Managing Safety the Systems Way. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 2007 (book)

Managing Safety the Systems Way. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001:2007 (book)

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Managing Safety the Systems Way - Implementing BS OHSAS 18001:2007 (4th edition)

David Smith, Geoff Hunt and Clive Green

Managing Safety the Systems Way is an easy-to-follow guide to implementing the new British Standard. The book has been completely revised and updated to incorporate the requirements of the new standard BS OHSAS 18001 and best practice.
BS OHSAS 18001:2007 is an effective occupational health and safety management system that can be integrated within an organization’s overall management arrangements. It will be particularly useful in helping small and medium-sized organizations to build a system that:

•is business focused
•is not paper driven
•reduces the risk of harm
•helps keep insurance premiums lower
•helps satisfy regulators and customers.

The book takes a practical approach to tackling the various elements of an OH&S management system. It offers a step-by-step approach to developing and implementing an OH&S management system for your business. It also explains how the system can be maintained as OH&S evolves, responding to internal and external influences.

If you are new to the topic, need to refresh or integrate your existing system, or want to check that your management of health and safety measures up, then this book will help you.

What’s new in this edition?
The main changes are designed to make it easier to integrate health and safety with other management systems standards, leading to greater efficiency and effectiveness, including:

•More detailed guidance on how to get started
•Emphasis on the importance of risk management at the core of good health and safety management
•In-depth overview includes case studies and checklists to bring the subject to life
•Self-assessment questionnaire - helps you evaluate where you are now
•Covers the legal aspects of health and safety
•A checklist of British standards relating to health and safety - so you can identify the ones that apply to your organization
•Useful bibliography for further reading.
Managing Safety the Systems Way uses a combination of:
 
‘key elements’ sections – providing a reference point to help identify how your organization compares with OHSAS 18001 and where you need to provide more detailed information
‘in detail’ sections – providing greater depth on what is needed to meet the guidance in OHSAS 18001
‘in practice’ sections – using fictitious, case study organizations including an engineering company, an office, a retail outlet, an internet retailer, a construction company and a road haulage operator, which readers will be able to relate to their own personal experiences.

Contents of the book include:

•Getting started - initial status review
•Defining a health and safety  (OH&S) policy
•Creating a climate for effective OH&S management
•Planning
•Risk assessment and control
•Implementing and operating
•Checking
•Auditing
•Reviewing
•Integrating your management systems

Standard Number BIP 2050:2008

Title Managing Safety the Systems Way. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001:2007

Author Smith, Hunt & Green

Status Current
Publication Date 07 May 2008

Replaces BIP 2050:2004
Descriptors Occupational safety, Health and safety management, Health and safety requirements, Safety measures, Management techniques, Management, Risk assessment, Environmental health Health and Safety
ICS 03.100.01 (Company organization and management in general)
13.100 (Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene)
 
ISBN 978 0 580 50954 4
Delivery NO
Pages 250
Price £ 30.00