MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements
Malaysia's national OSH management system requirements standard on the ILO-OSH 2001 model: employer leadership; a written, consulted OSH policy with minimum commitments; employee participation and a safety and health committee; allocated responsibilities and a senior management representative; competence and training; controlled documentation and records; communication; initial review; measurable objectives; hazard identification, risk assessment and hierarchy-ordered risk control under documented procedures; emergency arrangements; management of change; procurement and contracting; performance monitoring; incident investigation; audit; management review; preventive and corrective action and continual improvement.
MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements is a compliance framework from Malaysia with 6 domains and 23 controls. The largest domains are Clause 3.3 Planning and implementation: initial review, objectives, HIRARC, emergencies, change, procurement, contracting – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements (10 controls), Clause 3.2 Organising: responsibility, competence, documentation, communication – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements (4 controls), Clause 3.4 Evaluation: performance monitoring, incident investigation, audit, management review – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements (4 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (6)
Clause 3.1 Policy: OSH policy and employee participation – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.1.1 | A written OSH policy, set with employees and their representatives, specific, concise, signed, communicated, reviewed and available, committing to protection, prevention, compliance, participation and continual improvement |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.1.2 | Employee participation: consultation, information and training on all OSH aspects including emergencies, active participation arrangements, and a functioning safety and health committee |
Clause 3.2 Organising: responsibility, competence, documentation, communication – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.2.1 | Allocated responsibility, accountability and authority for the OSHMS, documented and communicated duties for all personnel, adequate resources, and a senior-level OSH management representative |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.2.2 | Defined OSH competence requirements, access to sufficient competence, and training needs identified, delivered and recorded for all members of the organisation |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.2.3 | OSHMS documentation covering policy, objectives, roles, significant hazards and their controls and procedures, kept clear, current, accessible and controlled, with identifiable, retrievable records and set retention |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.2.4 | Communication arrangements for receiving, documenting and answering OSH communications, internal flow across levels and functions including contractors, vendors and visitors, and handling employee concerns and ideas |
Clause 3.3 Planning and implementation: initial review, objectives, HIRARC, emergencies, change, procurement, contracting – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.1 | An initial review of the existing OSHMS and arrangements by the employer with competent persons and employees, documented, used as the planning basis and the baseline for improvement |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.2 | Measurable OSH objectives consistent with the policy and reviews: specific, lawful, focused on continual improvement, realistic, documented, communicated, evaluated and updated |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.3.1 | Hazard identification: documented procedures, with employee participation, covering all employees and persons at the workplace and routine, non-routine and abnormal activities, finding every source of potential harm |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.3.2 | Risk assessment: estimate and evaluate the risk level of each identified hazard and use the result for decisions and for determining controls |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.3.3 | Risk control in the order elimination, control at source, safe systems of work and administrative measures, then a personal protective equipment programme for residual risk, implemented to an acceptable level |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.3.4 | HIRARC procedures adapted to the organisation's hazards, regularly reviewed, compliant with law and good practice, and informed by current knowledge from authorities and competent institutions |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.4 | Documented emergency prevention, preparedness and response arrangements that identify potential emergencies, involve external services, are tested where practicable and reviewed after tests and real events |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.5 | Management of change: evaluate OSH impacts of internal and external changes beforehand, carry out hazard identification and risk assessment before new methods, materials, processes or machinery, and inform and train affected people |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.6 | Procurement: documented procedures so that OSH requirements are identified, evaluated and built into purchasing and leasing specifications, and legal requirements are identified and met |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.3.7 | Contracting: arrangements so that the organisation's safety and health requirements, or at least equivalent ones, apply to contractors and their employees |
Clause 3.4 Evaluation: performance monitoring, incident investigation, audit, management review – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.4.1 | Performance monitoring and measurement: regular, reviewed arrangements with allocated responsibility, indicators matched to size, activity and objectives, qualitative and quantitative measures, active and reactive monitoring, recorded and used |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.4.2 | Incident investigation: documented procedures that find OSHMS failures, notification to authorities where required, competent investigators with employee participation, documented reports, recommendations implemented and verified, and external reports acted on |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.4.3 | Periodic OSHMS audits under documented procedures and an audit programme (auditor competence, scope, method, reporting), by competent independent persons, with results communicated to those responsible for corrective action |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.4.4 | Top management review of OSHMS suitability, adequacy and effectiveness, at a planned frequency and scope, with findings recorded, documented and communicated |
Clause 3.5 Action for improvement: preventive and corrective action, continual improvement – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.5.1 | Preventive and corrective action arising from monitoring, audits and management review, applied by recognised control measures, completed and documented in a timely manner when controls prove inadequate |
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3.5.2 | Arrangements for the continual improvement of the relevant OSHMS elements |
Clause 3: The OSHMS in the organisation (employer leadership and the five elements) – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ms-1722-2011-occupational-safety-and-health-management-systems-requirements::3 | The employer owns OSH and legal compliance, shows strong leadership and commitment, and sets up an OSHMS containing policy, organising, planning and implementation, evaluation and action for improvement |
What is MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements and who does it apply to?
MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements is a compliance framework from Malaysia with 6 domains and 23 controls. Malaysia's national OSH management system requirements standard on the ILO-OSH 2001 model: employer leadership; a written, consulted OSH policy with minimum commitments; employee participation and a safety and health committee; allocated responsibilities and a senior management representative; competence and training; controlled documentation and records; communication; initial review; measurable objectives; hazard identification, risk assessment and hierarchy-ordered risk control under documented procedures; emergency arrangements; management of change; procurement and contracting; performance monitoring; incident investigation; audit; management review; preventive and corrective action and continual improvement. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements actually require?
MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements has 23 controls organised across 6 domains. The largest domains are Clause 3.3 Planning and implementation: initial review, objectives, HIRARC, emergencies, change, procurement, contracting – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements (10 controls), Clause 3.2 Organising: responsibility, competence, documentation, communication – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements (4 controls), Clause 3.4 Evaluation: performance monitoring, incident investigation, audit, management review – MS 1722:2011 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Requirements (4 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
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