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OHSAS 18001
OHSAS 18001
This OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Systems)
Standard includes criteria for assessing an OH&S (Occupational
Health and Safety) management system and refers to all the
organizations, regardless of size.
Motivation and benefits
The OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety
Assessment Systems) Standard includes otiteria. for
assessing an OH&S (Cccupstional Health end Safety)
management sysiemn and refers to all the organizations,
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The adootion of this standard systerizes safety related
sctivttes and holos to improve the processes. Aweronoss
of OHS risks is promoted. Legal requirements relating to
(OH8S are verfiabe fulfled, There is an open information
Policy in terms of the development of OH8S, Oocupatio:
safety and health protection are improved continually.
Processes are studied and reviened systematicaly, Mea:
‘sures are defined, monitored and assessed.
‘An erganization certiied acc, to OHSAS 18001 enjoys
higher configence among customers, supplies, em:
ployees, authorities end investors. Elements of OHSAS:
78001 can be combined to @ comprehensive manage
ment system with those of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. This
means OHSAS 18001 is to be used as a standard con:
‘grunt with ISO 9001
Objectives
1 estabishing an OH&S management system in order to
minimize risks towards employees and other interested
partis, who might bo oxposed to OHS rks con:
nection with the organization
continua improvement of an OH&S manaoement
system
1 demonstrable conformity with the organization's own
safety policy|
1 commuricating this conformity to the outside
WM having the OH8S management system cerifed/
roge-tered by an external organization
determining tne organzation's own OHS level and
declaring conformity with the present OHSAS Spec
fication
Target group
1H trade and industry
I sonice providers
1 socal in
tutions
'§ public and municipal sectors
8 rail corrpanies
Criteria
The management system OHSAS 15001 Includes requ
rements for OH&S managment systems, which help the
organizations to manage thelr OH&S risks and improve
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“The OHSAS Specication can be apofed by ary organ
zation. Al the requirements stated i the present OHSAS.
‘Specification are intended to be taken over to an CHBS:
management system. The extent fo which they are used
depends on such factors asthe safety poly ofthe orga
‘ization concemed, the orgerizstion’s actives, tne nak
‘and the complexity ofthe operations and processes.
In order to be cerad ace. to OHSAS 18001, an organi-
zation must fulfil the following citeria
Wm ebsborating a safety policy
1m maving 2 rex analyeio, planning, coting objacives and
cestabisting @ programme for recucing the number and
soope af accidents at werk
IW integrating the requirements inthe business crocesses
WW internal auditing and periodic management review at
the system
Acereditation
‘Ace. tothe Federal Law Gazette, 169¢d Regulation, which
\was published on 22 May 2009, Quality Austia Teining,
CCortfoation and Evaluation Lt3, i accredited for eortying
orgentzations acc, to OHSAS 18001.
Other relevant standards
180 9001, ISO 14001, SCP, SA 8000, SGAS, SCC. EN
18816, SMS § 99 FishG EU RL 2004/49/66
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