Effective OHS Management System
An effective management system is demonstrated by the following:
- Identifying and managing OHS hazards/risks the “first time”.
- Complying with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements relevant for workplace health & safety.
- Application of provision for measurement of effectiveness and efficiency of the OHSMS i.e., KPIs and indicators.
- Acting as a vehicle to achieve strategic direction, goals, and targets.
Ingredients of an Effective OHS Management System
- Employs a strategic plan as the platform.
- Addresses OHS management system scope.
- Recognizes leadership commitment and accountability.
- Ensures an OHS policy in place.
- Is based upon measurable OHS objectives.
- Employs process approach and risk-based thinking.
- Demonstrates competence and training effectiveness evaluation.
- Addresses risk-based safe workplace policies, procedures, and tools.
- Incorporates non-conforming outputs/OHS incidents resolution.
- Incorporates appropriate, business friendly, and measurable KPIs and OHS indicators.
- Encourages effective and efficient internal audits.
- Provides meaningful and value-adding management reviews.
- Delivers effective corrective actions.
- Triggers continual improvement.
OHSMS Design Philosophy
- Employs a multi-functional management team.
- Driven by top management.
- Employs working level process teams.
- Uses risk assessment to develop a focus.
- Provides guidelines for developing OHS policies, procedures, and tools.
- Incorporates documented information effective approval.
- Based upon database interactive ERP model.
OHSMS Implementation
- Employs actual developed OHSMS for training.
- Evaluates training effectiveness for competence retention.
- Based upon providing a logic or rationale for people.
- Incorporates user-friendly and direct job-related questionnaires.
- Informs employees about expected records generation.
OHSMS Evaluation
- Employs meaningful OHSMS data and information.
- Utilizes effective analysis and evaluation tools.
- Enforces process and risk-based effective internal audits.
- Relies upon meaningful, value-adding, and effective management reviews.
OHSMS Continual Improvement
- Incorporates risk-based approach to address non-conformances/OHS incidents.
- Promotes process-based root cause analysis.
- Encourages effective corrective actions based upon root cause analysis (processes).
- Employs continual improvement drivers for OHS and business performance improvement.
- Keeps OHSMS aligned with the strategic plan.
