OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
What an organisation will require in an Occupational Health and Safety management system can be dependent on a number of factors such as: |
- the size and diversity of operations
- the risk nature of the industry
- the structure of the industry
- number of employees
- management structure
- existence of other systems (e.g. quality assurance,
environmental management)
- resources - both time and financial
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Too often an Organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety Management System is not effective due to one or more of the following factors.
- not developed to the specifics of the business (often “borrowed” from elsewhere)
- too complicated with no distinction made between the information employees need to know and the information those who are responsible for administering the system need to know.
- insufficient guidelines within the system on how to use it effectively.
- lack of management review practices to maintain the system to the changing business and work environment.
If you don’t currently have an OH&S Management System or if you have one that doesn’t suit your organisation then Australia Working safely can develop new systems or restructure existing ones so they are effective for you.
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