Element-2
1. What are key elements of Health and Safety Management System as per ILO-OSH:2001?
* Policy: Statement of Intent made by top management showing commitment
* Organizing: Roles and responsibilities of various levels, delegation of authority, channel of communication.
* Planning and Implementation: Detailed arrangements to achieve the targets. Procedures.
* Evaluation (Monitoring, Review, Measurement, and Investigation): Measuring performance. Proactive and Reactive monitoring.
* Audit: Planned, systematic and critical evaluation of health and safety management system by a competent person.
* Actions for Improvement: Comparing results of monitoring with set objectives and targets. Enhance if achieved and evaluate reasons if non-achievment and taking corrective and preventive actions.
* Continual Improvement: To continuously progress and achieve better and greater targets.
2. What are the benefits of having a formal / certified management system?
* Increasingly favored by the regulators throughout the world.
* Self-regulation
* To have consistent, standardized approach throughout the organization.
* Gives competitive edge to organization by proving to stakeholders and customers that health and safety is well managed
* Many national and international tendors require the bidder to have certified health and safety management system. Makes business and economic sense to have formal system.
3. What are the typical contents of a Health and Safety Policy?
* General Statement of Intent:
- State and illustrate the overall Aims and Objectives and a clear picture of management commitment.
- Set objectives and quantifiable performance targets.
* Organization Section:
Defining structure, roles and responsibilities, delegation of authority, channel of communication etc.
* Arrangement Section:
Details of systems and procedures to achieve the targets.
4. What are the general health and safety arrangements?
* Employee health and safety code of conduct
* Accident reporting and investigation
* Providing health and safety information, instruction and training
* Consultation with workers
* Emergency preparedness including fire
* Welfare and first Aid Provisions
* Monitoring of plant and equipments, their maintenance and risk assessment.
* Developing Safe System of Work and Permit to Work
* Developing effective line of communication.
* Implementing corrective and preventive actions
* Providing PPE'S, storage space and training to use them.
* Ensure effectiveness by periodic assessment.
5. What are specific health and safety arrangements?
* Lone working
* Noise / Vibration control
* Control of exposure to toxic materials
* Control of Contractor and visitors
* Control of transport risk.
* Waste disposal
6. When policy needs to be reviewed?
* Change in the legislation
* Enforcement agency falls find in the policy after an audit or accident investigation
* Change in management structure
* New machinery, processes or technology
* Changes following consultation with employees
* Requested by third party such as insurance agency or a client
* When an audit, investigation or risk assessment suggests that policy is no longer valid.
* After sufficient time like annually.
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