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Safe Work Practices...continued
Product Safety Self-Audit Guide for:
Company Name: Auditor: Date:
Product Safety Management Yes No N/A
Company management actively endorses and demonstrates product safety?
Good understanding of product liability principles as they affect this company?
Product safety discussed during production meetings?
Management has effectively delegated responsibility for reviewing product liability prevention programs and their effectiveness?
Product safety is active part of new product development and design?
Designing Safe Products Yes No N/A
Is design (hazard) review performed to analyze and correct safety problems before production begins?
Are potential failures considered in design reviews for their intended use and foreseeable misuse?
Are designs compared with original specifications and standards before production?
Are applicable “state of the art” standards used for safe design criteria, such as ASTM, ANSI, ASME, ISO, UL, OSHA, etc.?
Are product packaging, transit or storage considered for potential hazards?
If component parts are manufactured, are customers contacted for approval or testing prior to full scale production?
Quality Control (QC) Yes No N/A
Are quality control procedures and parameters up to date?
Are step-by-step procedures in place to assure that in-process inspections verify product conformance to standards and specifications?
Have performance tests been designed to accurately reflect quality and safety?
Are final inspections and assembly documented?
Have all persons affected by QC been adequately trained?
Do suppliers have specific qualification criteria to meet for quality and safety of parts, materials or services?
Are 3rd party tests performed to verify product quality or safety?
Are rejected parts and materials identified and isolated from production?
Record Retention Yes No N/A
Are these records retained for each product line for at least the anticipated useful life of the product?
• Literature from supplier’s component parts, materials or services?
• Original design and assembly drawings?
• Product safety policies or programs?
• Quality control inspection methods and test results?
• Sample instruction manuals and safety warnings?
• Customer approval of design changes and modifications?
• Customer and/or distributor lists?
• Recall notices sent or received relating to your product?
• Methods to recall defective products/materials?
• Previous complaint log and warranty claims?
• Sample brochures or advertising materials?
• Final assembly checklists?
Sales, Service and Customer Communications Yes No N/A
Are sales personnel technically trained to represent your product?
Do outside service staff complete field reports if unsafe use of your product is observed?
Do customer complaints or claims receive prompt attention?
Are customer complaints and warranty claims analyzed for problems and improvements?
Are current safety standards utilized when older products are being repaired or rebuilt?
Are promotional materials reviewed by legal counsel for accurate reflection of capabilities and limitations?
Do safety instructions accurately convey product operation, service/repair, and related hazards/controls?
Are warning labels conspicuous, permanent, easily understood
Appropriate warnings provided where needed?
Have ANSI standards been utilized for warning label design criteria?
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