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1-Importance of A Shms
1-Importance of A Shms
Lesson 1 OSHA & the Importance of Having a Safety Health Management System (SHMS)
Introduction
Safety and health management systems can greatly reduce the number and severity of workrelated accidents and illnesses. Managers and employees can work together to identify workplace hazards and potentially dangerous conditions. Take a proactive approach: develop and implement processes, procedures and programs that are preventative. The benefits: fewer lost work days, lower workers' compensation costs and higher employee morale and productivity
Lesson 1 Contents
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Objectives What is OSHA OSHAs Business Requirements What is a SHMS Characteristics of an Effective SHMS SHMS Models Benefits of an SHMS Case Study
Objectives
Learn how a Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) can be a proactive approach to preventing workplace accidents and injuries. Learn about the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and compliance requirements. Learn what a safety and health management system is and its benefit.
What is OSHA?
OSHAs mission is to assure that every employee has the right to a safe work environment and healthful working conditions. They do this by:
Enforcing the standards developed under the Act. Providing training, outreach and education. Assisting and encouraging the State governments to do the same. Encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health.
What is OSHA?
OSHA regulations are found in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These regulations can be difficult to interpret or understand which ones apply to your company if you do not have an organized approach. Implementing a formal SHMS provides an organized approach and helps ensure your company's compliance with OSHA regulations.
What is OSHA?
OSHA Federal regulations cover most private sector workplaces, however it is the employers responsibility to provide a safe working environment. Coverage applies to all employers and their employees in all 50 states unless excluded by the Appropriations Act. 26 states operate their own State Plan.
What is a SHMS?
A safety and health management system (SHMS) provides an organized approach to manage and reduce safety and health hazards.
A SHMS helps achieve OSHA compliance, but designed to go beyond OSHA compliance; ensure continual improvement of safety and health performance.
Poll Question #0
What is a SHMS?
For example, an employer finds an unsafe condition during a routine safety inspection of the facility.
If an SHMS is implemented, the employer will not only seek to improve the condition to meet OSHA compliance, but will seek a long-term solution to ensure the non-compliant condition will not reoccur.
What is a SHMS?
Example Elements
Occupational safety & Health Hazard identification and risk control Operational control Emergency preparedness and response Employee training Management review Continuous system evaluation and improvement
Poll Question #1
What is a SHMS?
There are four main components of an SHMS: (1) Management Leadership (2) Worksite Analysis (3) Hazard Prevention and Control (4) Safety and Health Training
Poll Question #2
SHMS Models
Material presented in this course is based on several models:
OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Specification OHSAS 18001:1999 American National Standard, ANSI Z10 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. ISO 9000 - International Organization for Standardization
Employers who implement an SHMS according to the elements of one of these three standards can minimize workplace risks and reduce injuries and the costs associated.
SHMS Models
OSHA created the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) in 1982 To recognize and partner with employers that implement exemplary systems for managing safety and health. VPP utilizes a set of performance-based criteria and hold management accountable for: Worker safety and health Continual identification and elimination of hazards The active involvement of employees in their own protection. The criteria can be implemented in all industries in all sizes.
SHMS Models
Employers who meet the VPP criteria are exempted from OSHA compliance inspections for a specified period of time. OSHA also periodically re-evaluates the employer site to confirm its qualification for VPP. Being identified as a VPP demonstrates an ongoing partnership with OSHA and an employer commitment to effective worker protection.
Poll Question #3
ANSI Z10 Employers must evaluate their own conformance to the standard rather than rely on a thirdparty audit as in OHSAS 18001. In addition, employers will not be removed from programmed OSHA compliance inspections as in the VPP programs.
Poll Question #4
Poll Question #5
Benefits of an SHMS
Keeps employees safer by having system to prevent injuries and illnesses Reduced workers' compensation costs. Fewer injuries and illnesses leads to a reduction in your workers' compensation premiums and costs. The cost savings directly improve your company's bottom line.
Benefits of an SHMS
Improved productivity and quality. The systematic requirements of an SHMS leads to a healthier, safer workforce with fewer mistakes and less downtime. Improved workplace environment. Many VPP sites report workplace improvements such as lower turnover rates, reduced absenteeism and improved employee morale. When managers emphasize employee participation in SHMSs, employees have the opportunity to take ownership of their work environment and their contributions have proven to be tremendous.
Benefits of an SHMS
Reduced lost workday injuries. VPP sites generally report 60 to 80% fewer lost workday injuries than would be expected from an "average" site of the same size in their industries [source: Carolina Star Manual (page I-1)].
Poll Question #6
Case Study
Cozy Heating and Cooling (CHC)
In this Course you will journey along with a fictitious company, Cozy Heating and Cooling (CHC), as it implements parts of its own SHMS. Come meet some of its key personnel and learn more about the business's occupational safety and health concerns. Ben Smith, a young entrepreneur skilled in installing and servicing residential heating and air conditioning equipment, started CHC in 1968. Although Ben began the business in the back room of a local warehouse, the company now employs 92 people and serves residential and industrial clients in the Greenville, SC area. CHC employs a management team including Owner and President (Ben Smith), a General Manager, a Sales Manager, an Operations Foreman, and a Human Resources Manager. Approximately 50 service technicians report to the Operations Foreman and his Assistant.
Case Study
The Human Resources Manager (Mary White), who is also responsible for safety and health, has noticed an unusually large rise in the number of workers' compensation claims filed in the last two years. The accidents range from cuts and scrapes to more serious injuries such as falls and back injuries. In addition, service technicians have been involved in more vehicle accidents as they travel to and from job sites. After researching the OSHA website and discussing accident prevention with their workers' compensation insurance company, Mary suggested to Ben that CHC could benefit from implementing an SHMS. Once Ben realized that an SHMS could reduce accidents and their associated costs, he assigned Mary with the responsibility and authority to implement an SHMS. Be sure to register for the next session to see how Mary starts her journey in developing a SHMS for Cozy Heating and Cooling.
Conclusion
This is the end of Lesson 1, please take the posttest and complete the lesson evaluation form. Sign up for Lesson 2 and subsequent lessons. In order to get your certificate of completion for this series, you must complete all 5 lessons.
RESOURCE LINKS
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/safetyhealth/ Safety & Health Program References http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/safetyhealth/m od4_factsheets_refs.html
This course, funded by an OSHA-sponsored Susan Harwood grant, is designed to assist small and medium sized businesses in developing and implementing an effective safety and health management system. This material was produced under grant SH-17814-0860-F-24 from the Occupational Safety Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.