Advanced Safety Management, 3rd Edition

CHAPTER 15THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS

Both the Z10.0 and 45001 standards require that what is purchased conforms to the organization's occupational health and safety management system. In reality, the purpose of the procurement process is to avoid bringing hazards and their accompanying risks into the workplace. To assist safety professionals as they give advice on implementing those provisions, this chapter:

• Duplicates the procurement requirements of the standards.
• Comments on prevalent purchasing practices.
• Establishes the significance of the procurement processes.
• Discusses the pre-work necessary to include safety specifications in the procurement process.
• Provides some resources.
• Comments on available occupational health and safety purchasing specifications.
• Gives examples of design specifications that become purchasing specifications.

PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS IN 45001 AND Z10.0

45001—8.1.4 Procurement

In the 45001 standard, the procurement requirements are stated in this one sentence: The organization shall establish, implement and maintain process(es) to control the procurement of products and services in order to ensure their conformity to its OH&S management system.

But the guidance given in Annex A on procurement is more precise. Organizations are advised to have systems in place “to determine, assess and eliminate hazards and reduce occupational health and safety risks” for a large variety of subjects. Those processes are also to ensure that purchased goods or ...