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Updated by AS. Approved by EC. Last update: 30.11.2004.
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IOHA Report to ILO on an International OHSMS - Appendix C/4
[Title page] [Table of Contents] Chapters: I II III Appendices: A B C D E F G |
Analysis Summary
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A. Review Issues and Questions
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1. |
Publication date. |
29 June 1993. |
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2. |
Status: final, draft, other. |
Final. |
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3. |
Pending revisions. |
Not known. |
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4. |
Publishing Organization type. |
Regional governing body. |
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Type of OHSMS. |
It is an environmental management system. It is voluntary. |
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Is it used by regulatory agencies to achieve agency mandate? |
Not known. |
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Is it meant to be an auditable standard? |
Yes. |
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8. |
Is it used as an auditable standard? |
Yes. |
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Is it a management system? |
Yes. |
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10. |
Are there technical appendices? |
Yes. |
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11. |
Is there a companion audit guidance document? |
Yes. Auditing and auditor accreditation requirements provided. |
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Are there stated limitations of use? |
No. |
B. Review Comments
The Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) was developed by the Council of the European Communities to provide environmental management guidance to organisations within the European Community. The standard is voluntary and is used in third-party certification/registration audits. While not a OHSMS, the analysis of EMAS is included here because if is used by organisations as a template for the their OHS management efforts.
EMAS represents a strong management system. OHSMS variables that are not present in EMAS are employee participation, hazardous agents management, and medical program/surveillance.
C. Outline
Article 1 The eco-management and audit scheme and its objectives
Article 2 Definitions
Article 3 Participation in the scheme
Article 4 Auditing and validation
Article 5 Environmental statement
Article 6 Accreditation and supervision of environmental verifiers
Article 7 List of accredited environmental verifiers
Article 8 Registration of sites
Article 9 Publication of the list of registered sites
Article 10 Statement of participation
Article 11 Costs and fees
Article 12 Relationship with national, European and international standards
Article 13 Promotion of companies’ participation, in particular to small and medium-sized enterprises
Article 14 Inclusion of other sectors
Article 15 Information
Article 16 Infringements
Article 17 Annexes
Article 18 Competent bodies
Article 19 Committee
Article 20 Revisions
Article 21 Entry into force
ANNEX 1 Requirements Concerning Environmental Policies, Programmes and Management Systems
A. Environmental policies, objectives and programmes
B. Environmental management systems
C. Issues to be covered
ANNEX II Requirements Concerning Environmental Auditing
A. Objectives
B. Scope
C. Organisation and resources
D. Planning and preparation for a site audit
E. Audit activities
F. Reporting audit findings and conclusions
G. Audit follow-up
H. Audit frequency
ANNEX III Requirements Concerning the Accreditation of Environmental Verifiers and the Function of the Verifier
A. Requirements for the accreditation of environmental verifiers
B. The function of verifiers
D. Analysis Checklist
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Management System Variable |
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1.0 |
Management Commitment and Resources |
x |
Management Representative required. |
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1.1 |
Reg. Compliance and OHSMS Conformance |
x |
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1.2 |
Accountability, Responsibility, and Authority |
x |
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2.0 |
Employee Participation |
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3.0 |
Occupational Health & Safety Policy |
x |
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4.0 |
Goals and Objectives |
x |
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5.0 |
Performance Measures |
x |
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6.0 |
System Planning and Development |
x |
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6.1 |
Baseline Eval. and Hazard/Risk Assessment |
x |
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7.0 |
OHSMS Manual and Procedures |
x |
Procedures and documents required. Not a manual. |
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8.0 |
Training System |
x |
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8.1 |
Technical Expertise and Personnel Qualifications |
x |
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9.0 |
Hazard Control System |
x |
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9.1 |
Process Design |
x |
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9.2 |
Emergency Response |
x |
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9.3 |
Hazardous Agent Management |
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10.0 |
Preventive and Corrective Action |
x |
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11.0 |
Procurement and Contractor Selection |
x |
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12.0 |
Communication System |
x |
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12.1 |
Document and Record Management System |
x |
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13.0 |
Evaluation System |
x |
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13.1 |
Auditing and Self-Inspection |
x |
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13.2 |
Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis |
x |
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13.3 |
Medical Program and Surveillance |
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14.0 |
Continual Improvement |
x |
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15.0 |
Integration |
x |
Not explicit. Can be inferred. |
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16.0 |
Management Review |
x |
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