Interest grows as voluntary safety standard takes shape
As the ANSI Z10 committee gets closer to actually crafting language for a voluntary safety and health management systems standard, the list of interested observers keeps growing. The committee is meeting for three days this week (Nov. 19-21) at United Auto Workers headquarters in Detroit to thrash out a 16-page draft document.
The draft standard spells out requirements for management leadership; employee participation; reviewing and prioritizing workplace hazards; action plans and allocating resources; risk controls; training and awareness; communication; audits; incident investigations; and responsibilities and authorities.