OHSAS 18001:2007 CERTIFICATION

ICAF Global

OHSAS 18001 is a globally recognized standard for occupational health and safety management system and defines the health and labor protection system of an organization. An OHSAS18001 certification establishes an organization’s commitment to provide a safe working environment to protect employees & other concerns. It aims at reducing and preventing accidents and accident related loss of life, equipment, time and damage to environment.

In addition, OHSAS 18001 provides a structure, companies can use to integrate quality, environmental and safety and health program management for increased management efficiencies. Many companies find they need to address health and safety elements as they implement ISO 14001 management systems because of the strong interconnection between environmental and safety and health programs in areas such as emergency planning and risk assessment.
Demonstrating the commitment to Occupational Health & Safety issues positively impact the company’s success and bring the following benefits::
  • Improvement in safety culture, increasing control of hazards
  • Improvement in the efficiency of the operations & consequent reduction in accidents & production time loss
  • Identifying Legal Requirements.
  • Setting OHS Objectives.
  • Improvement in the security / quality of work places, employee morale and adherence to company values
  • Reduction in insurance premiums
  • Implementing OHS Control Measures.
  • Emergency Planning
  • Document and Record Control
  • Internal Audit Programs
  • Corrective and Preventative Action.
  • Management Involvement and Management Review.
  • Enhancement of corporate image