On the Difference between
China’s Work Safety Standardization and OHSMS
Guoping-Xu, Ph.d, Professor ,President of SEPRI, China
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Which is the situation in China…
China is keeping rapid industrial development,
against the challenge of insufficient coal, power, oil and
transport, frequent accidents , industrial hazard and
casualty.
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The goal of work safety standardization….
work safety standardization comes into being
and becomes an important means for fostering the steady
improvement of work safety situation in all sectors and
establishing a constantly effective mechanism for safety
management in enterprises.
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1. The origin and connotation of
work safety standardization
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Process of
work safety standardization
In China, the construction of work safety
standardization may date back to 1964, when the
idea “Coal Mine Quality Standardization” was
proposed by the former coal ministry.
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Process of
work safety standardization
Up to the early 80s, to control continuous rise of
accidents in coal mines, a campaign of “quality
standardization and high safety level” was developed
in the coal mines in 1986, which was intended to
enhance work safety through quality standardization,
considered that safety and quality are mutually
complementary and closed connected, and safety is
never independent of quality.
“Quality Standardization and High Safety Level”
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Process of work safety standardization
Then, the nonferrous metallurgy, construction
material, electric power and gold sectors followed
and initiated their own quality standardization ,
which resulted in a higher level of work safety .
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Process of work safety standardization
In 2003, a national coal quality and safety standardization site
meeting was held in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang Province by state
administration of work safety and China National Coal
Association, specific elements to be included in the quality and
safety standardization for coal mines was defined ,an “Instructive
Opinion on Quality and safety Standardization campaign in
all Coal Mines Nationwide” was put forward.
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process of work safety standardization
In 2004,The state administration of work safety
published an “Instructive Opinion on Quality and
Safety Standardization Activities” to instruct the
nation’s quality and safety standardization activities
in different sectors such as coal mines, metal and
nonmetal mines, hazardous chemicals, firecracker,
metallurgy and machinery.
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Process of work safety standardization
On Apr. 15, 2010, the state
administration of work safety
officially published an industrial
standard for work safety entitled
“Basic Norms for Work Safety
Standardization of enterprises”
(standard No. AQ/T 9006-2010)
as the fundamental guideline for
the nation’s work safety
standardization .
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Process of work safety standardization
Up to now, safety standardization exam criterion
Were issued for different industries and processes,
such as manufacture,
materials for building,
steel making,
coke making,
chemical Industry,
fire cracker etc.
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Connotation of work safety standardization
China’s work safety standardization, in nature, requires
enterprise to analyze safety risks, establish prevention
mechanism, safety responsibility mechanism, work safety
management system and operation rules, ensure that all
production processes and duty comply with the legal
regulation and standards relating to work safety;
attain, maintain a certain criterion and improve, upgrade
continuously, so that the staff, machines and work site
under the best safety status.
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Connotation of work safety standardization
China’s work safety standardization
emphasize regulated, scientific,
systematic and legislated work safety
effort , strengthen risk and process
control, pay attention to performance
management and continual
improvement, agrees with the basic law
of safety management.
It is an organic combination of
advanced safety management ideology
with China’s conventional safety
management methods and the
practical conditions of enterprises.
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II. Concurrence and difference between
work safety standardization and OHSMS
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Both stress on Prevention first and PDCA dynamic management
Both utilize “PDCA” philosophy, i.e. the dynamic cycle of Plan, Do,
Check and Act, as their guideline, analyze, assess and evaluate
hazards and risks in the production activities in advance and take
reliable actions to prevent any adverse potential .
A P
C D
New level
A P
C D
Original level
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Both emphasize compliance with the national legal and other
requirements
 All assessment terms includes in the safety standardization
assessment criteria are based on applicable Chinese national or
industrial regulations, standards and safety and health rules.
 Compliance with the national legal and other requirements is also the
basic requirement for establishing OHSMS,
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The same management approach of setting elements and
indicators
Comparative correlation
OSHMS
Safety Standardization
1
4.2 Occupational health and safety policy
2
4.3.1 Hazard identification, risk assessment
and determining controls
3
4.3.2 Legal and other requirements
5.4.1 Legal regulations and standards
4
4.3.3 Objectives and program
5.1 Objectives
5
4.3.4 Management plan
6
4.4.1 Resources, roles, responsibility,
accountability and authority
5..2 Organization and responsibilities
5.3 Work safety input
7
4.4.2 Competence, training and awareness
5.5 Education and training
8
4.4.3 Communication, participation and
consultation
9
4.4.4 Documentation
4.1 Principle 4.2 Establishment and maintenance
5.4.2 Rules and systems 5.4.3 Operational rules
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Document control
5.4.6 Document and documentation management
11
4.4.6 Operational control
5.6 Production equipment and facilities 5.7
Operational safety 5.8 Hazard checking and
controlling5.9 Key risk potential monitoring 5.10
Occupational health
12
4.4.7 Emergency preparedness and
response
5.11 Emergency rescue
13
4.5.1 Performance measurement
and monitoring
5.4.4 Evaluation
14
4.5.2 Incident investigation,
nonconformity, corrective action
and preventive action
5.12 Incident report, investigation and handling
15
4.5.3 Records and records
management
16
4.5.4 Audit
4.3 Assessment and supervision 5.13 Performance
assessment and continual improvement
17
4.6 Management reviews
5.13 Performance assessment and continual
improvement
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Both apply third-party assessment or audit
Both include assessment and verification of audit through a
combination of internal audit, external audit and third-party audit.
The enterprises is required to
establish and assess the
standardization level by themselves
and then apply for assessment by
qualified organization.
OHSMS requires internal audit
by the relevant people of the
enterprise, management
review by the principal of the
enterprise and third-party audit
by a competent third party.
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III. Difference between
work safety standardization and OHSMS
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Different applications
OHSMS
Work Safety Standardization
OHSMS applies to a wide range of
The work safety standardization
businesses, such as mini company of a mainly applies to Chinese industrial
few people, or a multinational
and mining enterprises.
Corporation, manufacturing factory or
recreational business.
Work Safety Standardization is principally targeted at productive businesses in
the industrial and mining sectors.
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Different keystone
OHSMS
Core of OHSMS is set up a
management system for risk
identification, risk evaluation and risk
control,
Work Safety Standardization
The work safety Standardization
focus on management, operation,
environment, behavior , facilities
reach a certain level.
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Mandatory VS. Voluntary
OHSMS
it is voluntary for
enterprise to achieve
OHSMS certification.
Work Safety Standardization
It is mandatory, the time table:
hazardous chemicals and firecrackers, by the end of 2012;
above-scale non-coal mines, metallurgy, machinery and other
industrial/trade sectors (fields) , by the end of 2013 ; under-scale,2015;
Other sectors such as transportation, building construction and civil
explosives , by the end of 2015.
. Any enterprises that fails to achieve the respective standard within the time so define will be
temporarily deprived of their production permit and work safety permit;
Any companies that has not attained the standard within the time granted for rectification will
be closed by the local government under the law.
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Quantitative Classification
OHSMS
Work Safety Standardization
OHSMS only evaluate the extent of
safety and health performance
meet with the OSHMS demands,
does not give the grade for the
enterprises.
Work safety standardization identifies the
criteria for safety performance and
assessment classification and defines the
minimum score of compliance. Corporate
work safety standardization is classified
into grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3.
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Different assessors and ways of assessment
OHSMS
Work Safety Standardization
the auditor of OHSMS is
safety standardization assessment
recognized by the state certification includes internal audit, external
and accreditation administration.
audit and government approval,
where enterprises conduct internal
audit, and then receive external
audit by an auditor determined by
the safety supervision authority
through assessment.
Work Safety Standardization is actually done by enterprises, intermediary
agents and experts under the instruction of government authorities.
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IV. Conclusions
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1.Both China’s work safety standardization and the globally
recognized OHSMS are the methods for modern safety
management methodology.
2.The existence and development of them could enable
systematic, scientific, institutional and efficient safety
management for enterprises.
3.China’s work safety standardization is a generally applicable
work safety management model that agrees with China’s
situation and is acceptable for the majority of Chinese
enterprises.
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4.Results from the implementation of work
safety standardization by Chinese
enterprises over the past years indicate
significant changes in safety management
and field safety environment.
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