If something has to happen, it will !!! That is what happened on 02 February, 2009. The Laptop had some problems and refused to open documents for projection. We tried another Laptop with limited results.
We started with OHSAS 18001 (2007). The stanard was issued first in 1999 and revised in 2007. The revision is mostly to emphasise the "Health" aspect of OH & S and align with ISO-14001. The standard, again, is based on PDCA. The standard helps the organization to improve its Occupational Health & Safety performance in a systematic way. Occupational Health and Safety issues can arise from various causes like: (a) moving (e.g. circular, linear or angular) machine parts, (b) use of transportation mechanisms like lifts, tackles etc., (c) use of electricity, (d) use of chemical substances (e.g. toxic, inflammable, corrosives, explosives etc), (e) plant layout, (f) Light levels, (g) sound levels, (h) ergonomics, (j) falling objects, (k) working at heights, (l) radiation (e.g. ultraviolet, nuclear), (m) working in hot areas, (n) working with compressed gases etc.
Legal requirements related to OH & S are available in (a) Factories Act (and the Maharashtra Factories Rules, (b) Petroleum Act (and Petroleum Rules), (c) Explosives Act (and Explosives Rules), (d) Gas Cylinders Rules, (e) Static and Mobile Pressure Vessel Rules etc.
Once significant hazards and legal requirements are identified programmes, procedures, training etc., can be initiated to improve the OH & S performance. Checking and Acting Phases are similar to ISO-14001.
The OHSAS 18001 Management System established by an organization can be certified by external certification agencies (similar to ISO-9001 and ISO-14001)
(Please collect a soft copy of OHSAS 18001 from me)
We also discussed SA 8000 which focusses on (a) Child Labour (Child Labour is defined in India as those whose age is less than 14 years) (b) Forced Labour, (c) Collective Bargaining, (d) Occupational Health and Safety, (e) working hours and holidays, (f) wages etc.
Organizations can establish a SA 8000 management system and get it certified by external certification agencies.
(Please collect a soft copy of SA 8000 (2007) from me)
We also discussed very briefly AA 1000 (one of the best documents on the subject for learners) and ISO - 26000 (draft guideline). Both these documents will be useful reading materials.
(Please collect a soft copy of the above documents from me)
We ended the lecture with a quick scan of the OECD Guidelines for the Multinational Enterprises (You may collect a copy from me for your reference)
In the second hour we started to read a classic paper : Green and Competitive - Ending the Stalemate, by Michael E. Porter and Claas van der Linde, Harvard Business Review, Sep-Oct 1995, pp.119-134 - this is a classic paper linking environmental performance to business competitiveness. We had covered reading up to ...."annual saving of more than $ 200,000." - page 126. So far we have read many examples of how environmental issues / problems provide opportunities to innovate, improve and derive economic benefits. We will continue reading tomorrow from "Many Chemical Production Processes...."
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Good Morning Sir,
ReplyDeleteI would like to know in which form are you going to give us the soft copy of OHSAS and SA 8000.
We would appreciate if you could give us the question bank and format of the question paper so that we can prepare for the CSR paper.
Request you to reply on the pallavi.kharade@kbl.co.in email account.
Thanks,
Warm regards,
Pallavi Kharade and Santosh Singh Pujari
Dear Pallavi and Santosh,
ReplyDeleteI had already given soft copies of ALL the codes and standards that we studied to two of the students who promised to share with others. You can collect these soft copies from me on 09 February, 2009 or 10 February, 2009, when I come for the evening class. Kindly bring a pendrive for copying.
I shall also give you a question bank for your preparation at the end of the lecture series, i.e. 16 February, 2009. I shall post the questions on this blog on 15 Februay, 2009.
With kind regards,
Ramakrishnan