About OHSAS 18001:2007 - Occupational Health and Safety Management

Many organizations are implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) as part of their risk management strategy to address changing legislation and protect their workforce.

An OHSMS promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows your organization to consistently identify and control its health and safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents, aid legislative compliance and improve overall performance.

OHSAS 18001 is the internationally recognized assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems. It was developed by a selection of leading trade bodies, international standards and certification bodies to address a gap where no third-party certifiable international standard exists.

OHSAS 18001 has been designed to be compatible with ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental), to help your organization meet their health and safety obligations in an efficient manner.

Key Areas addressed by OHSAS 18001

The following key areas are addressed by OHSAS 18001:

• Planning for hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
• OHSAS management programme
• Structure and responsibility
• Training, awareness and competence
• Consultation and communication
• Operational control
• Emergency preparedness and response
• Performance measuring, monitoring and improvement

Additional Information on OHSAS 18001

This means you can identify hazards and risks associated with your activities and understand those health and safety laws that are relevant to your situation. The next step is to produce objectives for improvement and a management programme to achieve them, with regular reviews for continual improvement. We can then periodically assess the system and, if compliant, register your company or site to OHSAS 18001. To help you establish how ready you are for certification we have produced a helpful self assessment questionnaire.

OHSAS 18001 can be adopted by any organization wishing to implement a formal procedure to reduce the risks associated with health and safety in the working environment for employees, customers and the general public.

Training on OHSAS 18001

No one is better qualified than Kelmac Group to ensure you comply with current legislation and maintain optimum standards of safety in a cost-efficient manner.

Kelmac Group offer training courses on OHSAS 18001 covering:

• Executive Overview Training (0.5 day)
• Foundation Level Training (1 day)
• Internal Auditor (2 or 3 days)
• Auditor/Lead Auditor Training (5 days) - IRCA Certified (A17438)
• Implementation Training (3-4 days)
• Tailored/Incompany Training

For more information and/or a competitive quotation on any training solution, please do not hesitate to contact us.