The most widely accepted means to identify workplace hazards is to conduct safety and health audits. One way to help understand a given situation is to look at it on a periodic basis. A survey conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the late 1990s revealed that self-audits are performed for a number of reasons, with the three most common being:

• Careful inspections can reduce injury and illness rates within the workplace by identifying present hazards
• Staying on top of potential hazards is considered the right thing to do by many employers
• Performing self-audits and acting upon […]

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