PLAIN ENGLISH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) DICTIONARY |
3.1 Acceptable Risk A risk is acceptable if it has
been reduced to a level that your |
3.2 Audit An audit is an evidence
gathering process. Audit evidence is used |
3.3 Continual Improvement Continual improvement is a recurring process that
enhances |
3.4 Corrective Action Corrective actions are steps that are taken to
remove the |
3.5 DocumentWhen information is placed on a medium
it becomes a document. NOTE: Neither OHSAS 18001 nor OHSAS
18002 expects you to |
3.6 HazardA hazard is any situation,
substance, activity, event, or • Hazardous
situations can cause injury or ill health. •
Hazardous substances can cause
injury or ill health. •
Hazardous activities can cause
injury or ill health. Examples •
Hazardous events can cause injury or
ill health. Examples |
3.7 Hazard Identification Hazard identification is a process that involves
recognizing that |
3.8 Ill Health Ill health is an adverse physical or mental
condition. In order to |
3.9 IncidentAn incident is a work related event during which:
An accident is a type of
incident. It is a work-related event A close call, near miss, near hit,
or dangerous occurrence |
3.10 Interested Party An interested party is a
person or group that has a stake in the |
3.11 Nonconformity Nonconformity is the non fulfillment of a
requirement or a deviation |
3.12 Occupational Health & SafetyWhen OHSAS 18001 uses the term
occupational health and
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) factors
affect employees |
3.13 Occupational Health & Safety Management System An occupational health and safety
management system (OHSMS) A management system, including
an OHSMS, is a network of |
3.14 Occupational Health & Safety ObjectiveOH&S objectives are OH&S performance goals
that organizations |
3.15 Occupational Health & Safety Performance OH&S performance
is all about results. It’s all about how well |
3.16 Occupational Health & Safety PolicyAn organization’s OH&S policy
statement expresses a commitment |
3.17 Organization An organization is a company,
corporation, enterprise, firm, |
3.18 Preventive Action Preventive actions are steps that are taken to
remove the causes of |
3.19 ProcedureA procedure is a specified way of carrying
out an activity A documented procedure describes
and controls a logically distinct A detailed documented procedure
defines and controls the work that |
3.20 RecordA record is a document that
shows what kinds of activities are |
3.21 RiskRisk combines three elements: it starts with a potential
event,
A high risk hazardous event or exposure
would have both a |
3.22 Risk Assessment A
risk assessment considers the
effectiveness of existing |
3.23 WorkplaceA workplace is a physical
location where an organization’s work is |
Introduction to OHSAS 18001 Standard OHSAS 18001 Standard Translated into Plain English Occupational Health and Safety System Development Plan |
RELATED RESOURCES |
ISO 19011 Internal Audit Library ISO 31000 Risk Management Library ISO 22301 Business Continuity Library ISO 27000 Information Security Library |
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