HSE-MS Elements

1.0 Leadership & Commitment
This element addresses the top-down management commitment and company culture necessary for success in the systematic management of HSE.

2.0 Policy & Strategic Objectives
In this element where the organization addresses their intention, principles of action and aspirations with regard to respect the health, safety and environment and the aim of improve HSE performance.

3.0 Organization, Responsibilities, Resources, Standard and Documents
This HSE element addresses the organization of people, resources and competence required for sound HSE performance.

4.0 Hazard and Effect Management Process
This element addresses the hazard identification, risk assessment and effect management process for all activities, product and services.

5.0 Planning, Standard and Procedures
This element addresses the planning of work activities, including the risk reduction measures. This includes planning for existing operations, managing changes and developing response measure.

6.0 Implementation and Monitoring
This HSE element addresses the manner in which activities are to be performed and monitored and corrective action to be taken when necessary.

7.0 Audit
In this HSE element the audit program shall be in place to review and verify effectiveness of the management system.

8.0 Management Review
In the element it stressed the management shall review the suitability and effectiveness of the HSEMS

Responsibilities of HSE Practitioner

No doubt nowadays the numbers of Malaysian want to become a HSE Practitioner increase from year to year. Some of them joining or attending the safety and health officer courses come from various industry such as banking officer, government servants, fresh graduates and there some of them had high profile position such as manager and so on. What turn them to this industry? Most if not all of them joining the career because they heard its a high pay career, no doubt about that.

My question is, are they ready enough to join the industry? It's not only a high pay career or just another a glamor job, but a position where the practitioner has an important role to safe a life, protect the environments and avoid the property damage. As a HSE Practitioner, the person will deal from the buttom until the top management of the organization. This career need a person who dare enough to deal with all kind of people.

Spend few thousand, attend the course and get a job. But it is not as easy as what some people think. Base with my own experienced, doesn't matter whatever we did, without permission of the God, we always fail.

As a safety practitioner, you have to ensure all the employees under your custodian return back home to their family safely. Since we heard and saw almost daily either on TV, Internet or news, there were some unlucky person, went to workplace safely but didn't return home alive. This is the real challenging of the safety practitioner with the cooperation with all employees to ensure all the hazards and risk have been managed and put to as low as reasonable and practicable.

Good luck to all the new comers. Welcome to the industry and remember there are no compromise in safety and safety is always a top priority in the business. GBU