Title: BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems - Requirements.

Occupational Health & Safety Management

OHSAS 18001:2007
What is OHSAS 18001?
OHSAS 18001:2007 is an internationally recognised occupational health and safety management system standard. It was published in July 2007, superseding OHSAS 18001:1999, and is intended to address occupational health and safety (OH&S) rather than product safety. OHSAS 18001 provides a framework to the effective management of OH&S including compliance with the legislation that applies to your activities and identied hazards.

What are the benets of OHSAS 18001 registration?

Customer satisfaction through delivery of products that consistently meet customer requirements whilst safeguarding their health and property Reduced operating costs by decreasing down-time through incidents and ill health and reducing costs associated with legal fees and compensation Improved stakeholder relationships by safeguarding the health and property of staff, customers and suppliers Legal compliance by understanding how statutory and regulatory requirements impact the organization and its customers Improved risk management through clear identication of potential incidents and implementation of controls and measures Proven business credentials through independent verication against recognized standards Ability to win more business particularly where procurement specications require certication as a condition to supply

Who is OHSAS 18001 applicable to?

The standard is applicable to any organisation that wishes to eliminate or minimize risk to employees and other stakeholders who may be exposed to OH&S risks associated with its activities. Many organizations will have elements required by OHSAS 18001 already in place which can be supplemented to provide a more cohesive management system to meet the requirements of the standard. Organisations that implement OHSAS 18001 have a clear management structure with dened authority and responsibility, clear objectives for improvement, with measurable results and a structured approach to risk assessment. This includes the monitoring of health and safety management failures, auditing of performance and review of policies and objectives.

How to gain registration?

The process of registration follows four simple steps: Application for registration is made by completing the OHSMS questionnaire Assessment to OHSAS 18001 is undertaken by NQA this consists of two mandatory visits which form the Initial Certication Audit Registration is granted by NQA and maintained by the organisation. Maintenance is conrmed through a programme of annual surveillance visits and a three yearly re-certication audit

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Initial Certication Audit

Stage 1 the purpose of this visit is to conrm the readiness of the organisation for full assessment. The assessor will: conrm that the OH&S management system conforms to the requirements of the standard conrm its implementation status conrm the scope of certication check legislative compliance produce a report that identies any non-compliance or potential for non-compliance and agree a corrective action plan if required produce an assessment plan and conrm a date for the Stage 2 assessment visit Stage 2 the purpose of this visit is to conrm the quality management system fully conforms to the requirements of OHSAS 18001 in practice. The assessor will: undertake sample audits of the processes and activities dened in the scope of assessment document how the system complies with the standard report any non-compliances or potential for non-compliance produce a surveillance plan and conrm a date for the rst surveillance visit If the assessor identies any major non-conformance, the organisation cannot be certied until corrective action is taken and veried.

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