An OHSAS 18001 certificate establishes that your organization is committed to safety and health at the workplace. This proactive approach supports the organization to maintain the better long term relations with employees, contractors.
OHSAS 18001 Certification show the commitment to the health and safety of employees, demonstrates your ability to manage risk & hazards associated with the activities and offer assurance to all concerned including clients and management that legal compliance is efficiently achieved.
Organizations that implement OHSAS 18001 have a clear management structure with defined authority and responsibility, clear objectives for development, with measurable results and a structured approach to risk assessment. This comprises the observing of health and safety management failures, auditing of performance and review of policies and objectives.
The occupational health and safety assessment series OHSAS 18001 supports organizations formulate occupational health and safety policies and ideas. The system application results in demonstrating the concern towards employees and safe working. The standard can be applied to Industrial as well as service sector.
The standard gives a framework to assess hazards related to procedures, work environment and the risks associated. The standard demands to start the program to reduce the risks and progress upon. The revised standard of 2007 version gives equal importance to occupational health.