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ISO standards widely followed in almost all countries in the
globe. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a international confederation
of national standards bodies. ISO is a nongovernmental organization that
comprises standards bodies from more than 160 countries, with one standards
body demonstrating each member country.
The videos will help you carryout the internal audit in your company as per the ISO45001 Requirements.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) develops
standards to ensure the quality, safety and efficiency of products, services
and systems. It has various standards for the same, ISO 45001 is one of them.
ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an occupational health and
safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance. Introduced in March
2018, it's replaced the standard (BS OHSAS 18001).
The job site supervisor shall
visibly demonstrate the priority of safety in all activities he supervises,
including setting a good personal example to the workers under working him on
safety practices.
• The job supervisor to be
qualified, provide direct and effective on-site supervision and be continuously
present on-site.
• Empowered to stop the work that deem
to be unsafe and to take immediate corrective actions as needed.
• Assess the workplace safety and job
activities to determine hazards that are present or are likely to be present,
in consultation with the safety manager or field safety officer as needed
• Appraise hazardous or critical
operations and implement all required precautions to ensure the safety of all
affected personnel (note: hazardous operations may include, but are not limited
to: welding, cutting, radiography, abrasive blasting, asbestos removal,
electrical work, solvent cleaning, crane operations, etc.).
• Understand and implement the
safest method of performing each job activity in their area of responsibility.
• Provide instructions to his
working team members on right work methods, sequence of operations, potential
hazards at each stage and precautions to follow for the safe execution and for
the safety of the workers.
• Inform workers of safe work
methods and safety requirements prior to beginning a each work activity (i.e.,
conduct prejob "toolbox" safety meetings).
• Engage only trained employees who
are properly qualified for the work to be performed.
• Ensure that equipment operators
operate only the specific equipment for which they have been trained and/or
certified/authorized.
• Plan and maintain good
housekeeping in the work area.
• Coordinate with subcontractors
and other contractors on-site to avoid confusion in areas with joint or
overlapping responsibility or joint occupancy to avoid collateral risk associated
with simultaneous activities.
• Provide the required PPE to all
workers and ensure proper use by all.
• Ensure equipment and tools (both
power and hand tools) are in good operating condition and properly used.
• Train workers on emergency
response procedures/plans.
The temporary working platforms and
guardrails that form the scaffold do not completely eliminate the need for
personal fall arrest equipment for scaffolding activities. Therefore, it is
recommended that all scaffolding employees involved with working at height
should wear and use personal fall arrest equipment (harnesses etc.) at all
times, in accordance with the training and work instruction communicated.
We are fully aware that there is an
inherent risk of a fall in all scaffolding activities, which cannot be
completely eliminated. The use of fall arrest equipment does not prevent a fall
occurring and does not eliminate the risk of injury completely. However, it is
important to recognize that personal fall arrest may be the most suitable, or
only, option in certain conditions. Fall arrest equipment is used to arrest a
fall should it occur, preventing the employee from hitting the ground (or other
surface) or structure in the workplace.
The fall arrest equipment and
anchorage points must be capable of withstanding the forces involved and minimizing
those forces to an acceptable level. These systems typically include equipment
such as: Harnesses, Lanyards, Energy absorbers, Line systems, Inertia reels, Connectors,
Anchorage points.
Active Protection
All personal
fall protection systems are classed as active protection that is only effective
if used correctly (e.g. a fall arrest harness and lanyard system requires a
suitably secure anchor point and a minimum clearance distance to arrest a
fall), unlike passive protection (sometimes referred to as collective
protection) that offers protection continuously.
Reduce the fall distance
When a
personal fall arrest system is used, consideration must be given to reducing
the distance a employee is liable to fall and the consequences of the fall,
particularly the ease of rescuing of a worker suspended in a harness.
When choosing personal fall
protection equipment, as part of a risk assessment to establish a safe system
of work, employers must ensure that the equipment is suitable, having been
designed and tested by the competent authority for the purpose that it is
intended to be used.
Always refer the manufacturers instructions carefully and if in any doubt seek advice from the supplied vendor.
It is important to note that some fall arrest equipment is only designed,
tested and manufactured to meet the minimum country specific Standard and will
only be safe to use within certain limitations.
In all workplaces, the occurrence of fires and explosions is
the major concern. Electrical equipment’s can cause fires and/or explosions in
certain atmospheric conditions in the industry workplaces. Its important to
take measures, to minimize the risk of these fires or explosions,
electrical/electronic equipment must be designed, tested and labeled as being
acceptable for use in the areas in which it is installed in the industry.
Hazardous area classified locations are areas where the
possibility of fire or explosion hazards may exist under normal or abnormal atmospheric
conditions because of the presence of flammable, combustible or ignitable
gases, vapors, liquids, dust etc. These areas are categorized exclusively for
the purpose of ensuring the safe and proper specification and installation of
electrical/electronic equipment to control/mitigate fires and explosions.
Formation of objectives and targets is very important for the success of environmental health and safety management system for any industry.
Different company’s adopt approaches that suite their needs
and organizational structure.
An HSE aim arising from a policy or standard that the
organization sets it self to achieve and which is measured . A detailed
performance requirement, quantified, applicable to the organization or parts
thereof, that arises from the HSE objectives and that needs to be set in order
to achieve those objectives.
But ultimate goal is to
achieve best results to safe guard employees and save some money that goes in
different forms of penalties or lost working hours.
Objectives and targets are
always cascaded with the HSE policy and vision of any company.
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