1. Successful Health and Safety Management
HS(G)65
Successful Health and Safety Management

2. HSG65 – Successful Health & Safety Management
Policy
Organising
Auditing
Planning & Implementing
Measuring Performance
Reviewing Performance

3. Policy
The general intentions, approach, objectives and vision of the company
These form the basis of the written policy under HSWA

4. Organising The 4 C’s of a positive culture: Control Co-operation
Communication
Competence

5. Planning & Implementing
Setting Action Plans (SMART objectives)
Prioritising health & safety activities
Hazard Identification
Risk Assessment
Risk Control (Hierarchy of control)
Setting performance standards

6. Measuring Performance
Active Monitoring:
Inspections, Tours, Attitude surveys etc.
Reactive Monitoring:
Injuries/Ill health
Property damage
Hazards/Near Misses

7. Reviewing Performance
Making judgements about the adequacy of performance
May need to be done in light of findings of measuring performance

8. Audit
Collecting information on the efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of the total health and safety management system and identifying corrective action.
All control systems tend to deteriorate over time or to become obsolete as a result of change.