Activity-based management system elements

A proposal for the execution of particular measures, based on the results of observing the efficiency of the OHS management system, on the audit s results, and on regular checks, will be carried out. These measures will then be applied in the form of preventive activities or immediate correction measures. Measures that provide continuous improvement of particular elements of the OHS management system, as well as the system as a whole, will have the highest priority. If possible, it is recommended to compare the structure of the OHS management system with the results achieved in other organizations in similar fields. 

Consistent with the obligation to ensure that compliance remains in the workplace (and not with Government) new performance based standards require hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control. Such activities are basic and necessary to a functional system of safety management, but the requirement introduces a subjective element into the process which continues to cause problems and disputes as to whether what has been done complies with the legal requirement (Dell, 2001). 

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