The OHSAS 18001 Standard provides a guidance in practice to identify, control, minimize, and if possible remove risks that can threaten employees’ safety and health.One of the most important human resource problems encountered in enterprises is that employees do not have a safe and healthy work environment.Employees need to carry out planned and systematic work on occupational health and safety in order to achieve better competition conditions. Standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 have focused on quality and environmental management, so a separate standard has been required for ensuring and ensuring the safety and health of the Business in the enterprises. Occupational Health and Safety, which is also one of the most important issues in integration with the European Union, also includes almost all the requirements of this standard in the Labor Code. One of the most important human resource problems encountered in organizations is that employees do not have a safe and healthy working environment.In order for organizations to achieve better competition conditions, employees need to carry out planned and systematic work on occupational health and safety.OHSAS 18001 is the “Occupational Health and Safety” standard issued by the British standards Institute (BSI). OHSAS 18001; Unlike other international standards such as ISO 9000 and ISO 14000, this is done through the co-operation of some national standards companies’ and certification companies’ and is not an ISO standard. OHSAS 18001 is a standard for the health and safety of employees rather than the security of the products and services of the organizations.
WHY OHSAS 18001?
- Increase the image of the establishment and the competitiveness.
- Reduce Accident Risks
- Reduce Loss of labor
- Monitoring and controllin ISG
- Emergency Situations (earthquake, fire, flood etc.) and Preparedness against the accident
- Simplification of Obtaining Permission and Authorization Documents
- Increase Profit and Efficiency, Reduce Costs
- Increases Employee Motivation and Participation.