WorkplaceSafetyAudit–FinalReportNovember2013LeadersinbuildingpublictrustincivicgovernmentAuditDepartmentWorkplaceSafetyAudit–FinalReport2TableofContentsReportHighlights..........................................................................................................3MandateoftheCityAuditor..........................................................................................3AuditBackground.........................................................................................................4AuditObjectives............................................................................................................4AuditApproach.............................................................................................................4Independence................................................................................................................5AuditScope...................................................................................................................5AuditConclusions.........................................................................................................5Acknowledgement.........................................................................................................6Background...................................................................................................................7KeyRisks.......................................................................................................................8PerformanceAnalysis...................................................................................................8ObservationsandRecommendations.......................................................................12GOVERNANCESTRUCTURE............................................................................................12MINIMUMACCEPTABLESAFETYSTANDARDS...............................................................13OVERSIGHTROLES.........................................................................................................15REVIEWOFSAFETYPROGRAM.......................................................................................20SAFETYISSUEESCALATIONPROCEDURE.......................................................................21POLICIESANDPROCEDURES...........................................................................................21TRAINING.......................................................................................................................24DOCUMENTATIONOFCOMPLIANCEMONITORING.........................................................27PERFORMANCEINFORMATIONANDMANAGEMENT.......................................................28Appendix1-AuditProcess........................................................................................31Appendix2-SummaryofRecommendations...........................................................32WorkplaceSafetyAudit–FinalReport3REPORTHIGHLIGHTSAprimaryfocusoftheCity’sworkplacesafetyprogramhasbeenonreducingLossTimeInjuries(LTI)by25%sinceitwashighlightedasanareaoffocusin2009.TheCity’sLTIratehasremainedstableoverthisperiodandthetargeteddecreasehasnotoccurreddespitetheCity’seffortstoaddressthisissue.In2012,safetyrelatedincidentsaccountedfor103,790hourslostand$9.0millioninWorkersCompensationrelatedcosts,anincr...
