OHSAS 18001
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001 (OHSAS 18001) was an international standard for occupational health and safety management systems. It was developed in March 1999 by Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Project Group, by a national standards bodies, academic bodies, accreditation bodies, certification bodies and occupational health and safety institutions,[1] with the UK’s national standards body, BSI Group, providing the secretariat.[2] The goal of it is the reduction of occupational injuries and diseases, including promoting and protecting physical and mental health. ISO 45001 was published in March 2018 by the International Organization for Standardization.[3] Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Project Group adopted the ISO 45001. Organizations that are certified to OHSAS 18001 were able to migrate to integrated management system or ISO 45001 by March 2021 to retain a valid certification.[4]
Origins
[edit]Organizations worldwide recognize the need to control and improve health and safety performance and do so with occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS). However, before 1999 there was an increase of national standards and proprietary certification schemes to choose from. This caused confusion and fragmentation in the market and undermined the credibility of individual schemes.
Development
[edit]Recognising this deficit, an international collaboration called the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Project Group was formed to create a single unified approach. The Group comprised representatives from national standards bodies, academic bodies, accreditation bodies, certification bodies and occupational health and safety institutions,[1] with the UK’s national standards body, BSI Group, providing the secretariat.[2] Drawing on the best of existing standards and schemes, the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Project Group published the OHSAS 18000 Series in March 1999. The Series consisted of two specifications: 18001 provided requirements for an OHS management system and 18002 gave implementation guidelines.
OHSAS 18000 Series was updated in July 2007 in particular to better reflect ILO-OSH guidelines and additionally, the "health" component of "health and safety" was given greater emphasis.
Since the publication of the International Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems ISO 45001, Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Project Group adopted the ISO 45001.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "International Labour Office Report, Page 2, Footnote 3" (PDF). International Labour Office. International Labour Organization. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ a b "What is OHSAS 18001?". 18000 Store. Standards Stores. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "ISO 45001". www.iso.org. ISO official website. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Let the migration begin". ISO. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
External links
[edit]- Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Project Group website
- British Standards Institution website
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