OHSAS 18001

The OHSAS 18001 standards is an occupational health and safety (OH&S) standard. Use it to establish your occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS).

More and more organizations are concerned about demonstrating their commitment to occupational health and safety. This is mainly important for employees, but also for customers and other stakeholders. In addition, stricter legislation demands that organizations show a clear, pro-active commitment towards the health and safety of their employees. The OHSAS 18001 certification from International High Quality Management System enables you to demonstrate your commitment to occupational health and safety, as well as continuously improve your related management systems.

An organization's conformance to OHSAS 18001 safeguards that employees, clients and all parties in question are exposed to as few risks as possible, while third-party certification authenticates that an organization has taken steps to avoid accidents and hazardous situations using a comprehensive and effectively implemented system.

Ohsas 18001 Certification improves the efficiency of the internal operations, thus reduces the chances of danger, accidents and downtime. The safety and quality of the employees is the prime responsibility of the organization as the future hazards affect their efficiency. OHSAS 18001 assures the compliance with present legal requisites and reduces the risk of various penalties & possible litigation.

Operating on the principle of PLAN – DO – CHECK – ACT, the standard enables you to carefully examine what you do, define and implement improvements and continuously review and manage your safety systems. As a standard that is independently certified through a third party, positive results are achieved through receiving objective external assessment of your systems and practice and guidance where you can improve.

Elements of OHSAS 18001:

- Occupational Health and Safety Policy

- Planning

- Implementation and Operations

- Checking and Corrective Actions

- Management Review

- Continual Improvement

Who should apply?
Organizations of all size and type (manufacturers or service providers) willing to improve their health and safety performance. Organizations who want to demonstrate their health and safety sensitivity and responsiveness to their customers, employees and society at large.