ProtoSafe: A Scored Safety Assessment Protocol
Turn your safety audit into a number your board understands. ProtoSafe scores your safety management system across 30 elements, rates its maturity from one to five stars, and benchmarks it against your other plants and your sector.
Six things a checklist audit cannot give you
A ProtoSafe assessment turns a safety audit into a management tool: scored, visual and ready to act on.
A safety score and star rating
One clear maturity rating from one to five stars, with a supporting score, so leadership sees where the site stands at a glance.
Risk-rated findings
Every gap rated high, medium or low, so you fix the right things first instead of everything at once.
A board-ready dashboard
Your results on the ESGSlate platform, visual and shareable, built for C-suite review.
Multi-plant benchmarking
Compare sites on the same scale and find your best and weakest performers in minutes.
A prioritised action roadmap
Practical, sequenced recommendations with realistic actions, not a list of clauses.
An expert report-out
A working session where our lead auditor walks your team through the findings and the plan.
What Is a Scored Safety Assessment?
A safety assessment answers a question a pass or fail audit cannot: how good is your safety, really, and is it getting better?
Most safety audits answer one question: are you compliant? That is necessary, but it is not enough. Compliance tells you whether you have cleared the minimum bar. It does not tell you how good your safety systems are, where your greatest risks lie, or how you compare with peers in your sector.
ProtoSafe is Consultivo's proprietary scored safety assessment protocol, and the common method behind every safety audit and EHS audit we run. Instead of a long list of observations, you get a quantified safety maturity rating you can track over time and compare across sites.
ProtoSafe is a scored safety assessment protocol that rates an organisation's occupational safety maturity across 30 elements, gives a one to five star rating with a supporting score, and benchmarks the result across plants and sectors.
Pass or fail hides risk magnitude
A facility can be compliant and still carry critical gaps, because compliance criteria are minimum thresholds. ProtoSafe scores every element to show exactly how far above or below the minimum each one sits.
Narrative reports cannot be compared
You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Written findings are open to interpretation and impossible to compare across sites or years. A score gives management an objective, consistent baseline.
What ProtoSafe adds
Element-level scores, star ratings, dashboards, top and bottom performer analysis, risk distribution, year-on-year trends and multi-plant benchmarking, in one report.
Protocol, Platform and People
ProtoSafe is not software alone, and not a lone auditor with a clipboard. It is three things working together. That is what makes the score credible and the recommendations usable.
ProtoSafe, the method
Thirty defined elements, a consistent scoring scale, a maturity rating and a risk rating. The same rigour is applied whether we assess fire, electrical, process, construction, contractor, warehouse or a full EHS audit. Each domain is a validated ProtoSafe configuration.
ESGSlate, the technology
ESGSlate is Consultivo's proprietary platform. Every assessment runs on it: data capture on site, the scoring engine, dashboards, benchmarking analytics and report generation. Because the data lives in one place, results stay consistent and comparable across every plant and every year.
Expert intervention
Software does not read a site's risk context. Our auditors do. Each assessment is led by specialists with 10 to 30 years of experience who verify findings on the ground, read the risk context of your sector, write practical recommendations and lead the report-out with your team.
How ProtoSafe Scores Your Safety Performance
ProtoSafe assesses your safety management system across 30 elements that span the whole system, from leadership and risk management to operational controls, emergency preparedness, people, culture and performance. Each element is examined through documents, site verification and interviews, then scored on a consistent scale.
Every gap is rated high, medium or low. That is what turns a score into an action plan: you know what to fix this month and what can wait. And because every assessment uses the same elements and the same scale on ESGSlate, you can benchmark one plant against another and against your sector.
Elements assessed per facility, each scored on a consistent scale.
A maturity rating with a supporting score out of 100.
Risk criticality on every finding, so priorities are clear.
Cross-site and year-on-year benchmarking dashboards.
ProtoSafe vs a qualitative safety audit
| Capability | Qualitative audit | ProtoSafe |
|---|---|---|
| IS 14489 compliance coverage | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 45001 and IFC guideline coverage | No | Yes |
| Quantified element-level scoring | No | Yes |
| Maturity score and star rating | No | Yes |
| Risk criticality on each gap | Basic | Yes |
| Visual dashboard and data analysis | No | Yes |
| Multi-plant benchmarking | No | Yes |
| Year-on-year trend tracking | No | Yes |
Where Does Your Organisation Stand?
ProtoSafe uses a one to five star maturity rating, a shared language for safety performance that every level of management can understand and act on. The rating is based on your overall score across all 30 elements.
Star rating based on the overall assessment score across all 30 elements.
Scored Against National and International Standards
A statutory safety audit tells you whether you meet the rule. ProtoSafe scores performance against a wider set of standards, then converts it into a maturity score you can improve and benchmark.
Indian Standards and Legislation
- IS 14489, the Indian Standard code of practice for occupational safety and health audit, the primary statutory basis
- Factories Act and applicable state factory rules
- Gas Cylinder, SMPV, Petroleum and MSIHC Rules
- State Fire Service Acts and related fire safety standards
- CEA Safety Regulations and electrical safety rules
- National Building Code and lightning protection standards
- Mines Act and Rules, and vehicle safety rules
International Standards and Best Practices
- ISO 45001, the international occupational health and safety management system standard
- IFC Performance Standard 2 and the World Bank Group EHS Guidelines
- ILO-OSH 2001 guidelines on OSH management systems
- NFPA standards for fire and electrical safety
- OSHA standards and voluntary guidelines
- OISD standards for the oil and gas industry
- HSE UK guidance and sector best practices
You can use ProtoSafe to satisfy a third-party or statutory audit requirement and to run your improvement programme, from the same assessment.
A Report That Earns Its Keep
Every assessment ends in a report built to drive decisions and track progress, not to file away. It is reviewed by a senior domain expert with decades of experience before delivery, so interpretation is never left to junior analysts.
Scope and Methodology
What was audited, against which standards, by whom and how. Full transparency and traceability.
Executive Summary
Overall score, star rating, and top and bottom elements, designed for C-suite review.
Scored Dashboard
Bar charts, spider diagrams and risk distribution across all elements and sub-elements.
Detailed Findings
Findings against each requirement, with risk criticality and the allocated and achieved score.
Prioritised Recommendations
Practical, sequenced actions against each gap, not generic advice.
Annotated Photo Gallery
Photographs of notable efforts and gaps, so management sees the on-ground reality.
Conclusion and Annexures
A strategic summary of strengths, critical areas and supporting reference material.
ProtoSafe Powers Every Safety and EHS Audit
Core frameworks
Fire & electrical
Fire Safety Audit
Checks detection, suppression and escape routes against fire codes.
Electrical Safety Audit
Inspects wiring, panels and earthing for shock and fire risk.
Thermography Testing
Infrared scans catch overheating joints before they fail.
Fire, Electrical and Thermography
All three inspections bundled into one visit and one report.
Site & industry
Construction Safety Audit
Scaffolding, fall protection and site access reviewed on the ground.
Mine Safety Audit
Ventilation, ground support and gas monitoring, assessed on site.
Contractor Safety (CSM) Audit
Verifies contractor competence and supervision before work begins.
Warehouse Safety Audit
Racking loads, forklift lanes and stacking heights, checked.
Logistics Safety Audit
Loading bays, fleet handling and driver routines reviewed together.
Process Safety Audit
Reviews process hazards in plants that handle flammable or toxic material.
People & compliance
Behaviour Based Safety Audit
Observes how people actually work, not just what the policy says.
OHS Legal Audit
Checks compliance against every applicable occupational health law.
EHS Audit
Environment, health and safety practice reviewed as one system.
ISO 45001 Audit
Gap assessment and readiness check against the ISO 45001 standard.
Tailored to Your Industry
ProtoSafe is not a one-size-fits-all checklist. Each sector protocol is tuned to the hazards, legal requirements and operations of that industry, then customised for each client.
Manufacturing and Process
Power, chemical, cement, steel, food and general manufacturing. Focus on process safety, machine guarding and statutory compliance.
Commercial Buildings and High-Rise
Malls, hypermarkets, hotels, hospitals and high-rise commercial buildings. Focus on fire safety, life safety and building code compliance.
Warehouses and Logistics
Storage, distribution centres and logistics. Focus on racking safety, material handling, fire suppression and journey management.
Mines
Surface and underground mining. Focus on Mines Act compliance, dust management, ground control and emergency preparedness.
Construction Sites
Building, infrastructure and civil works. Focus on work at height, scaffolding, contractor management and site safety systems.
Refineries and Petrochemicals
High-hazard process units and petrochemical complexes. Focus on process safety, HAZOP, PSM and strict permit-to-work systems.
Beyond the Report: Live Safety Intelligence
ProtoSafe is the method and the score. ESGSlate is the platform that makes it live: it turns a once-a-year assessment into ongoing intelligence, and where you need it, extends to you and your supply chain.
Data Analytics
Every finding scored and analysed at element and site level, so patterns are visible, not buried in a PDF.
Benchmarking
Compare sites against each other and against sector peers on the same scale.
Trend Analysis
Track safety performance year on year and see what is improving and what is slipping.
Live Dashboard and Portal
A live dashboard and portal access extended to you, and to your supply chain where required, so you manage risk continuously.
Predictive Analytics
Using audit and incident data to flag where risk is likely to rise, before it does.
System Reliability
Linking safety system maturity to operational reliability and uptime.
ESGSlate powers our audit, consulting, research and training work. A dedicated ESGSlate page is on the way.
Why Consultivo Runs Your Safety Assessment
AA1000 assurance
An independent, standards-based Licensed Assurance Provider.
IFC approved
Trusted by investors and lenders, and by the World Bank Group.
ESG background
Safety assessed by a firm that also assures ESG, so your data stands up to scrutiny.
Senior experts
Assessments led by specialists with 10 to 30 years in the field.
Proven reach
17+ years, 20+ countries and 750+ organisations served.
ProtoSafe: Frequently Asked Questions
What is a scored safety audit?
What is the difference between a safety audit and a safety assessment?
How do you measure safety performance in a factory?
Does ProtoSafe give a dashboard?
What standards does ProtoSafe align with?
Can ProtoSafe benchmark several plants?
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Every Consultivo safety audit rests on three things: the hub that offers every audit type, the scored protocol behind them, and the method that runs them.
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The hub. Every type of safety audit in one place.
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The scored protocol. Safety maturity across 30 elements.
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