OHSAS 18001

OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS)

OHSAS 18001 is the internationally recognized assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems. National bodies like BSI, ANSI. BIS and others have developed standard based on these specifications or on their own.

An Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) is a framework that allows an organization to consistently identify and control its

health and safety risks,
reduce the potential for accidents,
help achieve compliance with health and safety legislation and
Continually improve its Performance.

OHSAS 18001 is an internationally accepted specification that defines the requirements for establishing, implementing and operating an OHSMS. The specification was developed with the assistance of a number of international standards bodies and certification bodies. OHSAS 18001 fills a void, in that there is currently no international ISO standard suitable for independent third-party certification.

The following key areas are addressed by OHSAS 18001:

health & Safety hazard identification,
Risk Framework, Risk mitigation control
OHSMS programme
Training, awareness and competence Building
Operational control
Emergency preparedness and response
Measurement of organizational performance in respect to Health & Safety

SCOPE

This Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) Standard specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, to enable an organization to control its OH&S risks and improve its OH&S performance. It does not state specific OH&S performance criteria, nor does it give detailed specifications for the design of a management system.

APPLICATION

This OHSAS Standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to:

establish an OH&S management system to eliminate or minimize risks to personnel and other interested parties who could be exposed to OH&S hazards associated with its activities;
implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system;
assure itself of its conformity with its stated OH&S policy;
demonstrate conformity with this OHSAS Standard by:
- making a self-determination and self-declaration, or
- seeking confirmation of its conformance by parties having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or
- seeking confirmation of its self-declaration by a party external to the organization, or
- seeking certification/registration of its OH&S management system by an external organization.

The level of detail and complexity of the OH&S management system, the extent of documentation and the resources devoted to it depend on a number of factors, such as the scope of the system, the size of an organization and the nature of its activities, products and services, and the organizational culture. This may be the case in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises.

FEATURES OF OHSAS 18001:2007

The second edition of this OHSAS Standard is focused on clarification of the first edition, and has taken due consideration of the provisions of ISO 9001, ISO14001, ILO-OSH, and other OH&S management system standards or publications to enhance the compatibility of these standards for the benefit of the user community.

Great emphasis placed on "Health"
Alignment with ISO 14001:2004 throughout the standard to facilitate integration.
Compatibility with ISO 9001:2000.
Reference to PDCA cycle
Reference to PDCA cycle
People involvement in establishing the system and investigation of incidents.
Suitability for management system certification

General Requirements

All the requirements in this OHSAS Standard are intended to be incorporated into any OH&S management system. The extent of the application will depend on such factors as the OH&S policy of the organization, the nature of its activities and the risks and complexity of its operations.

The organization shall establish, document, implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system in accordance with the requirements of this OHSAS Standard and determine how it will fulfill these requirements.

The organization shall define and document the scope of its OH&S management system.

Documentation Requirements
The OH&S management system documentation shall include:

the OH&S policy and objectives;
description of the scope of the OH&S management system;
documents, including records, required by this OHSAS Standard; and
documents, including records, determined by the organization to be necessary to ensure the effective planning, operation and control of processes that relate to the management of its OH&S risks.

OHSAS 18001:2007 IMPLEMENTATION BENEFITS

Operational benefits to your organization:

Identify hazards, assess risks and implement the necessary risk control measures
Measure and monitor achievement of your performance objectives
Establish clear roles, responsibilities and authorities for personnel who manage, perform and verify activities having an effect on the OH&S risks of the organization's activities, facilities and processes
Ensure that personnel are competent to perform tasks that may impact OH&S in the workplace
Ensure active monitoring of regulations and legal requirements
Ensure that OH&S information is communicated to and from employees and other stakeholders effectively
Ensure the necessary measures and specified conditions are in place to control identified risks
Define plans and procedures to identify the potential for and response to emergency situations
Formalize incident investigation process
Monitor and measure OH&S performance on a regular basis
Reduce insurance costs through demonstrating better risk management.
Lead to a better public perception of your organization and you could also gain a competitive advantage, leading to improved sales opportunities.
understanding how statutory and regulatory requirements impact on the organization and your customers
Customer Confidence, Satisfaction and TRUST
Ability to Differentiate Organisation for Competitive Advantage
Organisational Credibility & Reputation

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OHSAS 18001 KNOW MORE

What kinds of organizations implement ISO or OHSAS management systems?

All kinds of organization implement ISO or OHSAS management systems. ISO / OHSAS standards and specifications are intentionally generic. They can be applied by any organization providing any product or service anywhere in the world. (ISO/TS 16949 is, as stated, specifically for firms in the automotive supply chain.)

Why do organizations implement ISO or OHSAS management systems?

Most do it to meet the requirements of current or prospective customers. Others implement out of a desire to improve quality, environmental, and/or health/safety performance.

Can the OHSAS 18001 standard be integrated with other management systems?

OHSAS 18001 has been developed to ensure the compatibility with the ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) management systems standards, in order to facilitate the integration of quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems by organizations, should they wish to do so.
The overall structure of the standard is similar to other relevant standard and many key requirements are common to all systems (e.g. policy, objectives, document control, internal auditing, management review, corrective and preventive actions)
Such integrated standardization approach allows certification bodies to provide organizations with Integrated Management System certification including all the three major standards for Quality, Environment, Health and Safety.

Who does the OHSAS 18001 standard apply to?

The OHSAS Standard applies to any organization that wishes to:

Support and promote good OH&S practices
Minimize safety risks in the work environment
Ensure the proper deployment of its OH&S policy and the achievement of objectives
Introduce a common language for health and safety within the organization
Establish, deploy, monitor and improve the OH&S management system
Demonstrate OHSAS conformance to Stakeholders
Achieving the OH&S management system certification by a third party certification body

The OHSAS 18001 effective implementation requires a clear management structure with clearly defined authority and responsibility, measurable objectives for improvement, a systematic approach to risk assessment and measurable results. This includes the monitoring of health and safety management failures, auditing of performance and review of policies and objectives.

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