1.3 NDipA H And S Management System Flashcards
HSG65 Managing for H and S (2013) is a HSE publication
General Principles and Application
General Principles:
PLAN - DO - CHECK - ACT
Application:
This cycles achieves balance between the systems and behavioural aspects of management and treats H and S as an integral part of good management rather than as a stand-alone system
Process briefly:
Cycle starts with the PLANning process to control risks
HAVING A CONSIDERED POLICY
Which is implemented through RA (DO)
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUTTING THE PLAN IN PLACE
CHECKed by measuring performance
IT IS NECESSARY TO ASSESS AND MONITOR PERFORMANCE
And reviewed so that ACTion is taken to improve
REVIEW PERFORMANCE WHICH LEADS TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE
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PLAN
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUTTING THE PLAN IN PLACE
- where you are now where you need to be
- POLICY and PLANNING to establish:
What you want to achieve
Who is responsible for what
How to achieve
How to measure success
- Method to measure performance
leading (can influence change - safety training, safety audits, perception surveys)
And lagging indicators - (output - records what happened - no of accidents, no of RIDDORS, Legal costs paid)
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DO
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUTTING THE PLAN IN PLACE
- Identify your risk profile
Access risk
Identify what could cause harm
Establish who and how
What to do to manage
Decide on priorities (biggest risks)
- Organise to deliver the plan
Involve workers / communicate
Provide adequate resource (inc competent advice)
- Implement your plan
Decide preventative and protective measures and put in place
Provide tools and equipment to do job and help maintained
Train and instruct to ensure everyone is competent to carry out their work
Supervise to ensure arrangements are followed
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CHECK
IT IS NECESSARY TO ASSESS AND MONITOR PERFORMANCE
- Measure your performance
Access how well risks are controlled
Investigate causes of Acc / Inc / NMisses
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ACT
REVIEW PERFORMANCE WHICH LEADS TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE
- Review your performance
Learn from Acc / Inc / NMisses and errors
Revisit and update (policies and RAs)
Take action from lessons learned including audits
Reasons for managing H and S
The Management of H and S at Work Regulations
Moral, Legal and Financial Reaosns…
Under legal the MHSWRs state that Employers must:
- Suitable and sufficient RA
- Apply Principals of Prevention to risks
- Have arrangements for Planning, Organisation, Control, Monitoring and Review of control measures
- Health Surveillance
- Have procedures for serious and imminent danger
- Arrangements for contact with emergency services - fire and ambulance
- Provide information to EES
- Cooperate with ERS who share the same workplace
- Provide ERS of contractors info on risks and controls
- Provide H and S training for EES
- Provide agency with info on the skills needed to do the job safely
- Assess risk to women of child-bearing age and new or expectant mothers
- Protect young persons Employed
- Appoint competent persons to assist in their undertakings
UNDER HASWA ERS must:
- Have a written H and S policy
Under MHSWR 1999 EES must:
- Use substances and equipment in a manner to which they have been trained and instructed
- Notify their ERS of any dangerous work situations
Reasons for introducing H and S management systems?
Improve the business through:
- Better H and S performance, which will reduce the costs from accidents and incidents
- Greater awareness of legal requirements, which will reduce the chances of commuting an offence
- Improved relations and morale as EES see that their H and S is being looked after
- Improved image and positive public relations from a publicly responsible attitude towards EES
- Greater business efficiency and will reduce costs
- Reduced insurance premiums by demonstrating more effective risk control
- Greater confidence from banks and investors by showing more effective risk management systems
