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Posted in Addressing Risks & Opportunities
In the April 2014 issue of the Synergist, AIHA published an article I wrote entitled Risk vs. Risks – Risk Assessment Lessons from Weather Forecasting. This article discusses the three different but related concepts that individuals associate with the term risk:
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Posted in Implementing an OHSMS, OHSMS Documentation, Resources & Tools
One of the difficult questions that OH&S managers face is – “Do we need a written procedure for [some process]?” The dilemma is that although written procedures are a necessary part of an occupational safety and health management system – if you create too many formal procedures your OHSMS becomes complex,
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Posted in OHS Metrics & Measurements
One of the ongoing discussions about OH&S management systems revolves around what it is exactly that the organization should be accomplishing. In “standards speak” this is referred to as the “intended outcomes” of the OH&S management system.
In my conversations with professionals in the field, there seems to be a consensus that the overall goal –
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In surfing the internet, you will often find statements that some particular safety program or another is required because of the OSHA General Duty Clause. Often, this statement is tied to a pitch for consulting services or to promote a fill-in-the-blank template for whatever safety program is being discussed.
These statements are often a misrepresentation of what the general duty clause actually requires.
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