Workers Compensation and Safety Audit Checklist

This hospital-focused audit template helps review workers compensation and employee safety practices across departments. Use it to assess HR policies, reporting and lag times, return-to-work and light-duty programs, and accident investigation and trending. Evaluate safety committees, training, safe patient handling and transfer equipment, bariatric care, de-escalation and CPI training, and PPE. Cover high-risk areas including nursing units, emergency, radiology, physical therapy, respiratory care, plant operations, dietary, materials management, and special care units. Examine housekeeping, slips and falls, storage and loading docks, lockout/tagout, confined space, and equipment safeguards. Leadership alignment is addressed via CNO and CEO oversight, safety culture, and morale checks to drive loss prevention and staff well-being.