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Occupational Health and
Safety Management System (OHSMS) 18001 - Health and Safety Standard
An OH&S management system promotes a safe and healthy working environment. It
reduces the risks associated with health and safety in the working environment
for employees, customers and the general public. It does this by providing a
framework for your organization to consistently identify and control its health
and safety risks. Implementing this management system reduces the potential for
accidents, aids legislative compliance, and improves overall performance.
OHSAS 18001:2007 helps organizations do the following:
- Establish an occupational health and safety management system to eliminate or minimize risk to employees and other interested parties who may be exposed to occupational health and safety risks associated with its activities
- Assure conformance with its stated OH&S policy
- Demonstrate such conformance to others
- Implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system
- Make a self-determination and declaration of conformance with this OHSAS
specification
- Seek certification/registration of its OH&S management system by an external organization
Essentially, OHSAS helps in a variety of respects, it helps minimize risk to employees; improve an existing OH&S management system; demonstrate diligence; gain assurance; etc. These benefits can be substantial.
This standard integrates well with ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 14001: 2004. It is based on the same concepts of Plan-Do-Check-Act. This framework is driven by commitment from top management to ensure the resources are provided and have management support.
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The Elements of OHSAS 18001:2007 Include:
- Policy and commitment
- Hazard identification, risk assessment & risk controls
- Structure and responsibilities
- Legal requirements
- Objectives and Programs
- Organization and personnel
- Training, Communication and Consultation
- Documentation and records
- Operational Controls
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Performance Measurement and monitoring
- Accident and incident investigation, corrective and preventive action
- Audit and Review
- Application and Relevance in the Industry
- Decision on implementation and registration
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How QPA helps you develop and implement OHSAS 18001:
- Complete a gap analysis that identifies what you do and don’t already
have in place
- Work with your Management Team to identify how a well-documented management
system can be a tool to help run the company
- Define health and safety goals and objectives appropriate to your
organization
- Work with your people to define the programs and systems that activities
should follow
- Organize and document your processes, systems and programs
- Assist you in implementing new support processes
- Develop methods to measure and monitor processes
- Implement continuous improvement into your management system
- Assist you in integrating this management system into others you may
already have
- Assist you in developing an internal auditor program
- Help you hire a registrar and go through the certification process
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