How to write a proper HSE management system policy?

Authors

  • Soheil AbbasI HSE Management Student, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  • Payam Khourdustan HSE Management Student, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  • Rasoul Sayyadi HSE Management Student, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  • Siavash Vahabzadeh HSE Management Student, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  • Seyed Shamseddin Alizadeh Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Keywords:

HSE.MS, HSE policy, HSE mission, HSE vision

Abstract

Health, safety and environmental management system (HSE.MS) policies plays an important role in implementation of HSE factors in industrial fields and helps to reduce accident, injuries and hurt to environment. One of the key elements of HSE.MS is policy that is drafted and implemented in organizations. The purpose of this study is to provide an appropriate template for policy writing. At first, the HSE policies of many organizations were examined. Then these policies were classified according to missions, visions, and goals/commitments. The total of the collected policies was 190. Finally, according to these classifying, we proposed a proper HSE management system policy template. The proposed template helps managers of various organizations to write a proper HSE policy.

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2018-05-14

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AbbasI, S. ., Khourdustan, P. ., Sayyadi, R. ., Vahabzadeh, S. ., & Shamseddin Alizadeh, S. . (2018). How to write a proper HSE management system policy?. Scientific Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 7(5), 774-780. Retrieved from https://sjournals.com/index.php/sjpas/article/view/34

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Vol. 7 No. 5 (2018): May

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Environmental Sciences

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