PECB ISO 45001 Foundation flashcards
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- OH&S management system
- A set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization used to establish OH&S policies and objectives and processes to achieve those objectives.
- Hazard
- A source with the potential to cause injury and ill health, such as a chemical, machine, work practice, or condition.
- OH&S risk
- The combination of the likelihood of occurrence of a hazardous event and the severity of injury and ill health that can be caused by the event.
- Hierarchy of controls
- A prioritized approach to reducing risk: elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls including training, and personal protective equipment, in descending effectiveness.
- Worker participation
- The involvement of workers in OH&S decision-making, including consultation on hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation, and having channels to report hazards.
- Top management leadership
- Accountability for the effectiveness of the OH&S MS, demonstrated by taking responsibility, ensuring resources, and integrating OH&S into business processes.
- PDCA cycle
- Plan-Do-Check-Act: a recurring cycle used by ISO 45001 where planning sets objectives, implementation executes, checking monitors, and acting improves.
- Continual improvement
- A recurring activity to enhance OH&S performance and the OH&S management system, not limited to maintaining current levels of performance.
- Interested party
- A person or organization that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision or activity related to OH&S.
- Context of the organization
- The internal and external issues, interested parties, and legal and other requirements that are relevant to the organization's OH&S management system.
- OH&S performance
- The measurable results of the organization's management of its OH&S risks, including the extent of fulfillment of OH&S objectives.
- Consultation
- The process of seeking workers' views before decisions are made on OH&S matters, distinct from merely informing workers.
- Clause 4: Context
- Requires determining external and internal issues, interested parties and their relevant requirements, and the scope of the OH&S management system.
- Clause 4.4: OH&S MS
- The organization must establish, implement, maintain, and continually improve its OH&S management system, including the processes needed and their interactions.
- Clause 5.2: OH&S policy
- Top management must establish a policy that includes commitment to provide safe and healthy working conditions and to fulfill legal and other requirements.
- Clause 5.3: Roles and authorities
- Top management must ensure responsibilities and authorities for relevant roles are assigned and communicated within the OH&S management system.
- Clause 5.4: Participation and consultation
- Requires providing mechanisms, time, training, and resources for worker participation and consultation in OH&S matters, including hazard identification and incident investigation.
- Clause 6.1.2: Hazard identification
- Requires ongoing and proactive identification of hazards, including routine and non-routine activities, emergency situations, and human factors.
- Clause 6.1.3: Legal requirements
- Requires determining and having access to up-to-date legal and other requirements related to OH&S hazards and environmental aspects.
- Clause 6.2: OH&S objectives
- Objectives must be consistent with the OH&S policy, measurable, monitored, communicated, and updated, and planned with resources, responsibilities, and timeframes.
- Clause 7.2: Competence
- Requires determining necessary competence of workers, ensuring they are competent, and retaining documented evidence of competence.
- Clause 7.3: Awareness
- Workers must be aware of the OH&S policy, their contribution to the OH&S MS, and the implications of not conforming with requirements.
- Clause 7.4: Communication
- Requires establishing processes for internal and external communication on OH&S, including what, when, with whom, and how to communicate.
- Clause 7.5: Documented information
- Requires maintaining and retaining documented information to support the OH&S MS and provide evidence of results, including creation, updating, and control.
- Clause 8.1: Operational control
- Requires planning, implementing, controlling, and maintaining processes to eliminate hazards and reduce OH&S risks, including using the hierarchy of controls.
- Clause 8.2: Emergency preparedness
- Requires establishing, implementing, and maintaining processes to prepare for and respond to potential emergency situations, including testing and reviewing response.
- Clause 9.1: Monitoring and measurement
- Requires determining what to monitor, methods, criteria, and timing, and evaluating OH&S performance and the effectiveness of the OH&S MS.
- Clause 9.2: Internal audit
- Requires conducting internal audits at planned intervals to determine whether the OH&S MS conforms to requirements and is effectively implemented and maintained.
- Clause 9.3: Management review
- Top management must review the OH&S MS at planned intervals, considering specified inputs and producing decisions related to improvement and resource needs.
- Clause 10.2: Incident and corrective action
- Requires reacting to incidents and nonconformities, evaluating the need for corrective action, implementing it, and reviewing its effectiveness.
- Clause 10.3: Continual improvement
- Requires continually improving the suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness of the OH&S management system to enhance OH&S performance.
- Documented information control
- Requires ensuring documented information is available and suitable for use, and protected from loss of integrity, unauthorized access, or unintended alteration.