OHSAS 18001 standard
OHSAS 18001 standard include ones as follows
1. General requirements
Clause 4.1 General requirements
The organization shall establish, document, implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system in accordance with the requirements of this OHSAS Standard and determine how it will fulfill these requirements.
2. OH&S policy
Clause 4.2 OH&S policy
Top management shall define and authorize the organization’s OH&S policy and ensure that within the defined scope of its OH&S management system it:
3. Hazard identification, risk assessment and determining controls
Clause 4.3.1
The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) for the ongoing hazard identification , risk assessment, and determination of necessary controls.
4. Legal and other requirements
Clause 4.3.2
The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) for identifying and accessing the legal and other OH&S requirements that are applicable to it.
5. Objectives and program(s)
Clause 4.3.3
The organization shall establish, implement and maintain documented OH&S objectives, at relevant functions and levels within the organization.
6. Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability and authority
Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability and authority in OHSAS 18001
Clause 4.4.1
7. Competence, training and awareness
Clause 4.4.2
The organization shall ensure that any person(s) under its control performing tasks that can impact on OH&S is (are) competent on the basis of appropriate education, training or experience, and shall retain
associated records.
8. Communication, participation and consultation
Clause 4.4.3
1. Communication
9. Documentation
Clause 4.4.4
The OH&S management system documentation shall include:
10. Control of documents
Clause 4.4.5
Documents required by the OH&S management system and by this OHSAS Standard shall be controlled.
11. Operational control
Clause 4.4.6
The organization shall determine those operations and activities that are associated with the identified hazard(s) where the implementation of controls is necessary to manage the OH&S risk(s). This shall include the management of change (see 4.3.1).
12. Emergency preparedness and response
Clause 4.4.7
The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s):
13. Performance measurement and monitoring
Clause 4.5.1
The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) to monitor and measure OH&S performance on a regular basis. This procedure(s) shall provide for:
14. Evaluation of compliance
Clause 4.5.2
4.5.2.1 Consistent with its commitment to compliance [see 4.2c)], the organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) for periodically evaluating compliance with applicable legal requirements
(see 4.3.2).
15. Incident investigation, nonconformity, corrective action and preventive action
Incident investigation, nonconformity, corrective action and preventive action
Clause 4.5.3 – OHSAS 18001:2007
16. Control of records
Clause 4.5.4
The organization shall establish and maintain records as necessary to demonstrate conformity to the requirements of its OH&S management system and of this OHSAS Standard, and the results achieved.
17. Internal audit
Clause 4.5.5
The organization shall ensure that internal audits of the OH&S management system are conducted at planned intervals to:
18. Management review
Clause 4.6
Top management shall review the organization’s OH&S management system, at planned intervals, to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness. Reviews shall include assessing opportunities for improvement and the need for changes to the OH&S management system, including the OH&S policy and OH&S objectives.
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