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Updated health and safety management
specification
Health and safety management systems specification OHSAS 18001 is now a British Standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007.
Health and safety management systems specification OHSAS 18001 is now a British Standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007 The British Standards Institution (BSI) announce that the internationally recognized consortium specification for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, OHSAS 18001:1999, has been updated and adopted as British Standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007 in the UK
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 30 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational health and safety management systems.
Requirements specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OHandS) management system, to enable an organization to control its OHandS risks and improve its performance.
There have been a number of significant changes to the standard since the first edition was published in 1999.
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The changes reflect the widespread use and experience of the standard in more than 80 countries, and by approximately 16,000 certified organizations.
Principal amongst the changes are much greater emphasis on "health" rather than just "safety", and significantly improved alignment to BS EN ISO 14001:2004 and compatibility with BS EN ISO 9001 (to enable organizations to develop "integrated management systems").
Summary of key changes between BS OHSAS 18001:2007 and OHSAS 18001:1999.
* BS OHSAS 18001 is a is national standard, formally approved by the BSI Committee HS/1 - Occupational Health and Safety.
This reflects the increasing adoption of OHSAS 18001 as the basis for national standards on occupational health and safety management systems.
* Greater alignment with BS EN ISO 14001:2004 throughout the standard and improved compatibility with BS EN ISO 9001:2000.
* The importance of "health" has now been given greater emphasis.
* New requirements have been introduced for the investigation of incidents.
* New requirements included on participation and consultation.
* New definitions have been added and existing definitions revised.
* Includes new material on the hierarchy of controls as part of OHandS planning.
* Management of change is now more explicitly addressed.
* A new clause on the "Evaluation of compliance" has been introduced, as per BS EN ISO 14001:2004.
BS OHSAS 18001:2007 implements, as a British Standard, OHSAS 18001:2007, which supersedes OHSAS 18001:1999, which remains current until 1 July 2009.
BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational health and safety management systems.
Requirements is available as a hard copy publication, which can be ordered directly from the BSI website.
Price GBP50* Member Price GBP25.
For more information about health and safety standards and publications please visit the website.
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