Safety Policy - Breakdown into Parts (need clarification)

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mars2000

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Hi Guys

I am very confused thinking about this and need some clarification. Stated below are my thoughts about safety policy. Do tell me if it is wrong.

Safety policy consist of 3 components = statement of intent + organiszation + arrangments

Statement of intent = It is nothing but a commitment statement from the management and must consist of certain points like commitment to continual improvement, keeping a safe work place, complying to all legal requirements, commitment to eliminate risk and so on

Organisation is about assigning responsibilites

Arrangment is how am i going to arrange to fullfil my commitment. SMS is the arrangment.

Then we have WSH objectives. Specific goals.

The one we display on the board is the statement of intent.WSH ohjectives can be written sperately and reviewed yearly in the review meeting.

Am i right to say all these . Beacasue sometimes , in the statement of intent, i see all these componnents added. They also add in WSH objectives and arrangments.

Hoping for soem clarification
 
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Re: Safety policy breakdown( need clarification)

How to realize the intent?the 1st is set up the commitment.2nd is necessary communication to get support and monitoring,and also get requirements and fulfill.3rd is detailed plan4th is carry out the plan..............how to evidence that you fulfill what you planned?
 
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mars2000

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Re: Safety policy breakdown( need clarification)

Hi All

I am also confused abt the 3 levels .....1st level =manual.2nd level= procedures and 3rd level =records... the procedures in arrangements will go under 2nd level? What should the manual consist of?
 

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Re: Safety policy breakdown( need clarification)

Hi All

I am also confused abt the 3 levels .....1st level =manual.2nd level= procedures and 3rd level =records... the procedures in arrangements will go under 2nd level? What should the manual consist of?
to find the answer in standards
 
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kgott

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Due to reasons that have to do with ticking boxes, pleasing customers, auditors and other stakeholders we sometimes have to come up with a policy, wether it be safety, quality or anything else, that fits a criteria of a list of must haves. This results in long winded waffle that means very little to anyone.

In this environment and setting the formula you suggest is pretty close to the mark and it dos'ent matter anyway.

If you think you can get away with it; try this approach.

Develop a one line safety policy. Something like "All work must be done safely"

Then ask your self: "what needs to be in place for all work to be done safely? Answer; A safe way of doing the work. But; theres not much point in a having a safe way of doing the work unless its known by everybody who does the work, supervisers the work, is directly impacted by the work and; manages the work.

So; the objective of your safety policy is that there must be a safe way of doing any given job that is known and understood .... see above.

The next question is "what has to happen for there to be a safety way of doing every job?" Well; all jobs containing a xyz degree of risk must be known, so you need a list of all such jobs. The risks in all such jobs must be identifyied and the sverity of those risks detemined. Use a risk assessment matrix for this.

When all risks in a particular job are identified and assessed, suitable controls must be put in place to adequately control those risk and make the job safe.

When the risk are identifed, evaluated and controlled you (ie thos epersons menitoned above) write up the safe way of doing the job so its documented. Then you make sure that everyone who does the job etc etc knows the safe way of doing the job.

Hint; Read S.4.1 of ISO 9001. Take out the word quality and insert the word safety.

By using this method a direct relationship can be etablished between the policy and the method used to realise the policy.

best of luck







Try this if you can get away with it
 
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mars2000

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Hi All

Thanks.. It is more clearer now. What was said by kgott make sense.

One more thing I would like to clarify. Sometimes, we have procedures for confined space, hot work, working at height. This are generic in nature. We also do risk assessment for work acitivites which also might include confine space and hot work where we put in control measures and then procedurize it.

Why do we need to have generic procedures and work related procedures whereby the generic procedures can be discussed in the work activity SWP
 
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kgott

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Thats the problem in safety.

Genric procedcures should say not say much more than when this activity is done that in addition to a risk assessment, the legislative requirements that apply to the work, will used idnetifed and applied, a JSA will be done and then the procedure decscribing how the task will be done that incorporates the controls identified through the risk identification and assessment process, will be written up.

The final step in the process is that everyone who does the task, supervises the task etc etc ... will be trained (made aware of the requirements of the procedure.)
 
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mars2000

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Hi kgott

So,can i say that in the contruction industry we have to come up with generic procedures for confined space, hot work and etc.. Buy at the same time, we have activity asbed risk assessment done whereby pocedure for the sepcific activity will also be written.
 
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kgott

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Mars2000; Yes; but a word of caution. Bear in mind that your up against tradition and custom - "that's not how things are done" and customers, - thats not right and/or thats not good enough.

While custom and tradition have absolutley nothing in common with best practice they are very powerful drivers.

Remember; all organisations, managers and workers worship at their own alters.

Just get your ducks lined up first.

best of luck
 
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