Existing Management Systems

If you have used brainstorming to identify some existing management systems, the resulting list may be lengthy. One way to consider these systems is to subject them to further definition, drawing distinctions such as the following ... 

Experience indicates that in a typical company there will be considerable overlap between and within the PSM and ESH and quality management systems. Your work to secure support (Chapter 2) will have already demonstrated many of these overlaps. The detailed assessment of the existing management systems described in this chapter will provide a comprehensive understanding of the overlaps. 

There would be little point in conducting a pilot without being able to measure the improvement achieved. The team should try to find a department where there are good records of PSM and ESH performance, and ideally records that enable the efficiency of the existing management systems to be measured. 

Engineering design, chemical reactivity hazard management, 23 Equipment design, documentation, 105 Equipment sizing, risk assessment, 95 Existing management systems, chemical... 

Enables gaps in existing management system and documentation to be addressed early in the project life cycle... 

Note Other category includes integration into various existing management systems/processes (including IS014001), business planning, local SD champions, SD committees, and Board of Directors. 

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