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ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019 can help organizations improve their system for minimizing OHS risks and injury/illness potential.
be helpful if the organization later decides to implement ISO 45001 (sometimes driven by international supply chain requirements).
Implementation Tips
Z10.0-2019 is not difficult to understand. However, the Guidance documents provide supplemental information, can influence the way an organization thinks about safety, and should be used to- gether with the standard. Smaller organizations can use the ASSP Z10.101 to assess system status and see an incremental approach.
Full implementation will require a team approach and time. Conformance to the requirements may require some adjustment in approaches and thinking—for example, with regard to broader business integration, increased leadership involvement and en- hanced worker participation.
It is important for those implementing Z10.0-2019 to commu- nicate effectively with business leadership. Many C-suite executives have backgrounds and training that result in them having a focus, and information filters, that are different than that of many OHS professionals. Be prepared to succinctly state where issues exist,
why something different is needed (including the value to be ob- tained), the financial impacts and your plan for action. Most execu- tives would like to do the right things for their workers and need your business-based advice. Be sure costs are proportional to risk and business size.
ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019 and its corresponding Guidance docu- ments can help organizations improve their system for minimizing OHS risks and injury/illness potential. The 2019 revision intro- duces new concepts and approaches to safety. Implementation of all or parts of the Z10.0-2019 needs to be done with the buy-in, participation and coordination of top management. Possible ap- proaches for small- and medium-sized enterprises are described in ASSP Z10.101. Implementation should be guided by persons with a solid understanding of the concepts and content of the standard, the business and its current culture.
Greg Zigulis, CIH, CSP, is President of Sixth Sense Safety Solu- tions. He has over 30 years of OHS experience to include within several types of manufacturing, construction management, and consulting. Greg works with organizations to help them reach their greatest occupational safety and health potential. He is an active member of the ANSI/ASSP Z10 committee on Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. You can reach him at gz@sixthsensesafetysolutions.com.
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