A. Review Issues and Questions

1.	Publication date.	1996.
2.	Status: final, draft, other.	Final.
3.	Pending revisions.	No.
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?	Indirectly, yes.
7.	Is it meant to be an auditable standard?	No. Contains should statements.
8.	Is it used as an auditable standard?	It is being used as one.
9.	Is it a management system?	Yes.
10.	Are there technical appendices?	Yes. Strong.
11.	Is there a companion audit guidance document?	No.
12.	Are there stated limitations of use?	Yes.

B. Review Comments

BS 8800 gives guidance on OHS management systems for assisting compliance with stated OHS policies and objectives and on how OHS should be integrated within an organisation's overall management system. It gives guidance and recommendations only, and states explicitly that it should not be quoted as if it were a specification, and that it should not be used for certification purposes.

The standard seeks to improve the OHS performance of organizations by providing guidance on how the management of OHS may be integrated with the management of other aspects of business performance, in order to:

a) minimise risk to employees and others

b) improve business performance; and

c) assist organisations to establish and responsible image within the marketplace.

The standard shares common management principles with ISO 9000 and ISO 14000, but stresses that these are not pre-requisite for using the guide.

The standard gives guidance on two approaches to OHS management, one based on the UK Health and Safety Executives booklet HS(G)65, "successful health and safety management" and one based on ISO 14000.

The standard includes several Annexes (listed below) which deal in detail with the practical aspects of implementing the guidance. Those on planning and implementing, risk assessment and measuring performance are especially useful, and contain flowcharts and simple tabulated information to guide users through the process stages.

C. Outline

HS(G)65 Approach

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
6.0	System Planning and Development	x
6.1	Baseline Eval. and Hazard/Risk Assessment	x
7.0	OHSMS Manual and Procedures
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
12.1	Document and Record Management System	x
13.0	Evaluation System
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.