EHS Audit in Johor Bahru
Most factories discover their compliance gaps during a DOSH inspection, a customer audit, or after an incident. An audit finds them while they are still cheap to fix.
An independent look at where you actually stand
Since 1 June 2024 the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 has applied to every place of work in Malaysia, the First Schedule limits having been removed by the 2022 amendment. Every employer now carries a statutory duty to assess and manage the risks its work creates, and maximum fines for breaching employer general duties rose from RM50,000 to RM500,000, with directors and managers personally exposed under Section 52.
Very few factories know with confidence whether they meet that standard. Internal safety teams are close to the operation and inherit its blind spots; the same walkabout every month stops producing findings long before the risks disappear.
We audit manufacturers and industrial operations across Johor Bahru, Pasir Gudang, Tebrau, Senai, Kulai and Iskandar Puteri, and give you a risk-ranked picture of your position — not a checklist with ticks in it.
Legal Compliance Audit
Your position against OSHA 1994 as amended, its subsidiary regulations, and your environmental and fire safety obligations.
Pre-Inspection Readiness
What a DOSH officer would find on your floor this week, and what to close first.
Management System Internal Audit
The internal audit programme your ISO certification requires, run properly rather than signed off.
Contractor & Supplier Audit
Section 18A puts a duty on principals toward contractors. This is how you discharge it with evidence.
What we look at
Legal register & documentation
Whether you can produce a current, accurate record of what applies to you — and whether it matches what happens on the floor.
Risk assessment records
HIRARC coverage across all work activities, review currency, and whether the controls listed are the controls in use.
Machinery, plant & certificates
Certificates of fitness, inspection records, guarding, isolation and permit-to-work arrangements.
Chemical & environmental
Chemical register, SDS accessibility, labelling, storage, ventilation, scheduled waste handling and licensing conditions.
Fire safety & emergency
Emergency arrangements, drills, escape routes and fire certificate requirements where your premises fall in scope.
Incident & corrective action
Notification records, whether corrective actions were verified as effective, and whether the same finding keeps recurring.
Is an EHS audit right for you?
- A customer or group head officerequires an annual independent compliance audit.
- You have received an improvement noticeand need to know what else would be found on a return visit.
- You are acquiring or taking over a siteand the liabilities attached to it are unknown.
- You are ISO certifiedbut the internal audit programme has become a formality rather than a control.
- You have contractors on siteand no evidence that their controls are adequate.
- Nobody independent has ever lookedat your compliance position, and you would rather find out on your terms.
Findings you can act on
An audit report that lists sixty findings without ranking them is a report nobody reads twice. Ours ranks every finding by risk and by the effort needed to close it, so you know what to fix this month and what can be scheduled.
Each finding cites the specific legal or standard requirement it relates to. That matters when you take the report to a board, a customer or an insurer — "this is a problem" is an opinion, and "this fails Section 15" is not.
The report belongs to you. We are engaged by you, findings go to you, and what you do with them is your decision.
How an audit runs
Scope & Document Review
We agree what is in scope, then review your registers, records and certificates before we arrive — so site time is spent looking, not reading.
Site Audit
Walk the floor, observe work as it is actually done, interview operators and supervisors, and verify that documented controls exist in practice.
Risk-Ranked Report
Every finding referenced to the requirement it relates to, ranked by risk and effort, with a closing meeting to talk it through.
Closeout Support
Optional follow-up to verify corrective actions were effective rather than simply recorded as complete.
EHS audits — common questions
What is the difference between an EHS audit and a DOSH inspection?
A DOSH inspection is an enforcement visit by the regulator, and findings can result in improvement or prohibition notices and prosecution. An EHS audit is commissioned by you, conducted privately, and produces a report you control. The whole point is to find and close gaps before an inspection or an incident finds them for you.
Do you report audit findings to DOSH?
No. We are engaged by you and the report belongs to you. Your own statutory notification duties are separate and unaffected — an audit does not create a reporting obligation, and it does not remove the ones you already have under NADOPOD 2004 and OSHA 1994.
Can a ProSafe audit certify us to ISO?
No. Certification audits are performed only by accredited certification bodies. We conduct internal and second-party audits — the internal audit programme your management system requires, supplier and contractor audits, and readiness audits before a certification body visits.
What does an EHS audit cover?
Scope is agreed before we start. A typical factory audit covers legal compliance against OSHA 1994 as amended, risk assessment records, machinery and plant, chemical management, environmental licensing and waste, fire safety arrangements, contractor control, emergency preparedness and incident records. Narrower scopes are common where a specific concern prompted the audit.
How long does an audit take?
For a single manufacturing site, typically one to three days on site depending on headcount, process complexity and scope, with the report delivered within two weeks. Document review happens beforehand so time on your floor is spent on observation and interviews rather than paperwork.
How often should we audit?
Annually is the common cycle for a manufacturing site, and it is what most customer audit programmes expect. More frequent audits are worth it after a significant process change, a new line or site, a notifiable incident, or where previous findings were substantial enough to warrant follow-up verification.
Where we audit
We audit sites across Johor Bahru, Pasir Gudang, Tebrau, Plentong, Masai, Skudai, Senai, Kulai, Iskandar Puteri and Gelang Patah. Audits are conducted in person — a compliance position cannot be assessed from a document request, and a site an hour away is close enough to return for closeout verification.
Find out before someone else does
Tell us your headcount, your processes and what prompted the question. We will tell you what scope of audit makes sense.