1              Overview

Occupational Health and Safety Management systems can be designed to comply with a number of framework standards:

          - SafetyMap (Initial or Advanced levels)

          - AS4801

         - OHSAS18000/BS18000

JASANZ only recognised the top a) and b) standards above under its accredited framework.

OHS compliance is one of the biggest issues confronting businesses today.  There is a growing awareness and expectation in the community that “everyone deserves a safe job, and come home at night un-hurt”.  Many western countries are now introducing legislation that will make supervisors, managers, directors and board, accountable for unsafe work environments.

OHS standards are designed to provide a framework, within organisations, that will identify hazards, quantify the risks, and put it place control methods to eliminate, reduce or control these risks.

This also needs to be done within a system environment: this means an organisation needs to have sound systems for dealing with issues such as:

• Training, induction and competence recognition
• Planning, and keeping on top of legislation,
• Internal audits
• Communications
• Document control
• Incident reporting etc 

Due diligence may also be improved if compliance with a framework like AS4801, SaferyMAP or OHSAS18001 is maintained.

2              In simple terms

In essence, OHS certification reflects an organisation commitment to providing a safe environment, leadership, systems and discipline that can deliver consistent safe work practices.

If you care about your staff, you are organized and willing to set the example, OHS certification should be a simple, yet important step.  Certification will assist you prove and demonstrate that you have sound systems, and you are keeping them up to date, and in continued compliance.

3              Specific program conditions

It is required that prior to certification you have completed:

• a management review
• internal audits

In addition, you must keep Global-Mark informed, if you have been found to have breached regulations or legislations, or have any serious injuries.

If during one of our review on your site(s), we find unsafe practices, which put people at risk, we will report these to you immediately and expect you to take action immediately.  If you fail to act, we will stop our review, raise a non-conformance, and if appropriate notify the relevant regulator.

4              What documents/records are needed to understand this program

In order to understand our program, you should also access and be aware of the following documents:

·         G-00: Client Pack

·         MSP-00: Introduction to our management systems

·         MSP-01: Nomenclature and definitions

·         MSP-24 Appeals