Impact 2000: The future of workplace audits

Impact 2000 is a truly innovative, next-generation approach to what some people still call safety auditing. The system - developed by the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) of Alberta - rejects the traditional checklist or inspection approach to audits. Rather, it is designed as a decision-makin...

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Published in:OH&S Canada 1992-09, Vol.8 (5), p.87
Main Author: Semeniuk, J S
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident prevention
Case studies
Consultants
Departments
Innovations
Occupational safety
Operation audits
Regulatory agencies
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Summary:Impact 2000 is a truly innovative, next-generation approach to what some people still call safety auditing. The system - developed by the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) of Alberta - rejects the traditional checklist or inspection approach to audits. Rather, it is designed as a decision-making tool for use by qualified health and safety consultants. A major underpinning of Impact 2000's philosophy is that the entire program focuses on injury reduction within the Work Injury Reduction Program. At the WCB, injury reduction is seen as a decrease in both the number and severity of workplace injuries. The final professional technical report written for the client includes: 1. an executive summary, 2. a brief description of the consultant's activities in performing the evaluation, 3. a scoring overview, and 4. major recommendations selected from both systems and details recommendations that are most appropriate for the client.
ISSN:0827-4576
1923-4279