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History of how the assessment developed

Occupational health accidents not only give damage to workers' lives and health, but they also heavily give damage to employers' operations. When an accident happens, a large sum of money is required to repair the damage and production activities are forced to be halted temporarily, and sometimes managers and owners have to take responsibility. Depending on the cause of the accident, the company may face criticism from society. Against this background, there is momentum inside

Japan

for the country to define its own original standards and to put them into actual use. Such industries as automobile, construction, chemical, shipbuilding, and electric appliances are currently studying the possibilities.
The basis for that is OHSAS18001:1999 which is an international standard.

Aims and Contents of"OHSAS18001"
Objective for Establishing OHSAS18001

1. To minimize risks for employees and other people
2. To support a company/organization to establish credibility in the market
3. To improve business performance of a company/organization
4. To be operational in any company/organization regardless to its size or business
5. To complement the existing management systems and to enable integration with ISO9000s and ISO14001

In other words, it is a tool for improving business performance and supporting responsible organizations by minimizing risks for those who work within an organization and by minimizing risks of accidents for managers. The standard is intended to help company/organization managers to perform risk management, minimize risks and prevent risks in the future.

Outline of OHSAS18001
Just like ISO9000s and ISO14001, this management system consists of a voluntary standard related to companies/organizations occupational health and safety.We aim to improve this system continuously by carrying out PDCA. Table 1 shows the similarities between requirements of OHSAS18001 Standard and ISO14001.(Table 1) Similarities between OHSAS18001 Standard and ISO14001

Item	OHSAS18001 Standard	ISO14001	Similarities
Policy	OHSAS18001 policy	Environmental policy	As in ISO14001, chief executive officer of a company/organization shall determine the safety and health policy.
Planning	Risk assessment	Environmental aspects	Significant risks of a company/organization shall be estimated according to the requirements of the Industrial Safety and Health Law, etc
	Legal and other requirements	Legal and other requirements	As in ISO14001, the legal requirements applicable to a company/organization shall be clarified.
	OHSAS18001 management arrangements (a & d)	Objectives and targets	As in ISO14001, objectives and goals shall be set in accordance with the policy, and the definition of achievement of the management shall be clarified
	OHSAS18001 management arrangements (b & c)	Environmental management programme	As in ISO14001, the definition of achievement, schedule, and responsible parties of the management shall be clarified.
Implementation and operation	Structure and responsibility	Structure and responsibility	The role, responsibility, and authority of OHSAS18001 shall be specified.
	Training, awareness and competence	Training, awareness and competence	Self-awareness education and training necessary for OHSAS18001 management shall be provided.
	Communication	Communication	Communication inside and outside OHSAS18001 shall be established.
	OHSAS18001 management system documentation	Environmental management system documentation	The documentary structure and related documents of OHSAS18001 shall be prepared.
	Document control	Document control	Document storage procedures shall be established.
	Operational control	Operational control	Procedures to operate OHSAS18001 shall be established.
	Emergency preparedness and response	Emergency preparedness and response	Preparation for OHSAS18001 emergencies, including actions based on responsive procedures, shall exist.
Checking and corrective action	Monitoring and measurement	Monitoring and measurement	Items necessary for OHSAS18001 management shall be monitored and measured. Causes of any non-conformity shall be analyzed and corrected.
	Corrective and preventive action	Non-conformity and corrective and preventive action	Causes of any non-conformity shall be analyzed and corrected.
	Records	Records	Records necessary for OHSAS18001 shall be kept.
	Management audit	Management audit	The suitability and effectiveness of OHSAS18001 shall be monitored and improved.
Review	Management review	Management review	The appropriateness and efficiency of OHSAS18001 shall be reviewed.

Establishing OHSAS18001
Establishing OHSAS18001As Table 1 shows, by being referred to ISO9000s and ISO14001 management systems which have been already established or are now being established, an OHSAS18001 management system is completed when
1. the owner clarifies the policy involved in OHSAS18001, 2. the company’s/organization’s leaders examine the Industrial Safety and Health Law and other documents stipulating requirements and identify their own risks, and 3. responsibilities and items that are to be performed are applied to OHSAS18001 by replacing “quality management system”and“environment management system”with“OHSAS18001.” Thus, manuals and procedures can be integrated into the systems of ISO9000s and ISO14001

Effect of obtaining OHSAS18001 Certification
Each company/organization is already managing occupational health and safety. But by making it into a management system,

1. responsibilities and authorities will be clarified,
2. risks which a company/organization should deal with will be prioritized, and
3. items to be performed in accordance with (1) and (2) will be clarified. Therefore,

• occupational health and safety can be managed clearly,
•accident prevention will be improved.

Summary of occupational health and safety risk assessment
The followings are the points for risk assessment of occupational health and safety

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