Ohsas

1. OHSAS

2.  Published in April 1999 by British Standards Institution
 It is not a formal standard
 an official British standard, or is it an official International standard.
 It is an auditable protocol ,against which a company’s health and safety management
system can be assessed.
 Thirteen co-operating organizations from around the world assisted in development of
this series like Spain , Malaysia, United kingdom and several other European standards
organizations
 Not mandatory-voluntary basis

3. • In response to urgent demand for a recognizable occupational health and safety
management system standard.
• Need for health and safety management system that could be audited and certified.
• Intended to address OHSAS for employees, temporary employees contractors ,
visitors and other personnel on-site.
• Not intended to cover product and service safety

4. OHSAS
VPP
program
ISO 9001 ISO
14001
BS 8800
OHSAS
18001
ILO
OSH/2001
ANSI
Z10
National standards
Australia AS/NZS 4801 (2000)
Singapore (ss)506 (2004)
U.S.ANSI Z10 (2005)
OHSAS’s voluntary
S&H Managment
program guidelines
1989,Fed Reg
54FR3904
1976
International
safety rating
system (ISRS)
Frank Bird ,et
al.

5. Planning
Result of
hazard/risk
analysis
Measurable
objectives &
programs
Internal
organisational
requirements
Result from
previous
investigations
Accident
/injury history
Previous adult
results

6. IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION
• Structure & responsibilities
• Training
• Consultation and communication
• Documentation
• Operational control
• Emergency preparedness and response

7. structure &
responsibilities
 Roles
 Responsibilites
 Authorities
 Resources
training
 Employee awareness and
competence
 Dependent on level of risk
,education and ability
communication
 Employee involvement and
consultation
 Ensure their representation
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8. Documentation
 Documentation of core
elements
 Data control procedures
Operational control
 Strategic policies
 Operational policies
 procedures
Emergency response
 Identify emergency situation
 Prevention of mitigation
 Response measures

9. CHECKING & CORRECTIVE ACTION
• Performance measurement and monitoring .
• Accidents , incidents , non-conformances and corrective and preservative action
• Records and records management
• OH&S management system audit

10. Measures
Monitoring
Action
Audit
Safety
Mitigation of
non
conformance
Mitigatio
n of
incidents
Mitigatio
n of
accidents
• Quantitative
• qualitative
• Conformance
• Implementation status
• Corrective
• preventive
• Proactive
• reactive

11. MANAGEMENT REVIEW & CONTINUAL
IMPROVEMENT
INTERNAL FACTORS
MANAGEMEN
T REVIEW
POLIC
Y
EXTERNAL FACTORS

12. OHSAS IN CONSTRUCTION
• High accident rate in construction.
• High risk at occupational area.
• High risk of work related illness.
• The advantages include.
Perception varies
Reduces injury rates
Minimize cost of accidents