Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:20:04 -0800
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Subject: Fw: [DCHAS-L] Safety recognition programs
Some organizations, including my own, have chosen to pursue and obtain OHS
management system certification per OHSAS 18001 entitled Occupational
health and management systems -- Requirements.  The most recent version of
this standard was issued/published in July, 2007.

Note that the original version(s) of OHSAS 18001 preceded the ANSI / AIHA
Z10 management systems standard.  OHSAS stands for Occupational Health and
Safety Assessment Series as there is an OHSAS 18002 document -- Guidelines
for the Implementation of OHSAS 18001.

Regards,

Stephen

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The US version is ANSI/AIHA Z10 Occupational Health and Safety
Management Systems.

- Diane Amell, MNOSHA

>>> Paul Dover  12/18/2008 7:42 PM >>>

In Australia we have a Standard AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational health
and
safety management systems.
This is a bit like the ISO 9000 quality management system, where you
have internal & external audits, and highly controlled documentation
etc.
It may not be exactly what you are looking for, but it means your
compliant departments get a nice certificate with 5 ticks on it to
hang
on the wall.
I know the Brits have the same sort of thing, and I'd be very
surprised
if the US standards people don't have something similar.

Cheers, Paul

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Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Monash University (Parkville Campus)
381 Royal Parade, Parkville
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Debbie M. Decker
Sent: Friday, 19 December 2008 4:45 AM
To: Paul Dover
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Safety recognition programs

As if I didn't already have enough to do .......

Do any of you at academic institutions have a safety recognition
program
in place?  Could you give me a brief description of how the program
works and if you think it's worthwhile?  I am most interested in
academic institions but if you have a program in industry that you're
particularly proud of, send it along.

Thanks!

And thanks to everyone who responded to my lab safety program
effectiveness query.  Fascinating stuff!

Debbie
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