The design, implementation, and audit of occupational health and safety management systems / Ron C. McKinnon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The philosophy of safety -- Designing an occupational health and safety management system (SMS) -- Implementation of an occupational health and safety management system (SMS) -- The audit of occupational health and safety management system (SMS) -- The safety management system audit process -- Management principles that apply to the implementation of sms -- Health and safety policy statement -- Health and safety policies, standards, processes, system and program -- Occupational health and safety management system (SMSs) -- Health and safety policies: Management leadership and involvement -- safety objectives, goals and performance indicators -- Hazard identification and risk assessment --Employee communication , consultation and participation processes -- Health and safety representatives -- Critical task identification and job safe practice -- Safety induction training program -- Health and safety committees -- Safety management system continuous improvement program -- Safety management of change process -- Health and safety training program -- Health and safety management system auditing -- Safety management system review -- Employee job specifications -- Return to work program -- The heath and safety coordinator -- Industrial hygiene program -- Annual report health and safety -- Business order (good housekeeping program) -- Plant hygiene amenities -- Permit to work systems -- Safety inspection system -- Stacking and storage practices -- Structures, buildings, floors and openings -- Demarcation of walkways, work areas, and storage areas -- Labeling of switches, contollers, and isolators -- Color coding of plant and machinery -- Scrap, waste and refuse removal system -- Hearing conservation program -- Occupational stress management program -- Pollution control program -- Recording system for injuries, illnesses and diseases -- Accident and near miss incident reporting and investigation -- Near miss incident reporting and tracking system -- Injury, damage and loss statistics recording system -- Accident and near miss incident recall program -- Risk financing and cost of risk -- Fire risk assessment -- Fire prevention and protection equipment -- Alarm systems -- Emergency plans -- Flammable substance storage -- First aid and first responder program -- Firefighting and evaluation drills -- Fire prevention and emergency coordinator -- Fall protection system -- Hazardous material control program -- Scafford safety program -- Respiratory protection program -- Energy control program -- Machine guarding program -- Motorized equipment safety program -- Personal protective equipment program -- An ergonomic safety program -- Electrical safety program -- Electrical arc flash safety program -- Contractor health and safety management program -- Summary.

"The Design, Implementation, and Audit of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems describes some of the elements that constitute an SMS, the implementation process, and the auditing of the conformance to standards. It covers more than 60 processes, programs, or standards of a system, and gives important background information on each element. Guidelines and examples show how to design and implement the risk-based processes, programs and standards, and how to audit them against standards"-- Provided by publisher.