Integrated Management System
Washington The WSMS Integrated Management
System is an advanced hybrid management
program that encompasses OSHA’s
Safety Voluntary Protection Program (VPP),
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment
Management Series (OHSAS) 18001, DOE’s Integrated
Safety Management System (ISMS) and
our own Integrated Safety and Workers
Solutions Compensation Action Program (ISWAP). (©
2003, WSMS, Aiken, SC)
Proven Innovative The WSMS Integrated Management
System...
Solutions for a Safe • is an advanced, document-based
management program developed and
and Secure World licensed by WSMS (©WSMS 2003)
• provides cost-effective solutions for safety
concerns and operational challenges
• utilizes numerous standardized tools to
implement the program elements within
all levels of an organization
• is resource sensitive and merges into
existing operations with minimal
disruption
• can be used for both new and established
organizations
• is self-sustaining and leads to beneficial
cultural transformation
• ushers in “Best Industry Practices” at the
functional levels of the user organization
Washington Safety Management Solutions • 2131 S. Centennial Ave. — Aiken, SC 29803 — 1 . 888 . 643 . 9767
Regional Offices: Oak Ridge, TN — 865.425.7000 • Albuquerque, NM — 505.878.1345 • Richland, WA –– 509.943.8677
The OHSAS 18001 is a British Standard
proposed to provide international guidance
against which non-U.S. Organizations can
assess and certify their own safety programs.
OHSAS 18001 is compatible with ISO
9001:94 and 14001:96.
DOE has successfully utilized ISMS in
its highly hazardous process facilities
since 1997 and has chosen it as the safety
management program for obtaining VPP
certification. Using ISMS as the basis, DOE
has achieved VPP Merit or Star Status at
18 different sites. As part of the Defense
Employee Worker Safety Demonstration
Program mandated by Congress (HR
5408), Integrated Safety Management was
introduced by WSMS as an industry best
practice to select DoD sites.
The ISWAP© was developed by WSMS
to fully integrate workers compensation,
occupational health and safety elements.
The program’s systematic approach
ensures that safety, occupational health,
workers compensation, line management,
human resources and industrial hygiene
are functionally integrated. The WSMS
Integrated Management System can be
integrated into the management structures
of startup organizations or incorporated by
established organizations.
Integrated Management System Core Functions ISWAP Elements
The core functions and guiding principles of the WSMS Integrated Management System have The purpose of the WSMS Integrated
been understood and employed by businesses for many years; but historically each has been Safety and Workers Compensation Action
delegated and implemented as a stand-alone function. The WSMS Integrated Program (ISWAP) is to protect workers
from injury and occupational illnesses. The
Management System is a systematic methodology for integrating all aspects of work into a ultimate goals for the program are long-term
unified and manageable occupational safety and environmental protection program. sustainment, compliance, accountability and
positive cultural transformation.
The WSMS team will facilitate the implementation of an integrated program for your business
that will include: The WSMS ISWAP includes
implementation guidelines to:
• Self assessment guides
• Identify and clarify key
• Training issues
organization interfaces
• Review and assessment of existing
• Implement vertical support
programs
mechanisms (tool set)
• Gap analysis
• Establish specific departmental
• Program modifications and planning
roles and responsibilities
• Development of implementing
• Introduce mechanisms to
procedures
capture feedback utilizing
• Documentation
lessons learned
• Implementation plan assessment
• Achieve total integration across
• Follow up assessments
all departments
• Program sustainment support
ISWAP provides the Workers Compensation
and Occupational Health cornerstones for
development of the\ complete Integrated
Management System. Integrating the ISWAP
elements not only reduces mishap rates, but
Integrated Management System Guiding Principles also leads to increased work efficiencies,
The benefits of this systematic approach are measurable and immediate. Typically, user morale and production profits.
organizations quickly map out, establish and implement supporting programs and systems that
better reflect the specific day-to-day operational needs of the organization.

They then begin instilling in the workforce a clear understanding that each person is
responsible for his or her own safety, each
person shares accountability for accidents
that result from not keeping the workplace
safe, and that each person is both a steward
of and beneficiary of a clean and safe
environment.

Acceptance of individual safety and health

responsibilities hinges on making the
compliance standards, policies, procedures
and expectations established by the
organization user friendly, adaptable, and
immediately accessible.

These instruments must be seen and used

by the employees. The WSMS Integrated
Management System is a user-oriented,
document-based program for implementing
the Core Functions and Guiding Principles, and harnessing them with tangible results.

The keys to improving operational performance (safety, quality assurance, security,

productivity) are:

• Ownership of the program by top management

• Establishing a formal and thorough work planning and execution process
• Fostering a deeply ingrained sense of personal accountability throughout the organizational
culture
• Accountability for performance at all levels of the organization
• Continuous improvement of standards, procedures and expectations
• Incorporation of supervisor and worker feedback

Washington Safety Management Solutions • 2131 S. Centennial Ave. — Aiken, SC 29803 — 1 . 888 . 643 . 9767
Regional Offices: Oak Ridge, TN — 865.425.7000 • Albuquerque, NM — 505.878.1345 • Richland, WA –– 509.943.8677