Lecture 12: EHS management

Question 1

Management system approachs

Answer 1

integration with business functions, performance measurement (not just reactive, but proactive as well)

digest a mix of technical, management, and organizational cultural issues,

“beyond compliance” strategies

Question 2

Deming wheel

Answer 2

Plan, Do , Check, Act

part of the Total Quality Management wheel

Question 3

5 EH/OH management system elements

Answer 3

1) management and employee commitment
2) planning
3) implementation
4) evaluation and corrective action
5) management review

Question 4

4 Layers of management system implementation

Answer 4

Policy, Process, Job Instruction, Documents

Question 5

What are the two common EH/OH global guidelines

Answer 5

EH: ISO 14001:2004 . establishes management systems rather than performance requirements, establish and meet its own goals (reduced wastes and costs, energy and consumption savings, lower distribution costs, improved image). this is for env

OH: OHSAS 18001. this is for occ. there was no third party, so this gets implemented after you have other standards already in place. control health risks, reduce accidents, ensure legal compliance. US made its own ANSI/AIHA Z10-2012