A. Review Issues and Questions

1.	Publication date.	1997.
2.	Status: final, draft, other.	Draft.
3.	Pending revisions.	Yes.
4.	Publishing Organization type.	National standards organization.
5.	Type of OHSMS.	Voluntary code of practice.
6.	Is it used by regulatory agencies to achieve agency mandate?	Not known.
7.	Is it meant to be an auditable standard?	No. Explicitly states it is not.
8.	Is it used as an auditable standard?	Can be. Contains should statements.
9.	Is it a management system?	Yes.
10.	Are there technical appendices?	Yes.
11.	Is there a companion audit guidance document?	Not known.
12.	Are there stated limitations of use?	Yes. Not for use in certification/registration schemes.

B. Review Comments

Prepared as a Code of Practice by a consultative committee at the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). This standard is compatible with ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and BS 8800. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the regulatory agency in Ireland. A comprehensive legal framework exists for OHS under the Safety, Health and Welfare Act of 1989.

The Code explicitly stated "It should be clearly understood that this is a voluntary Code of Practice which may be implemented in support of compliance with OHS legislation. It is not intended to be used for certification/registration purposes. Compliance with this standard does not imply legal requirement are satisfied nor is compliance with this Standard compulsory."

The draft Irish Code of Practice is comprehensive. The structure is sound and well presented. It contains two diagrams. One of the overall system and one of a risk assessment flow chart.

The Code of Practice contains five informative annexes. These are very good. Employee participation is presented and referred to as "consultation and representation." This is a good section. Risk assessment and measurement performance are especially well done.

Contractor controls are explicitly presented.

C. Outline

4. OH and S Management System Principles

5. Initial Status Review

6. OH and S Management System

6.1 OH and S Policy

6.2 Planning

D. Analysis Checklist

	Management System Variable		Notes
1.0	Management Commitment and Resources	x
1.1	Reg. Compliance and OHSMS Conformance	x
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	Not explicitly addressed.
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
9.2	Emergency Response	x
9.3	Hazardous Agent Management
10.0	Preventive and Corrective Action	x
11.0	Procurement and Contractor Selection	x	Contractors. No procurement control requirements.
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
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.