OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety

Despite release of the new standard ISO 45001:2018,  OHSAS 18001 is still relevant in many companies for Occupational Safety Management System. The goal of OHSAS 18001 is to integrate Occupational Health and Safety requirements into existing management systems, ensuring continuous improvement of operational effectiveness. 

Since March 2018, the new ISO 45001 standard for occupational health and safety management systems was released.  By March 2021, it will completely replace BS OHSAS 18001.

• Compliance with legal requirements
• Exercise governance over the planning, implementation and control of Occupational Health and Safety culture in your organisation
• Establish clear definition of tasks, competencies and responsibilities of safety
• Minimise workplace related injuries and damage, with compliance with instructions, training and monitoring duties
• Reduction of the number and seriousness of work-related accidents
• Reduction of production down-times
• Improved productivity from reduced sick and hospitalisation leave
• Reduction of insurance premiums due to fewer work-related accidents
• Compatibility with other management systems such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

The certification of Occupational Safety Management Systems as per OHSAS 18001 will be performed by TÜV NORD CERT.  Setting the high bar for service, many of our auditors have more than one qualification – either as experienced occupational safety experts or as quality and environmental auditors. This means that the auditing team can be put together to meet the specific requirements of any company.

It describes the requirements of the management systems certification process offered by TUV NORD Singapore. It describes the procedures and rules by which TUV NORD Singapore manages certification, granting a certificate, and the continuation of certification, as well as the auditee / inspection customer responsibilities for maintaining certification.