Overview of OHSAS 18000

1. Overview of OHSAS 18000
By-
Adhil Moideen T (211217003)
Rohin Jose (211217016)
Arumugam Senthilvel(211217004)

2. What is OHSAS 18000?
 Published in April 1999 by British Standards Institution
 It is not a formal standard, an official British Standard, nor 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. WHY WAS OHSAS DEVELOPED?
 In response to urgent customer 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 OH&S for employees, temporary employees, contractors,
visitors and other personnel on-site
 Not intended to cover product and service safety

4. EVOLUTION OF THE OHSAS 18000 SERIES
 1992 British Health & Safety Commission publishes management of health and
safety at work
 1993 British Health and Safety Executive publishes HS(G)65, successful health and
safety management
 1996 British standard BS 8800 launched, used as model OHSMS
 1999 OHSAS 18001 Specification published based on BS8800 2000 OHSAS 18002
Guidelines published to assist in the implementation of OHSAS 18001

5. Two Components of OHSAS 18000 are…
 OHSAS 18000 SERIES has 2 components
 CONTRACTUAL
OHSAS 18001:1999 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Specification
 GUIDANCE (no extra 18001 requirements)
OHSAS 18002:2000 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. Guidelines
for the implementation of OHSAS 18001

6. Fundamental Elements of OHSAS 18001
 OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard uses a management
approach tool called the PDCA cycle in order to achieve an effective health and
safety system

7. Six elements for occupational health and safety management
system are based on:
1. Initial status of review
2. OH&S policy
3. Planning
4. Implementation and operation
5. Checking and corrective action
6. Management review

8. 1.Initial status of review
 OHSAS 18001 text
 An initial review of a company’s existing arrangements for managing OH&S shall
be carried out prior to implementation.
 It provides information on the scope, adequacy and current status of the OH&S
management system.

9.  OHSAS 18002 text states that
 An organization should consider, the following items within its initial review:
 legal and other requirements
 identification of the OH&S hazards and evaluation of risks faced by the
organization;
 OH&S assessments;
 an examination of existing systems, practices, processes and procedures;
 evaluations of OH&S improvement initiatives;
 an evaluation of feedback from the investigation of previous incidents, work
related ill health, accidents and emergencies;

10. 2.OH&S policy
 OHSAS 18001 text
 It shall be defined and authorized by the organization’s top management.
 It establishes an overall sense of direction and sets up the principles of action for
an organization.
 It demonstrate formal commitment of an organization towards good OH&S
management.

11.  OHSAS 18002 text states that
 In order to be appropriate, the OH&S policy should be consistent with a vision of the
organization’s future, and be realistic, neither overstating the nature of the risks the
organization faces, nor trivializing them.
 Should include statements about the commitment of an organization to:
 The prevention of injury and ill health,
 Continual improvement in OH&S management,
 Continual improvement in OH&S performance,
 Compliance with applicable legal requirements

12. 3. Planning
 OHSAS 18001 text
 Plans must be formulated to fulfill the OH&S policy.
 Hazard identification shall be performed together with risk assessment.
 The legal requirement that are applicable to OH&S shall be identified and goals and
objective of the OH&S system established.
 Risk assessment shall be suitable, sufficient and allow the organization to identify and
evaluate their risks on an on going basis.

13.  OHSAS 18002 text states that, Hazard identification and risk assessment are the main
parameters in plan phase
 Hazard identification- Hazard identification should aim to determine all sources, situations
or activities, with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill health.
Ex. : sources (e.g. moving machinery, radiation or energy sources),situations (e.g. working at
heights), or acts (e.g. manual lifting).
 Inputs should be considered here are
 Monitoring data , occupational exposure and health assessments, records of incidents.
 Risk assessment- Risk assessment is a process of evaluating the risk arising from a hazard,
taking into account the adequacy of any existing controls, and deciding whether the risk is
acceptable
 Inputs should be considered here are
 Details of location where work is carried out, the proximity and scope for hazardous
interaction between activities in the workplace, toxicological data, epidemiological data and
other health related information, details from workers through proper consultation.

14. 4. Implementation and operation
 OHSAS 18001 text
 Capabilities and support mechanism developed to achieve the plan.
 Person at the most senior level will ensure the proper implementation and
operation of OH&S management system.
 Necessary training carried out to ensure workers understand their safety and health
responsibilities
 latest information updates shall be spread throughout the organization effectively.
 System of documentation established
 It shall be fully integrated across the organization, where each employee
appreciates the importance and implication of OH&S.

15.  OHSAS 18002 text states that The successful implementation, of plan are the
following are required
 Commitment a commitment from all persons working under the control of the
organization is needed. Ex. of commitment of top management be like Top
management should, determine and make available, in a timely and efficient
manner, all the resources needed to prevent injuries and ill health in the
 Documentation for OH&S management system procedures, operational
procedures or work station procedures, project and task descriptions etc.
 Competence, training and awareness- The organization shall ensure that any
person under its control performing tasks that can impact on OH&S is competent
on the basis of appropriate education, training or experience, and shall retain
associated records

16. 5.Checking and corrective action
 OHSAS 18001 text
 Monitoring and measurement of performance to be performed on regular basis.
 Measurement of performance of the OH&S system will give an indication of its
effectiveness.
 Areas that need improvement can be identified and followed by taking necessary
action.
 Corrective action shall be taken as soon as any deficiencies are found.
 Relevant records of OH&S action taken shall be made to meet legal requirements.
 Periodically, audits conducted by independent personnel will give a more in-depth
look at the system.

17.  OHSAS 18002 text states that
 The Ex. of activities to be implemented in checking and corrective actions are
like Ex.
 assessments of compliance with legal and other requirements,
 the effective use of the results of workplace safety tours or inspections,
 evaluation of the effectiveness of OH&S training,
 use of OH&S behaviour based observations
 lost time incident rates, lost time ill health rates,
 actions required following assessments by regulators

18. 6. Management review
 OHSAS 18001 text
 It involves the making of several decisions based on the organization structure
and size.
 Frequency of audit and the effectiveness of system and its individual elements
are considered frequently.
 Following an audit, a management review decides on what shall be done about
identified problems

19.  OHSAS 18002 text states that
 Management reviews should be carried out by top management, on a regular
(e.g. quarterly, semi-annually, or annually) and can be carried out by meetings or
other communication means
 following inputs is considered for review:
 reports of emergencies (actual or exercises),
 worker satisfaction surveys,
 incident statistics,
 results of regulatory inspections,
 results and/or recommendations from monitoring and measurement,
 OH&S performance of contractors

20. Advantages of an effective OHSAS management
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
 Organisational 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.

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