The OHSAS is an occupational health and safety management system that s recognised throughout the world and which is often required from suppliers bidding for contracts, said Gillespie.
The OHSAS 18001 certificate is the world's foremost assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems, while the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) 14001 certificate acknowledges a rigorous corporate commitment to environmental management.
The OHSAS 18001 certificate focuses on occupational health and safety with the aim of enhancing the highest standards already in place including minimizing risks to employees at the workplace, improving the existing occupational health and safety management systems, and demonstrating diligence.
The report covers: * Barriers between EHS performance and business value * EHS Functions as a business cost * Understanding what your business values * Linking EHS performance to business value * Synopses of special programs that enhance the business value of EHS functions and performance * Seven steps toward integrating EHS as a business value (contains a sample Balanced Scorecard for visual effect) * Glossary of terms for tracking business value * EHS employee satisfaction survey Also provides guidance on programs that help enhance the business value of EHS, including: * Environmental Management System (EMS) * Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS) 18000 * Six Sigma * Baldrige Performance Excellence Model Content Outline: Chapter 1.
Haldenwanger, the Morgan Technical Ceramics business located in Waldkraiburg, Germany, has demonstrated its continued commitment to operational excellence by completing the OHSAS 18001 international occupational health and safety management system specification.
In order to facilitate the integration of quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems by organizations, OHSAS 18001 has been developed to be compatible with the internationally recognized ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) standards.
The last 12 months have seen the company take significant steps forward as the first pallet network to achieve quality accreditation to ISO 9001 and accreditation to occupational health and safety management system OHSAS 18001:2007.
In addition, the Guadalajara facility is now also certified to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001, an internationally recognized standard for occupational health and safety management system to address changing legislation and protect workforces.
