Safety Management Systems Flashcards

Which international standard specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety management system?

Answer: ISO 45001

ISO 45001 (published 2018) is the international OH&S management system standard that replaced OHSAS 18001.

ISO 45001 and ANSI/ASSP Z10 are both built around which continual improvement model?

Answer: Plan-Do-Check-Act

Both standards use the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle to drive continual improvement of the management system.

A facility had 6 OSHA recordable injuries and 400,000 employee hours worked last year. What is its Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)?

Answer: 3.0

TRIR = (6 × 200,000) ÷ 400,000 = 3.0.

The 200,000 figure in OSHA incidence rate formulas represents what?

Answer: 100 full-time employees working 40 hours a week for 50 weeks

200,000 hours equals 100 workers × 40 hours × 50 weeks, standardizing rates per 100 full-time employees.

Under ISO 45001, which clause emphasizes that top management must demonstrate leadership and ensure worker consultation and participation?

Answer: Clause 5

Clause 5 (Leadership and worker participation) covers top management commitment, OH&S policy, roles, and consultation of workers.

Which metric is considered a leading indicator of safety performance?

Answer: Percentage of near-miss reports investigated on time

Leading indicators measure proactive activities, such as timely near-miss investigation, before injuries occur.

OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs identify which of the following as core elements?

Answer: Management leadership, worker participation, and hazard identification and assessment

OSHA's seven core elements include management leadership, worker participation, hazard identification/assessment, hazard prevention/control, education/training, program evaluation, and multi-employer coordination.