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Appendix C/16Analysis - South Africa
Analysis Summary
A. Review Issues and Questions
B. Review Comments The NOSA 5 Star System is developed and published by the National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) in South Africa. The stated objective of the system is to assist "...management in carrying the enormous financial, legal and moral responsibilities which rest on their shoulders in running their business." The system addresses and measures compliance based items more strongly than management system items. It is more compliance based as opposed to management based. The companion audit workbook Includes a section on environmental issues...based on ISO 14001. In overall emphasis, the Five Star system resembles the DNV International Safety Rating System. This is a valuable tool/system to get started, but will have limited returns as an organization handles the compliance issues. Missing system variables include: - Management commitment and resources. This can be inferred, but not explicitly stated as an audit criteria. Management commitment is not required. Actions are stated, but not commitment. - Regulatory compliance. Not explicitly covered. - Goals & objectives and performance measurement. Not explicitly covered. By inference, the audit workbook does cover this issue. However, an audit criteria is not the development of goals and objectives nor performance measurement. These variables are covered in the environmental section, but it is explicitly stated that from an audit perspective, it is for environment...not health and safety. - System planning and development. Not explicitly covered. - Documentation and record management. Not explicitly covered. Addressed in a vertical sense, but not a horizontal sense. Not covered in they way other management systems do. - Continual Improvement. Not addressed. - Integration. Not addressed.
C. Outline 1.00 Premises and housekeeping 1.11 Buildings and floors 1.12 Lighting: Natural and artificial 1.13 Ventilation: Natural and artificial 1.14 Sanitation and plant hygiene amenities 1.15 Pollution: Air, ground and water 1.21 Aisles and storage demarcated 1.22 Good stacking and storage practices 1.23 Factory and yard: tidy 1.24 Scrap and refuse container removal system 1.25 Colour coding: Plant and pipelines 2.00 Mechanical, Electrical and Personal Safeguarding 2.11 Machine guarding 2.12 Lock-out system and usage 2.13 Labelling of electrical switchgear and critical valves 2.14 Ladders (registers), stairs, walkways and scaffolding 2.15 Lifting machines and lifting tackle 2.16 Boilers, pressure vessels and compressed gas cylinders 2.17 Hazardous chemical substances (HSC) control 2.18 Motorised equipment: Checklist, licensing 2.21 Portable electric equipment 2.22 Earth leakage (E/L) relays: Use and check 2.23 General electrical installations and electrical machinery in hazardous locations 2.30 Handtools: e.g. hammers, chisels and trolleys 2.31 Ergonomics 2.40 Personal protective equipment (PPE) 2.41 Head protectors 2.42 Eye and face protection 2.43 Footwear 2.44 Protective clothing 2.45 Respiratory equipment (R/E) 2.46 Hearing conservation 2.47 Safety harness 2.48 Hand protection 2.49 Control over personal protective equipment 2.50 Notices and signs: electrical, mechanical, protective equipment, traffic signs, symbolic safety signs 3.00 Fire Protection and Prevention 3.01 Fire extinguishing equipment 3.02 Locations marked, floor clear 3.04 Maintenance of equipment 3.05 Storage of flammables/chemicals and explosives 3.06 Alarm system 3.07 Fire fighting drill and instruction 3.08 Security system 3.09 Emergency planning 3.10 Fire prevention and protection co-ordinator 4.00 Incident Recording and Investigation 4.11 Injury/occupational disease record and dressing book 4.12 Internal incident investigation 4.13 Statistics 4.22 Risk financing 4.23 Incident recall 5.00 Health and Safety Organisation 5.10 Chief executive officer responsible for health and safety 5.11 Person(s) made responsible for occupational health and safety CO-ordination 5.12 Appointment of health and safety communication 5.13 Health & safety committees 5.14 On-the-job health and safety communication 5.15 First-aide and occupational health service facilities 5.16 First-aide training 5.21 Posters, bulletins, newsletters, health & safety videos, internal communications, etc. 5.22 Injury and occupational diseases experience and star grading board 5.23 Suggestion scheme 5.24 Health and safety reference library 5.25 Annual report (monthly, quarterly or BI-annual also accepted) 5.30 Introduction and job health and safety training 5.31 Formal health and safety training annually 5.32 Medical services 5.33 Selection and placement 5.40 Plan inspection - health and safety representatives 5.41 BI-annual internal self-audits 5.42 Health & safety design specifications: Manufacturing, purchasing and engineering controls - new plant, contractors and modifications 5.50 Written safe work procedures: Issued and used 5.51 Planned job observations 5.52 Work permits 5.60 Off-the-job health and safety 5.61 Health & safety policy 6.00 Environmental Management 6.01 Environmental policy 6.03 Objectives, targets and programme 6.05 Legal requirements 6.10 Organisation, training and communication 6.15 Operational control and records 6.20 Emergency procedures and response plans 6.25 Pollution prevention 6.28 Indoor air pollution 6.30 Hazardous materials 6.35 Waste management 6.38 Hazardous wastes 6.40 Resource conservation: Water and energy
D. Analysis Checklist
Updated by AS. Approved by EC. Last update: 30.11.2004.
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