CWOSH OHSAS 18001

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OHSAS 18001:

Occupational health and safety

management systems -Specification

Karen Lawrence

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OHSAS 18001 vs HSG 65

OHSAS 18001:

Policy ± Planning ±

Implement & Operate ± Check & Correct

± Man. Review ± Continual Improvement

HSG 65:

Policy ± Organisation ±

Plan & Implement ± Measure Perf.

- Review Perf. - Audit

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1. Scope

� This OHSAS specification gives

requirements for an occupational health

and safety (OH&S) management system,to enable an organisation to control its

OH&S risks and improve its performance

� It does not state specific OH&Sperformance criteria, not does it give

detailed specifications for the design of a

management system

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This OHSAS Specification is applicable to

any organization that wishes to:

� establish an OH&S management system

� implement, maintain and continually improve an

OH&S management system

� assure itself of its conformance with its O&HS

policy

� demonstrate such conformance to others

� seek certification by an external organization� make a self-determination and declaration of

conformance

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Policy (4.2)

� Authorised by top management

� Overall objectives clearly stated

� Commitment to continual improvement of H&S

performance clearly stated� Legal compliance as a minimum

� Relevant and appropriate

� Communicated with intent to make all

employees aware of their responsibilities� Documented, implemented and maintained

� Available to interested parties

� Reviewed

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Planning 4.3

� Planning Inputs

± Hazard identification (4.3.1)

± Risk assessment (4.3.1) ± Meets legal and other requirements (4.3.2)

� Planning Outputs

± Risk control measures (4.3.1) ± H&S Objectives (4.3.3)

± H&S management programme (4.3.4)

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Implementation and Operation (4.4)

� Structure and Responsibility (4.4.1)

± Define, document and communicate roles andresponsibilities which effect H&S

± Responsibility rests with top management

� Training, Awareness and Competence(4.4.2)

± Training should take account of levels of responsibility, ability, literacy and risk

± Procedures should ensure H&S awarenessand competence at all levels

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� Consultation and Communication (4.4.3)

± Procedures in place to communicate pertinent

info to and from employees and others

± The procedures should be documented

± Employees consulted on arrangements,

changes, review of policies etc

± Employees should know who their H&S rep(s)and who the H&S management appointee is

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� Documentation (4.4.4)

± Maintained and stored in a suitable medium

± Describes management system

± Directs to other documentation and how touse it

� Document and Data Control (4.4.5)

± Procedures will be in place to ensure alldocuments can be found and are reviewed

± Current versions should be available whereneeded and obsolete versions removed

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� Operational Control (4.4.6)

± Plan to control operations and activities

associated with identified risks

± Procedures where required which stipulate

operating criteria

± Procedures related to risks of goods and

services and for communication with suppliers ± Procedures for workplace and process design

in order to eliminate or reduce risks at source

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� Emergency Preparedness and Response(4.4.7)

± Plans and procedures to identify the potential

for, and responses to, incidents andemergency situations, and for preventing andmitigating the likely illness and injury that maybe associated with them

± They shall be reviewed, particularly after incidents

± They shall be tested periodically wherepracticable

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Checking and Corrective Action

(4.5)� Performance measurement & monitoring

(4.5.1)

± Procedures should be in place to monitor howwell H&S objectives are met

± Quantitative and Qualitative

± Proactive (compliance with law, man sys etc)

± Reactive (accident, ill health etc)

± Equipment required for monitoring should be

maintained and calibrated

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� Accidents, incidents, non-conformances

and preventative action (4.5.2)

± Procedures, responsibilities and authority for: ± handling & investigating accidents, incidents

and non-conformances

± taking action to mitigate consequences

± ensuring prevent / correct actions are taken

± confirming the effectiveness of the actions

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� Records and Record Management (4.5.3)

± Procedures should identify & maintain H&S

records

± H&S records should be legible, identifiable,

traceable and stored in a retrievable way

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� Audit (4.5.4) ± Audit programme should determine;

± if the H&S system conforms to planned arrangements& the std.

± if it has been implemented and maintained properly

± If it is effective in meeting policy and objectives ± It should review the results of previous audits

± It should provide information to management

± It should be based on previous audit and risk

assessment results ± If possible, the auditor should be independent of the

audited activity

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