OHSAS 18001 Certification–Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Over one million work-related deaths occur annually according to ILO estimates and hundreds of millions of workers suffer from workplace accidents and occupational exposure to hazardous substances worldwide. Hence it is becoming increasingly important for organizations to establish, implement, maintain and improve an Occupational Health and Safety Management System. One of the ways to do this is by getting certified by OHSAS 18001:2007 standard.

OHSAS stands for Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series.

OHSAS 18001 is an internationally accepted occupational, health and safety management system standard, which specifies requirements of an Occupational Health and SafetyManagement System (OHSMS)

• To facilitate an Organization to control its OH & S Risks and
• Improve its OH & S Performance.

The OHSAS 18001 standard provides framework for continually monitoring, reviewing and improving occupational health and safety.

Benefits of OHSAS 18001 certification

By achieving OHSAS 18001 certification, your organisation will be able to reap benefits as listed below:

• Potential reduction in the number of accidents
• Potential reduction in downtime and associated costs
• Demonstration of legal and regulatory compliance
• Demonstration of commitment to stakeholders
• Demonstration of innovative, forward thinking approach
• Increased access to new customers and business
• Eliminate or minimize the risks and hazards for employees
• Potential reduced public liability insurance costs
• Improved Employee Morale
• Improved Management relations with the employees
• Improved Productivity
• Safety, Health and well being of the employees

OHSAS 18001 Family of Standards

The OHSAS family of standards comprises of:

• OHSAS 18001: Occupational Health and Safety Managements Systems Specification. This is the auditable OHSAS standard.
• OHSAS 18002: Occupational Health and Safety Managements Systems Guidelines for the implementation of OHSAS 18001

For OHSAS 18001Certification in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, India, please call +91-9379917239 or email ic@inzinc.in