Health & Safety BS OHSAS 18001 Certification

Showing that you comply with a recognised health and safety standard by running an efficient health and safety management system, not only demonstrates your commitment to controlling risks and identifying hazards but also proves your credibility as an employee-focused, responsible business.

CICS auditors have been auditing BS OHSAS 18001 since its inception; they can guide you through the assessment process, making the whole process time-efficient and cost-effective.

The Standard

BS OHSAS 18001 is a recognised national and international assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems.

BS OHSAS 18001 now focuses more on results and has been aligned with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.

The Benefits

• Promote a safe and healthy working environment and continual improvement.
• Address changing legislation aid compliance.
• Protect workforce - identification and control of health and safety risks.
• Structured strategic framework to allow you to design risk out of your processes.
• Reduce potential for accidents; less accident investigation.
• Improve operational effectiveness and performance; less down time.
• Reduced costs; less damage to plant and equipment; potential to reduce insurance premiums.

Our Role

• Our experienced NEBOSH (National Examination Board – Occupational Safety & Health) qualified lead auditors will guide you through the assessment process.
• All IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety & Health) members, many of our auditors have over 10 years experience of auditing BS OHSAS 18001 and were involved in some of the first ever assessments.
• Our auditors have extensive experience across a wide range of industry sectors.
• Risk and processed based audits are focused on continual improvement, not just paper work.
• We discuss and agree your audit schedule to focus on areas you consider beneficial as well as selecting some areas of our own to maintain objectivity and all accreditation requirements.
• Thanks to our knowledge of quality and environmental certification standards, we can supply seamless integration of BS OHSAS 18001 with these.
• Two-way communication – we work with you to ensure that certification is an efficient and cost-effective process as possible and aligns with your business objectives.