Occupational Health,Safety &Assessment Standards

OHSAS18001

Shaukat HussainCopyright 1996-98 Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.

Welcome to OHSAS 18001Awareness and Implementation Course.

Development of SHE Management Policy.Involves Staff and line functions.Control of all risks and potential accidents that may result in harm and damage.Accidents are preventable.

Definitions of SHE(Safety,Health and Environment) Terms.AccidentsUndesired event giving rise to death,ill health,injury,damage or other loss(OHSAS 18001,3.1)

Definitions of SHE(Safety,Health and Environment) Terms.

IncidentEvent that gives rise to an accident or had the potential to lead to an accident.Note:An accident where no ill health,injury,damage,or other loss occurs is also referred to as near miss.The term incident includes Near Miss.

Non-ConformanceAny deviation from work standards,practices,procedures,regulations,management system performance etc.that could either directly or indirectly lead to injury or illness,property damage,damage to work place environment,or a combination of these.(OHSAS 18001,3.8)

Frank Birds ModelLack of ControlBasicCausesImmediateCausesIncidentLossInadequateProgramsStandardsCompliancePersonalFactors

JobFactors

Sub-StandardsActs

Sub-StandardsConditions

ContactsWith Energy,Substance,Or PeoplePeoplePropertyProcessEnvir--nment

RiskCombination of the likelihood and consequences of a specified hazardous event occurring.

Goals of Risk ManagementIdentification and evaluation of possible outcome.Development of controls.Implementation of control and review adequacy of control.

SHE- PolicyDefines top management commitment to key safety ,health and environment issues.Provides direction for the system.Also provides auditor with the tools to assign ultimate accountability.Clearly states overall health & safety objectives.States commitment to improving Safety,Health & Environmet performance.

Clause 4.2 of SHE-PolicyBe documented,implemented and maintained.Be communicated to all employees with the intent that employees are made aware of their individual SHE obligations.Be available to interested parties.Be reviewed periodically to ensure that it remain relevant and appropriate to the organization.

Areas of SHE Improvements.Management systems.Training and communicationProducts.Processes.Raw materials and brought-in goods.

Management control of HazardsSHE-Policy provides a systematic structure for organizations to manage hazards from the planning stage to operational control stage,and down to emergency response.Participation & understanding is required from all relevant levels and functions of management.

Types of HazardPhysicalChemicalBiologicalErgonomics

Physical HazardsNoiseVibrationRadiationTemperaturePressure,Velocity,HeightElectricityPhysical charactiristics