What are the benefits of OHSAS 18001:1999?

Benefits of OHSAS 18001:1999
OHSAS 18001 is the sound solution to the ever increasing challenge facing most organisations due to high injury and illness, lost work days, increasing occupational health and safety regulations, large citations/penalties, rising worker’s compensation costs, costly medical claims, worker retention and employee satisfaction.
Real world operating experience shows workers’ compensation claims to be spiralling upward. Traditional occupation health and safety management usually meant reacting to work related incidents rather than planning for the control of work related risks that compose OHSAS 18001:1999. Other costs facing organisations include, but are not limited to, investigation time, wages paid for lost time, clerical time, decreased output of injured worker upon return and the loss of business and goodwill.
that have been the pioneers in attaining OHSAS 18001:1999 already report increased operational benefits, reduction in lost work days, fewer accidents and medical claims, recognition by insurers and regulars and improved worker retention and satisfaction. Employees have responded favourably to registered organisation’s overt commitment to continued occupation health and safety improvements. Enhanced employee awareness and individual commitment to occupational health and safety has served as the basis for positive organisational change