Occupational health and safety management systems, also known as safety management systems, require organizations to:
- Conduct a risk assessment of the site, plant and equipment, and processes
- Understand external and internal issues relevant to workplace safety
- Develop a Safety Policy declaring commitment to workplace safety
- Develop a Risk Register
- Develop an Safety or Management Manual briefly addressing the clauses of ISO 45001
- Develop procedures to address workplace safety monitoring
- Undertake Job Safety Analysis (JSA), or similar, to identify project risks
- Develop Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) for high risk processes
- Develop Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs), or similar, for high risk equipment
- Develop and monitor safety objectives and targets
- Develop processes to address workplace safety monitoring
- Embrace workplace safety risks and opportunities
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and codes of practice
- Implement workplace inspections
- Monitor safety performance
- Plan responses to workplace safety emergencies
- Report and investigate accidents and incidents
- Control safety nonconformances and take corrective action for significant or repetitive nonconformances
- Conduct internal audits of the safety management system
- Ensure senior management strategically review the safety management system
- Ensure staff are competent and understand the safety management system.
Documentation requirements:- Risk Assessments (site, plant/equipment and processes)
- Safety Policy
- Risk Register
- Safety or Management Manual
- Procedures
- Job Safety Analysis (JSA), or similar
- Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)
- Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs), or similar
- Safety Improvement or Management Plan (monitoring safety objectives and targets)
- Registers – for accidents & incidents, nonconformances and corrective action, and compliance
- Emergency Response Plan
Advantages of the occupational health and safety management system:- demonstrating due diligence, complying with regulatory requirements and customer
- requirements fulfilling tender
- requirements improving the reputation and profile of the company
- minimizing risks and reducing the number of accidents and incidents in the workplace
- improved safety indicators, which leads to fewer accidents and incidents
- lower insurance fees
- lower costs, leading to increased profits
- increased morale and empowering employees
- established procedures to address security issues as they arise, thereby saving time
- defines the actual documentation requirements for your business, and does not contain many unrelated policies and procedures
- compliance with community expectations
- is easily integrated with other management systems.
TQCSI Certification Process:- Contact your local TQCSI Office and ask for a quote or apply on-line - TQCSI will need to know what your business does and how many employees (full time equivalent)
- To prevent delays, don’t wait until your Safety Management System is fully implemented.