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 Gu id elin es for the
im plem en ta tion of OHSAS 18001
 Continual Improvement

OH&S policy
Management
review
Planning

Implementation
Checking and and operation
corrective action

NOTE This OHSAS Sta n d a r d is ba sed on the m ethod ology kn own a s

Pla n -Do-Check-Act ( PDCA) . PDCA ca n be br iefly d escr ibed a s follows.
P la n : esta blish the objectives a n d pr ocesses n ecessa r y to d eliver
r esu lts in a ccor d a n ce with the or ga n iza tion ’s OH&S policy.
Do: im plem en t the pr ocesses.
Ch eck : m on itor a n d m ea su r e pr ocesses a ga in st OH&S policy,
objectives, lega l a n d other r equ ir em en ts, a n d r epor t the r esu lts.
Act : ta ke a ction s to con tin u a lly im pr ove OH&S per for m a n ce.
Ma n y or ga n iza tion s m a n a ge their oper a tion s via the a pplica tion of a
system of pr ocesses a n d their in ter a ction s, which ca n be r efer r ed to a s the
“pr ocess a ppr oa ch”. ISO 9001 pr om otes the u se of the pr ocess a ppr oa ch.
Sin ce PDCA ca n be a pplied to a ll pr ocesses, the two m ethod ologies a r e
con sid er ed to be com pa tible.
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 Occu pa tion a l hea lth a n d sa fety m a n a gem en t
system s Gu idelin es for the im plem en ta tion of OHSAS 18001
Gu id elin es on Occu pa tion a l
Hea lth a n d Sa fety Ma n a gem en t System s ( OSH-MS)
NOTE 1 In d epen d en t d oes n ot n ecessa r ily m ea n exter n a l to the
or ga n iza tion . In m a n y ca ses, pa r ticu la r ly in sm a ller or ga n iza tion s,
in d epen den ce ca n be dem on str a ted by the fr eedom fr om r espon sibility for
the a ctivity bein g a u d ited.
NOTE 2 For fu r ther gu id a n ce on “a u d it evid en ce” a n d “a u d it cr iter ia ”,
see ISO 19011.

NOTE 1 The pr ocess n eed n ot ta ke pla ce in a ll a r ea s of a ctivity

sim u lta n eou sly.
NOTE 2 Ad a pted fr om ISO 14001:2004, 3 .2 .

NOTE 1 Ther e ca n be m or e tha n on e ca u se for a n on con for m ity.

NOTE 2 Cor r ective a ction is ta ken to pr even t r ecu r r en ce wher ea s
pr even t ive a ct ion (3 .18 ) is ta ken to pr even t occu r r en ce.

NOTE The m ed iu m ca n be pa per , m a gn etic, electr on ic or optica l

com pu ter disc, photogr a ph or m a ster sa m ple, or a com bin a tion ther eof.
NOTE 1 An a ccid en t is a n in cid en t which ha s given r ise to in ju r y, ill
hea lth or fa ta lity.
NOTE 2 An in cid en t wher e n o in ju r y, ill hea lth, or fa ta lity occu r s m a y
a lso be r efer r ed to a s a “n ea r -m iss”, “n ea r -hit”, “close ca ll” or “d a n ger ou s
occu r r en ce”.
NOTE 3 An em er gen cy situ a tion (see 4.4 .7) is a pa r ticu la r type of
in cid en t.

NOTE A n on con for m ity ca n be a n y devia tion fr om :

r eleva n t wor k sta n d a r d s, pr a ctices, pr oced u r es, lega l
r equ ir em en ts, etc.
OH&S m a n a gemen t s ys t em ( 3.1 3 ) r equ ir em en ts.

NOTE Or ga n iza tion s ca n be su bject to lega l r equ ir em en ts for the hea lth
a n d sa fety of per son s beyon d the im m ed ia te wor kpla ce, or who a r e
exposed to the wor kpla ce a ctivities.

NOTE 1 A m a n a gem en t system is a set of in ter r ela ted elem en ts u sed to

esta blish policy a n d objectives a n d to a chieve those objectives.
NOTE 2 A m a n a gem en t system in clu d es or ga n iza tion a l str u ctu r e,
pla n n in g a ctivities ( in clu d in g, for exa m ple, r isk a ssessm en t a n d the
settin g of objectives) , r espon sibilities, pr a ctices, pr oced u r es ( 3 .19 ) ,
pr ocesses a n d r esou r ces.
NOTE 3 Ada pted fr om ISO 14001:2004, 3.8 .
NOTE 1 Objectives shou ld be qu a n tified wher ever pr a ctica ble.
NOTE 2 4.3 .3 r equ ir es tha t OH&S objectives a r e con sisten t with the
OH&S p olicy (3 .16 ).

NOTE 1 OH&S per for m a n ce m ea su r em en t in clu d es m ea su r in g the

effectiven ess of the or ga n iza tion ’s con tr ols.
NOTE 2 In the con text of OH&S m a n a g em en t s ys t em s ( 3.13 ) , r esu lts ca n
a lso be m ea su r ed a ga in st the or ga n iz a t ion ’s (3 .1 7) OH&S p olicy ( 3.1 6 ),
OH&S ob ject ives (3.1 4) , a n d other OH&S per for m a n ce r equ ir em en ts.

NOTE 1 The OH&S policy pr ovid es a fr a m ewor k for a ction a n d for the
settin g of OH&S ob ject ives ( 3 .1 4)
NOTE 2 Ad a pted fr om ISO 14001:2004, 3 .1 1.

NOTE For or ga n iza tion s with m or e tha n on e oper a tin g u n it, a sin gle
oper a tin g u n it m a y be d efin ed a s a n or ga n iza tion .

NOTE 1 Ther e ca n be m or e tha n on e ca u se for a poten tia l n on con for m ity.

NOTE 2 Pr even tive a ction is ta ken to pr even t occu r r en ce wher ea s
cor r ect ive a ct ion (3 .4) is ta ken to pr even t r ecu r r en ce.

NOTE Pr oced u r es ca n be docu m en ted or n ot.

NOTE When givin g con sider a tion to wha t con stitu tes a wor kpla ce, the
or ga n iz a t ion (3 .17 ) shou ld ta ke in to a ccou n t the OH&S effects on
per son n el who a r e, for exa m ple, tr a vellin g or in tr a n sit (e.g. d r ivin g,
flyin g, on boa ts or tr a in s) , wor kin g a t the pr em ises of a clien t or cu stom er ,
or wor kin g a t hom e.
NOTE 1 It m a y be m or e a ppr opr ia te for su ch ha za r d s to be a ssessed
a s a n en vir on m en ta l a spect.
NOTE 2 For fu r ther gu id a n ce on ha za r d id en tifica tion , r isk a ssessm en t
a n d d eter m in in g con tr ols, see OHSAS 18002.
NOTE 1 Resou r ces in clu de hu m a n r esou r ces a n d specia lized skills,
or ga n iza tion a l in fr a str u ctu r e, techn ology a n d fin a n cia l r esou r ces.

NOTE 2 The top m a n a gem en t a ppoin tee ( e.g. in a la r ge

or ga n iza tion , a Boa r d or execu tive com m ittee m em ber ) m a y d elega te
som e of their d u ties to a su bor d in a te m a n a gem en t r epr esen ta tive(s)
while still r eta in in g a ccou n ta bility.
NOTE It is i m por ta n t tha t d ocu m en ta tion is pr opor tion a l to the level of
com plexity, ha za r d s a n d r isks con cer n ed a n d is kept to the m in im u m
r equ ir ed for effectiven ess a n d efficien cy.
NOTE The fr equ en cy of per iod ic eva lu a tion m a y va r y for d iffer in g lega l
r equ ir em en ts.

NOTE The fr equ en cy of per iod ic eva lu a tion m a y va r y for d iffer in g other
r equ ir em en ts to which the or ga n iza tion su bscr ibes.
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con tin u ed
 Gu id elin es on
occu p a t ion a l s a fet y a n d h ea lt h
m a n a g em en t s y s t em s

n o a r ea s of s ign ifica n t d iffer en ce h a ve b een

id en t ified

The occu pa tion a l sa fety a n d

hea lth m a n a gem en t system in the or ga n iza tion
 Gu id elin es “The
em ployer shou ld en su r e a s a ppr opr ia te, the esta blishm en t a n d
efficien t fu n ction in g of a hea lth a n d sa fety com m ittee a n d the
r ecogn ition of wor ker s hea lth a n d sa fety r epr esen ta tives in
a ccor d a n ce with n a tion a l la ws a n d pr a ctice”

Gu id elin es

Gu id elin es
“Tr a in in g shou ld be pr ovid ed to a ll pa r ticipa n ts a t n o cost a n d
shou ld ta ke pla ce d u r in g wor kin g hou r s if possible”
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 Qu a lity m a n a gem en t system s – Fu n d a m en ta ls
a n d voca bu la r y
Qu a lity m a n a gem en t system s – Requ ir em en ts
En vir on m en ta l m a n a gem en t system s –
Requ ir em en ts with gu id a n ce for u se
Gu id elin es for qu a lity a n d / or en vir on m en ta l
m a n a gem en t system s a u d itin g
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