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Global EHS Standards
Supporting GSK's EHS and Employee Health policies is a comprehensive
set of 64 Global EHS Standards that establish specific requirements
for the company worldwide. The Standards also establish a management
system approach to legal compliance, continuous improvement and the
management of key EHS-related business risks which is consistent with
internationally recognised management system standards, such as ISO
14001 and OHSAS 18001. They were developed in consultation with internal
stakeholders, and approved by J P Garnier, in 2001 and came into effect
on 1st January 2002.
EHS Guidelines
EHS Guidelines are key components of GSK's EHS Framework. They support
the Global EHS Standards by providing further information on the
requirements of the Standards and by setting out an approach for
achieving compliance that has been approved by EHS and Employee
Health functions. They incorporate existing good practice, from
both within and outside GSK. Draft Guidelines for each Standard
were prepared and circulated for internal consultation in 2002.
Approved versions incorporate feedback received and are published
on the EHS intranet site. They will also be available in print in
2003.
Supporting Technical Information
At times EHS professionals in GSK may need a more detailed and technical
level of information than the EHS Guidelines provide. EHS technical
experts prepare tools covering technical areas that impact EHS,
including technical information guides, training packets, business
process explanations and product stewardship guides. The technical
information guides and training packets cover a wide range of subjects
from general information such as Managing Health and Safety at GSK
to highly specialised technical information such as Confined Space
Entry. They cover environmental information such as Waste Management
and health and safety information such as Ergonomics. The product
stewardship guides cover information related to handling products
and other materials and expand the information included in Material
Safety Data Sheets. These tools are distributed primarily on the
intranet with limited paper copies.
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