IntroductiontoHealthandSafetyManagementSystemsProgramDevelopmentGuidelineEDITION»1.0rElEasEDaTE»NOvEmbEr2011CONTENTS1Introduction22WhatIsaHealthandSafetyManagementSystem?2ContinuousImprovement33WhyImplementaHealthandSafetyManagementSystem?4CompliancewiththeLaw4CostReduction5EmployeeRelations54PracticesofaHealthandSafetyManagementSystem5Practice#1ManagementInvolvementandCommitment6Practice#2HazardIdentificationandRiskAssessment6Practice#3HazardControl8Practice#4Training8Practice#5EmergencyResponsePlanning9Practice#6IncidentReportingandInvestigation10Element#7CorporateCommunication10Figure1.CSAZ1000ContinuousImprovementModel......................................3Figure2.Hazardvs.Risk....................................................................................7Thisguidelinedescribestooilandgasemployerswhatahealthandsafetymanagementsystemisandwhyimplementingoneisnotonlybeneficialbutalsoessential.Forguidanceonhowahealthandsafetymanagementsystemisimplemented,pleaserefertoEnform’sSafetyProgramDevelopmentcourse.1Ahealthandsafetymanagementsystem(HSMS)isasystematicapproachputinplacebyanemployertominimizetheriskofinjuryandillness.Itinvolvesidentifying,assessing,andcontrollingriskstoworkersinallworkplaceoperations.AneffectiveHSMSisakeycomponentofanybusiness;itsscopeandcomplexitywillvaryaccordingtothetypeofworkplaceandthenatureofitsoperations.ForbothdevelopmentandimplementationofanHSMStobesuccessful,effective,andefficient,itneedstobebasedonaformalstructureofdefinedelements.AsuccessfulHSMSincludesbutisnotlimitedtothefollowingsevenelements:ManagementinvolvementandcommitmentHazardidentificationandassessmentHazardcontrolTrainingEmergencyresponseIncidentreportingandinvestigationCommunicationsThesesevenelementswereusedtoorganizeEnform’sCORAuditProtocol2andareelaborateduponwithintheSafetyProgramDevelopmentcourse.3ThisguidelinewillexplainwhytheseelementsareessentialtoasuccessfulHSMS.Beyondasystematicapproach,anorganizationshouldalsocommittocontinuousimprovement.TheprocessofPlan-Do-Check-ActisdepictedbelowintheCanadianStandardsAssociation(CSA)Z1000ContinuousImprovementModel.4Figure1.CSAZ1000ContinuousImprovementModel•Legalandotherrequirements•Hazardandriskidentificationandassessment•OHSobjectivesandtargets•Preventiveandprotectivemeasures•Emergencyprevention,preparednessandresponse•Competenceandtraining•Communicationandawareness•Procurementandcontracting•Managementofchange•Monitoringandmeasurement•Incidentinvestigationandanalysis•Internalaudits•Preventiveandcorrectiveaction•Managementreview•ContinualimprovementPolicy•Legalandotherrequirements•Hazardandriskidentificationandassessment•OHSobjectivesandtargets•Preventiveandprotectivemeasures•Emergencyprevention,preparednessandresponse•Competenceandtraining•Communicationandawareness•Procurementandcontracting•Managementofchange•Monitoringandmeasurement•Incidentinvestigationandanalysis•Internalaudits•Preventiveandcorrectiveaction•Managementreview•ContinualimprovementPolicyThefourphasesinthePlan-Do-Check-Actcycleinvolve:IdentifyingandanalyzingtheproblemDevelopingandtestingapotentialsolutionMeasuringhoweffectivethetestsolutionwasandanalyzingwhetheritcouldbeimprovedinanywayImplementingtheimprovedsolutionfullyForallworkersandorganizations,healthandsafetyshouldbeanexpressedvalue.Studiesshowthatorganizationscommitt...