Management Review

Safety And Health Officer

Certificate Course

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Learning Objectives

 To define what is a management

review
 To identify the purposes of a
management review
 To explain the process of a
management review

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Scope
 Role of management review in management
 Role of safety and health committee in
management review
 Establishing a review committee
 What to review
 Responsibilities
 Corrective action and review follow-up

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 What Is A
Management Review
 Management review is a process of
reviewing the organisations
management system, programmes and
performance by top management

 Carried out by a Management Review

Committee made up of managers, SHO,
OSH specialist advisors and others

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Purpose Of A Management
Review

 To ensure that the organisation

complies with its own safety and
health policy and objectives

 It helps in making decision on

necessary corrections or
improvements
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What Is Involved In The
Process

 Reviewing, evaluating or deciding on:

◦ Performance
◦ Implementation of policy and objectives
◦ Necessary changes to policy, objectives,
procedures, system of work , etc.
◦ Accommodating changes in regulation,
technology, standards or expectations
◦ Action plans for corrective action or continual
improvements

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What To Review And Evaluate

 Statistics and trends of accident, near-

misses, dangerous occurrence, poisoning
or disease

 Results of internal/external
audits/investigation

 Corrective actions carried out

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What To Review And Evaluate

 Reports of emergencies
(actual/exercises)

 Organisational changes and plant

modifications

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What To Review And Evaluate

 Reports of hazard identification, risk

assessment and risk control processes

 Report on the overall performance of the

management system; managers reports

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Why You Must Carry Out a
Management Review
 Required by SHC Regulations 1996,
CIMAH Regulations 1996, etc.
 Plan, Do, Check and Act concept used in
many management system standards:
◦ MS1722:2003
◦ OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety
Management System standard
◦ ISO 14001 EMS, ISO 9001 QMS

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Preparing for a Meeting

 Ensure the necessary information is

collected
 Relevant personnel prepare
documents, reports and analysis for
the meeting
 Documents should be collated by the
secretary (SHO) of the committee

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Preparing for a Meeting

 Consideration should be given to the

following:
◦ The topics to be addressed (agenda)
◦ Who should attend (managers, SHO, OSH
specialist advisors, other personnel)
◦ Individual participants responsible for
subjects of the review
◦ Information to be brought to the review

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Safety and Health Committee
Functions

 To assist in the development of

programmes and safe systems of work
 Review effectiveness of programmes
 Inspect workplace
 Report unsafe conditions and unsafe acts
 Recommend corrective actions
 Investigate, any accident, dangerous
occurrence, poisoning or disease

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Frequency of Review
 Depends on organization's needs
and conditions.

 Safety And Health Committee

Regulations 1996:
◦ Once every three months minimum; but
not necessarily review all items at every
meeting

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Frequency of Review

 High risk situations, changing nature of

hazards with time, and plant complexity
require more frequent reviews.

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Management Review Meetings
Must Be Documented

 Minutes of the review

 Revisions to the OSH policy and

objectives

 Specific corrective actions for individual

managers, with target dates for
completion

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Management Review Meetings
Must Be Documented
 Specific improvement actions, with
assigned responsibility and target dates
for completion

 Date for review of corrective action

 Emphasis all the above in future internal

OSH management system audits

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Management Review
Communication
 Observations, conclusions and
recommendations should be recorded
and formally communicated for
appropriate action to:
 The persons responsible for specific
tasks;
 The safety and health committee
(if management review committee is
different from the SHC);
 Workers and their representatives
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Continual Improvement

 Purpose of the Management Review

Committee is also for continual
implement.

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Continual Improvement

 Continual improvement should take into

account:
 OSH objectives of the organization
 Outcomes of the management review
 The recommendations from SHC and
members of the organisation
 Results of performance monitoring
 Investigation and audits

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Summary
 Management review is good
management practice as well as a
legal requirement.

 Management review ensure that OSH

policies and objectives are
achieved.

 Management review activities should be

documented.

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 Action items should be communicated to
those responsible for implementation.

 Note the action item for future audit.

Summary
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