Health and Safety Management System
Health and Safety Management System :
Formal, written systematic approach to managing health and safety and prevention in the workplace that includes: a written standard with purpose, definitions, roles and responsibilities, and procedures/protocols and tools/templates for identifying, assessing and controlling potential hazards. a fully executed communication plan, providing awareness to all staff of the program's purpose and existence. a training program serving two purposes: 1. Provide knowledge to those responsible for implementing and maintaining the health and safety program. 2. Ensure all staff is trained on relevant prevention strategies or controls to prevent workplace incidents. an evaluation mechanism to ensure the program is working at its optimum level. a process to acknowledge success/make improvements to support the evaluation.
