Canadian Standards Association Z1000, OHS Management Systems Dave Shanahan Project Manager

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Canadian Standards Association Z1000, OHS
Management Systems Dave Shanahan Project
Manager
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Canadian Standards Association
Occupational Health Safety Standards Program
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CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
Not-for-profit.
Independent.

• Standards touch us all, each day

• Leader in developing standards for more than 80
  years

• Serving business, industry, consumers and
  government

• 9,000 members

• More than 2,600 published standards

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CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

• Developed by about 9,000 volunteers
  from all walks of life
• Consensus approach, so no one interest
  group dominates
• Referenced by governments and industry
  associations

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Consensus Development Process
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Evaluation
Building Consensus a commitment to Value and
Integrity
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Our Principles

• Strike a balance
• - principle of diversity - no one group
  dominates
• - principle of consensus - satisfy the
  needs of those concerned about a particular
  topic

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CSA Seminar Programs

• OHS Management (Z1000)
• Machinery Safeguarding (Z432)
• Fall Protection (Z259 Series)
• Respiratory Protection (Z94.4)
• Accident Investigation (Z796)
• Office Ergonomics (Z412)

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CSA Z1000 Occupational Health Safety Management

• SCOPE
• Creates a framework for facilitating the
  improvement of the organizations OHS
  performance.
• Establishes basic requirements for an effective
  occupational health and safety management system,
  including management system documentation.
• Designed for use by organizations of all types
  and sizes.
• Harmonized with existing standards to facilitate
  acceptance and use.

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Z1000 Technical Committee

• Equal Representation Among Three Stakeholder
  Groups Business, Labour, and Regulators
• Specifically Excluded 3rd Party
  Certification Bodies
• Limited Associate (non-voting) Membership OHS
  Experts, Safety Groups, Consultants

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Consistency with Other Standards

• ANSI Z10 - 2004 Occupational Health and Safety
  Management Systems (Draft)
• ILO OSH 2001 Guidelines on Occupational
  Safety and Health Management Systems
• ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (CSA)
• OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety
  Management Systems Specification

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Guidance Material

• To assist users, the Z1000 standard will consist
  of a requirements document coupled with guidance
  material.
• Requirements focus on what is required
• Guidance focus on how to meet
  requirements

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CSA Z1000 Development

• 2004 - 2005 Development of Draft Standard
• 2005 3rd Qtr Public Review of Draft
• 2005 4th Qtr Final Approval by Technical
  Committee
• March 2006 CSA Z1000 Published
• May 2006 Available in French
• August 2006 National Standard of Canada
• Future Self-assessment Tool OHS Management
  Seminars Other Compliance Aids

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Future Activities and Support

• Communication and Promotion of Standard
• Reference in other new CSA Standards - Risk
  Management (Z1002) - Emergency Preparedness
  (Z1600) - Workplace Ergonomics (Z1004) -
  Confined Space Entry (Z1006)
• Recognition by Safety Professional Groups
• Recognition by Provincial Governments
• Seminars and Compliance Assistance
• Focus on Help for Small and Medium Size Workplaces

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• Making standards work for people and
  business

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DevelopingNational OHS Standards
CSA invitesYOUto get involved!
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Z1000, OHS Management Systems
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