OHSAS18002:2008Occupationalhealthandsafetymanagementsystems—GuidelinesfortheimplementationofOHSAS18001:2007ICS03.100.01:13.100OCCUPATIONALHEALTHANDSAFETYASSESSMENTSERIESNOCOPYINGWITHOUTOHSASPROJECTGROUPPERMISSIONEXCEPTASBYCOPYRIGHTLAWPERMITTEDLicensedCopy:MrCharlesCorrie,BritishStandardsInstitution,21/11/200814:15,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIOHSAS18002:2008PublishingandcopyrightinformationTheOHSAScopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.©OHSASProjectGroup2008ISBN9780580616747ICS03.100.01;13.100PublicationhistoryFirstpublishedFebruary2000SecondeditionNovember2008AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedLicensedCopy:MrCharlesCorrie,BritishStandardsInstitution,21/11/200814:15,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©OHSASProjectGroup2008–Allrightsreserved•iOHSAS18002:2008SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesitovi,pages1to78,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thecopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.ContentsAcknowledgementiiForewordivIntroduction11Scope42Referencepublications53Termsanddefinitions54OH&Smanagementsystemrequirements9AnnexesAnnexA(informative)CorrespondencebetweenOHSAS18001:2007,ISO14001:2004andISO9001:200868AnnexB(informative)CorrespondencebetweenOHSAS18001,OHSAS18002andtheILO‑OSH:2001Guidelinesonoccupationalsafetyandhealthmanagementsystems71AnnexC(informative)Examplesofitemsforinclusioninahazardidentificationchecklist75AnnexD(informative)Comparisonsofsomeexamplesofriskassessmenttoolsandmethodologies77Bibliography78ListoffiguresFigure1–OH&SmanagementsystemmodelforthisOHSASStandard2Figure2–Overviewofthehazardidentificationandriskassessmentprocess15ListoftablesTableA.1–CorrespondencebetweenOHSAS18001:2007,ISO14001:2004andISO9001:200868TableB.1–CorrespondencebetweentheclausesoftheOHSASdocumentsandtheclausesoftheILO‑OSHGuidelines73LicensedCopy:MrCharlesCorrie,BritishStandardsInstitution,21/11/200814:15,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIOHSAS18002:2008ii•©OHSASProjectGroup2008–AllrightsreservedAcknowledgementThefollowingorganizationsareincludedinthislistingeithertorecognizetheirassistanceinthedevelopmentofthiseditionofOHSAS18002,ortorecognizetheirgeneralsupportoftheOHSASstandards.AFAQEAQAAmericanIndustrialHygieneAssociation(AIHA)AmericanSocietyofSafetyEngineers(ASSE)AsociaciónEspañoladeNormalizaciónyCertificación(AENOR)AssociationofBritishCertificationBodies(ABCB)BritishStandardsInstitution(BSI)BureauVeritasCertificationCˇeskýnormalizacˇníinstitute(CNI)ComisiónFederaldeElectricidad(CFE),(Gerenciadelaseguridadindustrial)CzechAccreditationInstitute(CAI)DetNorskeVeritas(DNV)DSCertificationA/SEEFthemanufacturers’organisationENLARComplianceServices,Inc.EstonianCentreforStandardisation(EVS)HealthandSafetyExecutive1)HongKongQualityAssuranceAgency(HKQAA)iMSRiskSolutionsInstituteforStandardizationofSerbia(ISS)InstitutionofOccupationalSafetyandHealth(IOSH)InstitutoArgentinodeNormalizaciónyCertificación(IRAM)InstitutoColombianodeNormasTécnicasyCertificación(ICONTEC)InstitutodeNormasTécnicasdeCostaRica(INTECO)InstitutoMexicanodeNormalizaciónyCertificación,A.C.(IMNC,A.C.)InstitutoUruguayodeNormasTécnicas(UNIT)ITSConsultantsJapanIndustrialSafetyandHealthAssociation(JISHA)JapaneseStandardsAssociation(JSA)KoreaGasSafetyCorporation(ISOCertificateDivision)LloydsRegisterQualityAssurance(LRQA)ManagementSystemsCertificationLimited1)AstheregulatoryauthorityresponsibleforhealthandsafetyinGreatBritain,theHealthandSafetyExecutivewouldwishtomakeitclearthatrelianceontheOHSASStandardbyorganizationswillnotabsolvethemfromcompliancewithanyoftheirlegalhealthandsafetyobligationsunderthelawsofEnglandandWales,andScotland.LicensedCopy:MrCharlesCorrie,BritishStandardsInstitution,21/11/200814:15,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©OHSASProjectGroup2008–Allrightsreserved•iiiOHSAS18002:2008NationalStandardsAuthorityofIreland(NSAI)NationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)NederlandsNormalisatie‑instituut(NEN)NPKFELECTONNQAQMI‑SAIGlobalSABSCommercial(Pty)Ltd.ServicedeNormalisationIndustrielleMarocaine(SNIMA)SGSUnitedKingdomLtdSIRIMQASInternationalSlovenskýústavtechnickejnormalizácie(SUTN)SPRINGSingaporeStandardsInstitutionofIsrael(SII)SucofindoInternationalCertificationServices(SICS)SwedishIndustryAssociation(Sinf)SwedishStandardsInstitute(SIS)TechnoferLtd.TÜVRheinlandCertGmbH–TÜVRheinlandGroupStandardsAssociationofZimbabwe(SAZ)WewouldalsoliketorecognizetheinvaluablecontributionmadebythosemanyorganizationswhotookthetimetoreviewtheworkingdraftsofOHSAS18002,andwhosubmittedcommentsforconsideration.Thishelpedusgreatlyinimprovingthestandard,andismuchappreciated.LicensedCopy:MrCharlesCorrie,BritishStandardsInstitution,21/11/200814:15,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIOHSAS18002:2008iv•©OHSASProjectGroup2008–AllrightsreservedForewordThisOccupationalHealthandSafetyAssessmentSeries(OHSAS)guideline,andOHSAS18001:2007,Occupationalhealthandsafetymanagementsystems—Requirements,havebeendevelopedinresponsetocustomerdemandforarecognizableoccupationalhealthandsafetymanagementsystemstandardagainstwhichtheirma