Last week, a reader e-mailed me the following question –”What are the most important areas to concentrate on in maintaining an OHSAS 18001 management system that is already in place?”
This is an excellent question. Sometimes organizations put so much effort into developing and implementing an occupational health and safety management system, they run out of energy when it […]
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In the 2007 revision of OHSAS 18001, a requirement was added for allocating, documenting and communicating accountabilities — as well as responsibilities. While accountability is not defined in OHSAS 18001, it is an important concept in a management system. The dictionary definition is “the state of being accountable, liable or answerable.” According to wikipedia, the word “accountability” […]
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Using a different approach, one can seek to determine what a management system is by examining the definitions penned by the individuals who drafted the ISO management system standards.
The ISO Definition of a “Management System”
ANSI/ISO/ASQ ISO Q9000-2000 defines a “management system” as follows – a system (separately defined as a set of interrelated or interacting […]
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Since OHSAS 18001 is intended to set a framework for an OH&S management system – like ISO 14001 sets a framework for an environmental management system and ISO 9001 sets a framework for a quality management system – it is probably worthwhile to explore just what a “management system” is.
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OHSAS 18001 is a specification document (standard) that sets out requirements for establishing and implementing an occupational health and safety management system.
It was originally developed in 1999 by an independent group of national standards organizations and certification bodies. Although it is not an ISO standard, OHSAS 18001 is structured the same way as ISO […]
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