OHSAS 18001 is an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series certification for health and safety management systems, which enables an organization to control occupational health and safety risks and to improve performance. OHSAS uses the prevention concept instead of cure. This is integrated in the work protection law, which states that work safety and health protection should be treated in one complete system.

Benefits of OHSAS 18001:

• Cost reduction through improvement in work safety
• Reduction in number of accidents and absenteeism
• Increase in employee motivation
• Increased flexibility and smoother transition to changes within the organization through more transparent processes
• Legal security