OHSAS 18001 Occupational, Health & Safety Management Certification

An increasing number of organisations are completing OHSAS 18001 Certification as employers are under increasing pressure to ensure that a rigorous health and safety policy is in place which protects employees against possible occupational risks and reduces the likelihood of accidents in the workplace. By planning ahead a company can also reduce the potential for medical and compensation claims.

The OHSAS 18001 standard provides organisations with a framework for health and safety management helping them to:

• Identify, minimise and control health and safety risks
• Conform to health and safety legislation
• Protect the wellbeing of employees.

Achieving OHSAS 18001 Certification

• Please click on the Contact Us button to request a call back or for further information on OHSAS 18001 certification and a no-obligation competitive quotation from our dedicated business development team.
• We will devise a comprehensive assessment program which will be agreed in line with your requirements.
• We also offer OHSAS 18001 training to companies, please click on the training tab to find out more.

Certification to OHSAS 18001 occupational health and safety management systems signals to your clients and stakeholders that your organisation is committed to protecting the needs of all your stakeholders.

Benefits of OHSAS 18001 Certification – Health and Safety Certification

• Improved corporate image and credibility among stake holders, regulators, customers, prospective clients and the public
• Adoption of international best practice in relation to risk management
• Ensures health and well-being of employees, sub-contractors and the public
• Minimisation of liability of employers through adoption of proactive rather than reactive controls
• Ensures legislative awareness and compliance
• Reduces accident and incident rates by reducing and elimination workplace hazards
• Improves the incident investigation process
• Increases employee motivation through the provision of a safer workplace and participation process

Achieving OHSAS 18001 Certification

• Please click on the “Contact Us” button to request a call back or further information on OHSAS18001 and a no-obligation competitive quotation from our dedicated business development team.
• You can also download a brochure on OHSAS 18001 and view details of our training courses by clicking on the relevant buttons.

The OHSAS 18001 certification process involves a two stage certification process.

• Stage 1 OHSAS 18001 (Pre- Certification Assessment)
• Stage 2 OHSAS 18001 (Certification Assessment)

After the Stage 1 and Stage 2 OHSAS 18001 audits, Certification Europe will be in a position to award your organisation with a valid OHSAS 18001 certificate.

An OHSAS 18001 certificate lasts for 3 years and a company needs to undergo surveillance visit audits at least annually to maintain their OHSAS 18001 certification.

OHSAS 18001 Summary of Requirements
To comply with OHSAS 18001 health and safety certification an organisation must have the following policies, procedures and protocols;

• OHSAS 18001 System Manual
• Occupational Health and Policy
• Hazard identification, risk assessment and control measure procedure(s)
• Health and Safety Legal and other requirements procedure
• Health and Safety Objectives and programmes
• Adequate resources to maintain the Safety Management System
• Communication, participation, documentation and record procedures
• Safety Legislation Compliance and Internal audit procedures
• Safety operational control and emergency procedures
• Health and Safety performance monitoring
• OHSAS 18001 non conformity, corrective and preventative action
• OHSAS 18001 Management Review

OHSAS 18001 is an internationally recognised occupational, health and safety management system series standard. The OHSAS 18001 standard is based on the similar ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Plan - DO - Check - Act structure. To achieve certification to OHSAS 18001 an organisation must have a health and safety management system compliant with the requirements of the OHSAS 18001 standard. The standard also requires a company to have appropriate health and safety policies, procedures and protocols to ensure it is a safety conscientious organisation.

How to establish an OHSAS 18001 Occupation health and safety management system?

• Formulate  an Occupational, Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) with the establishment of an occupational, health and safety (OHS) manual in which the scope of OHSMS is determined
• Establish an occupational, health and safety policy and OHS objectives and programmes
• Ensure document and record control
• Implement and maintain a procedure to identify hazards, assess risk and determine controls in the work place
• Maintain procedures to ensure applicable occupational, health and safety legislation is identified, communicated within and compliance assessed
• Define resources, roles, responsibilities, accountability and authority with regard to the OHSMS
• Implement an adequate occupational, health and safety communication, participation and consultation process
• Maintain good operational control
• Plan emergency preparedness and response
• Meet  strict criteria in relation to incident investigation
• Identify and deal with OHS non conformities by applying corrective and preventative action
• Monitor and measure the occupational, health and safety performance of the organisation
• Audit the system and review the system at a management level periodically

Achieving OHSAS 18001 Certification

• Please click on the “Contact Us” button to request a call back or for further information on OHSAS 18001 and a no-obligation competitive quotation from our dedicated business development team.  Alternatively you may contact us directly on +353 (0)1 64 29300 (Dublin) or + 44 (0)28 90737913 (Belfast, Northern Ireland).
• You can watch an information video on the OHSAS 18001 standard on our You Tube channel here.
• You can also download a brochure on the health and safety standard and view details of our training courses by clicking on the relevant buttons