Water Hygiene Audit Checklist for Compliance Reviews

A water hygiene audit should test whether documented controls match what is happening on site.

Review the risk assessment, written scheme, asset records, monitoring logs, flushing evidence, remedial register, sampling results, training records, and contractor reports.

Follow a sample of recommendations from identification to close-out and check whether evidence proves the action was completed properly.

Interview site teams to confirm they know what to do when temperatures fail, flushing is missed, or urgent risks are reported.

Use audit findings to improve governance and contractor management, not just to create another list of actions.