Description of Main Elements of OH&SMS and their Interaction (Documentation)

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Ajayqms

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Hi to all,

I am presently working for one of my hydro power generation client. Kindly explain me and give some solution regarding clause number 4.4.4 Documents, point number c.

"description of main elements of the OH&S management system and their interaction, and reference to related documents"

In case some body can share an example, it would be easy for me to understand the requirement.

Ajay:bonk:
 
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Jen Kirley

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Re: Elements of OH&SMS (Documentation)

Good day Ajay,

This element is directing us to create procedures for processes that are associated with the OH&S management system. The procedures are to identify controls for and describe the planning, resourcing, checking, reporting and other various activities that are relevant to the OH&S. The procedures are to provide reference to related documents that the process personnel may use to perform the activities described in the procedure, as well as other procedures that support or are related to this particular process.

Does this make sense? It really isn't doing more than to direct us to promulgate procedures for our management system, using good practices such as referencing related documents so correct forms get completed, etc.
 

Randy

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Re: Elements of OH&SMS (Documentation)

Main elements? Simple...all the major requirements (clauses) of the management system
 
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Ajayqms

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Re: Elements of OH&SMS (Documentation)

Thanks for suggestion, but how we will represent these requirements/ clauses. In case there is any such file/document, kindly provide me the sample.

Ajay
 
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Ajayqms

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Re: Elements of OH&SMS (Documentation)

Dear All,

Wish you a very happy new year in advance. I have requested in my last post for this thread, about providing me some sample of how to represent Elements of OH&SMS (Documentation).

I once again request you all, if you have any thing on this, kindly send me a sample.

Regards and once again a very happy new year.


Ajay
 

Jen Kirley

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Re: Elements of OH&SMS (Documentation)

Hello again Ajay,

The main elements of an OH&S management system are described within the elements of the OHSAS 18001 standard, a copy of which I expect you have purchased and read.

Having obtained and read the standard, I expect you will have familiarized yourself with the essential elements: definition, execution, performance and evaluation, and the relative requirements listed for each - including (written) procedures and records as specified by the standard. Look for every "shall"; many of those clauses will be referring to a required document or record.

There are two sample OHSAS manuals attached in the cove. The NSLS example shows very clearly the types of documentation as hyperlinks, though if course we do not have access to all those documents.

Of course your client's documentation may vary, though I would expect to see what is called out in the management system framework, which is the standard OHSAS 18001.

I hope this helps!
 

somashekar

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Re: Elements of OH&SMS (Documentation)

Dear All,

Wish you a very happy new year in advance. I have requested in my last post for this thread, about providing me some sample of how to represent Elements of OH&SMS (Documentation).

I once again request you all, if you have any thing on this, kindly send me a sample.

Regards and once again a very happy new year.


Ajay
Dear Ajay...
If you take the clue from the ISO9001, 4.2.1 >> General documentation requirement, and the 4.2.2.(c) >> a description of the interaction between the processes of the quality management system, and apply this to your OHSAS management system, you are done. What you have done in the ISO9001 requirement is no different.
If you have a look at OHSAS 18k Annex A, table A.1, you will see the correspondence mapped.
 
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