What is a safety and health management system?
A safety and health management system (SHMS) is a systematic process for managing workplace safety and health. The system features:
- Setting goals.
- Planning.
- Measuring performance.
- Managing commitments and direction.
Workplaces must also audit or review their SHMS regularly to ensure continual improvements.
Workplaces requiring audits
You must get an approved workplace safety and health auditor to conduct regular audits if your workplace is one of the following:
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Type of workplace
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How often to audit
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Any worksite with a contract sum of $30 million or more |
At least once every 6 months
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Any shipyard employing 200 or more people
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At least once every 12 months
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Any factory engaged in manufacturing fabricated metal products, machinery or equipment, and which employs 100 or more people
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At least once every 12 months
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Any factory that processes or manufactures petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemicals or petrochemical products
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At least once every 24 months
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Any premises that stores toxic or flammable liquids at a storage capacity of 5,000 or more cubic metres
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At least once every 24 months
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Any factory manufacturing fluorine, chlorine, hydrogen fluoride, carbon monoxide and synthetic polymers
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At least once every 24 months
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Any factory manufacturing pharmaceutical products or their intermediates
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At least once every 24 months
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Any factory manufacturing semiconductor wafers
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At least once every 24 months
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Workplaces requiring internal review
Your workplace needs to conduct regular internal reviews of its SHMS if it is one of the following:
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Type of factory
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How often to review |
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Any worksite with a contract sum of less than $30 million |
At least once every 6 months |
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Any shipyard employing fewer than 200 persons |
At least once every 12 months |
Resources
For the full SHMS requirements, refer to: