What are the key responsibilities of the QM in the case of H&S?



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Bryan-G

What are the key responsibilities of the QM in the case of H&S?



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Bryan-GPlease spell out your acronyms. Does QM stand for Quality Manager or quality manual. Either way what you say is what they are. What standard? More information, please.

What are the key responsibilities of the QM in the case of H&S?

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The same as everyone else...to comply with requirements and maybe enforce them as a manager.

What are the key responsibilities of the QM in the case of H&S?



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Bryan-GYour question makes me wonder if another program is being foisted upon the quality manager. Is it?

Quality and safety programs can be similarly designed in many aspects, but they are not one and the same. They shouldn't be integrated either, in my view.

If Randy hasn't answered your question, could you please give us more details?

What are the key responsibilities of the QM in the case of H&S?


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Bryan-G


The ISO and TS based programs require basic considerations for safety and health, but do not require a formal program. Which manager is responsible is left up to each company to decide. Who in your organization has the best skills and opportunity to make this successful?

OK, I'll bite....I've read 9001 a time or two and I haven't found safety as a requirement yet. The one time I checked TS I didn't see it either.

And I know about 6.4 Work environment

My belief is that S&H and quality are linked. I am applying traditional quality tools in the safety and health arena with great success. I can't say I know what ISO officially says in that regard, but as to Fluor corporation, we are doing things in the S&H arena that were the traditional quality functions and continual improvement functions in TQM.

See also "Lead to Succeed" in the September ASQ Quality Progress.

OK, I'll bite....I've read 9001 a time or two and I haven't found safety as a requirement yet. The one time I checked TS I didn't see it either.

And I know about 6.4 Work environment


I gotta be more precise when I write this stuff late at night. As I indicated, the requirements are rather generic, but the following can be found.

ISO 9001 does not have any requirements for safety, at least not spelled out as such. Steve's point is valid, it can be inferred, but ISO does not go there.

ISO/TS-16949 has several references and requirements:

Def.
3.1.12
special characteristic
product characteristic or manufacturing process parameter which can affect safety or compliance with regulations, fit, function, performance or subsequent processing of product.

cl 5.6.2.1 Review input — Supplemental
Input to management review shall include an analysis of actual and potential field-failures and their impact on quality,
safety or the environment.

cl 6.4.1 Personnel safety to achieve product quality
Product safety and means to minimize potential risks to employees shall be addressed by the organization,
especially in the design and development process and in manufacturing process activities.

cl 7.2.1 Determination of requirements related to the product
The organization shall determine
c) statutory and regulatory requirements related to the product,
NOTE 3 Compliance to item cl 7.2.1 c) includes all applicable government, safety and environmental regulations, applied to acquisition, storage, handling, recycling, elimination or disposal of materials.


ISO 14001 does not call out the word safety, but incorporates req. for emergency preparation and so on, (which you know well.) That has implications on safety, but focus on the environmental aspects of it. You are probably aware that many automotive companies are incorpating Health and Safety into their Environmental system, which seems to work very well.

Hope that helps...

Thanks to all who have replied to my question. Your help has again been very useful to a newcomer like me.

Bryan-G

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