The interview sample size is based on the number of workers associated with the auditee at the time of the audit. Include workers and 1 supervisors in service to other employers under contract to the auditee at the time of the audit. Use the chart below as a guide to determine the minimum number of workers and supervisors to interview. Total number of Worker Interviews Management Total Interviews Approximate % of workers Required Interviews Required Required Workforce 200+ 75% of total 25% of total 10% of workforce 10% 100 199 15 5 20 20% – 50 99 9 3 12 25% – 25-49 6 2 8 35% 10 to 24 3 2 5 50% 1 to 9 All All All 100% Select interview candidates with the intent to sample a broad range of worker and supervisor experience. Employee rosters can be useful in 2 selecting candidates. Auditors may wish to select some candidates based on worksite observations or entries and references found in safety program documentation. 3 Conduct interviews in a quiet, comfortable and private area. Question each candidate on all items in the appropriate list of prepared audit questions. Evaluate each response and record the result as a 4 single check mark under the appropriate column immediately to the right of each question. When all interviews have been completed transfer the number of positive and negative responses to the interview summary pages. Total the 5 positives and negatives from left to right. Indicate the overall result as a check (positive) or an X (negative) in the results column. Transfer the results to the audit tool as either a check or an X in the "Interview" technique column. When the number of positive responses is 6 equal to the number negative responses enter the result as a check (positive). The of interview subjects are not to be recorded on any of the audit documents or notes. Interviews are confidential and must not be 7 discussed with anyone. All documents used to conduct and analyze the interviews must be destroyed by the auditor except as in item 9 below. 8 Student auditors conducting their self-audit must submit the interview working documents to the SCSA to demonstrate their understanding of 9 the evaluation process. Student auditors must not reveal these documents to the auditee. The SCSA will discard these references. All auditors must record the total number of interviews in the executive summary, how many were supervisors / managers, how many were 10 workers and how many of the total were sub-contractors.
1 The interview sample size is based on the number of workers associated with the auditee at the time of the audit. Include workers and supervisors in service to other employers under contract to the auditee at the time of the audit. Use the chart below as a guide to determine the minimum number of workers and supervisors to interview. Total number of workers Worker Interviews Required Management Interviews Required Total Interviews Required Approximate % of Workforce 200+ 75% of total 25% of total 10% of workforce 10% 100 – 199 15 5 20 20% 50 – 99 9 3 12 25% 25-49 6 2 8 35% 10 to 24 3 2 5 50% 1 to 9 All All All 100% 2 Select interview candidates with the intent to sample a broad range of worker and supervisor experience. Employee rosters can be useful in selecting candidates. Auditors may wish to select some candidates based on worksite observations or entries and references found in safety program documentation. 3 Conduct interviews in a quiet, comfortable and private area. 4 Question each candidate on all items in the appropriate list of prepared audit questions. Evaluate each response and record the result as a single check mark under the appropriate column immediately to the right of each question. 5 When all interviews have been completed transfer the number of positive and negative responses to the interview summary pages. Total the positives and negatives from left to right. Indicate the overall result as a check (positive) or an X (negative) in the results column. 6 Transfer the results to the audit tool as either a check or an X in the "Interview" technique column. When the number of positive responses is equal to the number negative responses enter the result as a check (positive). 7 The of interview subjects are not to be recorded on any of the audit documents or notes. Interviews are confidential and must not be discussed with anyone. 8 All documents used to conduct and analyze the interviews must be destroyed by the auditor except as in item 9 below. 9 Student auditors conducting their self-audit must submit the interview working documents to the SCSA to demonstrate their understanding of the evaluation process. Student auditors must not reveal these documents to the auditee. The SCSA will discard these references. 10 All auditors must record the total number of interviews in the executive summary, how many were supervisors / managers, how many were workers and how many of the total were sub-contractors.
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