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Abu Dhabi Emirate Environment, Health and Safety Management System (AD EHSMS)

Background:
The Environment, Health and Safety Management System (EHSMS) is an integrated management system that takes into consideration all aspects related to the protection of the environment, protection of human health and safety of workers and the community at large.

On 6th December 2006, the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi Emirate approved "Abu Dhabi Emirate EHS Policy" (Committee Decree 2-S 31/2006) and nominated the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) as the Authority responsible for supervising the development and implementation of the EHSMS at Emirate level, in cooperation and coordination with all concerned parties.

The objective of the policy is to achieve excellence in the management and protection of the environment, health and safety, through partnership between all government and private sectors to ensure activities within Abu Dhabi Emirate are undertaken in a responsible, safe and sustainable manner.

To facilitate the EHS Policy and follow up the development and implementation of Abu Dhabi Emirate EHSMS Framework, the Executive Council established the "EHS Higher Committee" on 11th June 2007 (Committee Decree 10-S 19/2007).

The committee is chaired by EAD and comprises members from the following parties:
1. Ministry of Health
2. Ministry of Labour
3. Federal Environmental Agency
4. Department of Transportation – Abu Dhabi
5. Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi
6. Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority
7. Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority
8. Supreme Petroleum Council – Abu Dhabi
9. Abu Dhabi Health Authority
10. Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority.
11. Abu Dhabi Municipality
12. Al Ain Municipality
13. Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones – Abu Dhabi
14. Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (added recently)
15. Department of Economy and Planning – Abu Dhabi (added recently)

The Higher Committee established seven "Sector Technical Committees" chaired by the members of the Higher Committee representing each sector. These committees were established by Decree No. (1) of 2007 issued by the Chairman of the Higher Committee on 20 November 2007. These committees comprise representatives of government and private establishments from each sector and they are as follows:

1. Building and Construction Technical Committee-Chaired by Al Ain Municipality
2. Oil and Gas Technical Committee: Chaired by Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC)
3. Health Technical Committee: Chaired by Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD)
4. Industry Technical Committee: Chaired by Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic zones (Zones Corp)
5. Tourism Technical Committee: Chaired by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA)
6. Transportation Technical Committee: Chaired by the Department of Transport (DOT)
7. Energy Sector Technical Committee: chaired by Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA)

Abu Dhabi EHSMS Regulatory Framework:
Starting June 2007, the Higher Committee supervised the development of the EHSMS Framework with the help of the "Sector Technical Committees".

Abu Dhabi Emirate EHSMS Framework was initially produced in the form of a Manual (draft version) that included a set of documents designed to facilitate development and implementation of the system, in addition to a set of sector guidelines that outlines the basic requirements of economic sectors initially targeted. These documents were reviewed by all sector technical committees.

Abu Dhabi EHSMS Framework was launched in February 2008 during the National Symposium held under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of EAD. Initially the documents of the framework were included in one Manual was distributed to all sectors and other concerned parties during the Symposium.

Starting March 2008, the Framework went through a one year process of consultation and revision to produce the system documents within “Abu Dhabi EHSMS Regulatory Framework” which incorporates the main requirements any government entity/private entity needs to satisfy in order to develop and implement an EHSMS, taking into consideration that this is supplemented by entity specific procedures.

This process culminated with an “EHSMS consultation workshop” held during 12-13 January 2009.

This version of the “EHSMS Regulatory Framework” includes the EHSMS Manual and a set of Codes of Practice identifying the main requirements for system implementation, administration, management, monitoring, auditing, inspection and reporting as well as specific issues related to environment and occupational health and safety.

Abu Dhabi Environment, Health and Safety Management System Regulatory Framework (AD EHSMS)
00- Front cover and main table of content
Front cover & main ToC
01- Introduction
AD EHSMS Introduction
02- AD EHS Policy
EHS Policy
03- AD EHSMS Decree
EHSMS Decree
04- AD EHSMS Manual
EHSMS Manual
05- AD EHSMS Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
06- AD EHSMS Codes of Practice
Title Page and TOC - CoP
AD EHSMS CoP 01 - EHSMS Administration & Mechanisms
AD EHSMS CoP 02 - Roles and Responsibilities
AD EHSMS CoP 03 - Self-Regulation
AD EHSMS CoP 04 - Management of Contractors
AD EHSMS CoP 05 - Risk Management
AD EHSMS CoP 06 - Emergency Management
AD EHSMS CoP 07 - EHSIA Requirements
AD EHSMS CoP 08 - Audit and Inspection
AD EHSMS CoP 09 - Monitoring and Reporting
AD EHSMS CoP 10 - Occupational Health and Safety
AD EHSMS CoP 11 - Air Quality
AD EHSMS CoP 12 - Water Quality
AD EHSMS CoP 13 - Land Management
AD EHSMS CoP 14 - Noise Management
AD EHSMS CoP 15 - Hazardous Substances
AD EHSMS CoP 16 - Waste Management
AD EHSMS CoP 17 - Biodiversity and Conservation
07- AD EHSMS Standards
EHSMS Standards
08- Addendums
Title Page and TOC - Addendums
AD EHSMS Guideline - Comparison with International Management Standards
AD EHSMS Guideline - EHSMS Organizational Structure in Sectors - Entities
AD EHSMS Guideline - Entity Guideline to Assist with Development of EHSMS
AD EHSMS Guideline - Mechanism for Implementation of AD EHSMS-Final
09- AD EHSMS Forms
	Auditor Registration Forms
	Completed Audit Record
	CPD Record
	EHS Auditor Application
	EHS Auditor Application Assessment Form
	Flowchart of Auditor Registration
	Sector EHSMS Approval Forms
	Flowchart_Sector_Notification of Development & Implementation of EHSMS
	Form A1_Sector_Registration Form for EHSMS Development
	Form B1_Sector_Amendment to Registered Information
	Form C1_ Sector_Submission of EHSMS Documents
	Form D1_ Sector_Registration Form for EHSMS Implementation
	Form E1_Sector_EHSMS Statement
	Form F1_Sector_External EHSMS Audit Report
	Entities EHSMS Approval Forms
	Flowchart_Entity_Notification of Development & Implementation of EHSMS
	Form A_Entity_Registration Form for EHSMS Development
	Form B_Entity_Amendment to Registered Information
	Form C_ Entity_Submission of EHSMS Documents
	Form D_ Entity_Registration Form for EHSMS Implementation
	Reporting Forms
	Form E_Entity_EHSMS Statement
	Form F_Entity_External EHSMS Audit Report
	Form G_Entity_EHS Incident Report

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