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Management system approachs

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integration with business functions, performance measurement (not just reactive, but proactive as well)

digest a mix of technical, management, and organizational cultural issues,

“beyond compliance” strategies

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Deming wheel

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Plan, Do , Check, Act

part of the Total Quality Management wheel

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5 EH/OH management system elements

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1) management and employee commitment
2) planning
3) implementation
4) evaluation and corrective action
5) management review

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4 Layers of management system implementation

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Policy, Process, Job Instruction, Documents

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What are the two common EH/OH global guidelines

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EH: ISO 14001:2004 . establishes management systems rather than performance requirements, establish and meet its own goals (reduced wastes and costs, energy and consumption savings, lower distribution costs, improved image). this is for env

OH: OHSAS 18001. this is for occ. there was no third party, so this gets implemented after you have other standards already in place. control health risks, reduce accidents, ensure legal compliance. US made its own ANSI/AIHA Z10-2012