When and how frequently should safety inspections be conducted?

Scheduling safety inspections depends on several factors including:

• Your organizations past incident records
• The size and number of work operations
• The risk quotient that can arise from the type of equipment and work processes
• Even including new processes or machinery can bring new or unknown hazards to the table.
• Hazard prone zone due to the environmental condition or other underlying threats.

Ideally, the frequency of safety inspections should be as often as conducting regular safety meetings. It is recommended to separate safety inspections and meetings by at least a week – giving time for teams to implement control actions and focus on issues requiring further action.