HSE Management Systems Flashcards
ILO -OSH- 2001 - Requirements for the developments of the policy
- follow consultation
- set out in writing a policy which is specific to an organisation and appropriate to the size and nature of the activities
- be concise , clearly written & dated
- made effective by a signature of endorsement by employer or most senior accountable person in the operation
- communicated and accessible to all persons in the workplace
- revised when necessary
- made available to relevant external people
- key objectives
organisation is like a system as it has
- inputs
- processes
- outputs
what are these and the risk controls associated with each step
inputs
- design / procurement /recruitment / materials / information
- risk controls = quality of physical resources (managing the supply chain & conformance with standards) / human resources (recruitment standards & competence) / information (always up to date, relevant & comprehensive) / minimise the risks & hazards entering the business
process
- routine & non routine operations / plant & maintenance / production / marketing activities / development / people, processes & procedures
- risk controls = risk assessments (hierarchal measures) / avoidance, transfer, reduction & retention / behavioural safety
output
- packaging / transport / product / services / waste & by products / information
- risk controls = waste management / product liability insurance / contractual obligations / customer aftercare
THE SYSTEM MUST INTERACT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESPOND TO CUSTOMER & CLIENT NEEDS, THIS MUST BE MONITORED AND REACT TO CHANGE
HSG 65 & Corporate governance principles
P = policy O = organising P = planning & implementation M = monitoring performance R = reviewing performance A = audit
policy
- aims & objectives of an organisation / how important HS is in the organisation / expected commitment / set tone for the management system / statement of intent
organising
- looks at the structure that must exist / allocation of roles & responsibilities / possitive culture ( communication , control, competence , cooperation)
planning & implementation
-plans prioritised by risk assessments / significant risks to the organisation / cooperation
monitoring performance
- performance indicators / proactive and reactive
review performance
- periodically / performance indicators / positively recognised & encouraged / poor is anayslsed / corrective action
audit
-independent / objective / external & internal /meaningful improvement / strength and weaknesses
OHAS 18001
P = Policy P = Planning I = implementation & operation C = checking & corrective action M = management & review C = continual improvement
BS ISO 14000 series
- looks at the current system
- environmental policy
- planning
- environmental operation
- checking & corrective action
- management review
- continual review
the benefits of compliance with an accredited system \
- promotes health & safety performance
- regulates health & safety performance
promotes health and safety performance
- communicates minimum standards of performance / develops systems with senior managers & the workforce / department audit scores & internal performance leagues to encourage compliance / reward schemes for compliance / publish performance in annual reports
regulates HS performance
- stakeholders may reduce involvement / clients = loss of business / insurance companies = may not to provide the same level of cover /loss of reputation / exclusion from assosiations & trade bodies / lack of credibility
integrated management systems (ISO 18001)
- consistent format
avoidance of duplication (more cost effective) objectives & processes are the same across of managements systems - avoids solving a problem in one area whilst creating a new problem in another area
- takes account of the whole organisation
- prfioritize resources for the best causes
- sharing of benefits & initiatives as well as negatives
- encourages the spread of a positive culture
- encourages team working and equal influence among specialists
- facilitates the decision making process
- more rewarding career opportunities
- reviewing one element of an IMS may drive forward other elements
non intergrated management systems HSG 65
- more flexible
- tailored to the business
- the need for a complex system in one area may not be the same in other areas
- separate systems may be clearer to the stakeholder
- encourages a more detailed / focussed approach
- specialist training in each topic
- encourages management ownership
- existing system may work already
- system requirements ma vary across topics
- HS is law where as quality is customer specific
self regulatory model for health and safety management systems
- the benefits
- the limitations
benefits
- developed by those involved - ownership
- quicker to achieve statutory regulation
- higher levels of compliance
- easily adopted & updated
- cheaper & quicker means of addressing issues
- may result in a closer relationship with industry & client
- specific to a particular site or industry
limitations
- all those involved may not operate with the same regulatory rules
- danger of self interest being put ahead of public or employee interest
- lower levels of compliance
- no independent auditing or third party (MS may not be valued as highly by stakeholders)
- the model may not always fit the local cirumstances
equipment reliability
calculations for
- parallel systems
- series systems
3, mixed systems
parallel systems = Rs = 1-((1-Ra)x(1-Rb))
series systems = Rs = Ra x Rb
mixed systems = must be broken down into parallel and series systems to find the total reliability
improving equipment reliability
- parallel systems
- component design
- quality of the component
- standby systems
- use of hazard analysis techniques to predict failure route
- use of failure data
- component replaced before ware out
- minimising failure to danger
- PPM
- minimising human error techniques
