Performance Measurement & Monitoring Interpretation OHSAS 18001 4.5.1 Performance Measurement & Monitoring

Performance Measurement & Monitoring 4.5.1 Performance Measurement and Monitoring 4.5.2 Accidents, Incidents, Non-conformances and Corrective and Preventive Action 4.5.3 Records and Records Management 4.5.4 Audits

4.5.1 Performance Measurement and Monitoring The organisation must institute and maintain procedures for regularly monitoring and measuring OH&S performance. These procedures must comprise the following: Qualitative and quantitative measurements based on the organisation's requirements Monitoring the extent to which the organisation's OH&S objectives are being achieved Proactive performance measurements that monitor conformance with the OH&S management programme, the criteria for operational sequences, and the prevailing laws and regulations

Reactive performance measurements for monitoring accidents, illneses, incidents (including near-accidents) and other evidence of negative OH&S performance Recording of the data and results of the monitoring and measurements to the extent that they can facilitate the future analysis of correction and preventive actions. If certain instruments are required for measuring and monitoring performance, the organisation must institute and maintain procedures for calibrating and servicing the instruments. It must retain verification of these calibration and servicing activities.

Procedure for monitoring and measuring OH&S performance Bases Procedure for monitoring and measuring OH&S performance Both qualitative and quantitative measurements Monitoring conformance with the objectives Proactive performance measurements Reactive performance measurements

… operational sequences Measurement and Monitoring Check conformance with the ... … operational sequences Measure and monitor through, e.g.: ... statutes and regulations Workplace inspections Equipment checks Reporting unsafe situations Benchmarking … OH&S programmes

Measure and monitor through, e.g.: Measurement and Monitoring ... accidents Analyse ... ... illness, occupational illness Measure and monitor through, e.g.: ... near-accidents Statistics Accident analyses ... property damage

Take special note of injury due, for example, to: Measurement and Monitoring Take special note of injury due, for example, to: Presence of gases, vibrating tools Noise, extreme temperatures Light, monotonous activities Handling hazardous materials etc.

Measurement and Monitoring If the organisation uses measuring instruments for monitoring, it must have a procedure for: Calibration Calibration cycles The organisation must retain calibration records.

Equipment Gas Noise Radiation Vibration Temperature etc.