INTRODUCTION TO OHSAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (OHSAS 18001:2007)

WHY MANAGE HEALTH & SAFETY ?
These facts are from Indonesian (2007), source: TRIBUN BAT

AM, 3 Apr 2008.

The highest accident in 2007 was occur in Indonesia
- 65,474 accident cases happened.
- 1,451 were FATAL Injuries (died)
- 5,326 were MAJOR Injuries (amputation)
- 58,697 were MINOR Injuries (3 days leave)

Financial Implications (happened in UK, data is around 1997)
The cost to employers of work-related injuries and ill health is estimated to be around $ 3.5 billion/year.
On average 1.3 million people/year suffer from work related ill-health and injuries;
As a result, 24.3 million working days are lost; and 27,000 people forced to give up work.
In 1997/98 Local Authorities were responsible for enforcing health & safety in around 1,210,000 premises.  30% of regulated businesses were visited Local Authority inspectors made 356,000 visits in 1997/98.
In 1997/98 Local Authorities investigated 42,190 complaints about health and safety standards.

Benefits of OHS Management Systems

A fully implemented occupational health and safety management system can provide an organization with an improved business performance as a result of:

• Cost Saving 

• Safety Environment

• Productivity Improvement 

• Staff’s Morale Improvement

• Legislative Compliance 

• Hazard Free Environment

• Customer satisfaction

• Social care

Definitions

• Hazard 

Source or situation with a potential to cause harm in terms of injury or ill health, or a combination of these. 

• Hazard Identification 

The process of recognising that a hazard exists and defining its characteristics.

• Risk

Combination of the likelihood of an occurrence of a hazardous event or exposure(s) and the severity of injury or ill health that can be caused by the event or exposure(s)

• Risk Assessment 

Process of evaluating risk(s) arising from hazard(s), taking into account the adequacy of any existing controls, and deciding whether or not the risk(s) is acceptable.

• Incident

Work-related event(s) in which an injury or ill health (regardless of severity) or fatality occurred, or could have occurred.

• Acceptable Risk

Risk that has been reduced to a level that can be tolerated by the organization, having regards to it’s legal obligations and it’s own Occupational, Health & Safety policy.

• Ill Health

Identifiable, adverse physical or mental condition arising from and/or made worse by a work activity and/or work related activity