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OSH Management Systems at the national level
OSH Management Systems are a logical and useful tool for the promotion of continual improvement of OSH performance. They should be integrated into OSH national programmes as a way to strategically promote the development of sustainable mechanisms for OSH improvements in organizations.
Key components of OSH Management Systems at the national level:
- Set up an occupational health and safety authority
- Establish mechanisms or ensuring compliance and enforcement capacity
- Provide occupational health services
- Collaborate on OSH with relevant insurance or social security schemes covering occupational injuries and diseases
- Offer support for micro, small and medium sized enterprises and the informal economy
- Supply information and advisory services on OSH
- Provide OSH training
- Carry out research in OSH
- Establish a mechanism of data collection and analysis on occupational injuries and diseases caused by chemicals