Ohsas 18001 Equivalent

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To tolerate no form of and not to take part in any form of corruption or bribery, including any payment or other form of benefit to any government official for the purpose of influencing decision making in violation of law.

To promote equal opportunities for and treatment of its employees irrespective of skin colour, race, nationality, social background, disabilities, sexual orientation, political or religious conviction, sex or age.

To respect the personal dignity, privacy and rights of each individual.

To refuse to employ or make anyone work against his will.

To refuse to tolerate any unacceptable treatment of employees, such as mental cruelty, sexual harassment or discrimination.

To prohibit behaviour including gestures, language and physical contact, that is sexual, coercive, threatening, abusive or exploitative.

To provide fair payment and to guarantee the applicable national statutory minimum wage.

To comply with the maximum number of working hours laid down in the applicable laws.

To recognize, as far as legally possible, the right of free association of employees and to neither favour nor discriminate against members of employee organizations or trade unions.

To take responsibility for the health and safety of its employees.

To control hazards and take the best reasonably possible precautionary measures against accidents and occupational diseases.

To provide training and ensure that employees are educated in health and safety issues

To set up or use an occupational health & safety management system according to OHSAS 18001 or equivalent.

To act in accordance with the applicable statutory and international standards regarding environmental protection.

To minimize environmental pollution and make continuous improvements in environmental protection.

This is an intensive, advanced level course, geared towards those who are, or will be, involved in third party (registration), second party (supplier), or first party (internal) Occupational Health and Safety System audits.

This course briefly reviews the OHSAS 18001 standard and will give participants and appreciation of the importance of the hazard identification, risk assessment and riks control processes, and the legal and regulatory requirements, which are at the core of an effective OH&S management system.

OH&S audit methodology is covered by way of a series of interactive exercises and examples which will require participants to work in groups on every stage of the audit process, from defining the audit objectives, roles and responsibilities, planning and preparing the audit, conducting and reporting the audit, and finally following up on any corrective actions.

The course is designed to provide potential auditors of Occupational Health and Safety Management System with the knowledge, skills, principles and practices required for auditing OH&S management systems.

OHSAS 18001 Essentials course or equivalent. In addition, it is recommended that participants have an occupational health and safety background, and an understanding of relevant OH&S principles and practices.

OHSAS 18001 is a British Standard for occupational health and safety management systems. It exists to help all kinds of organizations put in place demonstrably sound occupational health and safety performance. It is widely seen as the world's most recognized occupational health and safety management systems standard.

Organizations worldwide recognize the need to control and improve health and safety performance, and do so with occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS). However before 1999 there was a proliferation of national standards and proprietary certification schemes to choose from. This caused confusion and fragmentation in the market; undermined the credibility of each individual scheme; and potentially created trade barriers.

Recognizing this deficit, an international collaboration called The OHSAS Project Group was formed to create a single unified approach. The Group comprised representatives from National standards bodies, academic bodies, accreditation bodies, certification bodies and OSH institutions, with the UK's national standards body, BSI Group, providing the secretariat.

Drawing on the best of existing standards and schemes, the OHSAS Project Group published the OHSAS 18000 Series in 1999. The Series consisted of two specifications: 18001 provided requirements for an OHS management system and 18002 gave implementation guidelines. As of 2005, around 16,000 organizations in more than 80 countries were using the OHSAS 18001 specification. By 2009 more than 54,000 certificates had been issued in 116 countries to OHSAS or equivalent OHSMS standards.

The 18001 specification was updated in July 2007. Among other changes, the new specification was more closely aligned with the structures of ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2000 so that organizations could more easily adopt 18001 alongside existing management systems. Additionally the 'health' component of 'health and safety' was given greater emphasis.

Shortly later, BSI Group decided to adopt OHSAS 18001 as a British standard, hence 'BS OHSAS 18001'. BSI Group subsequently adopted the updated 18002 guidance specification for publication as BS OHSAS 18002 in 2008.

Its proponents claim that an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that helps organizations to: consistently identify and control health and safety risks; reduce the potential for accidents; aid legislative compliance; and improve overall performance.

The OHSAS 18000 standards provide organizations with the elements of an effective OHSMS that can be integrated with other management requirements and help organizations achieve better occupational health and safety performance and economic objectives.

BS OHSAS 18001 specifies requirements for an OH&S management system to help an organization develop and implement a policy and objectives, which take into account legal requirements and information about OH&S risks. It applies to all types and sizes of organizations and accommodates diverse geographical, cultural and social conditions.

BS OHSAS 18002 provides generic assistance for establishing, implementing or improving an OH&S management system, and demonstrates successful implementation of BS OHSAS 18001.

The OHSAS 18000 standards were written and published wholly outside of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) framework. At time of writing (November 2010) ISO has no plans to adopt the standards. To avoid confusion, ISO 18000 does exist - but it is a radio frequency identification standard.

OHSAS 18001 was originally prepared as a proposed ISO standard but it has never had the formal recognition as a national or international standard. Despite this OHSAS is internationally accepted as the Health and Safety equivalent as what ISO 9001 is to

Quality and ISO 14001 is to the Environment. In fact OHSAS 18001 was developed in response to a demand to a Health and Safety Management System that can be integrated with 9001 and 14001.

OHSAS 18001is an effective health and safety management system can provide benefits to your customers and give you a competitive advantage. Other benefits make your organization more efficient, able to meet its legal requirements and help to improve staff moral by making the workplace a safer environment to work in. is generally accepted to all intents and purposes as the most robust Occupational Health and Safety Management System available to companies.

OHSAS 18001 now refers to itself as a standard, not a specification, or document, as in the earlier edition. This reflects the increasing adoption of OHSAS 18001 as the basis for national standards on occupational health and safety management systems.

Looking around the globe, there are several countries whose safety programs have positively changed the risk factor in construction. One such country we can look to is Australia. Albeit a smaller population and workforce, Australia has become a leader in construction safety.

The Australian construction industry is one built upon a strict regime of regulation and compliance and this is most prominent when it comes to safety on the job site. A system of laws and active enforcement by regulatory bodies such as WorkSafe has made the industry safer and more aware of the risks that are embodied in the sector.

In 2018 Australia recorded 24 deaths or 2 per 100,000 full time workers. The only equivalent was the UK which recorded 30 deaths or 1.31 per 100,000 workers. In similar countries, but where Government enforced safety regulation is not as well established, the fatality rate was much higher. New Zealand recorded 13 deaths or 5.65 per 100,000. The USA had 1008 fatalities or 12.2 percent.

The inherent differences between Australia and the United States do lie within the standards and regulations of each country (listen to this podcast to hear more). In Australia, unions are more vocal and have the ability to monitor and even shut down a site if the site is not meeting required safety standards. In addition, WorkSafe employs 95 inspectors in Victoria, Australia alone, but are planning to add another 30 over next 3 years for a population of 6M (with estimated 400+ inspectors across all states for a population of 24 Million), compared to OSHA who have 875 inspectors nationwide, one compliance officer for every 9,286 workplaces.

Australia has a more proactive approach to safety as well. Australian companies are required to report near misses (something that is not required in the US) and in the event of a death on a jobsite, company leaders can face mandatory jail time. This helps in underlining the importance of preventative strategies versus the punitive approach we see in the US of fines set once an incident has occurred.

Structure: The structure of ISO 45001 is based on Annex SL, which is the framework used in other ISO management system standards, making implementation easier and more efficient.

Management Commitment: ISO 45001 requires the incorporation of health and safety into the overall management system of the organization, requiring management to take a stronger leadership role in OH&S.

Worker Involvement: ISO 45001 requires employee training and education to identify risks and help create a successful safety program, allowing broader employee participation.

Risk v. Hazard: ISO 45001 follows a preventative process, requiring hazard risks to be evaluated and remedied before they cause accidents and injuries, unlike OHSAS 18001, which focused only on hazard control.

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