Risk Management and Electrical Safety: Implementation of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) standards, such as American National Standards Institute/American Industrial Hygiene Association (ANSI/AIHA) Z10, provide a framework for an employer to manage and continuously improve occupational health and safety (OHS) performance. The risk-management principles of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 31000:2009 adhere to the iterative approach of, and are foundational to, OHSMS standards. They provide a systematic methodology to identify hazards, analyze and evaluate risk, and apply risk-control methods. This article discusses the integration of OHSMS and risk-management principles into electrical safety.