid management systems in meeting its specified objectives
  • identification of areas for improvement in order to add value to the systems

Audit duration

The audit time required is calculated in line with IAF MD 5:2015 to perform the activities which include

  • the preassessment meeting, if needed
  • audit planning
  • review of management systems documentation to ensure conformity with the audit criteria 
  • onsite audit to verify the degree of compliance i.e. the extent to which the documented management systems are implemented effectively through observation of safe/unsafe acts & conditions, interviewing of personnel, and review of documentation including records 
  • report preparation
  • followup activities, as needed

Audit criteria

The criteria are different for each type of audit

  • OSHAD 3'rd party audit - this includes OSHAD SF V 3.1, applicable SRA regulations; standards; guidelines & best practices
  • internal audit - this includes OSHAD SF V 3.1, applicable SRA regulations; standards; guidelines & best practices
  • second party audit - supplier audit on behalf of the client. the criteria shall be as specified by the client e.g. ADNOC prequalification/registration criteria etc.
  • internal audit against international standard e.g. 17020, 17025, 17021, 15189 etc.

Download 'OSHAD Audit Guidelines'