How Do I Prepare for an RSAW?
How Do I Prepare for an RSAW?
There are typically two approaches to answering the question, “How do I prepare for an RSAW?” The answer depends upon the size of your organization and the amount of time and energy required to put together the proper documentation of evidence for each applicable NERC compliance standard. Larger organizations that have the resources to do so, typically begin the preparation process with a RSAW (reliability standards audit worksheet) from NERC up to a year in advance of the actual compliance audit. Smaller companies may find themselves preparing on the fly during the 60 to 90 day period that the audit is taking place
How to Prepare a RSAW Quickly and Thoroughly
No matter what size your organization is, Versify’s Portal Compliance software is the ultimate answer to the question, “How do I prepare for an RSAW?” When this software is utilized, screenshots of actual evidence collected can be used to show to compliance auditors during an audit.
An RSAW is a guiding worksheet that NERC provides for companies to help them prepare for a compliance audit. It contains questions that will most likely be asked and information on what the auditor will be looking for. When a company is able to answer an RSAW’s questions with narrative responses as well as indication of the evidence it intends to supply at the time of the audit, that is good reason to believe that the audit will go smoothly.
When the RSAW asks for documentation of evidence you plan to use during your audit, you can rest assured that all the evidence you need has already been properly documented through the Versify’s Portal Compliance. Ultimately, compliance auditors will be able to simply look at their software dashboard to see that they are putting forth the necessary effort to adhere to all NERC standards. This will vastly improve efficiency as the time and energy needed to present particular pages of evidence will be shortened.
Now you know the answer to the question, “How do I prepare for an RSAW?” Let Versify’s Portal Compliance help prepare your company to handle risk situations before they cause major problems.
The Benefits of Versify’s Portal Compliance
This software not only saves time in RSAW and audit preparation, but could potentially save your company financially in the long term as well. Versify’s Portal Compliance integrates NERC standards with daily operations and allows operators to input information into the system that can be used to create comprehensive and effective workflows to avoid potential risk situations.
The software makes collecting and storing this information easy. Rather than time consuming log reports, operators can simply respond to necessary questions with the click of a mouse. The software puts all responses into the same language. Versify’s Portal Compliance also contains filter tools to allow operators to view overall or specific aspects of operation.
