OHSAS 18001 is an internationally recognised standard and is recognised as the benchmark for Health & Safety Management Systems certification.It promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows your organisation to consistently identify and control its health and safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents, aid legislative compliance and improve overall performance. The standard has been updated to EN BS OHSAS 18001:2007 to parallel ISO 14001 and ISO 9000 for more consistency and to enable easier integration of environment, quality and health and safety management systems into one.
What are the benefits of Certification to OHSAS 18001 include;
- Potential reduction in the number of accidents
- Proof of legal and regulatory compliance
- Shows your commitment to health and safety
- Better management of health and safety risks
- Potential reduced public liability insurance costs
Much of the improvement is attributed to employee education and awareness of safety issues and understanding.
This increased awareness has been the key factor for OHSAS 18001 organisations saving in legal expenses, tool and equipment damage, product and material damage and production delays and interruptions
What is ''ISOsystemPlus-OHSAS" software.
“ISOsystemPlus-OHSAS" is the reliable, easy-to-use, affordable and efficient software to develop, simplement and maintain the Operational Health and Safety Management System in accordance with requirements of OHSAS 18001:1999 or BS OHSAS 18001:2007 standards.
"ISOsystemPluss-OHSAS" software consists of the following modules (and you can select only those modules which you will really need):
1. "Risks"-Development of Risk Management System (hazards identification, risk evaluation and assessment, identification and implementation of control measures to reduce the risk, verification of the Risk Management System) as required by OHSAS 18001:1999 and/or BS OHSAS 18001:2007 standards.
2 "Documents" - control/management of documents/records of the management system.
3. "Processes"- description of business processes (particularly, risk management process), implementation of "process approach" requirement.
4. "Training" - personnel competence analysis, personnel training and development control system.
5. "Audits"- audits/corrective/preventive actions.
6. "Equipment"- control/management of organization's equipment.
7. "Complaints"- handling with customers' & external stakeholders' complaints/requests.
8. "Non-conformities"- registration/control of non-conformities, comparative analysis of non-conformities, quantitative evaluation of effectiveness of functioning of the Management System, graphical (charts) representation of the results of analysis.
9. "Correspondence"- control over "non-system" organization's documents (incoming/outgoing letters, internal orders, etc.)
Elements of an occupational health and safety management system:
- Occupational Health and Safety Policy
- Planning
- Implementation and Operations
- Checking and Corrective Actions
- Management Review
- Continual Improvement
What are the benefits of an effective occupational health and safety
management system?
Reduction of accidents resulting in death or disabilities.
Reduction of the risk of major accidents occurring.
Reduction of down time.
eduction of lost revenue due to production disruption.
Even though OHSAS 18001 is not recognized as a standard by ISO, it is internationally recognized by more and more international organizations, encompassing a variety of industries requiring their suppliers to be OHSAS certified. Additionally, since OHSAS is similar in structure to ISO 9001 and 14001, it is possible for an organization to integrate OHSAS 18001 with ISO 9001 and / or ISO 14001 allowing a single audit for any combination through TÜV.
It is important to note that conformance / accredited certification will not eliminate all risks and does not release an organization from its obligation to fulfill any additional legal requirements. OHSAS 18001 certificates are valid for three years, with surveillance audits held annually.
