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Appendix C/20

Analysis - United States

 

 

Analysis Summary

Standard/Guidance Document Origin: United States
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Name of Standard/Guidance Document: Occupational Health and Safety Management
System: An AIHA Guidance Document
Reference Number: AIHA OHSMS 96/3/26

A. Review Issues and Questions

1.

Publication date.

1996.

2.

Status: final, draft, other.

Final.

3.

Pending revisions.

No.

4.

Publishing Organization type.

Professional association.

5.

Type of OHSMS.

Professional best-practice.

6.

Is it used by regulatory agencies

to achieve agency mandate?

No.

7.

Is it meant to be an auditable standard?

Yes.

8.

Is it used as an auditable standard?

Yes.

9.

Is it a management system?

Yes.

10.

Are there technical appendices?

No.

11.

Is there a companion audit guidance document?

No.

12.

Are there stated limitations of use?

No.

 

B. Review Comments

The American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA) OHSMS was developed in response to the interest and success of ISO 9000 in the mid 1990’s. It is a guidance document meant to assist organizations achieve safe working conditions. It is stated in the document that:

It may be used by practicing health and safety professionals in the United States and elsewhere as a basis for designing, implementing, and evaluating OHSMSs....

As an ISO 9000-based OHSMS, the AIHA document contains 20 primary sections that correspond with ISO 9000. At the time of its publication, it was widely discussed at American National Standards Institute (ANSI) deliberations that were held to formulate an American position on the development of an ISO OHSMS. Prominent in these discussions was the use of "shall" statements in this document.

This OHSMS contains all 27 OHSMS variables used in this analysis. It is unknown at this time whether the AIHA will revise this OHSMS to be consistent with pending ISO 9000 revisions.

 

C. Outline

4 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

4.1 Occupational Responsibility

4.1.1 OHS Policy

4.1.2 OHS Organizational Responsibility

4.1.2.1 Management Representative

4.1.2.2 OHS Management Review

4.1.3 Organizational Resources

4.2 OHS Management Systems

4.2.1 General

4.2.2 OHS Management System Procedures

4.2.3 OHS Planning

4.2.3.1 OHS Performance Measures

4.3 OHS Compliance and Conformance Review

4.3.1 General

4.3.2 Goals and Objectives

4.3.3 Continuous Improvement

4.4 OHS Design Control

4.4.1 General

4.4.2 OHS Design

4.4.3 OHS Organizational and Technical Interfaces

4.4.4 OHS Design Input

4.4.5 OHS Design Output

4.4.6 OHS Engineering Control System Design Changes, Verification, and Validation

4.5 OHS Document and Data Control

4.5.1 General

4.5.2 OHS Document and Data Approval and Issue

4.5.3 OHS Document and Data Change

4.6 Purchasing

4.6.1 Purchased Products

4.6.2 Purchased Services

4.7 OHS Communication Systems

4.8 OHS Hazard Identification and Traceability

4.9 Process Control for OHS

4.10 OHS Inspection and Evaluation

4.10.1 General

4.10.2 OHS Receiving, Inspection, Evaluation, and Record Keeping

 

4.11 Control of OHS Inspection, Measuring, and Test Equipment

4.11.1 General

4.11.2 OHS Control Procedures for Testing and Evaluation

4.12 OHS Inspection and Evaluation Status

4.13 Control of Nonconforming OHS Processes or Devices

4.13.1 General

4.13.2 Review and Disposition of Nonconformance in OHS Processes of Devices

4.14 OHS Corrective and Preventive Action

4.14.1 General

4.14.2 Corrective OHS Action

4.14.3 Preventive OHS Action

4.15 Handling, Storage, and Packing of Hazardous Materials

4.15.1 General

4.16 Control of OHS Records

4.17 Internal OHS Management System Audits

4.18 OHS Training

4.19 Operations and Maintenance Services

4.20 Statistical Techniques

 

D. Analysis Checklist

 

Management System Variable

 

Notes

1.0

Management Commitment and Resources

x

 

1.1

Reg. Compliance and OHSMS Conformance

x

 

1.2

Accountability, Responsibility, and Authority

x

 

2.0

Employee Participation

x

 

3.0

Occupational Health & Safety Policy

x

 

4.0

Goals and Objectives

x

 

5.0

Performance Measures

x

 

6.0

System Planning and Development

x

 

6.1

Baseline Eval. and Hazard/Risk Assessment

x

 

7.0

OHSMS Manual and Procedures

x

 

8.0

Training System

x

 

8.1

Technical Expertise and Personnel Qualifications

x

 

9.0

Hazard Control System

x

 

9.1

Process Design

x

 

9.2

Emergency Response

x

 

9.3

Hazardous Agent Management

x

 

10.0

Preventive and Corrective Action

x

 

11.0

Procurement and Contractor Selection

x

 

12.0

Communication System

x

 

12.1

Document and Record Management System

x

 

13.0

Evaluation System

x

 

13.1

Auditing and Self-Inspection

x

 

13.2

Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis

x

 

13.3

Medical Program and Surveillance

x

 

14.0

Continual Improvement

x

 

15.0

Integration

x

 

16.0

Management Review

x

 

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IOHA Report to ILO on an International OHSMS - Appendix C
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