Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Panasonic OHSAS 18001 MANUAL 2014 PDF
Panasonic OHSAS 18001 MANUAL 2014 PDF
1.1. To ensure we comply with the HASAWA 1974 and review the suitability
and effectiveness of the PMUK Health & Safety Management System
OHSAS-18001.
2. Scope
2.4. We shall strive to ensure that our Health and Safety policies are
founded on
3. References
3.4. Training
3.8. Health and Safety policy awareness with all our onsite staff, suppliers
and contractors
3.11.ACOP
3.12.Guidance notes
3.13.Carry out regular reviews of all the companys activities that could have an
impact on the welfare of the staff and ensure our aim is the continuous
improvement of our systems and processes, such as the,
3.13.3. Transport
3.14.Ensure all our policies and company objectives are communicated to all
staff, and on request the general public to promote our commitment to a
positive H&S culture.
3.14.2. Newsletters
3.15.PMUK shall prove its commitment via the effectiveness of its onsite accident
prevention program and OHSAS- 18001 Safety Management System
4. Management program
4.2.1. The HSP001- Health and Safety policy will clearly define the role of
the following organisational duties and processes to have a clearly
defined structure in relation to on site safety.
4.2.3. The policy shall meet all legal requirements as a minimum standard.
4.4.1. The Board of Directors will appraise all Health and Safety matters to
ensure that sufficient resources are available to maintain a high
standard of safety where reasonably practicable.
4.4.3. Departmental Directors have overall control of all aspects of Health &
Safety within their areas of control. They must ensure their managers
are fully aware of their responsibilities in relation to health and safety.
4.4.4. They must make certain that new machinery, processes and
substances, which are introduced to their areas, are in compliance
with all Health and Safety legislation and that risk assessments are
completed for all.
4.4.5. The Directors will report directly to the Managing Director on all
aspects of Health and Safety that will affect the day-to-day running of
the company.
4.5. Managers
4.5.2.1. Risk Assessments are completed and recorded for every task /
work requirement within their control.
4.5.3.3. New substances must receive the approval of the Health and
Safety Executive before being introduced to the wrokplace.
4.6.1. Supervisors are responsible for the day-to-day running of their areas
and the staff under their control.
4.6.5. The work areas that are under their control are maintained and free of
any obstacles that would hinder the safe access and egress of their
employees within the area of work.
4.6.6. Provide adequate training requirements for all staff in their charge.
4.7.12. Assessing & identifying the needs for all related fire safety activities on
site.
4.9. Employees
4.9.2. They must follow all safe practices, systems and procedures without
exception and must not carry out a job of work by any other means.
4.9.4. Employees must wear or use P.P.E. given to them for the purpose of
carrying out their job.
4.9.5. Employees must advise their supervisors of any problems they have
in doing their job, machinery, tools, equipment, substances or P.P.E.
4.9.6. Employees must not try to rectify faults with any equipment
themselves, but must report it and wait for an engineer/trained person to
take remedial action.
4.9.7. Employees must report accident to their supervisors immediately so
they may receive any first aid required and so that their supervisor may
record the accident in the Accident Book.
4.9.8. Employees must not interfere with or misuse any item provided in
order to carry out their work safely.
4.10.Planning
4.11.1. All the legal and other requirements shall be identified in HSP0001
Legal register procedure.
4.11.2. The register shall be inclusive of all policy, regulatory and legislative
requirements that are applicable to the operations of PMUK such as the
HSP011 workplace policy.
4.11.3. Validity of all data shall be verified on a regular basis by the H&S
officer via the HSE web site.
4.11.4. All the legal requirements shall be covered within the Management
system and reviewed via the following forms of information taking into
consideration technological, financial and operational business
requirements. And the views of all interested parties.
4.11.7. ACOP
4.12.1. All site objectives and targets shall be indicated within HSP 020
Objectives and targets procedure. These shall be decided in conjunction
with the P.M.U.K site objectives and targets and HSP058 Performance
procedure.
4.12.2. All objectives and targets shall be communicated to all interested
parties via the MIS internal communication system.
4.13.2. The responsibility for all site activities rest with the senior
management as indicated below
4.14.1. The management system shall establish its continuous training and
awareness via the HSP052 H&S training plan and following programs
dependent on skill level, responsibility and capabilities of all staff on site.
4.14.11. Signs
4.16. Communication
4.16.1. All internal communication will be via the MIS system, emails, signs,
tool box talks and training programs related to each department or
process in adherence with the HSP057 Communication procedure.
4.16.2. All external communication will be via the factory induction process for
all visitors and contractors and via HSP 007 Contractors policy
4.17.1. All hazards shall be identified by the individual departments via the
risk assessment procedure and communicated to all interested parties
including the union representatives.
4.17.2. All significant issue related to the site will be discussed in the
management review meetings that include all business units and union
representatives who will have an input into improving the current
management systems.
4.17.3. All on site staff and interested parties including representatives from
the related Unions will be informed of our objectives and targets via the
MIS systems and management review minutes that will include accident
data and any items related to site safety that are on the agenda for
improvement.
4.18. Documentation
4.18.1. All documents shall be retained and controlled in adherence with HSP
054 Document retention procedure.
4.18.2. All documentation shall be available from the MIS system and be
distributed and communicated by the related departments
4.20.1. All operational activities and changes shall be controlled via the
management team in adherence to the following.
4.20.5. Training programs and training cards for the job specific tasks
4.21. Checking
4.22.1. All performance measuring will be via the internal and external
auditing plan and the company accident and RIDDOR statistical analysis
and objectives and targets set by the board of directors in adherence
with HSP058 Performance procedure.
4.22.5. All lifting equipment and Presses shall be checked in accordance with
HSP059 Zurich & AIDA inspection procedure.
4.22.6. Monitoring of the various tasks and risk assessments is the duty of the
area supervisors. Risk assessments should be reviewed as instructed in
the Risk assessment procedure HSP022 in order to ensure a proactive
approach to safety
4.24.2. All audit results shall be issued to the department managers and the
board of directors.
4.25.1. All accidents and incidents shall be investigated in adherence with the
HSP023 reporting of accidents and HSP024 accident report documents
4.26.2. All audit reports shall be issued to the related department and the
board of directors
4.27.2. All storage and retention of the document shall be the responsibility of
the individual department.
4.28.1. Only personnel having no functional responsibility for the area being
audited shall conduct audits.
4.28.3. Functional management of the audited area shall review, agree and
implement corrective actions for any non-compliance revealed by the
audit.
4.28.4. The periodicity of audit shall be at the discretion of the safety officer,
based on the actual/potential impact of the department or activity. In any
event the period shall be no longer than 12 months.
4.29.1. The senior management will regularly review the H&S management
system and determine if the system delivers policy, objectives and
operational controls via the management review meetings that are held
no less than four per annum with all majors issues available for
discussion at board level.
4.29.2. All minutes shall be distributed to all internal interested parties for
comment and related feedback.
4.29.3. All feedback will be discussed at the following H&S management
meeting.
4.29.4. All minutes shall be filed by the safety officer for no less than 3 years.
4.29.5. The review shall include, but not be confined to the results of: -
5. Implementation date
5.1. This policy will take effect from Ist of January 2013 and therefore all
subsequent policies to be introduced or revised after this date should
follow the procedure as detailed within this document.
HR Manager: Date: