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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Finding form for safety audits

When an audit's item for review is complete, the safety auditor can use the Findings form to log findings gathered from the review or survey responses.

For information on recording an audit finding, see Add a finding for a review item in a safety audit.

FieldDescription
NumberSystem-generated unique number for the finding.
Short descriptionBrief description about the finding.
HazardPotential hazard identified during the audit.
Risk assessmentRisk assessment for identified hazard.
LocationLocation that this finding applies to.
Assigned toUser this finding is assigned to.
DescriptionDetailed description about the finding.
AttachmentSupporting files related to this finding.Select Attach File to upload the file.
FieldDescription
Item for reviewItem for review from this audit that this finding is relates to.Only the review items associated with objectives in this audit appear in this field. For more information, see Define an objective for a safety audit.
SurveyAudit survey or questionnaire that includes this finding as a response.This field appears and is auto-populated when an audit survey is selected from Item for review.
SectionCategory of survey questions.This field appears only when an audit survey is selected from Item for review. The field lists all question categories from the selected survey.
QuestionSurvey question this finding is submitted for.This field appears only when a category is selected from Section. The field lists all questions in the selected survey category.
Question ResponseSubmitted answer for the survey question.This field appears and is auto-populated with the response submitted for the selected survey question.
Criteria typeCriteria type this review item belongs to.
CriteriaStandards that the audit measures compliance against.The items in this list appear based on the selected Criteria type and the selected record of that type in audit's objectives. For more information, see Define an objective and criteria for an audit.
Criteria documentLink to the specific citation or regulation within the selected criteria record.This field appears only when Regulatory list or Authority document is selected from Criteria type.
Cited criterionSpecific clause, paragraph, section, or page reference entered from the selected criteria.This field appears only when H&S Document, Knowledge base article, or Text is selected from Criteria type.
ComplianceCompliance status of the system covered in the audit survey.
Work notesAdditional details about the finding.

Parent Topic:Health and Safety Risk Management reference