BY T. M.

RAMZAN RAFEEK HEALT H, SAFETY & WELFARE - PRESENTATION 04

HEALTH & SAFETY
POLICY
CONTENT & IMPLEMETATION
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Health & Safety Policy
What is H&S policy?
An formal document of expressing the organizational commitment and
procedures to ensure the Health, Safety and Welfare of all employees
at work
Why H&S policy ?
To ensure the OH&S of all employees
To enhance the productivity
To fulfill legislative requirements
To enter to grading criteria
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How to set a Policy?
Policy statement
what is the ultimate stand of H&S of the organization
Organization
by whom to take actions
Arrangement
the areas and ways & means of implementing the OH&S
objectives

The organization has to set up:
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Occupational Health & Safety Policy the connectivity

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Induction, Training
&Continuous
Monitoring
Resources,
Budget
&Equipment
Authority &
Responsibility
Management
Intent &
Commitment
Occupational
Health & Safety
Policy
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Main elements of an effective Occupational health and safety policy:
OH&S policy should be appropriate to the nature and scale of the organization
OH&S risks.
OH&S policy includes commitment to continual improvement.
OH&S policy should be committed to at least comply with current applicable OH&S
legislation and with other requirements to which the organization subscribes.
OH&S policy provides framework for setting and reviewing OH&S objectives.
It should be documented, implemented and monitored.
It should be communicated to all employees with the intent that employees are
made aware of their individual OH&S obligations.
It should be available for interested parties
It should be reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains relevant and
appropriate to the organization.
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Objectives Achieving policy expectations

The objectives are the set outcomes of the overall policy
An objective should be SMART
Specific
Measureable
Achievable
Relevant
Time bound
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Examples:
Policy expectation - To minimize accidents in the company
Objective : To reduce the lost time accidents by 50% within this year
Target : To reduce the accidents in site A (which is a high rise building site) by 40%
Policy expectation - To comply with OH&S laws
Objective : To comply with sections relating to main national OH&S law, which is
Factories Ordinance, and to comply with expected changes of OSH law within next
year.
Target 1: To make alterations to machinery at site A to comply with the requirements of
the Factories Ordinance and its expected changes.
Target 2: New machinery will be purchased only if those conformed to the requirements
of the Factories Ordinance.

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Policy Organization
Organization is the formal systems and procedures to implement and
enforce the policy objectives
Responsibilities are distributed Top to Bottom
Authority is granted Designated persons
Systems and procedures designed Repots, test lists, investigations
Enforced
Monitored & Regulated



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Sample of organization structure of OH&S Policy Implementation:

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Project
Director
Head
Engineer
Safety
Engineer
Safety Heads
Safety
Supervisor
Site
Engineer(s)
Foreman(s)
Site
Supervisor(s)
Project
Manager
Warehouse
Manager(s)
Storekeeping
Supervisor
Admin
Manager
Site Manager
Housekeeping
Supervisor
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Arrangements
Arrangements what has to be done to implement
the policy
Allocate resources Finance, equipment, skilled
persons
Allocate for various areas of OH&S
Maintenance of plant and machinery
Procedures for storage & transport
Control of radiation, noise, dust, fumes


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Arrangements
New machines, material and products
Training, induction and safety information
Written procedures for hazardous jobs
Housekeeping
Protective clothing
Emergency procedures
Consultation procedures
Statutory examination procedures
Collection & analysis of information

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Effective Strategies to Implement OH&S Policy :

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Distribute Responsibility
Allocate Budget
Grant Authority
Training & Induction
Prepare Emergency & Safety Procedures & Alerts
Distribute, establish and enforce the duties
Report & Monitor
Promote & Develop policy and objectives and outcomes