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Internal EHSMS Review Program

A key component of the Environmental Health and Safety Management System (EHSMS)

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³ÉÈË´óÆ¬ is committed to cultivating a culture of wellbeing and promoting a safe, secure, healthy and inclusive environment. This includes maintaining a comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety Management System (EHSMS) to manage risks, reduce harm and safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of the university community and premises; and to promote environmentally responsible practices at ³ÉÈË´óƬ.

Key resource

The plays an important role in fostering transparency and continuous improvement across all ³ÉÈË´óÆ¬ operations. The purpose of the program is to:

  • support consistent and effective practices across the university.
  • identify opportunities for improvement and enhanced efficiency.
  • provide a structured framework for evaluating EHS programs, projects and procedures.
  • measure and maintain regulatory compliance.

Our continuous improvement approach: The Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle

The Internal EHSMS Review Program is guided by the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, a recognized continuous improvement framework used in health and safety management systems.

Wheel-shaped diagram of the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
  1. Plan: Opening meeting and development of internal review plan and schedule
  2. Do: Document review, onsite inspection, verification and interviews
  3. Check: Data collection and evaluation, internal review and evaluation, closing meeting, report preparation
  4. Act: Develop Corrective Action/Preventative Action (CAPA) plan, follow-up and verification

How the program works

EHS works in collaboration with departments to identify areas for participation, planning and completion of the review. Any department undertaking a review does so voluntarily and in the spirit of continuous improvement. Department leaders and front-line employees have an opportunity to participate when a review is done in their area(s).

Program documents and templates