OHSAS 18001 Step by Step: A Practical Guide
By Naeem Sadiq
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In this easy-to-understand and timely pocket guide, Naeem Sadiq, examines the practical and managerial issues an organisation faces as it gears up to meet OHSAS 18001 standards of occupational health and safety.
Naeem Sadiq
Naeem Sadiq holds a BSc in Aerospace and a Master’s in Manufacturing Engineering. He is a certified lead auditor, an ASQ-certified manager and a quality systems auditor. Naeem’s experience in engineering and management includes 25 years as an independent consultant, auditor and trainer for the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards. Naeem has presented a number of papers at national conferences on management system standards, and has provided consultancy, training and auditing support to more than 100 organisations. As a freelance writer, he is a regular contributor to national newspapers reporting on safety, environmental and social issues. He is also the author of two books: OHSAS 18001 Step by Step – A practical guide and ISO 14001 Step by Step – A practical guide.
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OHSAS 18001 Step by Step - Naeem Sadiq
OHSAS 18001 Step by Step
A Practical Guide
OHSAS 18001
Step by Step
A Practical Guide
NAEEM SADIQ
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First published in the United Kingdom in 2012 by IT Governance Publishing.
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FOREWORD
People do not go to work in order to get injured or fall sick. ‘Take care’ and ‘be safe’ are often the last words exchanged with one’s family before leaving home for work each day. It is, therefore, surprising that it took decades of indifference for organisations across the globe to realise that safe and healthy work environments are just about the first need of every individual who leaves home for work.
This book is about establishing an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system based on the OHSAS 18001 standard. Occupational health deals with the promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health of workers, and their protection from disease and health-related risks. Safety, on the other hand, is often defined as freedom from unacceptable risk or harm. The subject of occupational health and safety, therefore, focuses on identification of health, as well as safety-related hazards, assessment of risks, and application of controls to eliminate, or minimise, the risks.
Driven by moral, legal and economic considerations, health and safety at work has come to play a vital role for individuals, as well as employers. It is both a moral and a legal obligation on the part of the management of a company to provide suitable conditions for work, and to exercise due diligence to prevent injury or ill health of all persons at work.
This pocket guide is for all those who wish to develop and implement an effective occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system based on OHSAS 18001. Standards often carry a formality about them, with each word bearing a specific meaning and context. They define requirements on ‘what’ must be done, without prescribing any specific details or methodology on ‘how’ it may be accomplished. This pocket guide is, therefore, an attempt to demystify the OHSAS 18001 standard, by presenting its contents and implementation methodology in a simple, user-friendly and easily understandable manner.
This guide is ideal for managers, auditors, trainers and OH&S professionals who are involved in any aspect of an OHSAS 18001-based management system – may it be its development, implementation, training or auditing. The guide follows a hands-on and step-by-step approach. It explains the purpose and the requirements of each clause, and goes on to describe how these requirements may be fulfilled by an organisation. It includes numerous examples, suggestions, sample formats and sample procedures, to facilitate understanding and implementation, even by those individuals who may not have a previous background to this subject.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Naeem Sadiq holds a BS in Aerospace and a Masters degree in Manufacturing Engineering. Naeem is a certified lead auditor and lead trainer for ISO9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO14001 standards. He is also an ASQ certified Manager and Quality System Auditor.
His work experience in engineering and management includes 16 years of working as an independent consultant, auditor, and trainer for ISO9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO14001 standards.
Naeem has presented a number of papers in national conferences on management system standards, and has provided consultancy, training and auditing support to over 100 organisations. As a freelance writer, he is a regular contributor to national newspapers on safety, environment and social issues.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To all those individuals and organisations with whom I had the opportunity to interact as a friend, trainer, consultant or auditor, and who not only shared their experiences, but also asked hundreds of questions, whose answers I was compelled to seek.
To Asif Hayat, for sharing his ideas and materials from our earlier book – ISO14001 Step by Step, that we co-authored.
To Shifa,