A. Review Issues and Questions

1.	Publication date.	1988.
2.	Status: final, draft, other.	Final.
3.	Pending revisions.	No.
4.	Publishing Organization type.	Government.
5.	Type of OHSMS.	Voluntary governmental regulation.
6.	Is it used by regulatory agencies to achieve agency mandate?	Yes.
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 United States, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) in the early 1980s as a means to recognise organizations that implemented and maintained strong OHS programs. It is a voluntary program and as of August 1998 had over 400 approved sites. The VPP model has been used in OSHA as the template for other OHS program activities, including the development of OHS program guidelines in 1989 and consideration of an OHS program standard in 1996.

The VPP is strong in the area of employee participation. This is a primary variable in the VPP approach. Two OHSMS variables are missing in the VPP: regulatory compliance/OHSMS conformance, and hazardous material management.

C. Outline

D. Analysis Checklist

	Management System Variable		Notes
1.0	Management Commitment and Resources	x
1.1	Reg. Compliance and OHSMS Conformance
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
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

IOHA Report to ILO on an International OHSMS - Appendix C [Title page]     [Table of Contents]     Chapters: I II III     Appendices: A B C D E F G

Updated by AS. Approved by EC. Last update: 30.11.2004.