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HSE Management System Standard - Wood Group

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<strong>Wood</strong> <strong>Group</strong> <strong>HSE</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>Standard</strong><br />

Scope<br />

This document defines <strong>Wood</strong> <strong>Group</strong> (the<br />

‘<strong>Group</strong>’) <strong>HSE</strong> standards and provides guidance<br />

on the development and implementation of<br />

<strong>HSE</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>System</strong>s to ensure that<br />

every <strong>Group</strong> Business Unit worldwide operates<br />

in ways which:<br />

• assure people’s health<br />

• prevent incidents and injuries, and<br />

• minimise adverse environmental impact.<br />

This document applies wherever:<br />

• the <strong>Group</strong> manages Business Units, companies,<br />

contracts, projects etc<br />

• the <strong>Group</strong> owns the assets and employs or engages<br />

the relevant workers in its own right<br />

• the <strong>Group</strong> has a contractual obligation to owners of<br />

the entity or assets in question, or to other participants<br />

in the activity in question and has appropriate authority<br />

to conduct the activity<br />

• the <strong>Group</strong> has personnel on clients’ premises<br />

• a <strong>Group</strong> company is a ‘duty holder’, or holds similar<br />

status, in respect of applicable <strong>HSE</strong> legislation.<br />

This document provides a basis on which to manage <strong>HSE</strong><br />

in a Business Unit. It should be used:<br />

• by companies acquired by the <strong>Group</strong><br />

• as a credible foundation for status review<br />

• for new Business Unit start-ups<br />

• after major organisational change<br />

• after joint venture partnership establishment<br />

• during major contract or project mobilisations<br />

• as a baseline, against which existing or intended<br />

systems can be assessed, and any gaps identified<br />

and remedial action taken.<br />

International standards compliance: this document<br />

promotes and encourages compliance with the<br />

two accepted standards for Health & Safety and<br />

Environmental <strong>Management</strong>, specifically OHSAS 18001<br />

and ISO 14001.<br />

Legislative compliance: this document anticipates<br />

compliance with <strong>HSE</strong> legislative requirements applicable<br />

to each Business Unit.<br />

Business Unit: In the context of this document, this<br />

term means any company, operation, contract, project or<br />

product stream which is required to maintain its own <strong>HSE</strong><br />

management processes.<br />

SAF/B/1.2 November 2012 <strong>Wood</strong> <strong>Group</strong> 3

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