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Appendix C/17

Analysis - Spain

 

 

Analysis Summary

Standard/Guidance Document Origin: Spain
Association Epsilon de Normalization y Certification
Name of Standard/Guidance Document: Prevention of occupational risks: General rules for implementation of an occupational safety and health management system
Reference Number: USE 81900 - December 1996

A. Review Issues and Questions

1.

Publication date.

1996.

2.

Status: final, draft, other.

Draft.

3.

Pending revisions.

Yes.

4.

Publishing Organization type.

National standards organization.

5.

Type of OHSMS.

Voluntary consensus standard.

6.

Is it used by regulatory agencies

to achieve agency mandate?

Not known.

7.

Is it meant to be an auditable standard?

Yes.

8.

Is it used as an auditable standard?

Yes.

9.

Is it a management system?

Yes. Strong.

10.

Are there technical appendices?

Yes.

11.

Is there a companion audit guidance document?

Not known.

12.

Are there stated limitations of use?

No.

 

B. Review Comments

Three documents are included. 1) the auditable specification standard. 2) Auditing guidelines. and 3) a vocabulary document. In addition to the auditable specification, the titles of the other two documents are:

Prevention of Occupational Risks - General Rules for Implementation of an Occupational Safety and Health Management System

Audit process

UN81901

-- and --

Prevention of Occupational Risks

Vocabulary

USE 81902

Strong management system. Good definitions - 24 total. Strong communication system requirements. They are extensive.

The following system variables are not included:

- Management representative;

- Medical surveillance;

- Process design; and,

- Hazardous Agent management.

 

 C. Outline

4 Requirements for an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS)

4.1 Occupational safety and health policy

4.2 The occupational safety and health management system

4.3 Responsibilities

.1 Management responsibility and resources

.2 Management review

.3 Staff responsibility

4.4 Risk evaluation

.1 Record of legal, regulatory and other standard requirements

.2 Risk evaluation and control

.1 Hazard identification

.2 Risk evaluation

.3 Risk control

.4 Maintenance of risk control measures

4.5 Prevention planning

.1 Occupational safety and health handbook and documents

.2 The occupational safety and health management programme

4.6 Occupational safety and health handbook and documents

.1 The handbook

.2 Documents

.3 Processing documents

4.7 Performance control

.1 General

.2 Active control

.3 Verification

.4 Ensuing control

.5 Non-conformity and corrective actions

4.8 Safety and health records

4.9 Evaluation of the occupational health management system

.1 Audits of the occupational safety and health management system

.1 General

.2 Audit plan

.2 Review of the occupational safety and health management system

Annex A Links to USE-EN ISO 9001 and USE 77801

Annex B Elements to an occupational safety and health management system

 

D. Analysis Checklist

 

Management System Variable

 

Notes

1.0

Management Commitment and Resources

x

No management representative required.

1.1

Reg. Compliance and OHSMS Conformance

x

Compliance as a goal.

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

 

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

 

 

12.0

Communication System

x

Strong.

12.1

Document and Record Management System

x

 

13.0

Evaluation System

x

 

13.1

Auditing and Self-Inspection

x

No self-inspection.

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

 

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