Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

SS ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems provides a framework to assist organisations in improving employee safety, in reducing workplace risks, and in creating better, safer working conditions at the workplace.

This Standard will replace SS 506, Part 1 Occupational safety and health (OSH) management systems which had been adopted by more than 500 organisations in Singapore. It also replaces OHSAS 18001. Similar to SS 506 Part 1, SS ISO 45001 will be recognised as a pathway for direct entry into the WSH Council’s bizSAFE Programme, up to the level of bizSAFE Star. This new Standard will also be gradually applied to the industry in other areas.

ISO 45001 adopts the same format as ISO9000 and ISO 14000, hence making it easy to establish an integrated QEHS Management System.

Contents of the Management System:

4              Context of the organization

4.1          Understanding the organisation and its context

4.2          Understanding the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties
4.3          Determine the scope of the OHSMS
4.4          Occupational Health and Safety Management System

5              Leadership and worker participation

5.1          Leadership and commitment
5.2          OHS Policy
5.3          Organizational role, responsibilities and authorities
5.4          Consultation and participation of workers

6              Planning

6.1          Actions to address risks and opportunities
6.1.1      General
6.1.2      Hazards identification and assessment of risks and opportunities
6.1.3      Determination of legal requirements and other requirements
6.1.4      Planning action

6.2          OHS objectives and planning to achieve them

6.2.1      OHS objectives
6.2.2      Planning actions to achieve OHS objectives

7              Support

7.1          Resources
7.2          Competence
7.3          Awareness
7.4          Communication
7.4.1      General
7.4.2      Internal communication
7.4.3      External Communication
7.5          Documented information
7.5.1      General
7.5.2      Creating and updating
7.5.3      Control of documented information

8              Operation

8.1          Operational planning and control
8.1.1      General
8.1.2      Eliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risks
8.1.3      Management of change
8.1.4      Procurement
8.2          Emergency preparedness and response

9              Performance evaluation

9.1          Monitoring, measurement, analysis and performance evaluation
9.1.1      General
9.1.2      Evaluation of compliance
9.2          Internal audit
9.2.1      General
9.2.2      Internal audit programme
9.3          Management review

10           Improvement

10.1        General
10.2        Incident, nonconformity and corrective action
10.3        Continual improvement

SS 548 & SS 549

2 new Singapore Standards have been released, SS 548 & SS 549.

SS 548 : 2009 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective devices

SS 549 : 2009 Code of practice for selection, use, care and maintenance of hearing protectors

Haven't got the time to go thru yet ...

Singapore Standard SS 586

Singapore Standard SS 586:2008 Hazard Communication for Hazardous Chemicals and Dangerous Goods
Singapore Standard SS 586:2008 Hazard Communication for Hazardous Chemicals and Dangerous GoodsPart 1: Transport and Storage of Dangerous GoodsPart 2: Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) - Singapore's adaptationsPart 3: Preparation of Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

The SS 586 series of standards is the result of the revision of SS 286 : 1984, ‘Caution labelling for hazardous substances’ (5 parts) and CP 98 : 2003, ‘Preparation and use of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)’. The Specification for hazard communication for hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods comprises the following three parts, which are complementary to one another.
SS 586 : Part 1 provides information and guidance on the classification of dangerous goods by the types of hazards they present. It also provides information on standard hazard communication labels. This part applies to the storage and transportation of dangerous goods by road in Singapore, which includes carriages in bulk, tank-vehicles, vehicles with demountable tanks as well as by vehicles carrying dangerous goods in packages. The transportation of dangerous goods by sea and air is subject to the requirements of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) / International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) respectively and is not covered in this standard.

SS 586 : Parts 2 and 3 provide guidance for the implementation of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and Preparation of Safety Data Sheets in Singapore.GHS is an international system for the classification of chemicals by the types of hazards they present. It provides information on standard hazard communication elements including labels and SDS. The GHS helps to ensure that information on physical hazards, health hazards and environmental hazards from chemicals is made available, in order to enhance the protection of human health and the environment during the handling, transport, and use of these chemicals. The GHS also provides for the global harmonisation of rules and regulations on the classification, labelling and SDS of chemicals.