Today, the first issue that comes to mind when the security issue is opened is occupational health and safety. Work accidents and mCongenital diseases cause serious problems both in human and social terms and economically. According to a study by the International Labor Organization, only two percent of occupational accidents are accidents that cannot be protected. In other words, most of the accidents are accidents that can be protected by measures to be taken. Occupational safety is all the necessary measures to create a safe working environment. It is necessary to take certain precautions to make the working environment safe.
The aim of the works to ensure work safety is as follows:
- To provide safe and healthy working environments for employees
- Protect employees from the negative effects of working conditions
- To provide harmony between the work done and the employee
- To completely eliminate the risks that may cause danger in work environments
- To minimize risks that cannot be eliminated
- Eliminate the material and moral damages caused by work accidents
- To increase the operational efficiency of the enterprise
All businesses, regardless of the sector, must ensure that their employees are physically, mentally and socially healthy, make working conditions and means of production fit for health and protect employees from potential hazards.
What is the OHSAS 18001 Standard?
The OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard was published in 1999 and is an internationally recognized health and safety standard. In order to be able to compete with their competitors, businesses have to do more systematic work on the health and safety of their employees. The OHSAS 18001 standard contains the necessary conditions to control the occupational health and safety risks and improve their performance in occupational health and safety and is based on risk analysis.
OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate, which is defined as Security Quality Certificate in short, is issued by the certification bodies after the auditing of the companies establishing and applying this standard in their enterprises, if deemed appropriate.
The Safety Quality Certificate proves that the company fulfills the requirements of the standard on worker health and safety and also operates in compliance with standards related to quality and environment.
For more information on OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard and Safety Quality Certificate TÜRCERT Technical Control and Certification Inc., managers and employees can apply.