OHSAS 18001 has undergone revision and new version which had come out in year 2007 is pretty much focused and puts strong relevance to how the organizations are run in present times. Management review is an essential part of any Occupational Health and Safety management system (OH&S MS). It is like stock taking. This is carried out at predetermined interval based on what has been the complexity and nature of organization. Agenda of any management review should focus on following key points:-
Review of internal audit results and evaluation of compliance in respect of legal and other requirements to which the company subscribes. Results of participation and consultation. This is a new addition and focus on participation and consultation suggests importance of bringing in every member of organization in to its mainstream. Performance evaluation of objectives which have been initially set up and time framed. This gives an idea about performance of OHS management system and redefining or objectives. Status of incident investigations, record of incidents reported during the intervening period, corrective and preventive action taken. Communication from interested parties, complaints – action taken status and suggestions thereof. Organization’s preparedness against changing environment, development in respect of legal or other requirement. Points related to previous management reviews.
Any organization’s OH&SMS which lays strong emphasis on management reviews will benefit a lot in terms of enhanced safety compliance and employee satisfaction. It has been observed that organizations that get certified under OHSAS 18001 just for the name sake and do not lay much importance on its implementation would not be able to derive any benefits.
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Importance of Management Review – OHSAS 18001-2007
March 2nd, 2010Environmental Management Systems and Environmental Management Tools
August 13th, 2009The series is made up of documents related to EMS – environmental management tools (i.e.,all other ISO 14000 series documents). This approach takes the view that establishment and implementation of an organization’s EMS is of central importance in determining the organization’s environmental policy,objectives,and targets. Environmental management tools exist to assist the organization in realizing its environmental policy, objectives, and targets.
Environmental Aspects
Identifying the environmental aspects of an organization’s activities, product and services, and determining their relative signification, are important elements of implementing an EMS or conducting EPE (environmental performance evaluation) inan organization. ISO 14001, ISO 14004 and ISO 14031 provide guidance on identifying significant environmental aspects.
ISO 14040 states in its introduction: “LCA (life cycle assessment) is a techniquefor assessing the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated (with products and services ) …LCA can assist in identifying opportunities to improve the environmental aspects of (products and services) at various points in their life cycle”.
Reporting and communicating
In general, the management of an organization will decide the content format of any environmental reporting or communicating. However, the organization may find that it has a number of different reporting needs and intended audiences. ISO 14001 and ISO 14004 provide guidance on reporting and communicating information on the environmental aspects and the EMS of an organization. ISO 14010 and ISO 14011 provide guidance on the preparation,content and distributions and claims can be viewed as ways in which the environmental aspects of products and services are reported or communicated, the ISO 14020 standards provide appropriate guidance. ISO 14031 provide appropriate guidance on reporting and communicating performance of an organization. The ISO 14040 standards provide guidance on reporting and communicating the results of an LCA study.
By: Lim Chan Oo
