Health And Safety System

Occupational Health and safety is the safety, health and welfare of persons on the job. Occupational Health and Safety as a system is a group of interrelated elements which create and support the OSH policy using a national framework consisting of and guided by laws and regulations. It is a coordinated and formulated approach to manage health and safety which should deliver provision of a healthy and safe work environment as well as the prevention and or reduction of illnesses and injuries by identifying work place hazards and assessing and controlling all risks. A Health and safety system requires the active involvement, education and training of all the members of the organization from managers to employees and even visitors to ensure safe

Evaluation and review- the system should be evaluated and reviewed on a regular basis to determine the effectiveness of the system as well as to improve and develop the policy. According to the ILO for continual improvement of the working environment it is essential for an organization to establish and occupational safety and health system.
The OSH system framework develops occupational safety initiatives on both National and organizational level.
On the National Level the system should be reinforced and supported

National laws and regulations –Suitable legislation and regulations coupled with ample means of enforcement is an essential tool for the protection of workers. They form the foundation for attempts to improve working conditions. Labour Legislation imposes minimum principles which are compulsory and pertinent to all. Since these safety measures needs to be applied by workers it is imperative that organisations are contacted and consulted at the different stages of the development of laws and regulations. As seen from other countries it is better to indicate the duties of those with prime responsibilities occupational health and safety measures in general, than to regulate a large group of hazards in precise details. This is important due the rapid advance in technology which will be difficult for legislations to keep up with. Industrialized countries tend to limit the legislative instruments and promote the publication of professional bodies and government agencies codes of practice and standards which is flexible and can be revised and updated easily. This approach supports prevention but does not inhibit the enactment of certain regulations where stringent measures are required to control serious work-related hazards. Standards, stipulations and code of practice given by authorities and organizations or specialized institutions are not obligatory but they are sanctioned and given the force of law by the certain authorities. According to the ILO “International labour