One of the requirements of OHSAS 18001 is that procedures must be established to make workers aware of the following – The occupational health and safety (OH&S) consequences of their work activities and behaviors Their roles and responsibilities for following OH&S policies and procedures The consequences of not following these policies and procedures As anyone who has put [...]
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I was recently asked to review the safety issues related to a particular task that necessitated the handling of a flammable liquid. This is not the first such operation I have reviewed. In fact, the proper handling of flammable liquids is a topic that has come up over and over again during my career as [...]
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In a previous blog, I discussed the difference between competency and awareness in an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). In that blog, I used the ISO 9000:2000 definition of competence as “demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills” since OHSAS 18001:2007 does not include a definition. It seems that the appropriate definition of [...]
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“Training” is the shorthand term most often used to describe the requirements set out in Section 4.4.2 of OHSAS 18001. In actuality, OHSAS 18001 does not require training. What OHSAS 18001 does require is either competency or awareness. Training is simply a means to an end and it is not the only way to get [...]
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One of the interesting, and challenging, issues in developing an OH&S management system is the tension between developing detailed work instructions versus relying on competent individuals to perform critical OH&S tasks. On one hand, there is the view that all tasks, especially important ones, need to be reduced to written work instructions. After all, the [...]
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