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WHY OHSAS18001:2007

2. What is OHSAS18001:2007
OHSAS 18001 is an international standard giving requirements
related to Health and Safety Management Systems. OHSAS
18001 enables an organization to have control over, and
knowledge of, all relevant hazards resulting from normal
operations and abnormal situations, and improve its performance.

3. What kind of health & safety performance standards does OHSAS
18001 prescribe?
None
OHSAS 18001 is way too general and generic for that. Moreover, it is
intended to apply to any organization deploying any process anywhere in
the world.
Clearly, the benchmark for health & safety performance standards are
those mandated by health & safety regulations. But a core theme of
OHSAS 18001 is improvement in these areas beyond the minimal
benchmarks of regulatory compliance.

4. What kind of organizations implement OHSAS 18001?
The majority of organizations implementing OHSAS 18001 today do so
in response to pressure from outsiders, such as key customers or to
demonstrate their good citizenship and/or to set themselves apart from
competitors. It is also done to be more globally competitive.

5. What are the internal benefits of an OHSAS 18001 system?
 Transforms your operation from detection mode to prevention mode.
 Creates consistency throughout the organization.
 Improves business performance.
 Lessens dependency on key individuals.
 Provides blueprint for controlled, disciplined growth.
 Strengthens regulatory compliance.
 Ensures consistent training.

6.  Improves management oversight.
 Facilitates continual improvement.

7. What are the external benefits of an OHSAS 18001 system?
 Satisfies the demands of current or prospective customers for
registration.
 Boost international acceptance and credibility.
 Increase acceptance by regulators, the general public, and other
interested parties.
 Places you in an elite category of businesses.
 Keeps you prepared for external audits and inspections.

8. To comply with and become registered to OHSAS 18001, the
organization must:
 Determine the health and safety hazards and risks associated with its
operations;
 Identify health and safety laws and regulations pertinent to its
operations;
 Design and implement controls to eliminate or at least manage health
and safety hazards and risks;
 Establish improvement programs and set targets, goals, and
measurement methods to track the effectiveness of the controls.

9.  The organization must also establish and communicate its Health &
Safety Policy, maintain records, internally audit its 18001 system,
ensure affected employees are competent through training or other
means, submit the system and its status and results to regular
management review, and appropriately document the system.

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