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Welcome to The OHSAS Occupational Health and Safety Community
Welcome to the international user portal for Occupational Health and Safety and OHSAS.
The portal is intended to serve as an interactive resource to support OHSAS and workplace health and safety in general. Over the coming months all the facilities on the site will be extended, producing a functional and interactive experience for all our visitors and members.
You are invited to join our community, free of charge, and share in this rapidly developing project.
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| .:New Sections Now Open |
| .:Posted by OHSAS8 on Tuesday, May 31 @ 11:37:57 PDT (1513 reads) |
We are pleased to announce that the interactive forum is now up and running. Please feel free to register and participate.
The Forum enablesdiscussion on all aspects of workplace and occupational safety, including OHSAS, OSHA, jobs and general issues.
You can enter the forum via selection of the Forum option on from the menu on the left hand side, or alternatively via this link.
NEW: Our FAQ section halso now been opened. As with the rest of the portal, if you wish to contribute, please do feel free.
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| .:What is OHSAS? |
| .:Posted by OHSAS8 on Tuesday, May 31 @ 11:36:36 PDT (3421 reads) |
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OHSAS comprises of two parts:
OHSAS 18001 is the first. This is an assessment specification for a Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. It was developed to help organizations meet their health and safety obligations in an efficient and effective manner.
OHSAS 18002 explains the requirements of the specification, and demonstrates how to work towards implementation and registration.
Together these comprise and emerging standard and methodology to address health and safety within the organization.
BENEFITS?
The benefits of taking the OHSAS route are often seen as follows:
- Reduce the exposure of employees and other parties to occupational health and safety risks associated with the organizations activities
- Potential reduction in resultant costs
- Greater assurance of conformance with occupational health and safety policy
- Demonstration of conformance to third parties, and of due diligence generally
- Consistent and proven management approach to H&S risks, present and future
- Deployment of method for continual improvement of the occupational health and safety management system
There is no doubt that OHSAS enables a structured, recognized framework for the effective management of health and safety risks. As such, it is going from strength to strength.
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| .:New Release of the OHSAS 18000 Kit |
| .:Posted by OHSAS8 on Tuesday, May 31 @ 11:33:42 PDT (1652 reads) |
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ECL have now released the latest version of the OHSAS Kit. This contains both parts of the standard, plus various support resources (safety manual, presentation, etc). It is documented on its own website: OHSAS 18000 Kit
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| .:Occupational Safety By Statistics |
| .:Posted by OHSAS8 on Tuesday, May 31 @ 11:37:22 PDT (1241 reads) |
The US 'Bureau of Labor Statistics' has produced details of occupational fatalities in 2002, along with average data from previous years.
At the broadest level the figures are:
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing: 14%
Mining: 2%
Construction 20%
Manufacturing 10%
Transportation and Public Utilities: 16%
Wholesale Trade: 4%
Retail Trade: 9%
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate: 2%
Services: 12%
Government: 10%
The full table can be viewed
here.
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| .:What is OSHA |
| .:Posted by OHSAS8 on Tuesday, May 31 @ 11:35:48 PDT (3457 reads) |
OSHA was created by Congress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, of December 29, 1970. Its mission is essentially to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
Its statutory authority extends to most workplaces where there are employees and staff. State and government workers are excluded from Federal coverage. However, States operating their own workplace safety programs under plans approved by the U.S. Department of Labor cover most private sector workers and are also required to extend their coverage to the public sector.
OSHA regulations also permit states without approved plans to develop plans that cover only public sector workers. In these states, private sector employment remains under Federal OSHA jurisdiction.
Despite early difficulties, over time, manufacturers of industrial equipment have included OSHA-compliant safety features in new machinery, enforcement has become more consistent across jurisdictions, and some of the more unpopular rules have been repealed.
OSHA now has over 2000 inspectors across more than 200 offices, and nearly every working person in the US comes under its jurisdiction.
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