OHSAS 18001

OHSAS 18001 - An Introduction

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What is OHSAS 18001?

OHSAS 18001:2007 is an occupational health and safety management standard. It defines a set of requirements related to the effective management and implementation of an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS).

OHSAS 18001:2007 was developed by the OHSAS Project Group, a consortium of 43 organisations from 28 countries. This consortium includes national standards bodies, registrars (certification bodies), OH&S institutes, and consultants.

The new OHSAS 18001:2007 standard was officially published during July of 2007. It cancels and replaces OHSAS 18001:1999. Since it was first published in 1999, OHSAS 18001 has rapidly become the most widely used international OH&S management standard. OHSAS 18001 applies to all types of organisations. It doesn’t matter what size they are or what they do.

The purpose of OHSAS 18001 is to help organisations to manage and control their OH&S risks and to improve their OH&S performance. This is achieved by developing a management system that complies with OHSAS 18001.