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Systematic Approach

OSH2313 (EH)
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Objective

n State management commitment and employee participation

n Discuss hazard assessment

n Identify hazard prevention and control

n Analyse the importance of training

n Define evaluation program effectiveness

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5 Core Elements

1. MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT AND EMPLOYEE

PARTICIPATION

2. HAZARD ASSESSMENT

3. HAZARD PREVENTION AND CONTROL

4. TRAINING

5. EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS

+ Core Element – Management
Commitment & Employee
Participation
Systematic Approach – OSH1233
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Management Commitment and
Employee Participation
n Visible management support, involvement, and participation
in the safety and health program

n Assign supervisors safety and health responsibility with the

authority to perform their duties
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Management Commitment and
Employee Participation
n Integration – OSH Management is integrated into the organisation’s other
management systems

n Organising, planning and resourcing – Plans set OSH objectives, strategies

and programs, financial and human resources for OSH are allocated

n Responsibilities and accountability – identified and allocated to individuals

within the organisation, accountability mechanisms are established

n Occupational Health and Safety expertise – established in-house or from

external Occupational Health and Safety providers

n Policy and procedures – established, documented and implemented for key

Occupational Health and Safety processes, specific types of hazardous work,
first aid, treatment and emergency response
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Management Commitment and
Employee Participation
n Workers are represented and consulted in matters
that effect their Occupational Health and Safety
+ Core Element – Hazard
Assessment
Systematic Approach – OSH1233
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Hazard Assessment

n Hazards are systematically identified, risks assessed and controlled,

and their effectiveness monitored
n Formal safety and health surveys conducted
n Perform and document job hazard analysis (JHA)
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Hazard Assessment

n Develop a self-inspection program and conduct formal and informal

workplace safety and health inspections
n Develop a system for tracking, reporting, and investigating near
misses, accidents/incidents and injuries and/or illnesses
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Prevention & Control
Systematic Approach – OSH1233
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Hazard Prevention

n Establish and maintain good house keeping

procedures
n Establish an emergency response plan/ procedures
for providing employees with emergency medical
treatment
n Develop and implement a preventive maintenance
system
n Provide medical surveillance and preventive health
care
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Hazard Control

n Establish procedures for evaluating and

implementing engineering controls
n Develop and implement safe work practices
Using paint rollers with extendable
handles rather than working on a
ladder. ELIMINATION

Using mobile elevated work platform

(MEWP) instead of ladders for SUBSTITUTION
reaching high places

Edge protection such as using

guard-rails at open sides to prevent
persons from falling over. ENGINEERING CONTROL

Daily toolbox meetings ADMINISTRATIVE

CONTROL

Restraint belt, body harness etc. PPE

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Hazard Prevention & Control

n Develop and implement administrative

controls
n Ensure personal protective equipment is
provided, properly used and maintained
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Core Element – Training
Systematic Approach – OSH1233
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Training

n Identify

n Schedule Training is
SAFETY
n Conduct FIRST

n Document or record
+ Core Element – Evaluation &
Documentation
Systematic Approach – OSH1233
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Evaluation and Documentation

n Develop Safety & Health policy

n Set annual goals & program review
n Conduct formal Safety & Health surveys
n Conduct & document job hazard analysis (JHA)
n Develop a self-inspection program & conduct
formal and informal workplace Safety & Health
inspections
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Evaluation and Documentation

n Develop a system for tracking, reporting, and

investigating near misses, accidents/
incidents, injuries and/or illnesses
n Identify, schedule, conduct and document
required Safety & Health training
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Safety and Health Management
System
n The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1994 states that:

n “An employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, provide

and maintain for employees of the employer a working
environment that is safe and without risks to health.”
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Safety and Health Management
System
The steps of the OHS Risk Management Process
All actions, situations and
Risk Hazard occurrences that have the potential to
Assessment Identification cause harm.
Process
Risk Assessment Determining the risk associated with a
hazard.
Control Selection Selection of risk control measures that
are in correct response to the risk,
following the hierarchy of controls.
Control Implementing changes to process or the
Risk Implementation environment to eliminate or limit the
Control hazards associated with a particular
Process task.
Review and Reviewing if the control measures that
Improve have been put in place to reduce the risk
are effective.