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Implementation of a Labour Safety and Health Management System

The legislation related to labour safety and health based on Law 319/2006, stipulated the implementation of a labour safety and health management system for all the employers.

The implementation of a labour safety and health management system in accordance with the Romanian standards OHSAS 18001 and 180002 is a subject that has to be taken into consideration by all small or big size organizations.

Standard OHSAS 18001 is applicable to any organization that wishes:

• to establish a labour safety and health management system in order to eliminate or mitigate the risks for employees;
• to implement, continuously maintain and improve a labour safety and health management system;
• to insure its own conformity with its own policy related to safety and health of the declared line of work;
• to prove this conformity to other persons as well.

Our experts can help you elaborate and implement a labour safety and health  management system, which comprises:

• the implementation and maintenance of the labour safety and health  management system;
• the inclusion within the labour safety and health policy of the organization of an engagement with respect to the accomplishment of the labour safety and health, as well as the continuous improvement of the performances within this domain;
• to introduce and maintain procedures for the identification of dangers, assessment of risks and implementation of the necessary supervision measures;
• to determine the legal conditions and other organization specific conditions related to labour safety and health;
• to establish the goals related to labour safety and health, for each level of the organization;
• to introduce and maintain some programs for the accomplishment of objectives
• to define the documentation and assignment of personnel tasks, responsibilities and competences for the performance of the established programs, the set up of means to control and verify the labour safety and health management;
• personnel training, awareness and competence development;
• to inform, involve and consult the personnel in this domain;
• to form a proper system documentation;
• to control documents and data;
• to control processes and activities that involve risks;
• to introduce and maintain plans and procedures for the identification of the potential sources for occupational accidents and diseases, the set up of measures in case of emergency;
• to introduce and maintain periodical measurement and verification procedures of the labour safety and health system performances;
• to introduce and maintain procedures for the investigation of labour accidents and occupational diseases, as well as the set up of corrective and preventive actions;
• to introduce and maintain registration control procedures;
• periodic monitoring through the organization’s internal audit system;
• to perform the system analysis, system assessment and continuous improvement by our experts.

The following advantages result from the implementation and maintenance of the labour safety and health management system:

• the performance of labour safety and health through the elimination and/or reduction of the potential occupational accident and disease causes;
• the insurance of the organization control over the dangers, accidents and risks at the place of work of the employees;
• the limitation of the labour accidents and incidents involving the legal liability of the organization, as well as the payment of indemnification or additional taxes;
• the improvement of employees’ work conditions;
• the improvement of individual performances of employees;
• the efficient organization of the activities at the place of work;
• the increase of personnel awareness with respect to the importance of safety at the place of work and their own mental and physical health;
• the increase of personnel motivation and communication through an active participation in the process of continuous improvement and reduction of risks at the place of work;
• the improvement of the commercial image, marketing and competition if the organization’s management shall opt for the certification of the implemented management system.

The specialised personnel within our organization elaborates the necessary documents for the implementation of labour safety and health management system, respectively:

• Labour Safety and Health Manual– a summary document which presents the policy and objectives of the organization with respect to the labour safety and health, which describes the elements of its own labour safety and health management system;
• System procedures – documents presenting in detail each requirement of the labour safety and health management system;
• Administrative and operational procedures – documents prepared in order to hold control over the activities affecting the labour safety and health;
• Own labour safety and health instructions– documents prepared on the basis of the technical execution procedures and the applicable legislation;
• Specific labour safety and health instructions - documents prepared on the basis of the work instructions and specific execution conditions.

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