HSE Management System Standard - Wood Group
HSE Management System Standard - Wood Group
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 />
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