Summary
In short
- A contractor site safety audit is an audit used in KnowContractor that audits a contractor's work on your site against their method statement and your requirements. It is built against ISO 19011 and forms part of the Contractor Onboarding and Management programme.
- Run during significant work packages. Carried out by safety or the contract owner.
- The template holds 67 fields across 7 sections, with findings repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is weighted percent, where high is good.
- ISO 19011 is auditing management systems. How to plan, run and report an audit, and how to judge auditor competence. Not certifiable, it is the method.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Vendor; feeds Finding.
What it is
What it is
What is a contractor site safety audit?
A contractor site safety audit is an audit used in KnowContractor that audits a contractor's work on your site against their method statement and your requirements. It is built against ISO 19011 and forms part of the Contractor Onboarding and Management programme.
When is a contractor site safety audit completed?
A contractor site safety audit is completed on the audit schedule, and wherever a finding elsewhere suggests a systemic gap. Run during significant work packages.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This audit is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this audit covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form AUD-2026-000
- You are running the Contractor Onboarding and Management programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links vendor; feeds finding
Not for
- Contractor Documentation Audit, which audits whether the contractor's records, permits and training evidence are complete and current.
- Contractor Equipment Verification, which checks that contractor equipment brought on site is inspected, certified and fit for use.
- Subcontractor Verification Audit, which checks that subcontractors have been vetted to the same standard as the main contractor.
- Anything outside KnowContractor, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 19011Auditing management systems
How to plan, run and report an audit, and how to judge auditor competence. Not certifiable, it is the method.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the contractor site safety audit template based on?+
It is built against ISO 19011. ISO 19011 is auditing management systems. How to plan, run and report an audit, and how to judge auditor competence. Not certifiable, it is the method. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the contractor site safety audit contain?+
There are 7 sections: header, documentation at the workface, people, work practices, food safety practices, findings, result. Together they hold 67 fields, 52 of which are required.
How often is a contractor site safety audit raised?+
A new record is raised on the audit schedule, and wherever a finding elsewhere suggests a systemic gap. Each one is given an ID in the form AUD-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the contractor site safety audit belong to?+
It is part of Contractor Onboarding and Management. Nobody through the gate without evidence, and performance that feeds the next award.
How is a contractor site safety audit scored?+
Scoring is weighted percent. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the contractor site safety audit template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the contractor site safety audit library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowContractor — contractor management. Prequalification, approval, induction, permits and performance.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 19011 — Auditing management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization