Title
Occupational health and safety management systems - Guidelines for the implementation of OHSAS 18001
Executive summary
Guidelines for organizations for the implementation of occupational health and safety management systems.
Abstract
This Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) guide provides generic advice on the application of OHSAS 18001. It explains the underlying principles of OHSAS 18001 and describes the intent, typical inputs, processes and typical outputs, against each requirement of OHSAS 18001 to aid the understanding and implementation of OHSAS 18001.
OHSAS 18002 does not create additional requirements to those specified in OHSAS 18001 nor does it prescribe mandatory approaches to the implementation of OHSAS 18001.
This 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. It does not state specific OH&S performance criteria, nor does it give detailed specifications for the design of a management system.
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.
This OHSAS specification is intended to address occupational health and safety rather than product and services safety.
Type
Guidelines
History and related standards
OHSAS 18001 is compatible with ISO 9001:1994, ISO 9001:2000 (Quality) and ISO 14001:1996.
OHSAS 18002 supersedes some of the following referenced documents:
BS 8800:1996, Technical Report NPR 5001:1997, SGS & ISMOL ISA 2000:1997, BVQI SafetyCert, DNV Standard for Certification of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS):1997, LRQA SMS 8800:1998, Draft NSAI SR 320, Draft AS/NZ 4801, Draft BSI PAS 088.
Cross references are made to:
OHSAS 18001:1999, BS 8800:1996, ISO 19011:2002.
