1www.nqa.comOHSAS18001GuidetoimplementingaHealth&SafetyManagementSystem©NQA2009|NQAWarwickHouse,HoughtonHallPark,HoughtonRegis,Dunstable,Beds.LU55ZX|Tel:+4408000522424|E:osas@nqa.com|www.nqa.com2AIntroduction4A1BenefitsofBSOHSAS180015A2BSOHSAS18001andcorrespondencewithothermanagementsyandards6A3Similaritiesbetweenthethreemajormanagementsystemstandards7A4Howtousethisguide9BTerms&Definitions10CPrinciplesofBSOHSAS1800112C1“AJourneyofContinuousHealth&SafetyImprovement”12DOH&SManagementSystemelements15D14.1Generalrequirements16D24.2OH&SPolicy16EWhatthelawrequires18E1Hintsforimplementation20E2DevelopingaH&SPolicyStatement21FPlanning26F1Planningforhazardidentification,riskassessmentandriskcontrol26F2Whatthelawrequires27F3Interpretation–howtoassesstherisksinyourworkplace29F4Interpretation–riskassessmentmethodologies31F5Identifyinghazardsandassessingrisks34F6Legalandotherrequirements36F7Objectiveprogramme(s)38F8Managementprogramme(s)40F9ExampleOH&Smanagementprogramme41GImplementationandoperation43G1Structureandresponsibility43G2Competence,trainingandawareness46G3Communication,participationandconsultation49G4Documentation51G5Controlofdocuments52G6Operationalcontrol54G7Emergencypreparednessandresponse56HCheckingandcorrectiveaction59H1Performancemeasurementandmonitoring59H2Evaluationofcomplliance62H3Incidentinvestigation,nonconformity,correctiveactionandpreventativeaction63H4Recordsandrecordmanagement66H5Audit67H6Managementreview70IHelpfulsourcesofinformation72Contents©NQA2009|NQAWarwickHouse,HoughtonHallPark,HoughtonRegis,Dunstable,Beds.LU55ZX|Tel:+4408000522424|E:osas@nqa.com|www.nqa.com3AAIntroductionA1BenefitsofBSOHSAS18001A2BSOHSAS18001andcorrespondencewithothermanagementstandardsA3SimilaritiesbetweenthethreemajormanagementsystemstandardsA4Howtousethisguide©NQA2009|NQAWarwickHouse,HoughtonHallPark,HoughtonRegis,Dunstable,Beds.LU55ZX|Tel:+4408000522424|E:osas@nqa.com|www.nqa.com4AInaclimateofincreasinghealthandsafetylegislationandliabilities,organizationsofallsizesandindustrysectorsarenowlookingatmanagementsystemsasaframeworkforimprovingtheirhealthandsafetyperformance.Thefirstguidepublishedtoassistdirectors,managersandhealthandsafetyprofessionalstomeettheirobligationswasHS(G)65–Successfulhealthandsafetymanagement.ThisguidewasproducedbytheHealthandSafetyExecutivein1991andconveysthesimplemessagethat‘organizationsneedtomanagehealthandsafetywiththesamedegreeofexpertiseandtothesamestandardsasothercorebusinessactivities’.ItisbaseduponthequalitymanagementconceptsofPlan,Do,CheckandActandpromotesPolicy,Organising,Planning,MeasuringPerformanceandAuditingandReviewingPerformanceasthekeyelementsasbeingcontributorstosuccessfulhealthandsafetymanagement.FollowingonfromthesuccessofHS(G)65,BS8800–theGuidetoOccupationalHealthandSafetyManagementSystems,wasintroducedin1996.ThisBritishStandardwasintendedtoencourageorganizationstoadoptanoccupationalhealthandsafetymanagementsystem,basedupontwoapproaches:▶HS(G)65▶BSENISO14001BS8800merelytranslatedthekeyconceptsdetailedwithinHS(G)65intospecificmeasurableelements.ItalsosoughttoencourageorganizationsthathadadoptedsoundenvironmentalmanagementsystemscompliantwiththerequirementsofISO14001,toimplementaformaldocumentedOHSManagementSystem.However,BS8800containedonlyguidanceandrecommendations,andassuchcouldnotbeusedforcertificationpurposes.Following...