Internal Auditing
As part of Aberystwyth University’s strategy for continual improvement, the Health, Safety and Environment Department will be undertaking an internal audit programme which will include all University Institutes and Departments.
It is considered good practice that Institutes and Departments conduct their own local audits at regular intervals. Internal Audits conducted by the Health, Safety and Environment Department should support and supplement local audit schedules, and should not represent the only means by which the Institute or Department’s Health and Safety Management System are appraised and evaluated. For guidance and templates which can be amended to suit local purposes, please contact the Health, Safety and Environment Department.
Qualified auditors from the Health, Safety and Environment Department will be auditing all areas against common and consistent Terms of Reference. Audit criteria will include determining Institute or Department compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, Aberystwyth University’s Health and Safety Policy, and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)’s Managing for Health and Safety (HSG65) Guidance. Auditees may also, where applicable, be referred to best practices as suggested by relevant Professional, Educational, and Advisory Bodies.
The Aberystwyth University Health, Safety and Environment Internal Audit Terms of Reference is available here:
Key individuals will be made aware and receive sufficient notice of forthcoming audits, and will be expected to communicate relevant information to colleagues to ensure full co-operation and disclosure in the process. The auditing team will endeavour to, as much as is reasonably practicable, allow a degree of flexibility in the schedule in recognition of other demands on staff time such as workloads, research deadlines, additional seasonal requirements, and unforeseen circumstances.
The audit process for each Institute or Department will consist of four main stages:
Opening Meeting
Desktop Review
Visit
Closing Meeting
For any further queries relating to internal auditing, please contact the Health, Safety and Environment Department.