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716 Safety Management System Evaluation
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The 58-Attributes Worksheet

Notes

  • In reality, there is a very small gap between the 0 (zero) rating and the 1 (one) rating and between the 2 (two) rating and the 3 (three) rating.
  • There is a large gap between the 1 (one) rating and the 2 (two) rating. That gap is the difference between mostly no and mostly yes.
  • Look for things that are done well and reinforce these things with personnel for their good efforts.
  • Encourage small incremental improvements to better manage the "unexpected."
  • In the SHARP certification process employers must participate in a complete audit. For a company to qualify for SHARP, it must achieve a rating of at least 2 (the item is largely in place, with only minor improvements needed) on all 58 attributes.
  • All completed audits should have some justification and/or recommendations under the comment section for questions rated as 0 and 1. All completed assessments should be included and/or referenced in the report sent to the employer.

For more information on the SHARP process see OSHA's SHARP Manual.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

5-7. Why should we encourage small incremental improvements to the safety management system?