Once you’ve put a strong inspection program in place, how do you know it’s being followed as it should be?

Unfortunately, even if you’re using an industry-proven tool such as The Checker inspection checklists, personnel who haven’t bought into the importance of safety can still be unsafe.

They can “pencil whip” the checklist, checking off that items are safe even though they didn’t actually check them. Or they can delay turning in the checklist, even though the equipment needs attention. 

Audits Are the Final Check

What’s needed is follow-up. To make sure your personnel are checking what needs to be checked and submitting their checklists in a timely manner, you have to regularly audit the process. You have to check the people doing the checking!

Only with audits can you discover discrepancies in inspection results or recurring delays in submitting results.

Looking at it from a more positive perspective, if your inspection program is working as it should, audits are the way you can actually prove that. Regular audits give you full visibility into what’s really happening.

Mobile vs. Paper

This auditing can be done on paper, but there’s a more-efficient solution—using The Checker Mobile to conduct both the equipment inspections and your audits of the process.  With The Checker Mobile, completed inspection checklists are done on mobile devices and instantly archived, where they can then be easily reported and evaluated.

Think of all the work this saves. There’s no need to enter in inspection results to Excel or another spreadsheet program. And rather than having to deal with a maze of spreadsheets to create inspection reports for audits, the reports are automatically generated.

Beyond the importance for your own safety management, this capability allows you to face any regulatory audits with full confidence that you can document that you proactively, and correctly, inspect equipment. You’re always ready!

And the benefits of The Checker Mobile don’t stop there. The cloud-based software not only aggregates and analyzes equipment inspection results, it can be used for any type of audits or risk assessment—worksite, facility, environmental, etc. Everyone from personnel in the field to the company’s safety leaders can take advantage of The Checker Mobile’s ease of use when conducting inspections.

Takeaway

Insisting on regular pre-use equipment inspections is a sign of an organization that truly understands the value of safety. However, this insistence must be backed up with auditing to ensure that personnel are inspecting properly. The Checker Mobile is the ideal tool to conduct these audits.