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Friday, November 03, 2006

What Is OHSAS 18001?

Here is an article from Quality Magazine that discusses the British OHSAS 18001 standard. The article opens by stating:

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As anyone working in the United States knows, occupational health and safety is highly regulated in many industries. There are so many local, state, and national laws and regulations that it's difficult to keep them all straight. We even find conflicting compliance issues that are virtually impossible to resolve. This might be one reason why many Americans haven't heard much about the British Standards Institutes's new standard, Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001. However, it will likely become important for any manager who's concerned about employee health and safety."

The topics covered include:

- Overview
- The BSI OHSAS Standard
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Scope of OHSAS 18001
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Basic Elements (The structure of OHSAS 18001 is similar to the model found in ISO 14001.)
- Case study: Applying OHSAS 18001 in the United States

There is also a sidebar article that discusses "
OSHA and OHSAS 18001". To briefly summarize, it appears that OSHA would prefer that the OHSAS 18001 standard not come into the United States.

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