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IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

. Mathan S and Prabhakaran K S


Abstract

Enhancing Occupational Health and safety performance continually in any organization is paramount element in any organizations. Bench marking an occupational health and safety management performance, sustaining and continually improving is the major aim or any organization. ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 14001:2015:2018 is applicable to any organization that wishes to establish, implement and maintain an OH&S management system to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate hazards and minimize OH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated with its activities. The present project was aimed to roll out an Occupational Health and Safety Management system (OHSMS) for further enhancing occupational health and safety performance of the organization. The entire project was aimed to upgrade the existing OHSMS to the newly rolled out Occupational Health and Safety Management as per the requirements of ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 14001:2015:2018, ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 14001:2015:2018 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its OH&S performance.

 

Keywords: OH&S, EHS, OHSMS, ISO, ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 14001:2015:2018, ISO 14000:2015

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