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Every standard, regulation and method this library cites, and what each one actually is.

A template can serve several standards at once, and 172 of the 920 do. An incident report satisfies OSHA recordkeeping and the provincial reporting duty in the same submission. A calibration record answers ISO 9001, the food safety scheme and the measurement standard together. That is the point of a single library rather than one folder per certification.

On the home page every basis appears as its own chip. Hover one for the explanation, or click it to filter the whole library to that standard.

Where a template cites a clause, the clause is the specific requirement it answers. Where it cites a standard with no clause, the standard sets the expectation but the detail is ours.

Coverage

StandardTemplatesWhat it is
ISO 4500129Occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISO 900112Quality management systems. The international standard for consistently meeting customer and regulatory requirements. Certifiable.
SQF12Safe Quality Food. A GFSI recognised certification scheme. Module 2 covers system elements, module 11 good manufacturing practice.
WorkSafeBC7British Columbia occupational health and safety regulation. The provincial regulation and the compensation board that enforces it. Numbers refer to parts of the OHS Regulation.
ISO 550016Asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
OSHA6Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply.
ISO6International Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FSMA6Food Safety Modernization Act. Preventive controls, supplier verification, sanitary transport and intentional adulteration rules.
NFPA5National Fire Protection Association. Fire and electrical safety codes. NFPA 70E covers arc flash, NFPA 25 water based fire protection.
ISO 310004Risk management. Principles and a framework for managing risk of any kind. Guidance rather than certifiable.
OSHA 1910.1474Control of hazardous energy, lockout and tagout. The United States lockout standard. Sets what an energy control procedure must contain, periodic inspection and training.
OSHA 1910.1463Permit required confined spaces. Entry permits, atmospheric testing, attendants and rescue arrangements for confined spaces.
FDA FSMA3Food Safety Modernization Act. United States food law shifting the focus from responding to contamination to preventing it.
BRC3BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety. The earlier name for BRCGS. Clause numbers refer to the food safety standard.
ISO 190113Auditing management systems. How to plan, run and report an audit, and how to judge auditor competence. Not certifiable, it is the method.
ISO 140013Environmental management systems. The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
NSC3National Safety Council. United States safety body publishing guidance and injury statistics used for benchmarking.
ICAM2Incident Cause Analysis Method. An investigation method separating absent or failed defences, individual actions, task conditions and organisational factors.
OSHA 19042Recording and reporting occupational injuries. Which injuries must be recorded, which must be reported, and within what time.
OSHA 1910.1782Powered industrial trucks. Forklift design, operation, maintenance and operator training and evaluation.
CSA Z4622Workplace electrical safety. The Canadian arc flash and electrical safe work standard.
CSA Z4322Safeguarding of machinery. Guard design, interlocks and safe distances for machinery.
CSA Z4602Control of hazardous energy. The Canadian lockout and tagout standard.
FALCPA2Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act. United States requirement to declare major food allergens in plain language.
IATF2Automotive quality management. The automotive sector supplement to ISO 9001.
ISO 450032Psychological health and safety at work. Guidance on managing psychosocial risk, covering workload, bullying, job control and support. Guidance rather than certifiable.
MAC2Manual Handling Assessment Charts. The HSE colour banded tool for lifting, carrying and team handling.
FMCSA 3962Vehicle inspection, repair and maintenance. Systematic inspection, driver vehicle inspection reports and record retention.
TapRooT1TapRooT root cause analysis. A structured commercial root cause method using a dictionary of causal factors.
OSHA recordkeeping1Injury and illness recordkeeping. The rules on logging, classifying and retaining injury records.
ICMM1International Council on Mining and Metals. Publishes critical control management, widely borrowed outside mining for fatal risk control.
OSHA 1910.1321Personal protective equipment general requirements. Hazard assessment, selection, fit and training for PPE.
OSHA 1926 Subpart P1Excavations. Protective systems, inspection and access for trenches and excavations.
OSHA 1910.1191Process safety management. Managing highly hazardous chemicals, covering process hazard analysis, change and mechanical integrity.
process safety practice1Process safety practice. Established practice for managing major accident hazards.
OSHA 1926 Subpart CC1Cranes and derricks in construction. Assembly, operation, inspection and operator qualification for cranes.
ASME B301Lifting and material handling standards. Slings, hoists, cranes and below the hook devices.
CSA Z10021Occupational health and safety hazard identification and risk assessment. The Canadian method for identifying hazards and assessing risk.
OSHA 30711Job hazard analysis guidance. The OSHA guidance booklet on breaking a job into steps and identifying hazards in each.
OSHA 1910.381Emergency action plans. What an emergency action plan must contain and who must be trained on it.
OSHA 1910.1571Portable fire extinguishers. Selection, placement, inspection and training for extinguishers.
COSHH principles1Control of substances hazardous to health. The British principles of good control practice for chemical exposure.
OSHA 1926 Subpart L1Scaffolds. Design, erection, inspection and use of scaffolding.
local fire code1Local fire code. Fire safety requirements adopted and enforced locally.
OSHA 1910.12001Hazard communication. The United States right to know standard. Labels, safety data sheets and worker training on chemical hazards.
WHMIS 20151Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. Canada's chemical hazard communication system, aligned to GHS. Sixteen section data sheets, labels and training.
AS91021First article inspection. Aerospace requirement to verify the first part off a production process against every characteristic.
Codex Alimentarius1Codex Alimentarius. The international food standards body. Its HACCP principles underpin every food safety scheme.
ISO 170251Testing and calibration laboratory competence. What a laboratory must demonstrate to be accredited for the tests it reports.
MSA1Measurement System Analysis. Studies quantifying how much of the observed variation comes from the gauge rather than the process.
IEC1International Electrotechnical Commission. International electrical and electronic standards.
SAE J17391Failure mode and effects analysis. The automotive FMEA method for design and process failure modes.
CSA Z2591Fall protection equipment. Harnesses, lanyards, lifelines and anchorage connectors.
OSHA 1910.1511Medical services and first aid. First aid provision, and eyewash and shower where corrosives are handled.
Codex1Codex Alimentarius. International food standards and the source of the seven HACCP principles.
OSHA substance specific1Substance specific health standards. Individual standards for named substances, each with its own exposure limit and control regime.
CSA Z10031Psychological health and safety in the workplace. The Canadian standard on managing psychological health at work.
OSHA 1910.951Occupational noise exposure. Exposure limits, monitoring, audiometric testing and hearing protection.
EPA SPCC1Spill prevention, control and countermeasure. Requirements for facilities storing oil, covering containment, inspection and a written plan.
CEPA1Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Federal environmental law covering toxic substances, releases and reporting.
NIOSH Lifting Equation1Revised NIOSH lifting equation. Calculates a recommended weight limit and lifting index from lift geometry and frequency.
HSE fatigue index1HSE fatigue and risk index. A tool scoring a shift pattern for fatigue and risk.
BRCGS1Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards. A family of GFSI recognised certification schemes covering food, packaging and storage and distribution.
CVSA1Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. The out of service criteria used at roadside inspections across North America.
FMCSA 3931Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation. Equipment requirements including cargo securement and tyres.
ISO 270011Information security management systems. The international standard for protecting information confidentiality, integrity and availability. Certifiable.

Reading a citation

  • A clause number, for example ISO 45001 cl.8.1, points at the exact requirement the template answers.
  • A regulation number, for example OSHA 1910.147(c)(4), points at the specific paragraph.
  • A named method, for example REBA or Snook and Ciriello, means the template implements that method rather than a legal requirement.
  • A practice reference, for example process safety practice, means established industry practice with no single written source.
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