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4.5.1 Monitoring and Measurement

4.5.1 Monitoring and Measurement

Measurement and Evaluation
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Purpose

[enter-your-company-name-here] has established, implemented and maintains documented procedures to regularly monitor and measure the key characteristics of its operations and activities that have the potential to cause illness and injury. These procedures are evaluated to ensure that they are effective.

Appropriate equipment for the monitoring and measurement of health and safety risks is calibrated, maintained and stored as necessary. Records of this process are retained according to the [enter-your-company-name-here]’s procedures.

With respect to the OH&SMS, [enter-your-company-name-here] has established, implemented and maintains procedures to monitor:

  • the performance and effectiveness of the relevant operational controls and whether they conform   with [enter-your-company-name-here]’s objectives and targets; and
  • compliance with relevant OH&S legislation.

Procedure

  • [enter-your-company-name-here] ensures that all inspection measuring and test equipment relating to health and safety risks that is in use, is known to be calibrated, accurate and appropriate to the service and testing activities for which it is used.  All plant and equipment is maintained in a safe and reliable manner.
  • All equipment requiring calibration, is registered in the Calibration Equipment Master List.
  • Each individual item has its own calibration record, to record calibration schedules, tolerances and records of calibration results.
  • All newly purchased measuring and testing equipment is checked and registered before use.
  • All staff are required to store and use measuring equipment in a manner which prevents abuse, misuse or damage.
  • When measuring equipment is found to be out of calibration, it is withdrawn from service and tagged until the status of the error is determined.  The equipment may require calibration or be declared unserviceable.
  • Equipment that has been inspected by calibrated equipment, which is later found to be “out of calibration”, is quarantined immediately for recheck.
  • Company plant and equipment must be maintained in a safe and reliable condition.  All plant and equipment details are written up on the Plant and Equipment Register.  Records of service and repair work or written up on the Plant and Equipment Maintenance Record Sheet.