Safety Management Systems (SMS) Study Guide
This guide provides a comprehensive understanding of Safety Management Systems (SMS), essential for managing occupational health and safety. It covers the core components of an effective SMS, including management commitment, employee involvement, and the importance of a strong safety policy. Learn about key international and national standards like ISO 45001 and ANSI/ASSP Z10.0, and how to implement continuous improvement using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. The guide also details the appli
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Safety Management Systems and Frameworks
Safety Management Systems (SMS) Fundamentals
An introduction to Safety Management Systems (SMS), their core principles, and foundational elements for effective occupational health and safety management.
- Safety management systems
- Safety culture
- Management commitment
- Employee involvement
- Safety policy
- Management by objectives (MBO)
- Context of the organization
Understanding Safety Management Systems (SMS)
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Hierarchy of Hazard Controls and Prevention through Design
Explains the hierarchy of hazard controls, prioritizing methods from most effective to least effective, and the concept of Prevention through Design (PtD) in safety management.
- Hierarchy of hazard controls
- Elimination
- Substitution
- Engineering controls
- Administrative controls
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Prevention through Design
- Hazard assessment
Hierarchy of Hazard Controls and Prevention through Design
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Hazard and Risk Analysis Methods
An overview of various techniques used for identifying hazards and assessing risks within a safety management system.
- Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
- Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
- Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
- What-If analysis
- Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Risk matrix methodology
Risk Matrix and Risk Management Process
Details the risk management process, including hazard identification, the application of a risk matrix, and the implementation of controls.
- risk matrix
- probability
- severity
- risk management steps
- residual risk
- hazard identification
- assessment of hazards
- implement controls
- supervise and evaluate
- hierarchy of controls
GHS and Hazard Communication Standards
Covers the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for hazard classification and communication elements such as labels, pictograms, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
- Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
- Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Hazard pictograms
- Signal words
- Hazard statements
- Precautionary statements
DOT Nine Hazardous Material Hazard Classes
Details the Department of Transportation's (DOT) nine hazard classes for hazardous materials.
- Class 1 Explosives Divisions 1.1 to 1.6
- Class 2 Gases Flammable Nonflammable Nontoxic or Poison Gas
- Class 3 Flammable/Combustible liquids
- Class 4 Flammable solids
- Class 5 Oxidizers and organic peroxides
- Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances
- Class 7 Radioactive materials
- Class 8 Corrosives
- Class 9 Miscellaneous hazardous materials
Hazardous Energy Control and Electrical Principles
Hazardous Energy Control and Electrical Principles
This content covers hazardous energy control programs including lockout/tagout procedures and general electrical principles such as Ohm's Law and circuit types.
- Hazardous energy control (LOTO)
- Energy control program
- Lockout devices
- Tag-out devices
- Energy-isolating device (EID)
- Authorized and affected employees
- Periodic inspections
- Hierarchy of controls
- Stored energy
- Ohm's Law
- Resistance
- Impedance
- Voltage
- Current
- Power
- Series circuits
- Parallel circuits
- Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor Program
Key Safety Fundamentals Blueprint Items
This document covers key safety fundamentals including trenching and excavations, working at heights, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, hoisting and rigging, and scaffolding.
- Trenching and excavations
- Fall protection
- Personal fall arrest systems (PFAS)
- Machine guarding
- Powered industrial trucks
- Hoisting and rigging
- Scaffolding
- OSHA standards
- Construction Focus Four hazards
Process Safety and Fleet Driver Safety
Safety standards regarding scaffold components, process safety management, confined space entry, and fleet vehicle accident prevention.
- Scaffold component load requirements
- Guardrail height requirements
- Process Safety Management (PSM)
- Confined space characteristics
- Permit-required confined space definitions
- Confined space entry programs
- Oxygen-deficient atmosphere levels
- Atmospheric testing for gases
- Remote monitoring technology for confined spaces
- Fleet vehicle safety and accident minimization
- Driver safety program purposes
- Leading causes of fleet vehicle accidents
- Driving fatigue warning signs
- Safety regulations and theories
Excavation Safety and Personal Protective Equipment
This content covers excavation protective systems, soil classification, means of egress, and personal protective equipment requirements.
- Excavation protective systems
- Soil classification (Type A, B, and C)
- Means of egress
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Respiratory protection programs
- Fall protection height thresholds
- Competent person responsibilities
- Energy release theory
- Sloping and benching
Industrial Safety Standards and Hazard Control
This content covers OSHA requirements for fall protection, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, scaffolding, and chemical process safety.
- Fall protection thresholds
- General industry standards
- Construction industry standards
- Scaffold fall protection
- Hierarchy of hazard controls
- Machine guarding types
- Point of operation
- Forklift stability triangle
- Powered industrial truck inspections
- Scaffold inspection requirements
- Competent person designation
- Process safety management
- Confined space characteristics
Safety Programs and Incident Investigation
This content covers confined space definitions, driver safety, respiratory protection, and incident investigation methodologies including root cause analysis and causation theories.
- Confined space characteristics
- Permit-required confined spaces
- Atmospheric testing
- Driver safety programs
- Human factors theory
- Energy release theory
- Respiratory protection programs
- Incident investigation procedures
- Chain of custody
- Root cause analysis
- 5-Whys technique
- Multilinear Events Sequencing
- Safety program defects
Management of Change (MOC) Principles
Explains the principles of Management of Change (MOC) for evaluating and controlling risks associated with changes in processes, equipment, or procedures.
- Management of Change (MOC)
- Process Safety Management (PSM)
- Hazard evaluation
- Replacement in kind
- Design safety review
- Documentation
- Employee communication
- Training
Leading and Lagging Indicators and Emerging Technologies
Leading and Lagging Safety Indicators
Leading indicators measure proactive activities and inputs to predict and prevent future incidents, while lagging indicators are retrospective measures of outcomes after harm has occurred.
- Leading indicators
- Lagging indicators
- Proactive activities
- Retrospective outcomes
- Safety performance evaluation
- Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)
- Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART)
- Experience Modification Rate (EMR)
- Hazard identification
- Safety audits
- Near-miss reports
- Balanced safety indicator systems
Emerging Technologies and Safety Management
Emerging technologies like drones, robotics, AI, and data mining serve as engineering controls to reduce human exposure to hazardous tasks and predict safety trends.
- Drones and robotics as engineering controls
- Data mining for incident investigation and trend prediction
- Artificial intelligence for predictive analytics and leading indicators
- Remote monitoring via wearable sensors
- Hierarchy of controls
- Biological safety containment and cabinet classes
- Workplace violence prevention programs
- Fire extinguisher classifications
- Toxicology and chemical hazards
- Biosafety levels
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