The occupational health and safety assessment series OHSAS 18001 helps organizations formulate occupational health and safety policies and objectives. The system implementation leads to demonstrating the priority towards employees and safe working. the quality is often applied to Industrial also as service sector.
The extent of application of the certification will depend upon factors just like the occupational health and safety policy of the organisation, the character of its activities, and therefore the conditions under which it operates. This proactive approach helps the organization to take care of the higher future relations with employees, contractors. the quality gives a framework to assess hazards associated with processes, work environment and therefore the risks associated. the quality demands to determine the program to scale back the risks and improve upon. The revised standard of 2007 version gives equal importance to occupational health.
An international standard, OHSAS 18001:2007 can integrate with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 for environmental management systems. this is often a preferred approach by management so on lookout of the risks associated with product, environment and employees.