OHSAS 18001

Organisations without an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) notice that many incidents result from poor control of organisational and technical change. They find it difficult to plan for hazard identification, getting staff to engage with health and safety procedures and being able to stand up to unexpected audits.

An effective OHSMS promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows your organisation to consistently identify and control its health and safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents, demonstrate compliance and improve overall performance.

Many organisations are implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) as part of their risk management strategy to address ever-changing legislation and protect their workforce.

OHSAS 18001 has been designed to be compatible with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, to help your organisation meet their health and safety obligations in an efficient manner. It can be adopted by any organisation in any sector wishing to implement a formal procedure to reduce the risks associated with health and safety in the working environment for employees, customers and the general public.

Q-Pulse, from Gael, benefits organisations by providing a centralised framework to manage safety, quality and risk. By having information available at the point of need it reduces the bureaucratic burden of a paper-based system. Q-Pulse promotes the ownership of key compliance activities, providing easy access to relevant documents and non-conformances.

Health and safety and staff competency and development are all key areas of OHSAS 18001. An integrated system like Q-Pulse can ensure levels of compliance, safety and quality are monitored, managed and measured effectively to standards.