Summary
In short
- A fatal risk protocol audit is an audit used in KnowSafe that audits compliance with a fatal risk protocol such as working at height, energy isolation or mobile equipment. It is built against ICMM, ISO 19011 and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
- Run yearly per protocol. Carried out by someone independent of the area.
- The template holds 42 fields across 4 sections, with protocol requirements 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 Critical Controls; feeds Finding.
What it is
What it is
What is a fatal risk protocol audit?
A fatal risk protocol audit is an audit used in KnowSafe that audits compliance with a fatal risk protocol such as working at height, energy isolation or mobile equipment. It is built against ICMM, ISO 19011 and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
When is a fatal risk protocol audit completed?
A fatal risk protocol audit is completed on the audit schedule, and wherever a finding elsewhere suggests a systemic gap. Run yearly per protocol.
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 Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links critical controls; feeds finding
Not for
- Critical Control Verification, which checks that a control standing between people and a fatal event is actually in place and working.
- Critical Control Performance Review, which reviews how a set of critical controls has performed over a period, including verification rates and failures.
- Barrier Health Check, which checks the barriers named in a bowtie are present and effective, working through the bowtie one branch at a time.
- Anything outside KnowSafe, 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.
ICMMInternational Council on Mining and Metals
Publishes critical control management, widely borrowed outside mining for fatal risk control.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the fatal risk protocol audit template based on?+
It is built against ICMM, 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 fatal risk protocol audit contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, protocol requirements, field verification, result. Together they hold 42 fields, 30 of which are required.
How often is a fatal risk protocol 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 fatal risk protocol audit belong to?+
It is part of Critical Control and Fatal Risk. Named fatal risks with owned critical controls and a verification schedule that is actually run.
How is a fatal risk protocol 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 fatal risk protocol 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 fatal risk protocol 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 KnowSafe — safety and compliance. Incidents, hazards, permits, inspections and the critical controls behind them.
Meet KnowSafe→Sources
Sources
- ISO 19011 — Auditing management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization
- ICMM — International Council on Mining and Metals