The 29-Point Audit-Readiness Checklist — Free

Most plants are not failing audits on hardware. They are failing on documentation, follow-through, and the gap between the written program and what is actually happening on the floor.

This is the 29-point checklist I use to get OSHA and ISO working as one system instead of two competing binders. It covers written programs and document control, training and competency, the floor reality an auditor sees in the first ten minutes, the management-system requirements where ISO lives or dies, and incident readiness.

Print it. Walk your floor. Score yourself honestly. It takes about ten minutes and it will tell you whether you are audit-ready or three months of quiet work away from it.

Written by Tami T. Bailey, PMP — OSHA General Industry Trainer, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, 24 years in manufacturing operations and safety. Safety Specialties works with OSHA compliance, ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001, and bilingual EN/ES training out of Austin and Houston, Texas.

These materials are educational. They are not legal advice, not a compliance guarantee, and not an OSHA course of any kind.