4.6.0 Management Review
Purpose
To define the management process for the Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OH&SMS) and its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.
Procedure
[enter-your-company-name-here] holds management review meetings (how often) to ensure that the OH&S Management System is effective, and to discuss areas for improvement.
Minutes of all meetings are recorded and stored in accordance with 4.5.3
Review agenda items may include:
- Results from internal audits
- Results from external audits
- Employee & Contractor feedback
- Industry feedback
- Incident trends
- Improvements to specific areas, e.g. training, reporting, etc
- appropriateness of policy statements
Review outcomes may include:
- Improvements to procedures and forms
- Reduced accident and injury rates
- Improved communication systems
The Agenda for this Meeting will respond to these Review Inputs by covering the following issues:
- Assessment of the effectiveness of the OH&S system in achieving established objectives;
- Assessment of its continuing suitability and effectiveness in satisfying the International Standard;
- Assessment of likely future requirements to ensure that the system will remain suitable and effective;
- Review of the evidence from internal audits, corrective actions, feedback and safety improvement activities.
Other management meetings and other activities such as internal audits, look at the effectiveness of specific areas of the management system.
Minutes are prepared by the OH&S Manager addressing the agenda items and the conclusions reached. The minutes are distributed.