Occupational Health and Safety Management System. OHS Manual

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1 Quality Manual Page 1 of 15 Occupational Health and Safety Management System OHS Manual REFERENCE STANDARD: OHSAS 18001:2007 DATE: 30 03, 2013 REVISION 0 UNCONTROLLED COPY CONTROLLED COPY Copy No# of Issued To: Date: 1

2 Quality Manual Page 2 of 15 Quality Manual: Table of contents 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 2 REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS 3 DEFINITIONS 3.1 ACCIDENT 3.2 AUDIT 3.3 CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT 3.4 HAZARD 3.5 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION 3.6 INCIDENT 3.7 INTERESTED PARTIES 3.8 NON-CONFORMANCE 3.9 OBJECTIVES 3.10 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 3.11 OH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 3.12 ORGANISATION 3.13 PERFORMANCE 3.14 RISK 3.15 RISK ASSESSMENT 3.16 SAFETY 3.17 TARGET 3.18 TOLERABLE RISK 4 OH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ELEMENTS 4.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 4.2 OH&S POLICY 4.3 PLANNING Planning for hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control Legal and other requirements Objectives OH&S management programme 4.4 IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION Structure and responsibility Training, awareness and competence Consultation and communication Documentation Document and data control Operational control Emergency preparedness and response 4.5 CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION Performance measurement and monitoring Accidents, incidents, non conformances and corrective and preventive action Records and records management Audit 4.6 MANAGEMENT REVIEW ANNEX A (INFORMATIVE) 2

3 Quality Manual Page 3 of GENERAL 1.1 Index and Revision status: Rev Date Originator Approved By Description for Change O 30 Mar 13 Regis Fournier Up-Issue 3

4 Quality Manual Page 4 of Purpose and Scope This Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) Specification gives requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, to enable an organisation to control its OH&S risks and improve its performance. It does not state specific OH&S performance criteria, nor does it seek to give detailed specifications on general management systems design. This OHSAS Specification is applicable to any organisation that wishes to: (a) Establish an OH&S management system to eliminate or minimise risk to employees and other interested parties who may be exposed to OH&S risks associated with its activities (b) Implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system; (c) Assure itself of its conformance with its stated OH&S policy; (d) Demonstrate such conformance to others; (e) Seek certification/registration of its OH&S management system by an external organisation; or (f) Make a self-determination and declaration of conformance with this OHSAS Specification. All the requirements in this OHSAS Specification are intended to be incorporated into any OH&S management system. The extent of the application will depend on such factors as the OH&S policy of the organisation, the nature of its activities, the risks and complexity of its operations. This Specification is intended to address occupational health and safety rather than product and services safety. 2. REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS AND COMPANY BACKGROUND Other publications that provide information or guidance are listed in the bibliography. It is advisable that the latest editions of such publications be consulted. Specifically, reference should be made to: OHSAS 18001:2007 Guide to occupational health and safety management systems Company Background 2.1 Company background and history Company started????. 1. Founded in????. 2. Popularly known????. 3. Planned by????. 4. Chartered by????. 5. The Directors????. 4

5 Quality Manual Page 5 of Company Activities and contact information As a Strategic and Business Registered Office : Company India Administrative Office : Company India 3. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVATION 3.1 Definitions For the purposes of this OHSAS Specification the following definitions apply. 3.1 Accident Undesired event giving rise to injury, damage, ill-health, death, or other loss. 3.2 Audit A systematic and, wherever possible, examination to determine whether activities and related results conform to planned arrangements and whether these arrangements are OHSAS 18001:2007 implemented effectively and are suitable to achieve the organisation s policy and objectives (see 3.9). 3.3 Continual Improvement The process of enhancing the OH&S management system, to achieve improvements in overall occupational health and safety performances, in line with the organisation s OH&S policy. NOTE: The process need not take place in all areas of activity simultaneously. 3.4 Hazard A source or a situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill-health, damage to property, damage to the workplace environment, or a combination of these. 3.5 Hazard Identification The process of recognising that a hazard (see 3.4) exists and defining its characteristics. 3.6 Incident Undesired event that had the potential to lead to accident. NOTE: The term incident includes both accidents (see 3.1) as well as no-loss incidents, also called near-misses. 3.7 Interested Parties An individual or group concerned with, or affected by the OH&S performance of an organisation. 3.8 Non-Conformance Any deviation from work standards, practices, procedures, regulations, management system performance etc. that could either directly or indirectly lead to personal injury or illness, property damage, damage to the workplace environment, or a combination thereof. 5

6 Quality Manual Page 6 of Objectives The goals, in terms of OH&S performance, that an organisation sets itself to achieve and which should be quantified wherever practicable Occupational Health And Safety Conditions and factors in the workplace which affect the wellbeing of employees, temporary workers, contractor personnel and others OH&S Management Systems That part of the overall management system which includes organisational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining an OH&S policy, and thereby facilitating the management of the OH&S risks associated with the business of the organisation Organisation A company, operation, firm, enterprise, institution, or association, or part therefore, whether incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and administration. For organisations with more than one operating unit, a single operating unit may be defined as an organisation Performance The measurable results of the OH&S management system, related to the organisation s control of health and safety risks, based on its OH&S policy and objectives. Performance measurement includes measurement of OH&S management activities and results Risk The combination of the predicted frequency and consequences of a specified undesired event occurring due to the realisation of a hazard Risk Assessment The overall process of estimating the magnitude of risk and deciding whether or not the risk is tolerable Safety Freedom from unacceptable risk of harm 3.17 Target A detailed performance requirement, quantified wherever practicable, pertaining to the organisation, that arises from the objectives (see 3.9) and that needs to be met in order to achieve those objectives Tolerable Risk A risk that has been reduced to a level that can be endured by the organisation having regard to its legal obligations and its own OH&S policy Abbreviations CT Company Team ISO International Organization for Standardization MD Managing Director GM General Manager CEO Chief Executive Officer OH&S Occupational Health and Safety 6