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1. Process for OHSAS 18001
By OHSAS 18001 Consultant

2. Occupational, Health & Safety
The Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series standard provides
requirements for an occupation health and safety (OH&S) management system,
to alter a corporation to regulate its OH&S risks and improve its performance. It
doesn't state specific ohsas performance criteria, nor will it provide elaborate
specifications for the planning of a management system. The activity health and
safety management system that facilitates the management of the OHSAS risks
related to the business of the organization. This includes the structure , coming
up with activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources
for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the
organization's OH&S policy.

3. OHSAS 18001 Standard
The OHSAS: 18000 standard are often classified because the specification
commonplace and steerage standard. The OHSAS 18001 is that the solely
specification commonplace to that corporations would be certified for OHSAS
18001 certificate by recognized third party. the aim of this international
commonplace is to support OHSMS system. several countries within the globe
had created it necessary to certify underneath this OHSAS 18001 for contractors
operating within the countries. It helps the little and medium scale corporations
to grant their commitment for health and safety of their workers and it's reducing
overall accidents rate similarly as injuries throughout work places

4. Structure of OHSAS 18001 Standard
Management
review
OH&S policy
Planning
Implementation
and operation
Checking and
corrective action

5. OHSAS 18001 Implements & Operation
 Structure and responsibility
 Training, awareness and competence.
 Consultation and communication.
 Documentation.
 Document and data control
 Operational control.
 Emergency preparedness and
 Response

6. Benefits of OH&S System
 Provides a structured approach for managing OH&S
 Establishes and maintains a commitment to occupational health and safety
 Demonstrates strong commitment to safety excellence
 Organizational structures in place with clear roles and responsibilities
 Existence of a continuous improvement culture
 Strong levels of trust and communication
 Reduction in incident levels with increased measures of performance.
 Contributes to business performance by reducing cost and liabilities.

7. Benefits of OHSAS 18001
 Compliance with legislation
 Ownership of health and safety issues
 Nominal effort is required
 Training needs are identified and realized
 Reduce costs
 Opportunity for integration
 Liabilities minimized

8. Process Approach of OHSAS 18001
OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard uses a management
Approach tool called the PDCA cycle. PDCA is an ongoing process that enables
An organization to establish, implement and maintain its health and safety policy
based on top management leadership and commitment to the safety management
system. It consists of the following:
Plan – establish the objectives and processes
necessary to deliver results in accordance with
the organization's OH&S policy
Do –implement the process
Check –monitor and measure performance
against OH&S policy, objectives, legal and other
requirements, and report results
Act – take actions to continually improve OH&S
performance
Do
CheckAct
Plan
Continue Improve
OH&S System

9. Key Steps for OHSAS 18001 Certification
Definition of certification scope
Pre-audit (optional): gap analysis and diagnosis of your current position against
standard
Certification audit performed in 2 stages:
 Stage 1 – readiness review performed to verify that the organization is
ready for certification
 Stage 2 – evaluation of implementation, including the effectiveness of the
management system of the organization
A certificate valid for 3 years is issued upon satisfactory results of stage 2 audit
Surveillance audits to verify that the management system continues to fulfill
the requirements of the standard and monitor the continual improvement
Re-certification after 3 years to confirm the continued
Conformance and effectiveness of the management
System as a whole

10. Key Advantages OHSAS 18001 Certification
Implement and maintain an OH&S management system.
Continuous improvements in occupational health and safety system.
It reduces possibilities of accidents and incidents.
Improved legal compliance with the health and safety controls.
Reduced material and man-days loss due to accidents and production
breakdowns.
Improved image and competitive ability by way of sustained OH&S
performance.
It increases confidence in employees of the organization.
Improved internal management for occupation, health and safety.
Confidence with stakeholders.
Improved employee confidence / faith.
Market credibility / image.
Improved emergency preparedness.

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