| OHSAS 18001 has become one of the most | | | | is important to have any internal systems |
| widely recognised standard in the world. Last year | | | | validated. It may prevent inadvertent breaches of |
| the standard was adopted as a British Standard | | | | the Law and the prosecutions that may follow. |
| and can be formally assessed and certified. | | | | In short, all the health and safety activities |
| What is OHSAS 18001? | | | | normally carried out within a well ordered |
| 18001 or more correctly BS OHSAS 18001:2007 | | | | organisation. |
| (in the UK) is a registration scheme where an | | | | Here is the BS OHSAS 18001 model which is |
| organisation's Health & Safety Management is | | | | designed to turn OH&S Policy, through planning |
| assessed against a set of rules; if successful the | | | | and implementation into continual improvement of |
| organisation can use the logo to endorse the | | | | the Health & Safety system employed by the |
| management system incorporated in the | | | | company. |
| organisation. The logo along with the 'tick and | | | | The information gathered at every stage is fed |
| Crown from UKAS' means that the company can | | | | to top management to allow for continual |
| demonstrate full compliance with the standard. | | | | improvement. In this way the organisation is able |
| What does OHSAS 18001 cover? | | | | to make decisions based on fact and so develop |
| The standard covers all elements of Health & | | | | and evolve. |
| Safety in the organisation and ensures that the | | | | Many companies are opting for a fully integrated |
| Safety at Work legislation is fully implemented. | | | | approach of Quality, Environmental and H&S in |
| With the ever increasing regulation and legislation it | | | | one management system. |