Title
Occupational health and safety management systems - Specification
Executive summary
Requirements for occupational health and safety management systems.
Abstract
This Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) specification gives requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, to enable organizations to control their OH&S risks and improve their performance.
This OHSAS specification is applicable to any organization that wishes to:
- establish an OH&S management system to eliminate or minimize risk to employees and other interested parties who may be exposed to OH&S risks associated with its activities;
- implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system;
- assure itself of its conformance with its stated OH&S policy;
- demonstrate such conformance to others;
- seek certification/registration of its OH&S management system by an external organization; or
- make a self-determination and declaration of conformance with this OHSAS specification.
All the requirements in this OHSAS specification are intended to be incorporated into any OH&S management system. The extent of the application will depend on factors such as the OH&S policy of the organization, the nature of its activities and the risks and complexity of its operations.
This OHSAS specification is also intended to address occupational health and safety rather than product and services safety.
Type
Specification
History and related standards
OHSAS 18001 supersedes some of the following referenced standards: BS 8800:1996, Technical Report NPR 5001:1997, SGS & ISMOL ISA 2000:1997, BVQI SafetyCert, DNV, Draft NSAI SR 320, Draft AS/NZ 4801, Draft BSI PAS 088, UNE 81900 series, Draft LRQA SMS 8800.
OHSAS 18001 is compatible with ISO 9001:1994, ISO 9001:2000 (Quality) and ISO 14001:1996.
Cross reference is made to OHSAS 18002:2000.
