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TIS/OHSAS 18001 Occupational H&S Management Systems

Industry has long recognized that “risk” in all it’s forms needs to be managed in a systematic and sustainable manner. Following the ‘models’ of ISO 9001 for Quality and ISO 14001 for Environment there a British Standard’s Institute approach for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems has been developed – OHSAS 18001 – and this approach has now been adopted by the Thai Standard’s Institute with the issue of TIS 18001.

This standard is almost identical to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard and adopts the same methodology and general structure, but is directed at work-place health and safety rather than environment.

Whilst the standard’s requirements can be adopted and implemented as a ‘stand-alone’ Management System approach – and many companies have done this - any company with ISO 14001 in place will find it relatively easy to integrate TIS/OHSAS 18001 within an ISO 14001 system. The benefits in terms of safety improvement and control should also mirror the success of ISO14001 for those who implement its requirements.

The TIS/OHSAS 18001 certification approach exactly replicates the approach defined for ISO 14001 (see The Process of Auditing)