Archive · 20 Aug 2025
AP Introduces App-Based Audits for Hazardous Industries
The Andhra Pradesh government is using a new app to make sure factories that use dangerous materials are safe.
Experts will check these factories and record everything they see on the app.
This helps keep track of the inspections and makes sure they're done correctly.
The app records things like when the experts arrive, what they observe, and when they leave.
This new system is meant to prevent accidents by making sure factories follow safety rules.
It's a response to a past accident and will be used in about 350 factories starting this August.
The government is also creating a dashboard to monitor the audit process in real-time.
Andhra Pradesh introduces an app-based third-party safety audit for hazardous industries.
The app, developed by the factories department, ensures transparency through day-to-day recording.
Experts will record observations on chemical storage, machinery condition, workforce, and safety compliance.
The audit aims to prevent irregularities, addressing past complaints of incomplete inspections.
Approximately 350 major hazardous industrial units will undergo the audit starting August 1.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government and experts hired by industrial units.
- What
- Andhra Pradesh is implementing an app-based third-party safety audit for hazardous industries.
- When
- Starting August 1.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, in hazardous industrial units.
- Why
- To ensure industrial safety and prevent irregularities in safety audits.
- Initiative
- App-based third-party safety audit
- Developed by
- Factories department
- Focus
- Hazardous industries
- Starting date
- August 1
- Units involved
- Approximately 350