BS OHSAS 18001 - Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHS)

BS OHSAS 18001 has been replaced by ISO 45001 the new international standard for occupational health and safety. Organizations who are already certified to BS OHSAS 18001 will need to upgrade to ISO 45001 by March 2021.
Discover more about ISO 45001 in our video featuring experts who developed the standard.

What is OHSAS 18001?

BS OHSAS 18001 is a framework for an occupational health and safety (ohs) management system and is a part of the OHSAS 18000 (sometimes incorrectly identified as ISO 18000) series of standards, along with OHSAS 18002. It can help you put in place the policies, procedures and controls needed for your organization to achieve the best possible working conditions and workplace health and safety, aligned to internationally recognized best practice.

Are you ready for workplace health and safety management?

Whether you're new to BS OHSAS 18001 or looking to take your expertise further, we have the right training courses, resources and services. We offer service packages that can be customized to your business to jumpstart your health and safety (h&s) management – cutting the cost of services you don't need. A customized BS OHSAS 18001 package can be designed to remove the complexity of getting you where you want to be – whatever your starting point.

What are the benefits of BS OHSAS 18001?

  • Create the best possible working conditions across your organization
  • Identify hazards and put in place controls to manage them
  • Reduce workplace accidents and illness to cut related costs and downtime
  • Engage and motivate staff with better, safer working conditions
  • Demonstrate compliance to customers and suppliers 

And if work-related road safety is a concern, OHSAS 18001 can be combined with ISO 39001 Road Traffic Safety to make sure you address the increasing risks presented to your employees in all work related activities.

See all features and benefits of BS OHSAS 18001 (PDF)