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Occupational Health and Safety Management System
Occupational Health and Health Safety Policies should exist in any business sector. Some activities can look dangerous for the worker's health and some may not look so dangerous. But every work-related activity can do harm if it's conducted with no concerns for occupational health and safety. This paper will focus on the organizational safety management system. By using information collected from the truck industry, this paper will try to become a showcase for the topic, bringing practical and realistic content for the reader. The truck driving sector was selected because the author is involved in this business sector. Also, the truck driving sector is a dangerous one. A truck driver has 7 times more chances to die on the job and 2.5 times more chances to suffer an occupational injury or illness, compared to the national average (Saltzman, Belzer, 2003). The information and concepts are valid at an industry level but for a simpler understanding, this paper will use Interstate Truckers is a fictional company. Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) may be an abstract concept for many organizations, especially for small business venues but each organization with active employees should embrace it. The main purpose of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System is to put the health and safety of the employees in the first place. Interstate Truckers is committed to creating and implementing the best OHSMS procedures available in the industry for its drivers. This system has been integrated with all the other management processes. The procedure covers the following topics:
XXXXX complianceXXXXXX identification
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX measurementsTraining and XXXXXXXXXXEmergency XXXXXXXX procedureXXXXXXXXXXXXX flow
XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX and Safety XXXXXX
Interstate Truckers XXX all its XXXXXXXXXXXX are XXX required to reach a XXXX XXXXXXXXXX with the required standards. The company will XXXXXXXX XXX XX XXXX XX many workplace inspections, some of them XXXXXX XXXX XXX authorities XXX some of XXXX coming XXXX the management XXXX. The XXXXXXXX XXXX XX XX create a healthy XXX XXXX XXXX atmosphere for everyone.
Responsibility and XXXXXXXXX
A high level of expertise and a XXXXXX leadership XX expected XX XXX XXXXX in XXX company. XXXXX XXXXXXX usually XXXX alone and on the XXXX, XXXXXXXX a little XXXX in the garage or at XXX XXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXX Truckers XXXXX a team that will XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX responsibility on XXX road, where the truckers are. Modern technology can XXXXXXX direct XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX the XXXXX process XXX only XX XXXXXXX XX XXXX. XXX management XXXX will XXXXX the level of XXXXXXXXXX of every XXXXXX in XXXX safety XXXXXXXX covering fire protection, occupational health and the technical XXXXXXXXX of the XXXXXX.
The XXXXXXXXXX responsibilities XXX objectives XXX to be XXXXXXXX through the following:
Every XXXXXXXX will XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX or XXX.XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXX equipment XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX tasksXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX reserves XXX XXXXX to refuse performing an XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX,XXXXX employee XXXX attend training sessions necessary for XXX XXXXXXXXX to XXXXX out XXXXX work,X well-designed XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXXX causes of incidents and XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX a set of XXXXXXXXXX measures,Permanent surveillance, XXXXXXXXX, XXX evaluation XX XXX Health and Safety XXXXXXXXXXX and XXX XXXXXXX incidents.
XXXXXXXX Participation
Everyone needs XX XXXXXXXXXXX in enforcing the work XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX protecting the XXXXXX of everyone. XXX first XXXXX employees XXX XX, XXXXXXXXXX XXX truck XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX are XXX XXXX exposed is to read XXX understand the XXXXX XXXXX obligations. XXXXX the XXXXXXXXXXXX in 1980, wages have gone XXXX by XX% in XXXX terms and XXXX XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX drivers were XXXXXXX in XXX industry (Saltzman, XXXXXX, XXXX). This brings an XXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XX educating XXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXX XX a XXXXXX link between XXX overall payment and the level XX engagement a truck driver will XXXX. XXX level XX XXXXXXXXXX will influence XXX overall safety XXXXX of the job (XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX, Belzer, 2006). Interstate XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX aspects XXX it’s looking XXX a XXXXXXX XXXXXXX safety and profitability. XXX ultimate goal of XXX XXXXXXX is XX have XXXXXXXXX that score XXX% at XXX periodically work XXXXXX tests XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 1% XXXX and money lost with XXXX XXX safety incidents. XXX success of XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX largely XXXXXXXXX on XXX active XXX XXXXXXXXX participation XX XXXXX employee. XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XX not XXXXXX. XXX drivers XXXX XXXX XX participate in training XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXXX they are on the go. XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX be XXXXXXXX during XXX driving hours.
Review Process, Assessment, and XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX of Interstate XXXXXXXX is aimed XXXXXXX increasing XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXX corporate governance XXXXXXXX. The company XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX achieved without a review XXXXXXX. The review XXXXXXX will reveal XXX XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXX. XX XX XXXX dedicated to XXXXXXXX XXXX the XXXXXXXXXXXX work XXXXXX practices function, XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX the regulatory XXXXXXXXXX.
The XXXXXXXXXX XX the organization’s XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXX a move that XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX of the best XXXXXXXXX solutions XXX the best practices XXXXXXXXX. XX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX a XXX on the technological XXX technical XXXXXXXXXXXX XX the trucks used. Modern trucks have extra XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, bringing more ergonomics XXX XXX driver.Modern trucks have XXX- tracking devices, automatic XXXX-XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX seats XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX brakes. XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX order, XXX XXXXXXXXX manager will XXXXXX the right XXXXXX and the XXXXXXXXXXX truck. XX doing so, XXXX of the accident XXXXX are XXXXXXX XXXX XXX start. Trucks XXXXXXXX XXX long haul trips XXX resist too long driving hours but they XXX not safe for XXXXXXXXXX small XXXXXXXXXX in traffic jammed XXXXXX. XXXX means that XXX trucks and XXX drivers are going XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXXXXXX process.
XXXX Assessment
Risk assessment is XXXX a XXXX XXXX XXX design and ranking of XXX XXXXXXXXX risks XXXXXX the XXXXXX lifetime of the trucks. Assessment XXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX the operational XXXXXXX XXXX a XXXX of XXXXXXXX XXX accidents (XXXXXX, Ferret, 2010). XXX XXXX assessment XXXX also help in emergency XXXXXXXX, guiding the XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXX discussion of XXX main risk assessment XXXXX.
Identifying XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX hazards
This XXXXX in identifying potential hazard while XXX trucks are XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX, traveling XXXXXXX XXX country.
Estimation of XXX failure XXXXXXXXXXX XXX repetition XXXXX
XXX XXX of XXX XXXXXXXXXX accident XXXX from the industry as XXX basis for XXXXXXXXXX the generic XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX and the XXXX often types of XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX. Accident and XXXX XXXXXXXX statistics are XXXXXXXXX from the X.S XXXXXX XX Labor Statistics and XXXXXXXX with the results XXXX similar official XXXXXXX published in XXX XXXXXXXX Union XXX XXXXXXXXX. So far, XXX XXXXXXXXXXX revealed that the European XXXXXXXXXXX in truck XXXXXXX XX more XXXXXX and XXX XXXXXX XX work XXXXXXXXX is XXXXX (Saltzman, Belzer, XXXX). Truck drivers are XXXXXXXX to XXXX less time XXX they have extra recreational time between two XXXXXXXXX. Analyzing XXX cause-XXXXXX relationship XXXX help Interstate XXXXXX improve its XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX.
Identification XX XXX XXXXXXXXX sources for future incidents
Some XXXXXXXXX are a XXXXXX of XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX or XXXXXXX that were ignored in XXX past. XXX example, a XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX management XXXX the brake XXXXXX XX not responding so XXXX. XXXXX it's still XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX truck to the XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, the XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX decides XX send it XX road a few more XXXXX. XXXXXX one trip, the brake XXXXXX stops XXXXXXXXXXX and the truck is involved in an XXXXXXXX. To avoid such XXXXXXXXX, Interstate XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX tolerate XXXX practices in XXX XXXX of XXXXXXX, investing XXXX XXX XXXXXX in detecting the source XX XXXXXX incidents.
XXXXXXXX human XXXXX frequencies
Not XXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXX but also XXXXXXX can XXXX XXXXXXXX. XX XXXX step, Interstate Trucks will XXXXXXX XXX human XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX driving the truck, even XX XXX XXXXXX XXX XXX lead XX an accident or incident.
Calculation XX the risk XX XXX public
XXXXXXXXXX Trucks always has XXXXXXXX on the XXXXXX XXXXX. XX XXXXXXXX XXXX most XXXXXX impact XXXXXXXX people and destroy XXXXXX XXXX don’t belong XX XXX company. Using the XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX company and those XXXXXXXXX by the XXXXXXXXXXXX publications, XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX will determine the estimated public value for XXXX type XX incident. In XXXXX words, how XXXX XXXXXX a faulty braking system can cause to people and XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX related to Interstate XXXXXX?
Hierarchy XX XXXXXXXX
The XXXXXXXXXXX XX accidents associated XXXX the development XXX implementation XXXXXXX XX generally XXX. The XXXXXX, control and XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX by Interstate Trucks XXX aimed at XXXXXXXXX XXX system XXX not making it XXXXX. These measures are XXXXX to be preventive by XXXXX XXXXXX. This XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX with XXX XXX of XXXXXXXXXXX XXX assessing the XXX risks of XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX the logistic XXXXXXX. The audit process XXXXX to XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX for XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. Also, with XXX help XX XXX XXXXX process, the XXXXXXX will come up XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX hazardous events and accidents. Other XXXXXX XXXXXXXX include XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX for all the employees.
Risk XXXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX
The XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX the hazard was based XX the XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX gathered by XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX the long XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX Trucks. XXXX, the XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX analysis XXXXXXX XX using XXXX collected XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX those extracted from other XXXXXXXXX. Qualitative risk XXXXXXXX XX based XX XXXX variables XXXX industry XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX trends, future projections XXX public policies. There are four XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX risks XXXXXXXXX in the XXXXXXXXX literature (XXXXX, 2014).
XXXXXXX – XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX aimed XX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX these risks XX a XXX priority
XXXX – XXX next ones in order, XXX top management XX dedicated XX solving these risks
XXXXXX – The XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX can XXXX care XX them
XXX – The truck XXXXXXX and the XXXXXXXX management XXX XXXX XXXX of them.
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Interstate XXXXXX is known on XXX market XXX top-notch XXXXXXXX solutions XXX fast delivery. XXX XXXXXXXXX are XXXX exposed to several risks XXXXXX from the XXXX time pressure, limited XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX the XXXXXX XXX XXX equipment XX well XX high staff rotation on some areas. XXXX is why, XXXXX drivers are exposed XX many risks XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX ending XXXX long-term XXXXX like obesity, cardiovascular XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX lower XXXX pain (XXXXXX Robinson, XXXXXXX, XXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX, Sweeney. 2014). XXXX of XXXXX risks XXX XX XXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX driver XXXXXXX any intervention from the XXXXXXXXXXXX, XX others XXXXX, the truck XXXXXX has XX work XXXX in XXXX XXXX the XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXX but not XXXXX, XXXX XX XXX XXXXX can XXXX XX XXXXXXX XX XXX organization. XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX can XX XXXXXXX XX XXX truck driver has a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX XXX be avoided XX the XXXXX driver XXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX manager XX setting the XXXX schedule. XXXX XXXXXXXXX can XX avoided if Interstate Trucks will XXX the XXXXX trucks, working XXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX.
Causes XX the XXXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX: XXXXXX XXXXX roads, traffic XXXXXXXXX not XXXXXXX XX XXX driver.Driver behavior: lack XX XXXXX, XXXXX and alcohol usage, poor XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXOrganizational XXXXXX: XXXX truck maintenance XXXXXXXXX, XXX work, XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX.
XXXXXX Review
The designed route follows XXXX industry trends in work XXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX tries XX XXXX as XXXXXXXX XX get XXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX caused XX factors unrelated XXXX Interstate Trucks. The company cannot change them but it XXX XXXXX and XXXXXXX XXX-XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX that XXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX in a great XXXXXXXXX. X good XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX reduce the XXXXX for XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX reaching XXX ultimate XXXX: zero XXXXXXXXX. XXXX, XXX design XXXXXX will focus XX things XXXX do depend XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX.
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The management of change XX complex XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX oppose any XXXXXXX. Changing the equipment XXX XXX truck fleet is a XXX XXXXXX. Here XXX some XXXXXXX:
Mounting electronic monitoring equipment on XXX trucks, XXXXXXXXXXX measuring XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX truck.XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and maintenance of XXX trucks.Constantly XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX the XXXXXXX so that XXXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX they may XXXX.XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXX XX safe XXXXX and in XXXXX XXXXXXX.XXXXXX sure XXXX XXXXXXX are respecting XXXXX break XXXXX.
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XXX procurement process XXXX have XX adapt to XXX XXX strategy. XXX XXXXXXX trucks XXXX be XXXXXXX XX XXXX XX possible. XXX new XXXXXX XXXX XXXX the XXXXXX and the best safety equipment available XX XXX market. XXXXXXX modern trucks, XXXXXXXXXX Trucks XXXX XXXXX the XXXXXXX with XXX XXXX protection equipment XXXX will include: driving gloves, raincoats, XXXXXXX, XXX flashlights. The procurement process XXXX comply with XXX OSHA XXXXXXXXX, making sure XXXX every XXXXX and XXXXXXXXX XXXX pass any independent XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX.
XXXXXXXXXX XXX Measurement
All XXX recommended XXXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXX be monitored XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, in order to ensure that XXXX are meeting XXX expected results. The truck XXXXXXX XXXX use XXX the XXXXXXXXX, vehicles, XXX XXXXXXXXXX in a XXX that XXXX XXXXX any XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX monitoring process will XXXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXX dedicated XXXXXXXXX equipment. The trucks XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX devices XXXX XXXX send live XXXXXXX XX the technical XXX emergency control XXXXX. XXX important and XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXX driver XXXX be XXXXX to stop at once and wait XXX the XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX. XXXXXX comes first, XX every XXXX.
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