OHSAS 18001 is a globally recognized standard for occupational health and safety management system and defines the health and labor protection system of an organization. An OHSAS 18001 certification establishes an organization's commitment to provide a safe working environment to protect employees & other concerns. It aims at reducing and preventing accidents and accident related loss of life, equipment, time and damage to environment.
In providing a framework to OHSAS 18001, many Health & Safety issues are brought together into documented system. This enables the organization to formulate policy and objectives, taking into account legislative requirements, significant hazards and risks, related to occupational health & safety. With the resultant system in place, whether integrated or not, ensure that the tools for control exist; this provides peace of mind for senior management along with systems and procedures for staff & persons concerned and can reduce legal costs and working time loss.
Demonstrating the commitment to Occupational Health & Safety issues positively impact the company's success and bring the following benefits:
- Improvement in safety culture, increasing control of hazards
- Improvement in the efficiency of the operations & consequent reduction in accidents & production time loss
- Improvement in the security / quality of work places, employee morale and adherence to company values
- Reduction in insurance premiums
- Enhancement of corporate image
- Demonstration of legal compliance