like ISO 9000 OHSAS 18001 ... code is there .. what does it mean?
2006-08-02 20:32:49 · 3 answers · asked by sameer s 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
What is OHSAS 18001?
OHSAS 18000 is an international occupational health and safety management system specification. It comprises two parts, 18001 and 18002 and embraces a number of other publications.
For the record, the following other documents, amongst others, were used in the creation process:
* BS8800:1996 Guide to occupational health and safety management systems
* DNV Standard for Certification of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems(OHSMS):1997
* Technical Report NPR 5001: 1997 Guide to an occupational health and safety management system
* Draft LRQA SMS 8800 Health & safety management systems assessment criteria
* SGS & ISMOL ISA 2000:1997 Requirements for Safety and Health Management Systems
* BVQI SafetyCert: Occupational Safety and Health Management Standard
* Draft AS/NZ 4801 Occupational health and safety management systems Specification with guidance for use
* Draft BSI PAS 088 Occupational health and safety management systems
* UNE 81900 series of pre-standards on the Prevention of occupational risks
* Draft NSAI SR 320 Recommendation for an Occupational Health and Safety (OH and S) Management System
OHSAS 18001 is an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series for health and safety management systems. It is intended to help an organizations to control occupational health and safety risks. It was devloped in response to widespread demand for a recognized standard against which to be certified and assessed.
2006-08-02 20:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by pyr0maniac 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
OHSAS 18000 is an international occupational health and safety management system specification. It comprises two parts, 18001 and 18002 and embraces BS8800 and a number of other publications.
Who Wrote It?
OHSAS 18001 was created via a concerted effort from a number of the worlds leading national standards bodies, certification bodies, and specialist consultancies.
How Can it Help?
OHSAS helps in a variety of respects... it helps: minimise risk to employees/etc; improve an existing OH&S management system; demonstrate diligence; gain assurance; etc. The benefits can be substantial
2006-08-02 20:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by TK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OHSAS 18000 is an international occupational health and safety management system specification. It describes requirements to implement the OHSAS 18001:2007 standard, OHSAS documentation, hazard-risk assessment and developing OH&S objectives, as well as OH&S management programs to implement the system.If you want more information visit this site.
2014-02-20 19:55:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋