What OHSAS 18001 means?
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series
OHSAS 18001, Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (officially BS OHSAS 18001), was a British Standard for occupational health and safety management systems. Compliance with it enabled organizations to demonstrate that they had a system in place for occupational health and safety.
Why OHSAS 18001 is not ISO standard?
But the standards also diverge in many other ways: ISO 45001 is process-based – OHSAS 18001 is procedure-based. ISO 45001 is dynamic in all clauses – OHSAS 18001 is not. ISO 45001 considers both risk and opportunities – OHSAS 18001 deals exclusively with risk.
Why does ISO 45001 replace OHSAS 18001?
ISO 45001 hopes to change that. It provides governmental agencies, industry and other affected stakeholders with effective, usable guidance for improving worker safety in countries around the world. ISO 45001 will replace OHSAS 18001, the world’s former reference for workplace health and safety.
Which is better ISO 45001 and OHSAS 18001?
What are the major differences between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001? There are many differences, but the main change is that ISO 45001 concentrates on the interaction between an organization and its business environment while OHSAS 18001 was focused on managing OH&S hazards and other internal issues.