scholarly journals OHSAS AND INTEGRATION OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Rajković ◽  
Petar Stojilković ◽  
Rajko Sofranac
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Complex Dynamic ◽  
Complex Dynamic Systems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Integration Of Management Systems

Integrated Management Systems (IMS) are complex, dynamic systems, whose design and implementation (establishment) follows risk, costs and problems in implementation. IMS needs to integrate all current formalized systems focusing on quality, environmental protection, health and safety, personnel, finance, etc. This means that the processes and documents that describe them need to be integrated. Over the past years, one of the most important standardized systems is the system of occupational health and safety management - OHSAS. Basics of OHSAS are mentioned in this paper. The methods and approaches to system integration are presented here. The benefits of system integration and applying OHSAS are also shown in this paper. Key words:OHSAS, IMS, integration

Auditing Supports the Integration of Management Systems in the Nuclear Industry

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. A. Beckmerhagen ◽  
H. P. Berg ◽  
S. V. Karapetrovic ◽  
W. O. Willborn
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Nuclear Facility ◽  
Integration Of Management Systems

Integration of function-specific management systems in organizations is rapidly becoming a topic of interest for managers and auditors alike. This is mainly due to the proliferation of management system standards that foster compliance with the stated criteria for quality, environmental, occupational health and safety, social responsibility and other function-specific aspects of performance. While most of the available literature on this topic focuses on the integration of standards, there is comparatively little information available on how to actually build an integrated system internally. This paper hypothesizes that, besides using audits for the implementation of the available procedures, audits can provide an excellent basis for these integration efforts. Therefore the prerequisites, strategies and resources necessary for an effective audit in support of integrated management systems are discussed. The paper also describes how audits are used to improve a combined quality and safety management system in a German nuclear facility.

Support of Integrated Management Systems by the Use of In-Plant Information, Management and Monitoring Systems

2005 ◽  
pp. 317-332
Author(s):  
Stefan Braker
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Parallel Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Right ◽  
Integration Of Management Systems

For many organisations the present status of integration of management systems raises the question where the development goes and whether there are not further new approaches to be pursued in the next years. Due to different perceptions of the term integration and in conflict for the right approach to the system, numerous parallel systems developed in the past. The following contribution describes the targets of different types of management systems and points out strategies and structural approaches of integration. In a second step the possibilities of ICT-supported solutions are resumed exemplarily. ICT-supported information, management and monitoring systems as components will take a central role in integration of management systems and have to be developed for further requirements.

A Review of Occupational Safety and Health Management Principles With Reference to the Needs of the Shipbuilding and Offshore Construction Industries: A Client Point of View

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania da Silva Barboza ◽  
Edmilson Soares Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Oil Companies

Accidents related to production, processing, storage and transportation of oil and its by-products have been studied extensively because of their social and environmental impacts. However, researchers have largely ignored accidents related to the construction of oil facilities, perhaps because such accidents involve a small group of people and result in smaller-scale environmental impacts. In this paper we discuss the major potential risks in every phase of an offshore unit construction. We identified the limitations of traditional safety management systems in coping with the critical problems related to safety issues. Many companies are using integrated management systems as the major tools to control risk. Such systems cover health, safety and environmental issues (HSE). PETROBRAS, the largest Brazilian oil company and one of the leading oil companies in the world, has adopted the HSE system. The system focuses on employee participation in implementation of the HSE system. We highlight leader commitment as one of the keys to good results. In many cases, management commitment is low, implying a need to convince them of the importance of health and safety performance to the future prosperity of their company. Contractual directives are baselines to build good relationships during the project. Another relevant point is to demand a management system like OHSAS 18001 from contractors. Awareness of health risks is generally below that of safety risks and emphasis should be placed on increasing understanding of the causes.

Occupational Health and Safety in SMEs

2014 ◽  
pp. 167-182
Author(s):  
Burcu Özge Özaslan Çalişkan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
The Political ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Education Legislation

Employees of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are exposed to higher risks than the employees of larger ones, and SMEs have difficulties in controlling risk. Many countries have noticed the potential of the SMEs, and they judge employment and economic growth to a great extent based on these enterprises. The studies regarding this subject have increased during the last decade, parallel to the political and economic interests in occupational health and safety in SMEs. The objective of this chapter is to reveal general conclusions on effective approaches to prevent occupational diseases and injuries in SMEs and to gain information related to employment, welfare and health facilities, health education, legislation, occupational health, and safety management as a part of integrated management systems and other safety activities. The chapter also aims to facilitate developing an informative perspective about Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) in SMEs by emphasizing the drivers, benefits, and barriers of SMEs trying to adopt these systems.

scholarly journals Analysis of certified occupational health and safety management systems in Portugal

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. T. Domingues ◽  
P. Sampaio ◽  
P. M. Arezes
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Safety Management Systems ◽  
Safety Management System

The systematic assurance of the occupational health, safety and wellbeing of the employees may be accomplished through the implementation (and certification) of standardized occupational health and safety management systems in accordance with the requirements listed in the BS OHSAS 18001 standard. In Portugal the certification of occupational health and safety management systems is usually carried out against the requirements of the BS OHSAS 18001 and the NP 4397 standard which is a national adaptation of the former. The purpose of this paper is to "snapshot" the diffusion of the certified occupational health and safety management systems in Portugal dissecting the following features: regional geographic location, integration phenomenon, evolution throughout the years, more involved activity sectors, more often found integrated management systems typologies and the most relevant and active certification bodies. To address this research goal a thorough, in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the data available in a Portuguese periodical publication (Barómetro da Certificação) was carried out. Results show that a great deal of the certified occupational health and safety management systems (96.3%) is integrated (in the sense that encompasses a multiple certification scheme). However the occupational health and safety management system is not typically the primordial subsystem of an integrated management system. In our view these results provide insights to the companies' top management. On one hand, it seems that a patterned and "logical" path is pursued by the companies that seek organizational excellence- management systems integration. On the other hand, it seems that previously implemented subsystems, such as the quality management system, facilitate a "smoother" integration process encompassing the occupational health and safety management system.

scholarly journals Autonomy in the Time of Complexity: Lessons from Beyond the Classroom

2017 ◽  
pp. 116-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garold Murray
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Dynamic Systems Theory ◽  
Complex Dynamic ◽  
Complex Dynamic Systems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Changing Times

Learner autonomy is a construct in motion, unfolding in step with our academic imaginary. Over the past forty years, it has demonstrated its capacity to adapt to changing times. Introduced in the late 1970s during an era characterized by the teacher-dominated language classroom, learner autonomy provided a much-needed focus on learners as potentially independent individuals capable of taking charge of their learning. Later, as the so-called ‘social turn’ gained prominence in the field of applied linguistics, autonomy revealed itself to be a social construct developed through interdependence. Now, as applied linguists turn their attention to complexity science, what facets of learner autonomy can be revealed by examining the construct from the perspective of complex dynamic systems theory? This paper addresses this question by drawing on the findings of three studies – a five-year ethnography, a longitudinal multiple-case study and a narrative inquiry – all of which explored a social space for language learning located on the campus of a large national university in Japan. The aim of these studies was to explore the ways in which learners experienced the facility and how it supported their linguistic and personal development. Adopting an ecological approach enabled the author and fellow researchers to focus on the affordances that emerged through learners’ engagement with the environment. Gradually, as these studies were carried out over the past eight years, the thinking on how to view this space, the learners and their learning has expanded from a community of practice perspective to one embracing complex dynamic systems theory. This article will examine how this shift in theoretical focus has offered lessons on learner autonomy in this out-of-class context.

Selective integration of management systems: a case study in the construction industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panos T. Chountalas ◽  
Filippos A. Tepaskoualos
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Selective Integration ◽  
Integration Of Management Systems

PurposeDespite the widely recognized benefits of integrating management systems, many multi-certified organizations continue to implement two or more systems separately. This can happen either through ignorance or by deliberate intent. Focusing on the second reason, the purpose of this paper is to examine a number of factors that can lead an organization to consciously choose not to integrate all of its management systems.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a case study of a construction company that has integrated the environmental management system and the occupational health and safety management system – which implies that the company is familiar with the practice of integration – while choosing to implement the quality management system separately from the other two.FindingsThe findings of this study show that the reasons that led the company not to integrate all of its systems are not so much related to the compatibility of these systems, but are much deeper and have implications that touch upon its basic principles and values. Despite the occurrence of some organizational and operational problems (such as complexity of administrative issues and bureaucracy), the separate implementation of the systems allowed the company to preserve both the balance between the powers of its executives and the ability to attach special importance to each area: quality, environment, health and safety.Originality/valueThis study will be useful in order to understand that selective integration of management systems is based on the belief that integration is not ade factodesirable goal, especially when the estimated cost-benefit ratio of non-integration is better than that of integration.

A generic model for integration of Quality, Environment and Safety Management Systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Ferreira Rebelo ◽  
Gilberto Santos ◽  
Rui Silva
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Generic Model ◽  
Safety Management Systems ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a generic model of Integrated Management System of Quality, Environment and Safety (IMS-QES) that can be adapted and progressively to assimilate various Management Systems, of which highlights: ISO 9001 for Quality; ISO 14001 for Environment; OHSAS 18001 for Occupational Health and Safety. Design/methodology/approach – The model was designed in the real environment of a Portuguese Organization and 160 employees were surveyed. The rate response was equal to 86 percent. The conceived model was implemented in a first phase for the integration of Quality, Environment and Safety Management Systems. Findings – Among the main findings of the survey the paper highlights: the elimination of conflicts between individual systems with resources optimization; creation of added value to the business by eliminating several types of wastes; the integrated management of sustainability components in a global market; the improvement of partnerships with suppliers of goods and services; reducing the number of internal and external audits. Originality/value – This case study is one of the first Portuguese empirical researches about IMS-QES and the paper believes that it can be useful in the creation of a Portuguese guideline for integration, namely the Quality Management Systems; Environmental Management Systems and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems among others.

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