Professional Documents
Culture Documents
ILO-OSH 2001
OBJECTIVE
• The guidelines should contribute to the
protection of workers from hazards and to the
elimination of work-related injuries, ill health,
disease, incidents and deaths; at:
– The National Level
» establish a national framework for OSH management
systems
– The Level of the Enterprise
» provide guidance regarding the integration of OSH
management system elements in the organization as a
component of policy and management arrangements
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THE OSH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
IN THE ORGANIZATION
• OSH, including compliance, are the responsibility
and duty of the employer
• The main elements of the OSH management
system:
– Policy
– Organizing
– Planning and implementation
– Evaluation
– Action for implementation
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POLICY
• OSH Policy
• Worker Participation
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ORGANIZING
• Responsibility and accountability
• Competence and training
• OSH management system documentation
• Communication
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PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
• Initial review
• System planning, development and
implementation
• OSH objectives
• Hazard prevention
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Evaluation
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Action for Improvement
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Occupational Safety &
Health Policy.
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What is OSH Policy?
Document:
• outlining the company’s commitment/resolve to
protect and promote the health, safety and
welfare of workers.
• Signed by the top executive to emphasize its
importance,
• An injury prevention document
• Loss control document
• Productivity improvement document
• Organization’s internal S&H law.
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The Health and Safety Policy is NOT:-
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Contents of OSH Policy
• General Policy Statement
• Organization
• Arrangement
• Monitoring and Revision
• Information
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1. General policy statement
– This gives the employer’s overall
objectives for health and safety.
• It’s a one or two paged summary of the
contents of the policy document.
2. Organization – deals with the allocation
of roles and responsibilities to people for
the implementation of the policy
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Contents cont….
3. Arrangements - the rules and
procedures to be applied to ensure that
working conditions are healthy and safe.
4. Monitoring and revision - regular
checking mechanism to ensure that the
policy, organizations and arrangements
work and are altered to suit new
developments.
5. Information to worker - ensuring that
workers know about the policy and its
provision.
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Annexes to the Policy Document.
• Safety manuals
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Safety and Health committee
• Formation and organisation
• Training
• Functions and duties
• Role of the chairman
• Role of the Secretary
• Role of other members
• Duties of the occupier
– S & H Advisors