Site Safety Audits
Construction site safety audits
An audit is only useful if the findings get fixed. Ours come with a deadline and we follow up until the evidence is in.
In short
A construction site safety audit checks the site and the safety file against the OHS Act, the Construction Regulations 2014 and the project's health and safety specification. Siyakhatala Safety audits sites in Cape Town and across the Western Cape monthly or fortnightly, and tracks each finding until it is closed.
What's included
- Site walk-through and safety file check on every visit
- Photographs and a scored audit report
- At-risk findings sent to the contractor with a deadline, normally three days
- Follow-up until photo or document evidence is received
- Critical findings escalated to a senior professional straight away
The report goes to the client and the contractor on the same day. Repeat findings are flagged, so a problem that keeps coming back is dealt with by management, not just noted again next month.
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Site safety audits: common questions
How often should a construction site be audited?
Most of our sites are audited monthly. High-risk work, such as work at height or deep excavations, is often audited fortnightly.
Do you audit industrial and office sites?
Yes. We do annual legal compliance audits and gap analyses for factories, warehouses and offices under the OHS Act.
Who gets the audit report?
The client and the principal contractor, and anyone else on the project's distribution list.
Where we work
Site safety audits across the Western Cape
From our office in Brackenfell we cover Cape Town and the Western Cape, and work countrywide by arrangement.