Onsite Audit Review (OSAR) Project - Alberta

Please be advised that Alberta Partnerships in Injury Reduction (Partnerships) will be launching the Onsite Audit Review (OSAR) project starting in the spring of 2010.

As a Certifying Partner, Enform conducts detailed quality assurance reviews of all Certificate of Recognition (COR) audit reports. These reviews are useful at identifying quality issues within the audit report; however, they may not effectively identify all potential issues with the auditor's work.

OSAR is an independent evaluation of the work of certified auditors who conduct audits for employers seeking a COR.  The on-site review will focus on key aspects of the auditor's evaluation and is not intended to be a complete re-audit of the employer's health and safety management system. On-site reviewers will visit selected employer work sites and gather information. This information will then be compared to the findings in the original auditor's report, which will be provided by Enform. OSAR results will not jeopardize an employer's COR status.

Employers who have recently undergone a certification or re-certification COR audit may be asked by Partnerships to participate in the OSAR process. The OSAR process will be scheduled by appointment and is designed to be completed in one day to minimize disruption to the employer's business.

For more information on the OSAR project, please review the Questions & Answers document prepared by Alberta Partnerships.

OSAR - British Columbia

Enform will adopting a similar OSAR process for COR audits conducted in BC in 2010.  Please stay tuned for more information.

Questions?

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Call Centre at 1 (800) 667-5557 option 3 or by email at corinfo@enform.ca.