Program Audit

University of Toronto ASBESTOS CONTROL PROGRAM June 2003(R)

11.0 PROGRAM AUDIT

1. The Office of Environmental Health and Safety shall audit various components of the asbestos control program on an annual basis and prepare a report to the Vice-President, Human Resources, the Trades/Utilities Joint Health and Safety Committee and the appropriate building Joint Health and Safety Committee(s).
2. The audit may consist of but is not limited to the following:
   (a) inspections of buildings to confirm the presence and completeness of the inventory;
   (b) inspections of asbestos work in progress to confirm adherence to the procedures;
   (c) review of training records to confirm that workers have had appropriate training to work with asbestos;
   (d) review of worker exposure records.
3. A Joint Health and Safety Committee may, as part of their inspection of the workplace and subject to the access control procedures established under this program, inspect the condition of friable materials identified in the inventory. Copies of their inspection reports and recommendations shall be sent to the Manager, Environmental Hazards and Safety (F&S), and to the Director, Environmental Health and Safety.