Industrial safety management systems and employer obligations
Scope
This domain tests the operator's own management duties. Industrial safety is not only a state inspection issue; the employer must build an industrial safety management system (ISMS), staff it and keep it working. The exam looks for the difference between the operator's production control and state supervision.
Core rules
- The operator establishes an ISMS with policy, risk assessment, procedures, competence, emergency preparedness and audit.
- A production control service monitors compliance and technical condition.
- The employer provides training, instruction, PPE and medical checks for workers.
- The operator insures civil liability as an HPF owner and investigates accidents.
- Contractor work does not transfer the operator's overall responsibility.
Worked example
A contractor performs hot work inside an operating HPF. Reasoning: the contractor controls its own workers, but the operator still controls the site. The operator must issue a work permit, isolate the area, test for flammable gas, provide fire watch, brief the contractor on site hazards, and verify contractor competence. If the contractor's gas detector is uncalibrated, the operator's production control should stop the job. The exam trap is saying 'the contractor is responsible, so the operator is free'.
Traps
- Treating ISMS as a paper manual with no risk assessment or audit.
- Confusing production control with MES inspection.
- Assuming contractor injury liability removes operator duties.