OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System)

OHSAS 18001 manages the risk of incident/accident and prevents disaster through a comprehensive and systematic health and safety management system. The goal of the OHSAS 18001 management system is to increase health and safety as well as preventing  human disaster and material damage. ISO is now working to enforce OHSAS 18001 as an organizational standard and ISO 45001 as an international standard. OHSAS 18001 is highly recommended for any company which has an ISO 9001 certification and is committed to prevent disaster by managing safety and risk at the work place. 

Benefits

• Decreases the accident rate by systematic administration,  prevention and mitigation of risk in the work place
• Reduces risk of major accident significantly, in a short period of time
• Increases credibility in the workplace and contributes to safety at work
• Decreases the material damage incurred by an accident and/or disruption of work operations
• Establishes a combined system to cover quality/environment/ISM
• Identifies adoptable regulations and applies them across the workplace
• Increases credibility with stakeholders and clients contributing to an improved social image
• Decreases accident related insurance rates by maintaining an authorized management system of safety and health.

Scope

• 17. Basic metals and fabricated metal products
• 18. Machinery and equipment
• 19. Electrical and optical equipment
• 20. Shipbuilding
• 28. Construction
• 31. Transport, storage and communication