Risk Management and Electrical Safety: Implementation of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Author

Roberts, Daniel

Author_Institution

Schneider Electr. Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada

Volume

21

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

May-June 2015

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

74

Abstract

Occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) standards, such as American National Standards Institute/American Industrial Hygiene Association (ANSI/AIHA) Z10, provide a framework for an employer to manage and continuously improve occupational health and safety (OHS) performance. The risk-management principles of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 31000:2009 adhere to the iterative approach of, and are foundational to, OHSMS standards. They provide a systematic methodology to identify hazards, analyze and evaluate risk, and apply risk-control methods. This article discusses the integration of OHSMS and risk-management principles into electrical safety.

Keywords

ISO standards; electrical safety; iterative methods; risk management; safety systems; ANSI-AIHA; American Industrial Hygiene Association; American National Standards Institute; ISO standard 31000:2009; International Organization for Standardization; OHSMS standards; electrical safety; iterative approach; occupational health system; risk control; risk management; safety management system; ANSI standards; Electrical safety; Hazards; Occupational health; Process control; Risk management; Standards;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-2618

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MIAS.2014.2345833

Filename

7047744