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FACILITY SAFETY
ers available to perform a certain process that could introduce risks to the remaining workers, management must try to control those risks during the planning stages.
While many facilities need to have a management of change (MOC) process in place due to applicable regulations, ISO 45001 reminds us that MOC shouldn’t only be a tool for the select few. Any organization can introduce unintended risks through planned changes and a robust, widely implemented MOC process is its best defense.
A good EHS software solution with a comprehensive MOC product helps streamline operational change within your organi- zation by creating a systematic approach to managing the people and processes involved. By giving you total visibility and control at every step, from concept approval to completion, the best MOC software helps you define and schedule change, design workflows, manage documents, create and deploy checklists, tracking approv- als, and assign action items—all from one centralized system.
Training
One of the biggest hurdles companies struggle with when it comes to worker training is determining who needs training, and ensur- ing that it’s being completed. This is even more of a struggle for facilities where multiple employers have employees working at the same time, in the same space; or where workers on the regular pay- roll work alongside contractors and temporary workers.
ISO 45001 seeks to improve this by saying that workers include
those “employed by the organization, workers of external providers, contractors, individuals, agency workers, and by other persons to the extent the organization shares control over their work or work- related activities.” This perspective is similar to that expressed by OSHA in its Temporary Worker Initiative, which maintains that employers present at multi-employer worksites share responsibility for worker safety, with employers being responsible for addressing the aspects of safety specifically under their control.
Make sure all your employees, including temp and contracted labor, are aware of the specific hazards of chemicals in your facility and how to reduce exposure. A good practice is to maintain open lines of communication between all employers represented in your workplace so you all understand your roles, and no communica- tion gaps occur.
Corrective Actions
All of the EHS activities we’ve talked about so far in relation to ISO 45001 can generate corrective actions. That means at any given time, your organization is likely managing numerous concurrent action items, and your EHS management program will succeed or fail based on how efficiently and effectively you’re able to address those actions. Therefore, having a system that captures and funnels all of your different actions into one place can dramatically simplify management and follow-up. A modern corrective actions software solution can be a big help here.
ISO 45001 lays out its expectations that organizations have a
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