Workplace Safety and Health - stakeholder’s involvement in the review and methods of

Importance of stakeholder’s involvement in the review and methods of

gaining their involvement

Stakeholder’s involvement in the WSH policy review processes is important as

it can leads to the achievement of the following:

• Establishment of more balanced WSH policy and objectives, with

consideration of the stakeholder’s interests.

• Setting of realistic and achievable WSH policy and objectives

• Easier to obtain the stakeholder’s support during the implementation

stage

Methods of gaining stakeholders involvement

Organization may employ either one of the following methods to help them gain the stakeholders involvement in the WSH policy and review processes

• WSH committee meetings

• Interested parties feedback sessions

• Small group meetings

• One-on-one discussions

• Email and telephone calls with interested parties

• Surveys

 

Establish the likely impact and the resources needed for implementation,

prior to finalising the proposed changes to the policy and objectives

For this case study we shall assumed that the organization has an effective

sound and positive WSH policy and program which is current and relevant to

their context and continuous improvement efforts have been undertaken to

constantly improve their WSH management system

In addition the organization WSH policy is also in line with management system

such as the OSHAS 18001 and SS506 and have the following characteristics:

• Is appropriate to the nature and scale of OHS risks

• There are commitment to

-Prevention of injury and ill health

-Comply with applicable legal and other requirements

-Continual improvement

• Provides the framework for setting and reviewing of OHS objectives

• Is documented, implemented and maintained

• Is communicated to all persons, make aware if their OHS obligations

• Is available to the interested parties and

• Is reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains relevant and appropriate

Assessment of likely impact due to the proposed changes during review

It is important that the organization conduct assessment of the following

proposed changes and analyzed it’s impact prior to finalising the changes to

WSH policy and objectives

Proposed changes includes

:

• All employees should be trained on chemical safety as this is the major

hazard identified during risk assessment

• 50% of employees should be trained on first aid and CPR to improve

emergency preparedness.

• Due to aging workforce, mechanical aids should be installed to eliminate

or reduce manual handling

• To improve hazard communication, all safety signs are to be standardised

and made of durable types

• To ensure that risk registers are kept up to date, all departments must

review risk register annually

The impact to the organization arising from changes process may include the

following

• Reduced WSH risks

• Reduced costs

• Improved productivities

• Improved compliance

• Lower injury and illness rates