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WORKPLACE SAFETY
AND HEALTH
MANAGEMENT
Practical Guidelines on the Implementation and
Maintenance of an Occupational Safety, Health and
Welfare Management System
Published by the Health and Safety Authority
Published in January 2006 by the Health and Safety Authority, 10 Hogan Place, Dublin 2.
? All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
permission of the Health and Safety Authority.
CONTENTS.............................................
Introduction ..........................................................................................................
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Key elements of a Safety and Health Management System
1.1 Policy and Commitment ..............................................................
1.2 Planning .....................................................................................
1.3 Implementation and Operation ...................................................
1.4 Measuring Performance ...............................................................
1.5 Auditing and Reviewing Performance ..........................................
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Initial Safety and Health Management System Review..................................
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Safety and Health Management System Model ..............................................
3.1 Safety and Health Policy.................................................................
? Developing a Workplace Safety and Health Policy ...................
3.2 Planning ......................................................................................
? Safety and Health Objectives and Targets ...............................
? Performance Standards ...........................................................
3.3 Implementation and Operation.......................................................
? Structure and Responsibilities .................................................
¨C Management Responsibilities ...................................................
¨C Individual Responsibilities .......................................................
? Safety Consultation, Participation and Representation ............
? Training, Awareness and Competence .....................................
? Communication........................................................................
¨C Information Coming into the Organisation .................................
¨C Information Flow within the Organisation ..................................
¨C Information Flow from the Organisation ....................................
? Document Control....................................................................
? Safety and Health Management System Records .....................
? Operational Control .................................................................
¨C Workplace Precautions ............................................................
¨C Hazard Identification ..............................................................
¨C Risk Assessment ....................................................................
¨C Risk Control ..........................................................................
¨C Controlling Health Risks ..........................................................
? Management and Control of Contractors .................................
? Procurement, Emergency Preparedness and Response............
3.4 Measuring Performance ..................................................................
? Monitoring and Measurement ..................................................
? Active Monitoring ....................................................................
? Reactive Monitoring.................................................................
3.5 Auditing and Reviewing Performance ............................................
? Safety and Health Management Systems Audits ......................
? Audit Protocols ........................................................................
? Audit Records ..........................................................................
? Reviewing Performance...........................................................
? Action for Improvement ..........................................................
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APPENDICES
Appendix A Terminology........................................................................................
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Appendix B Safety and Health Training and Competence.......................................
? Training for Safety and Health.................................................
? Identify Training Needs ...........................................................
¨C Organisational Needs ..............................................................
¨C Job-related Needs ..................................................................
¨C Individual Needs ....................................................................
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Identify Training Objectives and Methods ...............................
Deliver Training .......................................................................
Evaluation and Feedback .........................................................
Specialist Advice and Services ................................................
¨C Access to Specialist Advice and Services ...................................
¨C Role and Functions of Safety and Health Advisers ......................
¨C Relationships Within the Organisation .......................................
¨C Relationships Outside the Organisation .....................................
¨C External Specialist Safety and Health Support............................
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Appendix C Risk Assessment and Control..............................................................
? The Legal Basis for Risk Assessment .......................................
? Key Stages of Risk Assessment and Control ............................
¨C Use Trained Risk Assessors .....................................................
¨C Prepare an Inventory..............................................................
¨C Identify the Hazards ...............................................................
¨C Assess the Risks ....................................................................
¨C Identify Appropriate Action......................................................
¨C Risk Assessment Records and Control ......................................
? A Simple Risk Estimation Example...........................................
¨C Hazards ................................................................................
¨C Remedial Measures ................................................................
¨C Key stages of Risk Asssessment and Control..............................
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Appendix D Measuring Safety and Health Performance .........................................
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? Active and Reactive Monitoring ...............................................
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? Measurement Techniques ........................................................
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? Inspection ...............................................................................
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? Accident, Ill-health and Incident Investigations......................
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? Key Data to be Covered in Accident, Ill-health and Incident Reports 49
¨C The Event .............................................................................
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¨C The Potential Consequences ....................................................
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¨C Recommendations ..................................................................
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? Learning from and Communicating Results from Investigations
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? Cautions in Using Accident and Ill-health Data........................
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Appendix E Auditing systems ................................................................................
? Safety and Health Management System Auditing ....................
? Board and Senior Management Commitment to Auditing.........
? Co-operation with the Auditors ...............................................
? Essential Elements of a Safety and Health Management .........
System Audit ...........................................................................
? Planning and Managing Safety and Health Management
System audit ...........................................................................
¨C Audit Programme ...................................................................
¨C Auditor Selection, Competence and Training ..............................
¨C Data Collection and Interpretation ............................................
¨C Audit Reporting......................................................................
¨C Acting on Audit Results ...........................................................
¨C Safety and Health Audit Systems .............................................
¨C Effective Safety and Health Audit Systems ................................
¨C Safety and Health Policy .........................................................
¨C Organisation..........................................................................
¨C Planning and Implementation ..................................................
¨C Measuring System..................................................................
¨C Reviewing System ..................................................................
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References.............................................................................................................
¨C International .........................................................................
¨C Health and Safety Authority Guidance.......................................
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