OHSAS18001 / AS4801 Health and Safety management

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OHSAS18001 / AS4801 Occupational Health and Safety management

"You can best meet your health and Safety obligations by taking a systematic approach."

All parties at a workplace have an obligation to ensure the health & safety of themselves and others. Some legal obligations are documented in Acts and Regulations, and some are a matter for self regulation. In contrast to the issue of quality management, there is no universally recognised international standard. However, there are standards that are widely recognised. For example:

OHSAS 18001 which was developed by a group of leading certification bodies from an existing British standard.

AS/NZS 4801 which was developed by the Australian and New Zealand standards associations.

Both of these have been designed to integrate with the ISO 9001 Quality and ISO 14001 Environmental standards - having similar requirements for document control, internal audits, management review, and corrective and preventive action.

The benefits of a good health and safety system in the workplace can include:

Reduced risk of injury or illness
Improved productivity
Lower absenteeism
Improved morale
Reduced exposure to penalties and legal claims
Assurance to customers and other stakeholders
Lower insurance premiums
Profit gains

With competing demands on the available resources, the challenge for many organisations is just how to develop and maintain such a system.

Solutions to help you

"Its never been easier to implement an effective OHS management system..."

Safety Manager is a comprehensive toolkit for planning and documenting your OHS management system - based on either AS/NZS 4801 or OHSAS 18001. The toolkit includes an eBook on the standards and the subject in general, planning tools, training material, and a library of sample policies, procedures, forms and other documents - professionally designed for easy customising with MS Word. Safety Manager is available on CD as an individual product, online in the Qudos Club, or as part of Qudos 3.

With unrivalled functionality and advanced technology, Qudos 3 offers the ultimate solution for efficient and effective long-term operation of your OHS management system. It provides a virtual one-stop shop - Helping you:

Plan OHS Objectives/targets and how they will be achieved
Plan the development of your system against OHSAS 18001 and/or AS/NZS 4801
Prepare documents such as policies, procedures, forms, and emergency plans
Manage and distribute those documents (Free unrestricted number of Guest viewers)
Report incidents and injuries
Identify hazards, assess the risks they pose, then plan control measures
Plan preventive / corrective action and then assign, record and track those actions
Maintain records of OHS training
Schedule and record internal audits, supplier audits, and housekeeping checks
Assess performance of your OHS-related activities
Plan and record minutes of management review and committee meetings

Qudos 3 may be used for OHS and/or an integrated management system to incorporate other compliance issues - such as Quality and Environmental management.

Download article - How to address OHSAS 18001 (PDF) A discussion on the standard and how Qudos software helps you to comply with it.

Download article - Addressing AS/NZS 4801 with Qudos 3 (PDF) An overview of how much easier it is to address the OHSMS standard with the facilities included in the software.

In addition to these great software options, Qudos can offer OHS services like Gap Analysis, Internal Auditing, System development and documentation. More about our consultancy services.

Qudos Internal Auditor Training can help you take a risk-based approach to achieve better outcomes from your OHSMS internal audit programme, and make the most cost-effective use of resources.